Joey Ryan (wrestler)
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Ryan in March 2015
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| Birth name | Joseph Ryan Meehan |
| Born |
November 7, 1979 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Laura James (m. 2016) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chase Walker El Gallinero (I) Forsaken Joey Blalock Joey Hollywood Joey Ryan Joey Shadow Stardong |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Billed from | Hollywood, California |
| Trained by | Bobby Bradley Daniel Bryan Tom Howard Brian Kendrick |
| Debut | September 1, 2000 |
Joseph Ryan Meehan (born November 7, 1979), better known by the ring name Joey Ryan, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working on the independent circuit, working for promotions such as Lucha Underground,Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), which he founded with five other wrestlers and where he held the PWG World and PWG World Tag Team Championships, NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, for which he was the head booker of from January 2011 to August 2011. He is a former NWA World Tag Team Champion with Karl Anderson.
Meehan is the youngest of three brothers and he remembers watching WrestleMania 2, when Jake Roberts used his snake. His favourite wrestlers were Hulk Hogan, Ricky Steamboat and the British Bulldogs. However, he didn't watch wrestling until the 1990s, because his school friends were fans. When WWF came to Anaheim, a man gave them tickets to an independent show. After watching the show, he decided to train. Meehan started his professional wrestling training in February 2000 with Jesse Hernandez's Empire Wrestling Federation in San Bernardino, CA under Bobby Bradley. During this time, Ryan (billed as Joey Shadow) was part of a gothic stable, teaming with fellow trainees Sid Shadow and Stitches. He then went on to Rick Bassman's Ultimate Pro Wrestling in 2001 in Huntington Beach, CA and later El Segundo, CA where he trained under Tom Howard and Brian Kendrick to whom he credits with most of his training. He returned to training in 2004 at the Inoki Dojo in Santa Monica, CA under Bryan Danielson.
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