Scott D'Amore talks forming Maple Leaf Pro.
After being terminated from TNA Wrestling in February, Scott D'Amore was largely silent in the world of wrestling up until the moment when he announced the return of Maple Leaf Pro. Coming off their Forged In Excellence events on October 19 and October 20, many fans are excited for the future of the promotion.
While speaking to Fightful for a new interview, D'Amore talked about being overwhelmed with the amount of love he got after leaving TNA. D'Amore also touched on how he wanted to have enough time to plan and organize a great debut show.
"Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment. I spent a good amount of time away from the wrestling business after my departure from TNA. The reach out when I left TNA was overwhelming. It was humbling, and I’m not an easy guy to humble, I know that. The amount of people, some of them you expect, and some of them were wild to here from. I was truly touched. I wanted to take a step back, take some time away, and evaluate what should be next. Some of the people who reached out, I asked what was going on. Truthfully, I looked at my text messages one day and was like, ‘Keith Mitchell, Tim Walburg, Kevin Sullivan, Josh Alexander.’ I was like, ‘That’s a hell of a wrestling company right there.’ Started talking about things, looked at it, and figured the fall was a good time. It was far enough away from where everything transpired at the beginning of the year and gave me a good break and allowed me to move in different directions, and allowed me to start planning and organizing to have a great debut. We got that together. The talent we have is second to none. There are talent that reached out that I would have loved to have, but for one reason or another, a lot of times, we’re stacked for two nights already. I’m excited. I love this business. I always have, I always will. Even when I ventured off after my first run in TNA, that passion and love doesn’t go away. I’m excited to do this."
Elsewhere in the interview, D'Amore touched on a few of his goals for Maple Leaf Pro. Check out his full comments on the matter by clicking here.
Fans can check out Fightful's full interview with Scott D'Amore in the video linked at the top of this article.
