Konosuke Takeshita to face Josh Alexander for Scott D’Amore’s Maple Leaf Wrestling

The first match announcement has been made for Scott D’Amore’s revival of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling.

AEW’s Konosuke Takeshita will face off against TNA star Josh Alexander at Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence this October. It’s a two-night event that’s being held at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20. The promotion hasn’t announced which night Takeshita vs. Alexander will be taking place on.

BREAKING: #MAPLELEAFPRO debuts with a massive match! Canada’s @Walking_Weapon takes on @AEW's @Takesoup at #MLPForgedInExcellence. Their last match was a draw—this time, we’ll get a winner!

Tickets are on sale NOW!

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— MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling (@MapleLeafPW) August 26, 2024

Takeshita and Alexander have only faced each other once before, going to a 20-minute time limit draw for indie promotion Garden State Pro Wrestling in 2022.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling is a new venture for D’Amore, who was fired as president of TNA Wrestling this February amid a leadership shakeup. D’Amore also has the title of president in this new promotion. It’s a revival of the Maple Leaf Wrestling brand that originally existed from the 1930s to the 1980s.

Both nights of Forged In Excellence are set to air live as pay-per-views on Triller TV. Mauro Ranallo is returning to pro wrestling commentary as the play-by-play voice of the promotion. El Phantasmo, Raj Dhesi (Jinder Mahal), Gisele Shaw, KUSHIDA, Alex Zayne, Kevin Knight, Jake Something, Kylie Rae, and Trevor Lee are among the other talent advertised for Forged In Excellence.