MLP Forged in Excellence

Forged in Excellence
Promotional poster of the event
PromotionMaple Leaf Pro Wrestling
DateOctober 19–20, 2024
CityWindsor, Ontario, Canada
VenueSt. Clair College
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Forged In Excellence was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and the inaugural event produced by the revived promotion Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling.[1][2]

The event took place at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario and was streamed live on Triller TV. It featured wrestlers from Maple Leaf Pro's sister promotion Border City Wrestling and various promotions around the world such as All Elite Wrestling and its sister promotion Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Qatar Pro Wrestling, and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Production

Background

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.[3][4]

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", which was scheduled to take place on October 19 and 20 at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and would be streamed live on Triller TV.[5]

On August 19, 2024, Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP), Oceania Pro Wrestling (OPW), and Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) formed the Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) to work together on talent exchange and other collaborations.[6]

Storylines

Forged in Excellence featured multiple professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Storylines were produced on various Border City Wrestling and Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling events.[7]

Results

Night 1 - October 19, 2024[8][9][10]
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[11]
1DPsycho Mike defeated Raj Singh by pinfallSingles match—
2DClassy Ali defeated Bryce Hansen by pinfallSingles match—
3Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson and El Phantasmo defeated Trevor Lee, Rocky Romero and Alex Zayne by pinfallSix-man tag team match[12]13:31
4Q. T. Marshall (with Harley Cameron) defeated Bhupinder Gujjar by pinfallSingles match[13]8:24
5Kylie Rae defeated Laynie Luck, Aurora Teves and Taylor Rising by pinfallFour-way match[14]6:53
6Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight and Kushida) (c) defeated Brent Banks and Johnny Swinger and Aiden Prince and El Reverso and Rogue Squadron (Rohit Raju and Sheldon Jean) by pinfallFour-way tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship[15]16:10
7Rohan Raja defeated Jake Something by pinfallSingles match for the inaugural PWA Champions Grail[16]13:30
8Bully Ray defeated Raj Dhesi by "elimination"Tables match[17]8:53
9Gisele Shaw defeated Miyu Yamashita by pinfallSingles match[18]
Had Yamashita won, she would’ve challenged Athena for the ROH Women's World Championship alongside Shaw in a three-way match on Night 2.		12:36
10Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) defeated Mike Bailey by pinfallSingles match[19]
Had Bailey won, he would’ve received a future shot at the AEW International Championship.		24:39
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match
Night 2 - October 20, 2024[20][21][22]
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[23]
1DBrent Banks and Bryce Hansen defeated Johnny Swinger and Raj Singh by pinfallTag team match—
2DTaylor Rising defeated Aurora Teves by pinfallSingles match—
3Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight and Kushida) and Aiden Prince defeated RRR (Rohan Raja, Rocky Romero and Rohit Raju) by pinfallSix-man tag team match[24]11:11
4El Reverso defeated Classy Ali (c) by pinfallSingles match for the QPW Qatar Championship[25]6:33
5Miyu Yamashita and Kylie Rae defeated Laynie Luck and Harley Cameron by pinfallTag team match[26]9:26
6"Psycho" Mike Rollins defeated Trevor Lee, Jake Something, Stu Grayson, Alex Zayne and Sheldon Jean by pinfallSix-way scramble[27]13:27
7Mike Bailey defeated El Phantasmo by pinfallSingles match[28]16:18
8Raj Dhesi and Bhupinder Gujjar defeated Bully Ray and Q. T. Marshall (with Harley Cameron) by pinfallTag team match[29]12:23
9Athena (c) defeated Gisele Shaw by pinfallSingles match for the ROH Women's World Championship[30]23:52
10Konosuke Takeshita (c) (with Don Callis) defeated Josh Alexander by pinfallSingles match for the AEW International Championship[31]29:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

References

  1. ↑ Currier, Joseph (August 8, 2024). "Former TNA executive Scott D'Amore announces revival of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Legendary Canadian wrestling brand gets a reboot thanks to this former grappler". CBC News. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Trademark Filed For 'Maple Leaf Wrestling'".
  4. ↑ "WWE News". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Currier, Joseph (August 8, 2024). "Former TNA executive Scott D'Amore announces revival of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Tessier, Colin (August 19, 2024). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, Qatar Pro Wrestling, and Oceania Pro Wrestling Form the Pro Wrestling Alliance". Fightful. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Graianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Forged In Excellence, Night 1 on TrillerTV". TrillerTV. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ Siino, John (October 20, 2024). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Speedball Mike Bailey". POST Wrestling. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ DeFelice, Robert (October 19, 2024). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence Night 1 (10/19/24) Results: Konosuke Takeshita, Raj Dhesi, More". Fightul.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 19, 2024). "MLP Forged In Excellence - Tag 1". Cagematch.net. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Forged In Excellence, Night 2 on TrillerTV". TrillerTV. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  21. ↑ DeFelice, Robert (October 20, 2024). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence Night 2 (10/20/24) Results: Konosuke Takeshita Defends AEW International Title vs. Josh Alexander". Fightul.
  22. ↑ Siino, John (October 21, 2024). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Speedball Mike Bailey". POST Wrestling. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  23. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 20, 2024). "MLP Forged In Excellence - Tag 2". Cagematch.net. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Instagram Announcement". mlpwrestling.com. September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
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