Joey Ryan (wrestler)
Joseph Ryan Meehan (born November 7, 1979), is an American former professional wrestler and promoter.
| Joey Ryan | |
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Ryan in March 2016 | |
| Birth name | Joseph Ryan Meehan |
| Born | November 7, 1979 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Stardong Chase Walker El Gallinero (I) Forsaken Joey Blalock Joey Hollywood Joey Ryan Joey Shadow Juicy Joey Joseph P. Ryan |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Billed from | Hollywood, California |
| Trained by | Bobby Bradley Bryan Danielson Tom Howard Brian Kendrick Inoki Dojo |
| Debut | September 1, 2000 |
| Retired | June 2020 |
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.
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.