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On August 8, D’Amore announced a relaunch of the Maple Leaf Wrestling brand dubbed '''Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling''' (MLP). Its inaugural two-night event, "Forged in Excellence", is scheduled to take place between October 19 and 20 at [[St. Clair College]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]], and will stream live on [[Triller TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/indies/former-tna-executive-scott-damore-announces-revival-of-maple-leaf-pro-wrestling/|title=Former TNA executive Scott D'Amore announces revival of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|first=Joseph|last=Currier|date=August 8, 2024|access-date=August 17, 2024}}</ref> The promotion has since began uploading archival footage of the original Maple Leaf Wrestling, as well as classic content from BCW, on its new [[YouTube]] and social media platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/maple-leaf-wrestling-scott-damore-1.7296670|title=Legendary Canadian wrestling brand gets a reboot thanks to this former grappler|work=[[CBC News]]|date=August 17, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref>
On August 19, 2024, MLP announced the formation of the
On August 22, 2024, [[Mauro Ranallo]] was announced as "The Voice" of MLP; handling announcing, promotional vignettes, commercials and match previews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1498467-scott-damore-mauro-ranallo-has-agreed-to-be-the-voice-of-maple-leaf-pro|title=Scott D'Amore: Mauro Ranallo Has Agreed To Be The Voice Of Maple Leaf Pro|work=Wrestlezone|date=August 22, 2024}}</ref>
On September 4, 2024, MLP announced in a press release that [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) personality, and former TNA co-executive vice president, [[Don Callis]] would be the promotion's colour commentator. The promotion also revealed its production crew; including former WWE director Timothy J. Walbert, producer Kevin M. Sullivan, and former [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), TNA, and AEW executive producer Keith Mitchell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ewrestling.com/article/top-aew-performer-joins-scott-damores-maple-leaf-pro-wrestling-as-commentator/|title=Top AEW Performer Joins Scott D'Amore's Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling As Commentator|work=eWrestling|date=September 4, 2024}}</ref>
On October 7, 2024, MLP and the PWA announced former [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK]] star Rohan Raja and [[Jake Something]] would compete on night one of "Forged in Excellence" for the inaugural Champion’s Grail, a title to be defended across all PWA members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jake-something-face-rohan-raja-crown-inaugural-champion-s-grail-maple-leaf-pro-forged-excellence|title=Jake Something To Face Rohan Raja To Crown Inaugural Champion's Grail At Maple Leaf Pro Forged In Excellence|work=Fightul|date=October 7, 2024}}</ref>
==Featured performers==
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*[[Andre The Giant]]
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'''Current Champions:'''
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|PWA Champion’s Grail
|[[Jake Something]] or Rohan Raja
|October 19, 2024
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