Tommy Dreamer Talks About Joey Styles’ Recent Controversy

Hardcore wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer recently spoke with Wrestledelphia to promote Friday’s House of Hardcore 22 event from Philadelphia. Among the topics discussed, Dreamer commented on Joey Styles getting fired from Evolve and other promotions after making a Donald Trump joke during an iPPV. Despite the fact that Styles directly disobeyed instructions from his then-boss Gabe Sapolsky to avoid political references, Dreamer thinks it was wrong for Styles to be let go.

“I thought it was complete and utter BS,” he said. “You can’t fire somebody from an independent company unless you’re giving them full-time salary. It did not have to be made public. It could have just been ‘hey, after the show I’m not going to use you anymore, thank you, and goodbye.’ But that wasn’t the case. If there was ever a person who is a great human being, an amazing husband, an amazing father, an all-around great person, it’s Joey Styles.”

“There was people then calling him racist, homophobic. If there was ever a miscast upon somebody, where it got him to be so, I want to say upset, not even mad about the business, where he just stopped being on social media because he was heartbroken as an individual. It was all BS, could have been avoided, should have been avoided, but it’s ok because he moved forward.”

If Joey Styles ever returns to the world of professional wrestling, would Tommy Dreamer welcome him at House of Hardcore? “Absolutely,” he said. “He may happen to be a surprise Friday or Saturday, you never know what’s going to happen.”