Joey Ryan (wrestler)

Joey Ryan
Ryan in 2016
Birth nameJoseph Ryan Meehan[1]
Born (1979-11-07) November 7, 1979 (age 44)[2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[3] [4]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016; div. 2019)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Stardong[5]
Chase Walker[6]
El Gallinero (I)[3]
Forsaken[3]
Joey Blalock[3]
Joey Hollywood[7]
Joey Ryan
Joey Shadow[8]
Juicy Joey
Joseph P. Ryan[9]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[10]
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg)[10]
Billed fromHollywood, California[10]
Trained byBobby Bradley
Bryan Danielson
Tom Howard
Brian Kendrick[4]
Inoki Dojo
DebutSeptember 1, 2000[4]
RetiredJune 2020[11]

Joseph Ryan Meehan[1] (born November 7, 1979),[3] is an American former professional wrestler and promoter.

During his early years as a professional wrestler, he founded the Southern California promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) with five other wrestlers, where he held the PWG World and PWG World Tag Team Championships. He later appeared on the independent circuit, wrestling for promotions such as Ring of Honor, Wrestling Society X, Major League Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling (where he held the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship 43 times). Ryan also wrestled for the TV series Lucha Underground, Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming NWA World Tag Team Champion with Karl Anderson in the latter. In NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, Ryan served as head booker, and he was the promoter of Bar Wrestling. He was known for using his penis as part of his moves, most notably, the YouPorn-Plex.[12]

During the Speaking Out movement in June 2020, Meehan was accused by several women of sexual misconduct and he was subsequently released from Impact Wrestling. He has denied the accusations and filed lawsuits against some of his accusers and Impact Wrestling.

  1. ^ a b "Joey Ryan". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History – MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Joey Ryan's Latest Amazing Creation Is 'Stardong'". February 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference WRP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference JoeyHollywood was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference EWFStable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Joey Ryan – Impact Wrestling News, Results, Events, Photos & Videos". Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "Joey Ryan". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  11. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=632 [bare URL]
  12. ^ Martin, Adam (August 6, 2011). "Joey Ryan done with NWA Hollywood". WrestleView. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.