Joey Janela revealed on Twitter that he’s set to undergo major knee surgery this Friday. Wrestling’s Bad Boy has been out of action since September after suffering a multitude of injuries to his left knee while performing a dive at a Game Changer Wrestling event.
Janela reportedly tore his MCL and his PCL, and sprained his ACL, while also sustaining an impaction fracture, a bone bruise, and partially tearing another ligament in the knee.
The ligament tears are something of a common injury for athletes, and the standard timetable in sports for returning from major knee ligament surgery is nine to twelve months, as evidenced by Carson Wentz in the NFL.
That rough timetable for Janela’s return to action is what we reported earlier this month. How the additional injuries that Janela sustained will impact that timetable remains to be seen.
Caught the moment where @JANELABABY messed his knee up earlier tonight. Get well soon, bad boy. @GCWrestling_ pic.twitter.com/AYY3FnBNJ3
— jabroni jobberson (@badbadbrain) September 22, 2018
Joey Janela’s LA Confidential
While absent from in-ring action, Janela will still continue to book his L.A. Confidential shows, the latest of which will take place November 16. The event is presented by Game Changer Wrestling.
For more information on the event, including ticket information, click here.
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