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Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced:
AEW’S ‘Rated-R Superstar’ to make MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling debut at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, fka Maple Leaf Gardens on Saturday, October 3
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 am ET
TORONTO (July 30, 2026) – Eleven-time World Champion and current AEW World Tag Team Champion Adam Copeland will make his MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling debut at MLP NORTHERN RISING, taking place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, the legendary venue formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens.
The news was revealed by Copeland himself during the latest episode of the weekly series MLP Mayhem. The segment can be viewed now on all of MLP’s social media platforms.
Copeland, one of the most accomplished pro wrestlers ever to come out of Canada, was born and raised in Orangeville, Ontario, just northwest of Toronto. While his 34-year Hall of Fame career has taken him to multiple storied venues around the world, this will be Copeland’s first time competing in the arena where he saw his first wrestling show.
“Growing up, between watching Maple Leaf Wrestling and watching the Toronto Maple Leafs, I feel like the majority of my television watching as a child came out of Maple Leaf Gardens,” Copeland said. “The fact that MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling is alive, and bringing history back to professional wrestling in Canada.. it’ll be a special night. How am I not going to be a part of that? “Adam Copeland is one of the greatest Canadian wrestlers of all time,” said Scott D’Amore, president of MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling. “Seeing him return to the former Maple Leaf Gardens, where his journey began as a fan, is exactly the kind of special moment MAPLE LEAF PRO is committed to creating.”
Adam Copeland will share more in the coming weeks through a series of vignettes featured on upcoming episodes of MLP Mayhem (TSN2, MyAEW, Fight Nation).
Tickets for MLP Northern Rising, MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling’s biggest event of the year, go on sale this Friday, July 31, at 10 am ET through Ticketmaster.ca.
The event will be broadcast live worldwide on pay-per-view.
ABOUT MAPLE LEAF PRO WRESTLING
MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling (MLP) is Canada’s premier professional wrestling promotion, combining the country’s rich wrestling heritage with a modern global vision. Led by wrestling executive Scott D’Amore, MLP presents premium live events and weekly television featuring Canada’s best wrestlers alongside internationally acclaimed stars from partner promotions around the world. Through innovative storytelling, broadcast-quality production and strategic partnerships, MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling is re-establishing Canada as a destination for world-class professional wrestling.
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