MLP Northern Rising Preview: Saturday, October 3

Twelve episodes of MLP Mayhem have led to this! MLP Northern Rising is upon us, as the stars of MAPLE LEAF PRO unite on hallowed ground, at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens) in Toronto, Ontario! Here’s a look at the full card!

One is a Canadian wrestling icon, with a legacy winding down. The other is “Mr. Mayhem”, a former World Champion looking to build his own legacy. For weeks, Steve Maclin has tormented “The Rated R Superstar” Adam Copeland – from verbal jabs to backstage attacks at AEW Dynamite to attacking friends like Rhino. Now Adam Copeland will be looking for vengeance, in the one arena he’s most wanted to fight.

Last year at MLP Northern Rising, Josh Alexander survived the Gauntlet for the Gold to become the inaugural MLP Canadian Champion. Injury brought his reign to a pause, and in his steed, Stu Grayson was crowned the MLP Interim Canadian Champion. Grayson spent the summer defending his crown and the right to be called MLP’s best, but now the Champ is back and looking to reclaim his throne! It’s winner take all, as “The Walking Weapon” heads back to the ring to face Stu Grayson, with the winner becoming the true MLP Canadian Champion!

Priscilla Kelly shocked the world when she dethroned Gisele Shaw as the MLP Women’s Canadian Champion on MLP Mayhem and now she heads to Toronto to face off against the winner of the Winner’s Choice match, “The Best in the Galaxy” Nikki Storm! It’s going to be an epic encounter as the new champ faces her greatest challenge to her new championship!

After losing his PWA Champions Grail, “Ravenous” Rohan Raja headed to Mexico where he competed for CMLL. There he refound his purpose and began his journey to face the best that Mexico had to offer. The challenge was issued and the challenge was answered – by AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo, one of the greatest luchadores of the past decade. Now two of the most exciting wrestlers on the planet will lock into combat in Toronto at MLP Northern Rising!

1st Faction’s Sheldon Jean and Brent Banks have been fighting champions for the entire season of MLP Mayhem, and now the MLP Canadian Tag Team Champions will put their gold on the line once again, on the grandest stage of them all! It will go down in a three-team face-off, featuring the UK’s Grizzled Young Veterans, who won the #1 Contendership during the final run of MLP Mayhem. And joining the match will be Western Canada’s dream team Sinner & Saint, who scored a non-title victory over 1st Faction! Three of the best tag teams in the world will be vying for the right to enter the next phase of MAPLE LEAF PRO as the MLP Canadian Tag Team Champions!

For weeks, Dan Maff has run riot throughout MAPLE LEAF PRO. For weeks, Psycho Mike has suffered crippling self-doubt at the hands of the voices in his head. It turned out, those voices were coming from the lips of Crazzy Steve. Now all three men will enter the ring and face off in a Monster’s Mayhem match, where anything goes! Who will survive the chaos at MLP Northern Rising!

SUBCULTURE’s Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster may have lost out on the opportunity to become #1 Contenders for the MLP Canadian Tag Team titles, but they’re still heading to MLP Northern Rising in a showcase six-man tag team match, joining forces with CMLL’s Mascara Dorada. The international trio will face off against the pairing of Johnny TV and TJP, alongside Canada’s Gabriel Fuerza of Fight or Flight!

Last week, Alice Crowley was the victim of Alexia Nicole and Taylor Rising, leading to assistance from Jody Threat, and now “Big Al” and MLP’s “Wild Child” are teaming up to face off against Alexia Nicole and Australian indie star Kingsley in tag team action!

He’s been undefeated since arriving on MLP Mayhem, and now “The Time Breaker” Rudra is headed to the Countdown to Northern Rising pre-show! Rudra puts his undefeated streak on the line against one of the rising stars of MLP, Jonny DeLuca!

Jonathan Gresham is a former Ring of Honor (ROH) World Champion and has become a staple in MAPLE LEAF PRO throughout the first season of MLP Mayhem. On Countdown to Northern Rising, Gresham enters a three-way match against Fight or Flight’s Vaughn Vertigo and “Mr. Punch Kick Chop” TARIK!

“Swingman” Johnny Parisi has assembled a squad featuring Michael Allen Richard Clark and second-generation star Gama Singh Jr. to face off against Luigi Primo, who is teaming with the tandem of Mo Jabari and El Reverso on Countdown to Northern Rising!