Former IMPACT Wrestling star and independent wrestler Joey Ryan was fired from his job at Disneyland in California.
According to a report on Wednesday from the Los Angeles Times Ryan (real name Joseph Meehan), had worked at Disneyland for three months on the Jungle Cruise attraction on a probationary status.
A Disneyland spokesperson told the LA Times that Meehan is no longer employed by them, and declined to elaborate on why Meehan was not given a permanent job and whether the harassment allegations played a role in that decision.
The article also notes that Disneyland’s screening process for potential employees includes a criminal background check. However, it was also stated that Disneyland officials said that the check did not alert them about the harassment accusations against Meehan, under his in ring name of Joey Ryan.
Several attempts made the LA Times to reach Meehan through his attorney and through email were unsuccessful.
Ryan’s termination comes just after a picture of him working at Disneyland had gone viral, which you can check out below, courtesy of TheRingsideRoster.com.
Back in the summer of 2020 as part of the #SpeakingOut movement, Ryan was accused of sexual assault and harassment by multiple women. After he was terminated by IMPACT, he shut down his Bar Wrestling Independent Group. He did make several attempts to apologize, and even try to explain his behavior. Ryan has not wrestled since the summer of 2020.
Ryan had later filed a $10 million lawsuit against IMPACT Wrestling and Anthem Sports and Entertainment, and $15 million lawsuits against three accusers. All of Ryan’s lawsuits were dismissed or dropped by Ryan himself. It was further noted by the LA Times report, Ryan’s attorney has filed a federal case regarding one that was thrown out due to an anti-SLAPP statute “which can be used to prevent powerful entities from intimidating critics for practicing free speech.”