ind ed ▁him ▁of ▁a ▁wrest ler ▁from ▁Stu ' s ▁day ▁named ▁Ralph ▁" R uff y " ▁Silver stein . ▁He ▁wrest led ▁for ▁the ▁Hart ▁family - owned ▁St amp ede ▁Wrestling ▁promotion ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁W inds or , ▁Ontario - based ▁Border ▁City ▁Wrestling ▁promotion . ▁Sch los ser ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁champion ▁in ▁the ▁CI WA ▁( Can ad ian ▁Independent ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ). ▁Also ▁wrest led ▁for ▁P WE , ▁G LC W , ▁C WA , ▁CP W , ▁X W C , ▁OP W , ▁C WI , ▁G CP W , ▁Big ▁Time ▁wrest ling , ▁GC W , ▁C WE , ▁P WA , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁independent ▁wrest ling ▁prom ot ions . ▁ ▁Silver stein ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Team ▁Canada ▁in ▁Total ▁Non stop ▁Action ▁Wrestling ▁between ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁te amed ▁with ▁Bobby ▁Ro ode ▁and ▁Eric ▁Young ▁on ▁the ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁episode ▁of ▁T NA ▁X pl os ion ▁and ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁episode ▁of ▁T NA ▁Imp act !, ▁losing ▁on ▁both ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Silver stein ▁has ▁had ▁several ▁W WE ▁dark ▁matches . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁wrest led ▁Scott ▁Ste iner ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday ▁night ▁heat