I remember watching wrestling matches at Dawson's Boys Club in Verdun, a suburb of Montreal. I do believe Andre the Giant made an appearance there one time. Wrestling has been pat of the Montreal culture for many years. Other stars included Maurice and Paul Vachon the Butcher and the Mad Dog. The IWS, (International Wrestling Syndicate) had a full roster of wrestlers. Beef Wellington, Franky The Mobster and Sexxxy Eddy just to name a couple. Today the NCW, (Northern Championship Wrestling) provides the excitement, it's no WWF but, it is not bad either. Some of he stars in this league include Alextreme, Mobster 357, Mr Cobra and That Guy.
Now I have not watched any wrestling since I was a kid. The closest I came to being a part of the WWF scene as an adult was when my niece's dad who had a thing for wresting with my little sis after watching WWF matches on the tube. Goes to show that this sport is very interactive and does tend to bring out the wild side of people.
Oh and just so we keep in theme here I am also throwing a link in to the history of wrestling in Montreal.
C. T.
The NCW does have a main site, in French it is http://ncw.qc.ca/index.html
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