Various: Scott D’Amore on His Goal for Maple Leaf Pro to be “Heart of Canadian Wrestling”, Tony Schiavone on Moment When He Knew WCW Couldn’t Be Fixed, Indies

Dec 5, 2024

Scott D’Amore Comments on His Goal for Maple Leaf Pro to be “Heart of Canadian Wrestling”

Undisputed held a recent interview with Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling owner Scott D’Amore. One of the topics discussed included D’Amore’s thoughts about his goal for Maple Leaf Pro to become the “heart of Canadian wrestling.

“We are going to be the heart of Canadian wrestling and a force in the global wrestling landscape.
This is a way to honor tradition of the past and forge a new path for Canadian wrestling. I’m proud of my time at TNA, and I hold my head high for what we accomplished there in my time at the helm. We took a company from death’s doorstep and revived it into an exciting and viable alternative. Now we are going to focus that hard work, vision, and passion into Maple Leaf Pro.”

D’Amore also gave his thoughts about the advantage Maple Leaf Pro will have when it comes to booking foreign-based talents for shows.

“The immigration laws in Canada allow non-Canadians to come perform and compete, which allows our Canadian talent to be in the ring with the very best in the world. This helps both Canadian and other international talent show major United States companies that they can be valuable members of those rosters, as well as build their resume to better qualify for a US work visa when those opportunities present themselves.”

D’Amore also gave his thoughts about the possibility of Maple Leaf Pro working together with WWE in the future.

“We are very happy and excited about our existing partners. But we have an open-door policy. If WWE wants to join the party, we’d be open to exploring it.”

D’Amore also gave his thoughts about how their recent Forged In Excellence events were meant to be a proof of concept for what Maple Leaf Pro will be as a wrestling company.

“Forged in Excellence was our mission statement, our proof of concept for what Maple Leaf Pro is going to be. The plan all along was to come out and have two nights of an amazing debut to show people what MLP is all about. Now we’ve taken a step back to set up our infrastructure, and we’ll be ready and prepared for an unbelievable 2025.”

Tony Schiavone Comments on the Moment When He Knew WCW Couldn’t Be Fixed

A recent episode of the What Happened When with Tony Schiavone podcast featured co-host Tony Schiavone giving his thoughts about if there was one moment or match when he knew WCW could not be fixed as a company.

“Yeah, I think it’s the Sting/Hogan match. I think I thought that if Hogan was able to change around the finish from what we knew was right, then we had no chance. By the time David Arquette won the world title, we were beyond being fixed. I think it’s Sting not winning the world title cleanly over Hogan. If you go back and watch it, it is a fucked up thing man.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

“Timeless” Toni Storm recently announced on Instagram that she will not be competing at CMLL’s Super Viernes event on December 13th in Mexico City, Mexico and might not return to CMLL ever again due to her recently suffering a “torn labia injury” and “she doesn’t have it anymore” in regards to wanting to continue her wrestling career after all of her recent losses in AEW, Stardom, and CMLL.

Beyond Wrestling recently announced that Kris Statlander will be making an appearance for the company at their Heavy Lies The Crown event on December 31st in Worcester, Massachusetts.

House of Glory recently announced that WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle will be holding a wrestling seminar for the company on January 25, 2025 in New York City, New York.

PROGRESS Wrestling recently announced that Meiko Satomura will be making an appearance for the company at their My Own Destiny event on February 23, 2025 in Camden, England.

Westside Xtreme Wrestling recently announced that Meiko Satomura will be making an appearance for the company at their Back To The Roots 2025 event on January 18, 2025 in Oberhausen, Germany.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Hammerstone suffered a banged up knee during the Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl match at this past Friday’s TNA Turning Point 2024 event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Johnson reported that those spoken to stated that Brian Myers and John Skyler both received praise backstage for changing things on the fly and keeping things on track for the match.

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that Super Crazy, Mance Warner, Drew Parker, EFFY, and Rhino will be making an appearance for the company at their Sorry, Pal event on January 10, 2025 in Rochester, New York.

Major League Wrestling recently announced that actor Paul Walter Hauser will be making an appearance for the company at their One Shot 2024 event on December 5th in New York City, New York.

MLW also recently announced one new match for the card of their One Shot 2024 event on December 5th in New York City:

Fan’s Choice match – Bobby Fish vs. Alex Kane

World Wrestling Network recently announced two new matches for the card of their Supershow: Battle Of The Belts 2024 event on December 15th in Clearwater, Florida:

WWE ID Showcase match – Aaron Rourke vs. Marcus Mathers
Aaron Roberts vs. Jordan Oasis