Adam Copeland got one more chance to chase a dream on Saturday night as Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) held Northern Rising at the venue known as Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
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Wrestling → get → Toronto
Copeland had been open about his desire to perform at the facility.
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Copeland → perform → facility
He previously spoke to OutKick Dropkick about it, noting that he watched his first pro wrestling match there when he was a kid.
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he → speak → match
He didn’t get a chance to compete there when he was in WWE because the company had moved shows to a bigger arena as it grew in popularity.
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it → get → popularity
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But Maple Leaf Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) opened the door for Copeland to step foot inside an MLP ring.
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Copeland → open → ring
The U.S. Marine-turned-wrestler had been champing at the bit to get to Copeland, even appearing on AEW "Dynamite" to blindside his opponent in the weeks leading up to Northern Rising.
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Marine → turn → Rising
Copeland, Maclin go toe-to-toe in street fight
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Copeland → go → fight
Any normal 52-year-old man or woman probably shouldn’t be doing the things Copeland did in his street fight against Maclin in the main event of Northern Rising.
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Copeland → do → Rising
Copeland going above and beyond to put on a show for those in Toronto underscored his legendary status in pro wrestling.
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going → go → wrestling
Copeland suplexed Maclin from the ring apron in between a ladder that was propped upside down near the ropes.
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that → suplexe → ropes
He also hit a big splash from the top turnbuckle onto Maclin, who was sent crashing through a table that was set up outside of the ring.
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that → hit → ring
Maclin doled out his fair share of punishment, too – suplexing Copeland onto a ladder.
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Maclin → dole → ladder
Maclin’s wife, Ring of Honor pure women’s champion Deonna Purrazzo, interfered and sprayed Copeland and the referee in the face.
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wife → interfere → face
Fellow pro wrestling legend Rhino evened the odds.
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Rhino → even → odds
He speared Maclin and Purrazzo, helping the fight reset.
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fight → spear → Maclin
Copeland would get back the upper hand.
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Copeland → get → hand
He stepped outside of the ring, onto the ramp and walked all the way up it before turning back around, sprinting down the aisle and spearing Maclin through the ropes.
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He → step → ropes
He hit one more spear before covering Maclin for the win.
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He → hit → win
The Canadian superstar gave Maclin his flowers after the match as he addressed the crowd and spoke about how special it was to compete at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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it → give → Gardens
Undisputed MLP Canadian champion crowned
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champion → crown → ?
Josh Alexander and Stu Grayson battled for the Undisputed MLP Canadian Championship ahead of Copeland’s match with Maclin.
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Alexander → battle → Maclin
Grayson came into the bout as the interim champion while Alexander considered himself to be the champion after never losing the title.
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himself → come → title
When he returned, Alexander set his sights on Grayson.
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Alexander → return → Grayson
The feud needed to come to an end.
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feud → need → end
Alexander would do his best to avoid any major moves from Grayson early.
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Alexander → do → Grayson
When Grayson went to the top rope, Alexander pushed him off and caused his opponent to crash onto several security members.
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opponent → go → members
In a high-stakes match, high-risk moves became common.
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moves → become → match
Grayson was trying to get back his momentum and superplexed Alexander before nailing him with a knee to the face.
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Grayson → try → face
Grayson couldn’t get the pin and it would be the theme for the rest of the match.
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it → get → match
Alexander would get help from Don Callis in the latter moments of the match.
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Alexander → get → match
Callis jumped onto the apron with a screwdriver, but the referee appeared to thwart an attempt to hand the screwdriver to Alexander.
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referee → jump → Alexander
Still, somehow, Alexander got his hand on the weapon and used it against Grayson without the referee seeing it.
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referee → get → it
He then hit two C4 piledrivers and pinned Grayson for the win.
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He → hit → win
Champions remain
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Champions → remain → ?
The Northern Rising card featured two more singles titles on the line.
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card → feature → line
Priscilla Kelly defending her MLP Canadian Women’s Championship against Nikki Storm and Andrade El Idolo defending the AEW National Championship against Rohan Raja.
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Idolo → defend → Raja
Kelly appeared to have no interest in letting Storm take over the match.
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Storm → appear → match
…and 24 more, not listed.
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