Private company

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling

Logo: Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian professional wrestling promotion

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion owned by Scott D'Amore. MLP is the spiritual successor to Maple Leaf Wrestling, a promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. D'Amore (owner of Border City Wrestling (BCW), and former president of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) acquired the trademarks in 2024, and formally announced a revival of the brand on August 8 of that year.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2024Founded1
  • Industryprofessional wrestling1
  • HeadquartersToronto1
  • Websitemlpwrestling.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion owned by Scott D'Amore. MLP is the spiritual successor to Maple Leaf Wrestling, a promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. D'Amore (owner of Border City Wrestling (BCW), and former president of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) acquired the trademarks in 2024, and formally announced a revival of the brand on August 8 of that year.2

The story

On April 14, 2024, Michael E. Dockins filed a trademark for "Maple Leaf Wrestling". The address listed on the filing was for Border City Wrestling (BCW), owned by former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) president Scott D’Amore.

On August 8, D’Amore announced a relaunch of the Maple Leaf Wrestling brand dubbed Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP). Its inaugural two-night event, "Forged in Excellence", took place on October 19 and 20 at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and streamed live on Triller TV. The promotion has since began uploading archival footage of the original Maple Leaf Wrestling, as well as classic content from BCW, on its new YouTube channel and social media platforms.

On August 19, 2024, MLP announced the formation of the Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) with Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) and Oceania Pro Wrestling (OPW). The promotion announced Mauro Ranallo as "The Voice" of MLP; handling announcing, promotional vignettes, commercials and match previews, and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) personality Don Callis as colour commentator.

On October 7, 2024, MLP and the PWA announced Rohan Raja and Jake Something would compete on night one of "Forged in Excellence" for the inaugural Champion’s Grail, a title to be defended across all PWA members. On Night One at Forged in Excellence, Raja defeated Something to become the inaugural PWA Champion's Grail holder.

MLP held their first event of 2025, Mayhem, at St. Clair College from March 14-15. A third event, Northern Rising, was held on May 10 at Maple Leaf Gardens, where they crowned Josh Alexander as their inaugural MLP Canadian Champion and Gisele Shaw as their inaugural MLP Canadian Women's Champion.

During Global Wars Canada on March 27, 2026, MLP announced a television deal with The Sports Network (TSN) that will see a weekly television show, MLP Mayhem, begin airing in July 2026. On July 10, 2026, MLP announced that they had signed a streaming deal with MyAEW to air Mayhem worldwide.

From Wikipedia’s article on Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Singles

From Wikipedia’s article on Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Scott D'Amore since 2024

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2024Acquired Acquired by Scott D'Amore1
  2. 2024Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4