▁All - Star ▁Wrestling , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁t aped ▁at ▁various ▁ven ues ▁in ▁southern ▁Ontario ▁and ▁rep ack aged ▁and ▁a ired ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Wrestling . ▁▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁broadcast ▁table , ▁he ▁was ▁initially ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ▁legend ▁turned ▁professional ▁wrest ler ▁Ang elo ▁" K ing ▁Kong " ▁Mos ca , ▁but , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁J esse ▁" The ▁Body " ▁Vent ura , ▁ ▁making ▁his ▁broadcast ing ▁debut , ▁replaced ▁Mos ca ▁as ▁color ▁comment ator ▁when ▁Mos ca ▁left ▁his ▁broadcast ing ▁job ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁man aging ▁his ▁son , ▁Ang elo ▁Mos ca , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁entered ▁the ▁W WF . ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁and ▁Vent ura ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁original ▁hosts ▁of ▁W WF ▁Prime ▁Time ▁Wrestling ▁when ▁it ▁deb uted ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁on ▁the ▁USA ▁Network . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁W WF , ▁Reyn olds ▁was ▁the ▁regular ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer , ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Billy ▁Red ▁Ly ons ▁as ▁color ▁comment ator , ▁for ▁matches ▁t aped ▁at ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Toronto ▁that ▁a ired ▁on ▁Prime ▁Time ▁Wrestling ▁or ▁other ▁W WF ▁programming . ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Gor illa ▁Mon so on ▁replaced ▁Reyn olds ▁as ▁the ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer ▁for ▁All -