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] Many Canadian wrestlers including Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Edge, Chris Jericho, and Kenny Omega have gone on to achieve worldwide success.

Notable promotions

NWA Territories era

Independents

Canadian wrestlers overseas

Note: † denotes wrestler is deceased

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Guest column: Smash Wrestling's growth has been a wild ride".
  3. ↑ "Deals: DHX, Super Channel, Fight Network".
  4. ↑ "Preview: The Summit: SHIMMER, Smash, RISE, Femme Fatales (8/10/19)". 8 August 2019.
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