Grimmas Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Just a note, results like the previous one where it is the #. A pinned B means it was not taped. Any result that lists the match, has a paragraph, then says Winner - A, that is a taped show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Is Martel going to become his Hogan in this lifetime? The Hogan of Canada, yes! I have another year planned out already which will make him. After that I will need some fresh blood to come in as the monster of the month. Jesse Ventura makes an OK Bobby Heenan bringing in opponents for Martel, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 I only meant as Ventura's #1 hated guy who he tears down on commentary for being a fraud, etc. after experiencing how Martel wrestles in the ring. But I could see Martel being that big in Canada after an extended run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Ewiak Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Hmm, if has been stated on Titans, Tony Garea is the old fox, and Rick Martel is the new young stud that is learning his way around things from Tony, what does that make Dick? The guy who gets the fat friend at the end of the night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Maple Leaf Wrestling August 13, 1983 at Berwick Arena in Berwick, Nova Scotia 1. NWA World Midget Champion Little Tokyo pinned Haiti Kid @ 9:41 2. Stephen Petipas pinned Bobby Bass @ 7:47 3. Ben Bassarab pinned Ron Starr @ 9:03 4. Mr. Saito and Leo Burke fought to a time limit draw @ 30:00 Intermission: Maple Leaf Wrestling will return to the Berwick Arena on September 13th 5. Tiger Jackson def. Butch Cassidy @ 8:27 6. Wahoo McDaniel & Buzz Tyler def. NWA Canadian Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Super Russian via DQ when Greg Valentine attacked Wahoo @ 12:00. 7. Dick Murdoch, Rocky Johnson & Tony Garea def Greg Valentine, Masked Samurai & Masa Fuchi when Murdoch pinned Fuchi @ 15:44 8. NWA Canadian Champion Rick Martel made Cuban Assassin submit @ 13:06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Maple Leaf Wrestling & International Wrestling August 14, 1983 at Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick 1. Tiger Jackson, Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang vs Little Tokyo, Lord Littlebrook & Tiny Tom A high energy match where Tiger pins Littlebrook in the end. Winners - Tiger Jackson, Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang @ 12:21 2. Jim Brunzell vs. Alex Gerrard Gerrard gave Brunzell a fight, but went down to a dropkick after Brunzell hit a jumping knee. Winner - Jim Brunzell @ 5:03 3. Rene Goulet vs. Dan Johnson Johnson tried to brawl his way to an upset victory, but Goulet came back with big right hands and put on a scorpion claw hold for the victory. Winner - Rene Goulet @ 6:38 4. Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy vs Tony Garea Gordy comes out looking like a monster, defeating Garea easily. Winner - Terry Gordy @ 8:02 5. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs Leo Burke After a long fought out contest Flair gets the win pulling the tights. Winner - Ric Flair @ 18:21 Intermission 6. Louis Laurence vs. Richard Charland @ for the Quebec Heavyweight Championship Laurence took the fight to Charland for most of the match, with Charland going to the eyes to gain control. Charland cut off a Laurence comeback with a low blow as Laurence picked him up off the mat to set up a piledriver for three. Winner - Richard Charland to retain @ 8:16 7. Mr. Saito & Riki Choshu vs Rick Martel & Dick Murdoch A vicious brawl that gets thrown out after all four men are brawling in the ring. Double DQ @ 19:48 8. Phil Lafon vs. Gilles Poisson Poisson used his size advantage and cheating to control the rookie Lafon until the youngster fired up and came back big. Poisson nearly got a pinfall with his feet on the ropes, but referee Andre Roy caught him and Lafon locked in the cobra clutch while Poisson argued with Roy. Winner - Phil Lafon @ 11:43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Maple Leaf Wrestling & International Wrestling August 15, 1983 at Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1. Tiger Jackson & Haiti Kid vs Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook A high energy opener seeing Tokyo pin Haiti Kid by pulling the tigths. Winners - Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook @ 8:55 2. Invader 3 vs. Tony Ricco Ricco was on fire early, trying to prove himself against the veteran from Puerto Rico, but Invader 3 was too strong and ended up hitting a running senton for the win. Winner - Invader 3 @ 6:27 3. Dave Kochen vs. Goldie Rogers Rogers got angry after several Kochen punches to the face and started cheating and viciously choking Kochen. Kochen made a big comeback that Rogers cut off by slamming him down on the outside. Several nearfalls later Kochen caught Rogers coming off the ropes with the abdominal stretch for the win. Winner - Dave Kochen @ 9:02 4. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy vs Wahoo McDaniel, Buzz Tyler & Dick Murdoch An intense contest that saw the Super Russian and Ivan Koloff interfere and cost Wahoo the match. Flair picks up the win. Winners - Ric Flair, Greg Valnetine & Terry Gordy @ 17:47 Intermission - After the intermission Eddie Creatchman and the Midnight Express came to the ring with a challenge for the Rougeaus. If Jacques or Raymond lose the match tonight, the Midnight Express will get a title match next month in the Halifax Metro Centre. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers emerged from the back to accept the challenge. 5. Gino Brito vs. Invader 1 Brito and Invader went right at each other, brawling all around the ring with no wrestling moves at all attempted. The match spilled outside the ring and never got back in as referee Pierre Bertrand reached a ten count with both just throwing punches at each other on the floor. Winner - none, DCO @ 8:36 6. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs. The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre The Midnights cut off the ring after an opening rush by the Rougeaus, with Condrey busting Raymond open on the outside by slamming his head into the post. Raymond had the cut worked over by the heels with Lefebvre biting at it constantly. Armand took the tag and put down all three opponents before tagging Jacques, who worked over Lefebvre for a bit. Raymond wanted back in to take on Lefebvre, but that proved to be a mistake as Rose and Condrey stormed the ring and broke up a Raymond Quebec crab. Condrey was tagged in and put a sleeper on a bloody Raymond for the victory. Winners - The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre @ 18:51, the Midnight Express get a shot at the Canadian International Tag Team Titles next month 7. Team Canada vs Team Japan (Elimination Match) This is a match where it is one on one until someone wins. The loser then leaves and one of his partner's enter. This continues until one team is eliminated. Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Ben Bassarab @ 5:21 Rocky Johnson pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi @ 7:35 Rocky Johnson pinned Isamu Teranishi @ 6:59 Masked Samurai pinned Rocky Johnson @ 5:44 Rick Martel pinned Masked Samurai @ 9:00 Rick Martel def. Mr. Saito via DQ @ 18:54 Rick Martel pinned Animal Hamaguchi @ 18:09 Riki Chsohu pinned Rick Martel @ 15:30 Riki Choshu pinned Phil LaFon @ 3:20 Riki Chsohu made Stephen Petipas submit @ 5:32 Leo Burke wins Riki Choshu via countout @ 16:33 Winners - Team Canada @ 1 hour and 52 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Nice main! Martel & Choshu got a big rub off of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 And the finish to the main event sends everybody home happy. That's quite the marathon though. Good thing you only run the Forum once a month. That card must have run almost as long as AJW's Big Egg Dome show. Not that anyone would be complaining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 And the finish to the main event sends everybody home happy. That's quite the marathon though. Good thing you only run the Forum once a month. That card must have run almost as long as AJW's Big Egg Dome show. Not that anyone would be complaining... I didn't realize how long that main would take until I worked it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I want to hear some of the fans talk about that elimination match.......ambitious stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I'm impressed by the idea and execution as I assume the NJPW/MLW relationship is just getting started. As for it going almost 2 hours, I don't know because that's a very long show. Also, I don't think most of the players were built up on TV at all beforehand so would a crowd in Nova Scotia of all places care about Riki Choshu? He's had one TV match and I don't think NJPW TV aired in Canada. Don't get me wrong, I love what you're doing, but that's my initial reaction. All for thinking outside the box and I look forward to the next chapter in this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I think 2 hours is insane but the mass amount of guys in the match makes it easier to digest. I don't know if I would have had any one match up go longer than ten minutes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHawk Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I agree with goodhelmet with the exception that if the final match would have hit 15-20 I'd have bought it for the whole "I'm not losing this for my team" aspect of the story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Everyone makes some good points. Maple Leaf Wrestling will keep pushing the boundaries of pro wrestling. Sometimes it will work and sometimes it will fail. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I don't think it was a fail. I think it was a risk running a 5 hour show. Keep booking crazy ass matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Definitely not a fail. I think it was a pretty great first step in carving out a niche for MLW in this new crazy world of 1983 wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I feel like it wold have ended up on some tape trader's comp after they found it just for the novelty and sheer amount of guys. The caption would have read like, "I never would have believed that there was a New Japan vs. Maple Leaf elimination tag from 1983 out there, but I came across one on this commercial tape. It's almost two hours and drags at points but I had to include it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Maple Leaf Wrestling August 17, 1983 at Yardmen Arena in Belleville, Ontario 1. Ben Bassarab pinned Masa Fuchi with a small package @ 9:28 2. Cuban Assassin, Chicky Starr & Bobby Bass def. Stephen Petipas, Rocky Johnson & Tiger Conway Jr when Starr pinned Conway after hitting him with the maraca @ 11:53 3. "Outlaw" Joel Deaton pinned Tony Gara @ 4:41 after knocking him out with the big boot! 4. Wahoo McDaniel and Ivan Koloff w/ Don Carson fought to a double DQ when a brawl ensued including the Super Russian, Greg Valentine and Buzz Tyler @ 17:21 Intermission: Maple Leaf Wrestling will return on September 2nd! 5. Tiger Jackson pinned Butch Cassidy @ 7:53 6. Super Russian w/ Don Carson pinned Buzz Tyler after interference @ 9:24 7. Mr. Saito w/ Jesse Ventura pinned Dick Murdoch after interference by Ventura @ 19:02 8. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Don Carson def. NWA Canadian Champion Rick Martel via DQ after Wahoo McDaniel interfered @ 22:48. After the match Koloff and Super Russian came out to join on the attack Wahoo. Smirnoff and Tyler came out and chased off the Russians. Martel, Wahoo, Smirnoff and Tyler celebrated to end the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I've been working on a poster that isn't coming out right to promote the Maple Leaf Gardens show on August 30th. Until I can get it nice, here is what is booked for that show. Main Event for the NWA Canadian Title Champion Rick Martel vs Mr. Saito with Jesse Ventura NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles Match in a Steel Cage Champions Ivan Koloff and Super Russian with Don Carson vs Wahoo McDaniel and Buzz Tyler with Alexis Smirnoff Toronto Street Fight Rocky Johnson and "Big" Stephen Petipas vs Cuban Assassin and Chicky Starr with "No Class" Bobby Bass NWA Midget Title Champion Little Tokyo vs Tiger Jackson WWF Intercontinental Title Match Champion Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Plus Andre the Giant and much much more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Maple Leaf Wrestling August 20, 1983 at Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario 1. Butch Cassidy, Tiny Tom and Little Tokyo vs Tiger Jackson, Cowboy Lang & Little Coco A high tempo opener where Tokyo would only get into the ring with Jackson if he was hurt. Jackson pinned Cassidy in the end. Winners - Tiger Jackson, Cowboy Lang & Little Coco @ 10:49 2. Cuban Assassin & Bobby Bass vs Bob & Joe Marcus A squash win for the heels. Winners - Cuban Asssasin & Bobby Bass @ 5:01 3. "Outlaw" Joel Deaton vs Buzz Tyler An intense brawl ends abruptly after a big boot by Deaton knocks out Tyler. Winner - Joel Deaton @ 6:50 4. NWA Canadian Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Super Russian w/ Don Carson vs Rocky Johnson & "Big" Stephen Petipas Before the match Cuban Assassin and Bobby Bass laid out Rocky Johnson leaving him bloody. The match was mostly a handi-cap match until Rocky joined in the end for the hot tag. However Koloff was able to over come and win with the flying knee. Winners - Ivan Koloff & Super Russian @ 11:50 5. Mr. Saito w/ Jesse Ventura vs Tiger Conway Jr. Mr. Torture gets the win after a few hope spots by Conway. Winner - Mr. Saito @ 7:24 6. Paul Christy vs Leo Burke Burke looks great here getting the win. Christy has control for a bit by cheating, but Burke comes on strong with a leg lariat victory. Winner - Leo Burke @ 8:00 7. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Don Carson vs Wahoo McDaniel Alexis Smirnoff came to ringside after a few times that Carson interfered on Valentine's behave. The referee gets knocked down after Valentine ducked a lariat and nailed him. At this point Smirnoff entered the ring to go after Valentine. Wahoo held Valentine and Smirnoff tried to nail him with a chair, but Valentine ducked and Wahoo got laid out. Hammer then put on the figure-four as the referee woke up and go the fall to The Hammer. Winner - Greg Valentine @ 18:25 8. NWA Canadian Champion Rick Martel vs "Dirty" Dick Murdoch A babyface vs babyface where Murdoch started to play a subtle heel as the match continued. Martel won with the slingshot splash. Winner - Rick Martel @ 21:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Russians with a clean win is interesting. I'm sure the last two matches were taped and will come out on your first batch of commercial releases? If not, fuck you world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Russians with a clean win is interesting. I'm sure the last two matches were taped and will come out on your first batch of commercial releases? If not, fuck you world. Everything with the Match, description, Winner format is taped. Everything that is just a list is not! These matches should appear on the new Maple Leaf Wrestling TV show, debuting soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Ooh, a recap show. I was thinking I would add one of those sometime in 84. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Ooh, a recap show. I was thinking I would add one of those sometime in 84. Yeah I'm thinking a prime time wrestling type show. Show stuff that was taped and TV dark matches. Actually kind of part Prime Time Wrestling, part Best of the WWF and part showing past matches that hype upcoming shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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