Professional wrestling in Canada
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The history of Professional wrestling in Canada dates back to the founding of Maple Leaf Wrestling, which opened in 1930 and was the first known professional wrestling company in the country.[1] Numerous talent from Canada, such as Edge, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, have gone on to achieve worldwide success.
Notable Promotions[]
- Border City Wrestling
- Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
- Grand Prix Wrestling
- High Impact Wrestling
- International Wrestling Syndicate
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- Northern Championship Wrestling
- NCW Femmes Fatales
- [2][3][4]
Canadian wrestlers overseas[]
- A-1
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Akam
- Jason Anderson
- John Anson
- Fred Atkins †
- Ben Bassarab
- Chris Benoit †
- Brute Bernard †
- Sinn Bodhi
- Rick Bognar †
- Bob Boyer
- Max Boyer
- Dino Bravo †
- Tyler Breeze
- Eric Young
- Ethan Page
- Josh Alexander
- Gino Brito
- Farmer Brooks
- Traci Brooks
- Bulldog Bob Brown †
- Kerry Brown †
- Leo Burke
- Samson Burke
- Don Callis
- George Cannon †
- Christian (Cage)
- Melissa Coates
- Carly Colón (through his mother)
- Steve Corino
- Crazzy Steve
- Dave McKigney
- Scott D'Amore
- Paul Diamond
- Shawn Spears
- John Quinn †
- René Duprée
- Edge
- Ron Garvin
- George Gordienko †
- Archie Gouldie †
- Johnny Powers
- Sylvain Grenier
- Hart wrestling family
- Chris Jericho
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (through his father)
- Rocky Johnson †
- Billy Red Lyons †
- Tyson Kidd
- Gail Kim
- Ricky Hunter
- Gene Kiniski †
- Klondike Bill †
- Ivan Koloff †
- Killer Karl Krupp †
- Killer Kowalski †
- The Spoiler †
- Whipper Billy Watson †
- Jinder Mahal
- Michael Elgin
- Rick Martel
- Rosa Mendes
- The Missing Link †
- Geeto Mongol †
- Kenny Omega
- Kyle O'Reilly
- John Hill †
- Maryse Ouellet
- Pierre-Carl Ouellet
- Kevin Owens
- Pat Patterson †
- Roddy Piper †
- Lanny Poffo
- Bobby Roode
- Joe E. Legend
- Jacques Rougeau
- Raymond Rougeau
- Ruffy Silverstein
- Sandy Scott †
- Mike Sharpe †
- Tiger Ali Singh
- Tiger Joe Tomasso †
- Lance Storm
- Trish Stratus
- Robert Evans
- John Tenta †
- Johnny Devine
- Test †
- Luna Vachon †
- Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon †
- Paul "Butcher" Vachon
- Taya Valkyrie
- Vampiro
- Val Venis
- Petey Williams
- Sami Zayn
- Tyson Dux
- Waldo Von Erich †
- Yvon Robert †
- Bobby Nelson †
- Skull Murphy †
- Hans Schmidt †
- Kurt Von Hess †
Note: † denotes wrestler is deceased
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jun 30, foxsports; ET, 2017 at 10:28p (2016-11-17). "WWE's 10 Greatest Canadian Wrestlers of All Time". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Guest column: Smash Wrestling's growth has been a wild ride".
- ^ "Deals: DHX, Super Channel, Fight Network".
- ^ "Preview: The Summit: SHIMMER, Smash, RISE, Femme Fatales (8/10/19)". 8 August 2019.
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