Even wrestling fans who didn’t follow TNA were shocked when news broke three months ago that their President, Scott D’Amore, had been fired by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. At the time, no specific reason was shared regarding why the popular former wrestler and manager had been let go. However, it was later suggested it was because D’Amore had been pushing management for a bigger budget to work with.
Still, as the saying goes, you can’t keep a good man down, and it now appears 49-year-old D’Amore has plans to bring back the legendary Canadian wrestling promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling, which was the unofficial name of the Queensbury Athletic Club. This is suspected because he has applied to trademark “Maple Leaf Wrestling” for both wrestling and merchandising, using the address of his Border City Wrestling school for the filing.
For those unaware, Maple Leaf Wrestling was initially formed in 1930 by Jack Corcoran, although John and Frank Tunney took over in 1939. Subsequently, some of the biggest names of the time would compete for the promotion, including Whipper Billy Watson, The Sheik, Ric Flair, Gene Kiniski, Fritz Von Erich, Bruno Sammartino, and Haystack Calhoun. However, despite working with the National Wrestling Alliance and Mid-Atlantic Wrestling for many years, John Tunney’s son, Jack, would eventually partner with the WWF in 1984, famously becoming the promotions figurehead and on-air president.
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