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| Acronym | GPW, AGPW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960s; 2001 |
| Headquarters | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Founder(s) | Emile Duprée |
| Owner(s) | Emile Duprée (1977–1986?; 2001–2023) Paul Peller (1986–1992?) Mike Zinck (2001) |
| Formerly | Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (1977–1991, 2015, 2017) Canadian Championship Wrestling (1992) |
Grand Prix Wrestling (GPW) was a professional wrestling promotion run and owned by Emile Duprée. It toured parts of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. It has no connection with Paul Vachon's Grand Prix Wrestling promotion of Montreal in the 1970s.
History
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
Originally known as Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (AGPW), the regional circuit has been around since the early 1960s. During the 60s and the 70s AGPW was so popular it became a hit in the Maritimes. AGPW cards were held in Moncton, New Brunswick on Monday nights, Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursdays, Berwick, Nova Scotia on Saturday evenings and along other small towns in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Every summer, there were two big championships up for grabs: The United States Heavyweight Championship and the North American Tag Team Championship. Others included the European Heavyweight Championship and the Maritime Heavyweight Championship. The European Heavyweight Championship was held more by Killer Karl Krupp than any other wrestler and The Maritime Heavyweight Title was held most often by Stephen Petitpas. During the late 1980s, the United States Heavyweight Championship was changed to the International Heavyweight Championship.
Rising Sun In The Maritimes Tour
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling returned to the Maritimes in 2013 for a summer tour. The roster featured former WWE wrestler Rene Dupree, All Japan Pro Wrestling star Seiya Sanada, She Nay Nay, Bellatrix star Erin Angel, midget wrestlers Lil' Fabio and Lil' Poppa Pump, The Masked Thunderbolt, Kwan Chang, Jeremy Prophet, Bobby Sharp, Spiderman and Japanese star, Daiki Inaba. The tour kicked off in Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island with a show featuring a special guest appearance by Japanese legend The Great Muta.
The tour continued with Prince Edward Island shows in Souris and O'Leary. Nova Scotia shows included: Springhill, Bridgewater, two in Berwick, Tatamagouche, Truro, Cheticamp, North Sydney, Baddeck and Antigonish. The New Brunswick portion of the tour included shows in: Cocagne (three times), Neguac, Lameque, Chipman, Fredericton Junction, Blacks Harbour, Baie St. Anne, Minto, Petit-Rocher, Doaktown and Sunny Corner. The tour was very successful and it brought a lot of escalation toward what is now known as the 2014 New Era Tour that featured Rene Dupree, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Butcher Vachon, Bobby Sharp, Jeremy Prophet, the return of the Cuban Assassin and many more. Towns featured on the tour included Neguac, Black's Harbour and Minto (New Brunswick), O'Leary, Borden-Carleton and Souris (Prince Edward Island), and Sydney, Baddeck, Berwick, Truro and Springhill (Nova Scotia).
Eastern Canada Tour
In May 2015, AGPW held a tour across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.[1]
Alumni
- Male wrestlers
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel Acevedo | The Cuban Assassin / The Cuban Commando | 1979–1980 1982 1984–1985 1989 1992 1999–2000 |
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| Richard Acevedo | The Cuban Assassin / Cuban Assassin #2 | 1999 2005–2006 2008 |
|
| Kevin Ali | Mentallo | 2001 | |
| Orest Antonation | Bill Cody | 1982–1983 | |
| Dennis Baldock | Bobby Bass | 1980 1982 |
|
| Craig Baranieski | Dino Ventura | 1987-1988 | |
| Roland Barriault | Frenchie Lamont | 2005–2006 | |
| Vince Billotto | Vinnie Valentino | 1988 | |
| Bob Brown† | Bob Brown | 1983 1988 1990 |
|
| Kerry Brown † | Rick Valentine | 1982–1983 | |
| Masahiro Chono | Tokyo Chono | 1988 | |
| Allen Coage† | Bad News Brown | 1997 | |
| Adam Copeland | Sexton Hardcastle | 1997 | |
| Leonce Cormier | Leo Burke | 1979–1980 1982–1983 1988–1992 1998–1999 |
|
| Jean-Louis Cormier† | Rudy Kay | 1982–1983 | |
| Romeo Cormier† | Bobby Kay | 1982–1983 1990 |
|
| Yvon Cormier† | The Beast | 1982 1988–1990 1999–2000 |
|
| John Cozman† | Danny Young | 1984 | |
| Covey Christ | Covey Christ, Maritime Messiah | 2017 | |
| Ruben Cruz | Hercules Ayala Cortez | 1982 | |
| Scott D'Amore | Scott D'Amore / Masked Super Warrior #2 | 1997–1998 | |
| Sean Dunster | Rick the Bruiser | 1998 | |
| Gerard Ethifier | Gerry Morrow | 1989 | |
| Adam Filangeri | Phil Atlas | 2008 | |
| Steve Finley† | Wayne Gillis | 1988–1989 | |
| Clifford Fraser | Farmer Brooks | 1988 | |
| Rudolph Freed | Rudy Diamond | 1988 | |
| Jean Gagné† | Frenchy Martin | 1983 | |
| Gary Gallant | Wildman Austin | 1997 1998–2000 2005–2006 |
|
| Hubert Gallant | Hubert Gallant | 1980 1982–1983 |
|
| Damian Gibbs | Damian Gibbs | 2015 | |
| Edward Giovannetti | Lenny Montana | 1983–1984 | |
| Emile Goguen | Emile Dupre | 1979–1980 1988 |
|
| Jeff Goguen | Jeff Duprée | 2005–2006 2008 |
|
| René Goguen | René Duprée / René Rougeau | 1998–2001 2006 2008 2015 2017 |
|
| Jose Gomez | Tony Russo | 1983–1984 | |
| Archie Gouldie† | Archie Gouldie | 1984 | |
| Troy Gregory | T Gregory Windham | 1987-1989 | |
| Scott Grimez | Giant Pharaoh | 2015 | |
| Neil Guay | Big John the Quebec Lumberjack | 1982 | |
| Junji Hirata | Sonny Two Rivers | 1997–1998 | |
| Joseph Hitchen | Joe E. Legend | 1998–1999 | |
| Steven Hoy | Steve Casey | 1989 | |
| Mike Hughes | Mike Hughes | 1999 2004 |
|
| Scott Ingraham | Scott Savage | 2005 | |
| Donald Jardine† | The Spoiler | 1983 | |
| Gary Jessome | Duke MacIsaac | 2005 | |
| Ron Johnson | Bull Johnson | 1983 | |
| David Kochen | Buddy Lane | 1984–1985 1988–1990 |
|
| Yusuke Kodama | Yusuke Kodama | 2015 | |
| Paul Koziar | Flesh Gordon | 2001 | |
| Jody Kristofferson | Jody Kristofferson | 2015 | |
| Glen Kulka | Glen Kulka | 1997 | |
| Larry Liger | The Great Malumba | 1982–1983 1988 |
|
| Michael Lozanski† | Mike Lozanski | 1990 | |
| Ryan Mader | Lincoln Steen | 2005 | |
| 2006-2017 | |||
| Robert Maillet | The Acadian Giant / Kurrgan | 1991–1992 1999–2000 |
|
| Paul Marcoux | Hans Schultz | 2000–2001 | |
| Vern May | Vance Nevada | 2001 | |
| Karl Moffat | Hans Herman | 1985 | |
| George Momberg† | Karl Von Krupp | 1979 1982 |
|
| Devon Nicholson | Hannibal | 2017 | |
| Robert Nutt† | Ron Starr | 1989 1991 |
|
| Gregory Nykoliation | Eddie Watts | 1988–1989 1991–1992 2000 2005 |
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| Tod Olsen | Ole Olsen | 1991 | |
| Paul Pellerin | Paul Peller | 1979–1980 1982–1983 1988–1990 1992 |
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| Corey Peloquin | Chi Chi Cruz | 1990 1999–2000 |
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| Stephen Petitpas | Steve Petitpas | 1979–1980 | |
| Michel Pigeon† | Jos LeDuc | 1984 | |
| Lanny Poffo† | Lanny Poffo | 1983 | |
| Alastair Ralphs | Buddy Austin | 2008 | |
| Timothy Reid | Timothy Flowers | 1990 | |
| William Reso | Christian Cage | 1997 | |
| Steven Romero† | Jay Youngblood | 1983 | |
| Robert Roode Jr. | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Grand_Prix_Wrestling