Maple Leaf Pro: Forged in Excellence Night 1 October 19th 2024
By Phrederic on 1st November 2024
Well, after the total nut kick Bound For Glory was, feels like I should give the splinter promotion a try. Maple Leaf Pro is Scott D’Amore, former TNA head booker, trying to recreate the glory of some Canadian indie promotion of the past with ALL THE CANADIANS. Let’s give this a shot.
We start with a voice over and some old footage of the original Maple Leaf Pro. It’s nothing super flashy but it’s professional and well-done.
El Phantasmo, Josh Alexander & Stu Grayson vs. Alex Zayne, Rocky Romero & Trevor Lee
Background: So the first team are all Canadian babyfaces, with El Phantasmo being a New Japan guy, he’s kind of this sleazy looking guy with bleached hair and goofy sunglasses, Josh is in the singlet and has the tattoos and is a big deal in TNA (though he’s a heel there), Stu is the former Dark Order guy and he’s bald and has a beard and is BRED FOR COMBAT now. The heels are Alex Zayne, a pretty big cruiser whose gimmick is that he loves Taco Bell, Rocky is a vertically challenged New Japan guy who also moonlights in AEW and is a big backstage guy, Trevor Lee is TAFKA Cameron Grimes and cut his hair in a way that looks very generic now.