Scott D'Amore is great at working with other promotions.
Maple Leaf Pro is making waves across the world of wrestling, partially due to the fact that big names from AEW and TNA Wrestling are involved in the product. This isn't new for D'Amore though, as his time in TNA Wrestling featured many working relationships with WWE, AEW, and other promotions.
While speaking to Fightful for a new interview, D'Amore talked about the importance of working with other promotions and how he views the situation as a triple win for the fans and both companies involved.
"I’ve said for a long time that in wrestling, collaboration is key. When wrestling companies work together for a mutually beneficial outcome, it’s not just a win-win, it’s a win-win-win. Both sides win and the fans win. The WWE stuff was great to be involved in and I’m honored to have played a role in that. If you look at traditional Maple Leaf Wrestling, it was one of those places where it was mutual ground. AWA, NWA, WWWF, everybody came to Maple Gardens. With this relaunch with Maple Leaf Pro, it’s a great chance to continue that tradition that Maple Leaf Wrestling had in its previous existence. With Maple Leaf Pro, we put a new spin on it and we’re excited. You have Takeshita defending the International Title that he just won at WrestleDream. Athena, who is unbelievable, defending the Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship. Classy Ali and QPW. We have things we’re working out with Australia and OPW. Building relationships worldwide gives you the opportunity to....our mandate is Canadian wrestling. If you look at this card, it’s 50%, maybe slightly more, Canadian. It’s pretty close to even breakdown because we want to give Canadian talent and opportunity to stand side by side and compete with the best in the world, and we want to do it on a grand stage with proper oversight, production, and everything else. That’s our mandate here. Beyond that, with collaboration, we can help give opportunities to our talent here, in Australia, Qatar, and other places in the world. Same goes for there, having Classy Ali compete at Forged in Excellence is a great opportunity for him. As we build this relationship, the Pro Wrestling Alliance will grow and start to take shape in 2025. It’s the opportunity to give people outside of the US -- in the US, if you’re going to be a star, you have to be in the US. To get into the US as a wrestler, there is a giant hurdle when it comes to immigration. Events like this, collaboration, and building that portfolio is what is going to help talent overcome that hurdle. We look to be a huge part of that."
Elsewhere in the interview, D'Amore specifically talked about titles from AEW and ROH being defended in Maple Leaf Pro. Learn more about those comments here.
Maple Leaf Pro will hold their first event, Forged In Excellence, across two nights on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20. The events will stream live on Triller TV.
Fans can check out Fightful's full interview with Scott D'Amore in the video linked at the top of this article.
