Canadian Wrestling Elite鈥檚 top stars laid the smack down on each other during a night of professional wrestling action at Yorkdale Central School on May 15.
Wrestlers and fans filled the school gym last Tuesday for an evening of six matches. The event was part of CWE鈥檚 鈥�9 Damn! Years鈥� tour, a cross-country celebration of the company鈥檚 near-decade of existence.
WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons is accompanying CWE for this tour. He met fans and signed autographs before the show and during an intermission.
The event began at 7 p.m. with an opening contest between 鈥淭he Zombie Hunter鈥� Mentallo and CWE Canadian Unified Junior Heavyweight champion 鈥淭ornado鈥� Tony Kozina. The wrestlers fought over Kozina鈥檚 belt. Mentallo won via count-out, but titles can only change hands by pinfall or submission, so Kozina held onto his gold.
East Coast sensation Maddison Miles pinned 鈥淭he Queen of the Okanagan鈥� Scarlett Black.
Franco Varga showed off some impressive dance moves and strength, but he was no match for Charlie Winston in their match.
CWE champion Tyler Colton and 鈥淗otshot鈥� Danny Duggan joined forces to battle the Cannon Clan (鈥淭he Crazed Cowboy鈥� Jacob Creed and 鈥淭he Rebel鈥� Bobby Collins) for the CWE Tag Team championships. Ron Simmons served as a special guest enforcer in the match. Duggan and Colton overcame the rambunctious rednecks to win the tag team belts.
After the match, Colton revealed that May 15 was Ron Simmons鈥� birthday. The crowd serenaded Simmons (who turned 60) with a rendition of 鈥淗appy Birthday.鈥� Simmons thanked the audience for their enthusiasm.
The Big Chief squashed an energetic Alex Anthony in a short match.
In the main event, 鈥淭he Canadian Crusher鈥� AJ Sanchez squared off against Roy 鈥淔lash鈥� Gordon. Sanchez overcame Gordon鈥檚 high-flying arsenal by using the ropes for leverage to steal a pinfall victory.
CWE鈥檚 next tour stop is May 16 in Melfort. They will return to Yorkton on Oct. 26.
