{"id":43483,"date":"2019-04-06T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T14:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=43483"},"modified":"2019-06-03T00:19:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T04:19:03","slug":"joey-janelas-spring-break-kicks-off-with-a-fun-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/04\/06\/joey-janelas-spring-break-kicks-off-with-a-fun-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 3 Kicks Off With A Fun One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 3<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0series has become a bonafide hit franchise for the Jersey-based promotion and one of WrestleMania week&#8217;s must-see attractions. Its popularity has become so overwhelming, that this year, they are running on two nights. Part one ran on Friday night and once again delivered a fun and entertaining show, with some solid grappling, some feel-good moments, and some absolute hilarity.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Returns of Two Injured Stars<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31048\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-6.56.45-PM-538x381-e1542495479331.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\"><\/p>\n<p>In the opening contest, <strong>Joey Janela<\/strong> made his miraculous return to the ring <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/10\/02\/joey-janela-out-for-minimum-one-year-announces-la-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after breaking his knee and severely damaging his leg only six months ago<\/a>. At the time, it was expected he&#8217;d be out of action over a year, with early 2020 as the original time table. But <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/04\/03\/hes-back-bad-boy-joey-janela-makes-return-with-beyond-uncharted-territory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he made a shocking return for the debut episode of <strong>Beyond Wrestling<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>Uncharted Territory<\/strong><\/em><\/a> show on Wednesday night, re-igniting a feud from last year with <strong>David Starr<\/strong> in the process. Janela kicked off\u00a0<em>Spring Break<\/em> Part One by facing another star who suffered an injury, a broken leg, last year in <strong>Marko Stunt<\/strong>. Marko Stunt exploded onto the national indie scene <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/08\/18\/size-doesnt-matter-when-youre-the-guy-marko-stunt-makes-his-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following an appearance at <strong><em>Joey Janela&#8217;s Lost in New York<\/em><\/strong> event<\/a> last year and just as he was blowing up, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/11\/17\/marko-stunt-breaks-leg-at-la-confidential-surgery-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broke his leg at\u00a0<strong><em>Joey Janela&#8217;s LA Confidential<\/em><\/strong><\/a> last November. A big test for both men making their returns to the ring, but ultimately Marko Stunt prevailed, as both look ready to bust out in 2019 in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114320285744947200<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Arrival of Dustin Thomas<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43488\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43488\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/48389642_2072319856392953_5026121122354036736_n-e1554560651965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Dustin Thomas FB Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Who? Yes, chances are you&#8217;ve never heard of this indie wrestler before but if you saw\u00a0<em>Spring Break 3<\/em>, you do now. The New York wrestler is unique in the fact that <strong>Dustin Thomas<\/strong> has no legs. That&#8217;s right, he&#8217;s a pro wrestler with no lower appendages. But that didn&#8217;t stop him from near stealing the show in his match against CHIKARA and GCW regular\u00a0<strong>Tony Deppen\u00a0<\/strong>last night, as he showed off the athleticism that most two-legged wrestlers don&#8217;t possess.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114325600632803328<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This man is effin\u2019 amazing. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JJSB3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JJSB3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wrestlemaniaweek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#wrestlemaniaweek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D03XluSMIe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/D03XluSMIe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcraimondi\/status\/1114326487665205249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Say hi to Dustin Thomas aka <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAllCantBeMe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WeAllCantBeMe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JJSB3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JJSB3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WATCH LIVE NOW:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k1FT4ljmFC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/k1FT4ljmFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wgOqw0RGrR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wgOqw0RGrR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1114327821810393088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>An Emotional Return (and Victory) for Jungle Boy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43494\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/jungle-boy-4-e1554561430609.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/p>\n<p>It was a sad day for millions around the world when <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/03\/04\/wrestling-community-pays-tribute-to-wrestling-fan-father-luke-perry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollywood actor <strong>Luke Perry<\/strong> passed away<\/a>\u00a0last month, but none more than for rising indie star <strong>Jungle Boy<\/strong>. The young West Coast star, who had recently signed with <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong>, is Luke Perry&#8217;s son. Following the tragic passing of Perry, Jungle Boy cancelled his foreseeable bookings to mourn with his family. But he returned to the ring Friday night in a scramble match against <strong>Jake Atlas, A-Kid, Australian Suicide, Shane Mercer<\/strong> and <strong>Slim J<\/strong>, and not only put on a showing but picked up the victory.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114330491409313793<\/p>\n<h3><strong>An Invisible Showdown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43490\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43490\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/GCW-Joey-Janela-Spring-Break-3-Part-One-2019-e1554561169630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joey Janela was the one to break the news a while back that <strong>The Invisible Man<\/strong>, a famed wrestler who won last year&#8217;s Clusterf*ck Battle Royal. But it turned out he was just taken out by an Invisible Stan, and on Friday night the Invisible Man got his revenge by taking out his attacker. <strong>Bryce Remsberg<\/strong> had to officiate wearing infrared goggles, as the two invisible combatants put on an instant classic that had the White Eagle Hall enthralled.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114339758048710656<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">insivible man vs invisible stan was a 5 star classic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jjsb3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#jjsb3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PJaZEjLj9y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PJaZEjLj9y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; dan (@early90spants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/early90spants\/status\/1114340750660005888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114340129055936513<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Lonely Starman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;All Ego&#8221; Ethan Page has had a bit of trouble getting booked proper on the\u00a0<em>Spring Break\u00a0<\/em>series, and this year he had to fight for his soul on Friday night. A mysterious masked figure called Starman came out and shockingly defeated Page in only four seconds.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114344901158801409<\/p>\n<p>After the victory, Starman unmasked revealing himself to be former WWE Superstar <strong>Virgil<\/strong>, who had finally got on the card and also picked up a big win.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1114345112711192577<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)&#8216;s Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 3\u00a0series has become a bonafide hit franchise for the Jersey-based promotion and one of WrestleMania week&#8217;s must-see attractions. Its popularity has become so overwhelming, that this year, they are running on two nights. 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