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The Referees of Maple Leaf

A look at the referees in Ontario over the years. The regular refs and those that were appointed as a 'special referee' mostly for ...

OWH: Whip and Togo set Oshawa on fire

'Used to be a time when people were happy to see three good fights. I remember three shows at the old Oshawa Arena where Whipper ...
Norm Kimber: Announcer Extraordinaire

For fans of the Mid-Atlantic era memories of Norm Kimber will rate high when recalling wrestling in the city. He was the 'voice' at ...
ADS: Dick Hutton's Toronto Title run

A look at Dick Hutton's title run in Toronto. He defeated Thesz at MLG in '57 and defended 9 times. A somewhat forgotten champ but a...
Film: Sheik MLG Debut Sept 1964

Footage of the Sheik's MLG debut in Sept 1964 taking on Erich Froelich. This was his first run in Toronto and he departs after a main ev...
Promoters - Ontario

A look at Ontario wrestling promoters1929-1984. An overview, not a definitive history. Roughly '29-'84, stops at 1984 for now. Some ...
Lists: Titles in Toronto 1929-1984

Pro Wrestling is a game of titles and most every wrestler in the classic era held a title somewhere sometime. Many used old or fictitious t...
1952 Tag Tournament

Amid the boom of the 1950s Frank Tunney introduced the first tag titles in Toronto. The Canadian Open Tag Titles. The winners were to ...
1961 NWA Convention in Toronto

Photo from the 1961 NWA Convention held in Toronto. Frank Tunney steps down as President to be replaced by Fred Kohler out of Chicago. We wi...
MLG Film Professor Hiro vs Billy Red Apr 1964

Professor Hiro vs Billy Red at MLG Apr 1964 from the MLG Film. Hiro was brought in by Fred Atkins who served as his manager and tag partner....
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From Nanjo to The Sheik Tales from Toronto Wrestling NEW! Andrew Calvert with Roger Baker Softcover black & white 6x9 240 pages 10.99...

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