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MAPLE LEAF WRESTLING


Promoters Territory
Frank Tunney
Toronto, ONTARIO

Whipper Watson
Lord Athol Layton
Dino Bravo
Gene Kininski
Dom DeNucci
Tiger Jeet Singh
Sweet Daddy Siki
Bobo Brazil
Bruno Sammartino
Andre the Giant
Don Leo Jonathon
Sweet Daddy Siki
Tex McKenzie
Abdullah The Butcher
Tony Parisi
Rocky Johnson
Bob Backlund
George Scott
Terry Yorkston
Yukon Eric
Lee Hennig
Jim Hady
Nick DeCarlo
The Sheik
Gene Kiniski
King Kong Mosca
Johnny Valentine
Waldo von Erich
Killer Kowalski
Billy Red Lyons
Chris Tolos
Don Kernodle
Dewey Robertson
Brute Bernard
Iron Mike Sharpe
Bulldog Brower
Kurt Von Hess
Stan Stasiak
Harley Race
Hussein the Arab
The Wolfman
Tim Garrard
Steve Bolus
Carlos Rocha
Greg Valentine
Ric Flair
Love Brothers (Hartford & Reginald)
The Crusaders (Dewey Robertson/Billy Lyons)
The Kelly Brothers (Pat & Mike Kelly)
Klondike Bill & Whipper Watson
Gene Kiniski & Fritz Von Erich
The Kalmikoffs (Ivan, Karol & Nikita)
Dick Hutton & Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Johnny Valentine & Bulldog Brower
Tiger Jeet SIngh & Fred Atkins
The Smith Brothers (Cyclone & Hurricane)

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  • Frank Tunney took over the Toronto booking office in the late thirties and ran under Tunney Sports..
  • Frank Tunney continued to promote the Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion until his death in 1983..
  • Frank's nephew Jack took over the reigns and went on to align himself exclusively with the WWF in July 1984..
  • The #1 title in the territory was the Canadian Heavyweight Championship going all the way back to the 30s..
  • ~~~The title was abandoned with Jack Tunney joined the WWF and Maple Leaf Wrestling was shut down..
  • ~~~The title was resurrected in 1998 and continues to be recognized to this day in the Canadian independent scene..



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