History YMMV / JoeyRyan

%%* EvilIsSexy: Invoked.
%%* HamAndCheese
%%* FrivolousLawsuit: He tried to sue several of the women who accused him and a male wrestler for stating that he had heard of Ryan extorting sex from female wrestlers. Unfortunately, due to the way libel laws are written and because his accusers can’t afford lawyers, he may actually win some of these, and one of his accusers was forced to declare bankruptcy when Ryan essentially won the case by default and was awarded a massive settlement she couldn’t afford.

* {{Hypocrite}}: He hid a lot of his unsavoury behaviour behind a facade of progressivism and "wokeness". For instance, he was one of the loudest voices calling Wrestling/JimCornette a misogynist for not liking women's wrestling or commenting on female wrestler's appearance and personal lives, something Jim was quite happy to point out once the allegations came out.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Joey had been wrestling since 2000, which was around ''12 years'' prior to appearing in TNA and ''15 years'' prior to the explosion in popularity resulting from his Penis Power gimmick in DDT going viral. A lot of cynical traditionalist type fans (the kind that usually subscribe wholeheartedly to the views of his detractors like Jim Cornette) often repeat the misconception that he is just a flash in the pan, without realizing how long he has been in the business. (Cornette, who actually had worked a few promotions with Ryan before the viral video, and favored Wrestling/TylerBlack, said Ryan was a ''preliminary'' wrestler who had to do increasingly ludicrous things to stay over, which is a bit more accurate, whether or not you think it's a bad thing.)

* FrivolousLawsuit: He tried to sue several of the women who accused him and a male wrestler for stating that he had heard of Ryan extorting sex from female wrestlers. Unfortunately, due to the way libel laws are written and because his accusers can’t afford lawyers, he may actually win some of these, and one of his accusers was forced to declare bankruptcy when Ryan essentially won the case by default and was awarded a massive settlement she couldn’t afford.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Joey had been wrestling for ''12 years'' prior to appearing in TNA. As a humorous extension to this, a lot of wrestling fans don't realise that he has wrestled since 2001 due to his relatively recent explosion in popularity. A lot of cynical traditionalist type fans (the kind that usually subscribe wholeheartedly to the views of his detractors like Jim Cornette) often repeat the misconception that he is just a flash in the pan, without realising how long he has been in the business. (Cornette, who actually had worked a few promotions with Ryan before the viral video, and favored Wrestling/TylerBlack, said Ryan was a ''preliminary'' wrestler who had to do increasingly ludicrous things to stay over, which is a bit more accurate, whether or not you think it's a bad thing.)

** You’ll find very few people willing to go to bat for him now, and those that do will only defend Joey Ryan the wrestling character, not Joseph Meehan the man.

* HarsherInHindsight: In large part everything about the "King of Dong Style" gimmick after a slew of allegations accusing Ryan of sexual assault and other unpleasant accusations were released.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Joey had been wrestling for ''12 years'' prior to appearing in TNA. As a humorous extension to this, a lot of wrestling fans don't realise that he has wrestled since 2001 due to his relatively recent explosion in popularity. A lot of cynical traditionalist type fans (the kind that usually subscribe wholeheartedly to the views of his detractors like Jim Cornette) often repeat the misconception that he is just a flash in the pan, without realising how long he has been in the business.(Cornette, who actually had worked a few promotions with Ryan before the viral video, and favored Wrestling/TylerBlack, said Ryan was a ''preliminary'' wrestler who had to do increasingly ludicrous things to stay over, which is a bit more accurate, whether or not you think it's a bad thing.)

* BaseBreakingCharacter: For pro wrestling fans in general. There are many who are either in the industry itself or big fans of wrestling that despise him for 'exposing the business' with his gimmicky unrealistic moves that involves things like the "Penis Plex". Others consider the "golden age" of Kayfabe dead and buried, with everyone knowing that wrestling is fake and such the only thing that matters is getting over and drawing fans to shows.

%%* HarsherInHindsight: In large part everything about the "King of Dong Style" gimmick after a slew of allegations accusing Ryan of sexual assault and other unpleasant accusations were released.