Northern Rising (2026)

Northern Rising
PromotionMaple Leaf Pro Wrestling
DateOctober 3, 2026
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
VenueMattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens
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Northern Rising is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP).[1][2]

The event is scheduled to take place on October 3, 2026 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Production

Background

On May 10, 2025, MLP held its first show at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada titled Northern Rising.[3][4] The event featured the final rounds of a tournament to crown the inaugural MLP Women's Canadian Champion with the winner of the tournament being Gisele Shaw who defeated Kylie Rae.[5][6]

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.[7][8] On March 28, 2026 during the Uprising pay-per-view, Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling would announce television tapings for the show which are set to take place on June 12, 2026, June 13, 2026, August 7, 2026, and August 8, 2026 at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[9] On April 20, 2026, Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced that the show would air in a seasonal format with 12 episodes being taped for the first season.[10] On April 25, 2026, Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling would announce that interim MLP Canadian Champion Stu Grayson, Jay Lethal, the New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn), Bishop Dyer, Blake Christian, Rohan Raja, MLP Canadian Women's Champion Gisele Shaw, Rhino, and Dani Luna would participate during the first two tapings.[11]

On June 12, 2026, MLP announced that Mayhem would premiere on July 15, 2026 on TSN2 at Midnight Eastern Standard Time.[12] On July 10, 2026, MLP announced that they had signed a streaming deal with MyAEW to air Mayhem worldwide.[13]

On July 13, 2026, MLP announced that they would make its return to Toronto for the second annual Northern Rising pay-per-view on October 3, 2026.[14]

Storylines

Northern Rising 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 along with MLP's weekly show Mayhem. events.[15]

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. ↑ Russell, Skylar (January 30, 2025). "Maple Leaf Pro Bringing Northern Rising Event To The Former Maple Leaf Gardens In May 2025". Fightful.
  4. ↑ "MAPLE LEAF PRO Heading to TORONTO; Road to Northern Rising Begins In Windsor". mlpwrestling.com. January 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (May 11, 2025). "MLP Northern Rising Results (5/10): Josh Alexander, Gabe Kidd, Mike Bailey, Bishop Dyer, More Compete". Fightful.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (March 4, 2025). "MLP Women's Canadian Champion To Be Crowned In Tournament, Will Start At MLP Mayhem". 411Mania.
  7. ↑ Bellacicco, Bob (May 30, 2026). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling lands coast-to-coast television deal with TSN". CTV News.
  8. ↑ Verhei, Vincent (2026-03-27). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announces TV deal". Wrestling Observer Newsletter/Figure 4 Weekly. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (March 28, 2026). "Details On MLP Mayhem On TSN Tapings". Fightful. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ Wannan, Jack (April 20, 2026). "Maple Leaf Pro: Mayhem to air as 12-episode season on TSN". POST Wrestling. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (March 28, 2026). "Details On MLP Mayhem On TSN Tapings". Fightful. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (June 12, 2026). "MLP Mayhem To Premiere On TSN2 On July 15th". Fightful.
  13. ↑ Pollock, John (July 10, 2026). "Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling added to MyAEW". POST Wrestling.
  14. ↑ Wannan, Jack (July 13, 2026). "Maple Leaf Pro returns to Toronto for second-annual 'Northern Rising' on October 3". POST Wrestling.
  15. ↑ 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.
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