A former AEW star and the current GCW celebrity Joey Janela says he almost got the WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat into turning heel.
Ricky Steamboat is widely regarded as one of the top babyfaces ever to step into a ring of wrestling.
Steamboat has a unique breed of the industry, and is legendary with over thirty years of professional career to never quit.
It is believed that an former AEW star was close to getting Steamboat to perform the unthinkable.
On the 18th of February, Joey Janela took to social media to retweet and retweet a Ricky Steamboat gratitude post and also describe how he nearly tricked the legendary character into reversing his course by wearing an Bullet Club shirt. Joey Janela wrote:
I was almost able to trick Ricky into turning his back during the time he was the guest referee at a game between Me as well as Tama Tonga. He would not be able to count my pin anymore and show me the bullet club t-shirt. I informed him that they were a babyface-only stable until somehow he discovered they were not.
“Joey Are bullet clubs heels”
“I am referring to the fact that they are the most popular”
“I’ve never been a heel in my professional life and neither will Joey”
Ricky Steamboat last appeared for AEW in All Out 2023 where he was in the corner with Bryan Danielson in his win over Ricky Starks in a Strap Match.
I was almost able to trick Ricky into turning his back during the time he was the referee for the match between Me with Tama Tonga. He would not be able to count my pin anymore and then reveal an official bullet club t-shirt. I informed him that they were a babyface stable, until somehow he discovered they were not.
