Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced that IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight will defend their titles against Rogue Squadron, El Reverso and Aiden Prince and Brett Banks and Johnny Swinger in a 4-Way Match at the company’s Forged In Excellence events starting tonight.
Previously announced for the show are AEW star “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita taking on TNA Wrestling star “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a singles match, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena putting her title on the line against Gisele Shaw, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray facing former WWE star Raj Dhesi (Jinder Mahal) in a Tables Match, TNA star “Speedball” Mike Bailey taking on NJPW star El Phantasmo, TNA star “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson and NJPW’s El Phantasmo taking on Trevor Lee, AEW’s Rocky Romero and Alex Zayne in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, Gisele Shaw taking on Miyu Yamashita in a one-on-one match, AEW International Champion “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita defending his title against TNA star “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander, QPW Qatar Champion Classy Ali defending his title against El Reverso, TNA star Jake Something, Trevor Lee, Stu Grayson, Sheldon Jean, Mike Rollins and Alex Zayne facing each other in a 6-Man Scramble Match and Jake Something facing Rohan Raja to crown the inaugural Pro Wrestling Alliance Grail Champion.
The events will take place on Saturday, October 19th, and Sunday, October 20th, at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and air live on TrillerTV+.
It's Official! The four-way tag team on Night One of #MLPForgedInExcellence will now be an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Match, as the new champs The Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & @Jet2Flyy) defend against @TheRohitRaju & @SheldonJean_, @aidenprince & @osReveRso and… pic.twitter.com/3yKqTeRpgq
— MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling (@MapleLeafPW) October 18, 2024