by Angelo Mosca and Jack Reynolds. TV tapings for the show were held in Brantford and other cities in southern Ontario for the next two years, until the WWF ceased the tapings in 1986 and decided to simply use the Maple Leaf Wrestling name for the Canadian airings of WWF Superstars of Wrestling. In these Canadian episodes there was some Canadian footage, usually matches from Maple Leaf Gardens and updates by on-air announcer and former wrestler Billy Red Lyons. These tapings were actually the precursor to the WWF's Wrestling Challenge, which became the "B" show to WWF Superstars Of Wrestling, the "A" show. Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura were the hosts for the Canadian tapings (with Ventura doing his famous "The Body Shop" segment), and when those tapings morphed into Challenge in 1986, Ventura was moved to the "A" show, Superstars, which had been renamed from WWF Championship Wrestling, and joined their announcers, Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino, to form a three-man team. Sammartino eventually left that team, making it just McMahon and Ventura. Bobby Heenan replaced Ventura as the Canadian tapings became WWF Wrestling Challenge. The end of the Tunneys' involvement In 1995, McMahon chose to run the shows in Toronto without any involvement from the Tunneys. The final show at the Gardens was held on September 17, 1995. Some featured performers Whipper Billy Watson The Sheik Ric Flair Gene Kiniski Dara Singh Fritz Von Erich Bruno Sammartino Angelo Mosca Dewey Robertson Sweet Daddy Siki Tiger Jeet Singh Johnny Valentine Terrible Ted, a black bear Lord Athol Layton Haystack Calhoun Andre The Giant Championships See also Professional wrestling in Canada External links Toronto Wrestling History Maple Leaf Wrestling - Pictorial & History Wrestling-Titles.com: Maple Leaf Wrestling Maple Leaf Wrestling retrospective Professional wrestling in Toronto Canadian professional wrestling promotions Entertainment companies established in 1930 1986 disestablishments in Ontario National Wrestling Alliance members 1930 establishments in Ontario Entertainment companies disestablished in 1986 WWE in Canada