# Border City Wrestling

Border City Wrestling (BCW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion owned and booked by Scott D'Amore, and based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Many of the promotion's employees were trained at the Can-Am wrestling school. After the promotion briefly merged with BSE Pro to create Maximum Pro Wrestling in 2010, an offshoot promotion named after the school would be launched in 2012. BCW would resume holding shows later that year.

## History
### Early years (1993–2010)

Border City Wrestling was founded in late 1992 by Scott D'Amore, Chuck Fader, and "The Canadian Destroyer" Doug Chevalier. The promotion's home base was LaSalle's Centennial Arena, with most their shows being held at this venue. The promotion was known for featuring a mix of local talent and stars from major promotions, such as WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the United States.
From 2002 to 2003, BCW had a weekly television series that was produced for Cogeco Cable and aired in several Ontario markets. In 2004, BCW would merge with Ontario Championship Wrestling (OCW). At BCW's International Incident event on September 15, 2005, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett defeated Raven to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with help from D'Amore.
On February 3, 2010, it was announced that D'Amore had left TNA Wrestling and that BCW would be merging with Toronto's BSE Pro, run by Jason A. Brown, to become Maximum Pro Wrestling. This merger would ultimately last for two years.

### Revival (2012–2024)

In August 2012, an offshoot of BCW known as CAN-AM Rising debuted featuring up-and-coming talent as well as past graduates from BCW's Can-Am Wrestling School. On the debut show. Phil Atlas defeated Tyson Dux to become the new BCW Champion. In October of that year, BCW returned with its first show since breaking off from the BSE merger. One year later, on October 19, 2013, BCW held their 20th anniversary show at St. Clair College.
On May 9, 2014, BCW presented a special event titled East Meets West, featuring talent from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event featured appearances by Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Karl Anderson, and Hiroshi Tanahashi.
BCW's "Excellence" event, held in October 2014 and headlined by Bret Hart drew the promotion's largest crowd to date. As a result, it would become a reoccurring, annual event. The second Excellence event would be held at St. Clair College the following October in 2015.
In the Spring of 2016, BCW revived their BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship through a tournament, which was won by Phil Atlas & Brent Banks after defeating The Fraternity at Spring Loaded 2016 on May 28, 2016.
In March 2017, BCW formed a partnership with Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah to exchange talent between Japan and Canada.
On December 5, 2017, D'Amore and Don Callis were announced as Impact Wrestling's (known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2004–2016, and 2024–present) new executive vice presidents. As a result, the two promotions began to work together, with content from BCW becoming available on Impact's streaming service, and most BCW events serving as television tapings for both Impact's eponymous weekly program and Xplosion.
Border City Wrestling announced their 25th Anniversary show in July 2018, on October 6 at St. Clair College. The event was filmed as part of Impact's One Night Only series for the Global Wrestling Network.

### 2024–present

On February 7, Anthem Sports & Entertainment, TNA's parent company, terminated their contract with Scott D'Amore. Despite this, TNA talent would continue to be featured at BCW events.
After D’Amore acquired the trademarks to Maple Leaf Wrestling, and announced a revival of the brand called Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP), MLP's new YouTube and social media platforms would begin uploading classic content from BCW.

## Events
### 2000

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| November 29 | Doug Chevalier Memorial Tag Tournament | IBEW Local Union 58 Hall | Detroit, Michigan |
| November 30 | Doug Chevalier Memorial Tag Tournament | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2001

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes |
| August 28 | Mikey Whipwreck Retirement Bash | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2002

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes |
| November 28 | Doug Chevalier Memorial Show | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2003

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| January 15 | New Year's Revolution | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| March 6 | March Breakdown | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| April 17 | Culture Shock | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling |
| May 27 | Vendetta | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling |
| July 24 | 10th Anniversary Show | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| November 19 | Belleville Bash | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Insane Wrestling Federation |
| November 21 | Belleville Bash 2 | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Insane Wrestling Federation |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2004

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| February 8 | Vendetta | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Prime Time Wrestling |
| May 30 | Resurrection | Dillon's Niteclub | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| June 27 | Payback | Dillon's Niteclub | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| July 25 | Heatwave | Dillon's Niteclub | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| October 24 | Fan Appreciation Night | Dillon's Niteclub | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| November 28 | A Steiner Thanksgiving | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Prime Time Wrestling |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2005

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| January 21 | Doug Chevalier Memorial | Ciciaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| February 27 | Aftershock | Octane Night Club | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| April 15 | Nobody's Fool | Hellenic Banquet Halls | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| April 17 | Re-Generation X | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Prime Time Wrestling |
| July 22 | WrestleFest | | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| September 15 | International Incident | Ciociaro Club | Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2006

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes |
| July 15 | WrestleFest | Riverfront Festival Plaza | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2008

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| May 3 | Awakening | Assumption College Catholic High School | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| June 30 | WrestleFest | Riverfront Festival Plaza | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| July 18 | Double Jeopardy | CAW Hall | Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| July 19 | Double Jeopardy | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada |
| October 4 | Night of Extreme | Assumption College Catholic High School | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| December 13 | 15th Anniversary Show | Assumption College Catholic High School | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2009

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| March 27 | March Breakdown Tour | Canadian Serbian Cultural Centre | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| March 28 | March Breakdown Tour | Assumption College Catholic High School | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| March 29 | March Breakdown Tour | Goff Hall | Woodstock, Ontario, Canada |
| May 8 | Spring Loaded Tour | CAW Hall | Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| May 9 | Spring Loaded Tour | Morrisburg Arena | Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada |
| May 16 | Spring Loaded Tour | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada |
| June 27 | WrestleFest | Windsor Armouries | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| September 12 | Aftershock | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada |
| September 13 | Fan Appreciation Day | Dillon's Nightclub | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| November 13 | War Without Honour | Windsor Armouries | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2012

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes |
| August 24 | Rising | Windsor Croatian Centre | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | | Co-produced with Can-Am Rising Wrestling |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2013

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| February 2 | Rising | The Caboto Club | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Can-Am Rising Wrestling |
| July 19 | Rising | The Caboto Club | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Can-Am Rising Wrestling |
| October 19 | 20th Anniversary Show | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2014

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| May 9 | East Meets West | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| October 18 | Excellence | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2015

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| February 20 | Campus Combat | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| October 17 | Excellence | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| November 20 | Pre-Wedding Warfare | Club Alouette | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2016

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| May 28 | Spring Loaded | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada | |
| June 20 | Fantastic Father's Day | Unifor Local 195 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| August 20 | Heatwave | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada | |
| November 5 | Excellence | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| November 18 | Ontario Super Series | Don Kolov Arena | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Destiny Pro Wrestling and Battle Arts Professional Wrestling |
| December 18 | Twas The Fight Before Christmas | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2017

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| January 11 | New Years Revolution | University of Windsor | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| March 25 | March Breakdown | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| October 14 | Excellence | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| December 3 | Motown Showdown | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2018

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| March 3 | One Night Only: March Breakdown | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Impact Wrestling |
| March 4 | Last Chancery | Don Kolov Arena | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Impact Wrestling and Destiny Pro Wrestling |
| October 6 | One Night Only: 25th Anniversary | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Co-produced with Impact Wrestling |
| October 7 | Motown Showdown | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Impact Wrestling |
| December 8 | Twas The Fight Before Christmas 2 | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2019

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Notes |
| August 25 | Heatwave | Royal Canadian Legion 261 | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada | |
| December 8 | Motown Showdown | Diamondback Saloon | Belleville, Michigan | Co-produced with Impact Wrestling |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2022

| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes |
| July 10 | Essex Fun Fest | Essex Centre Sports Complex | Essex, Ontario, Canada | | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2023

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| June 17 | Family Fathers Extravaganza | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| July 9 | Essex Fun Fest | Essex Centre Sports Complex | Essex, Ontario, Canada |
| October 7 | 30th Anniversary | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

### 2024

| Date | Event | Venue | City |
| June 15 | Fantastic Fathers | St. Clair College | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| July 7 | Essex Fun Fest | Essex Centre Sports Complex | Essex, Ontario, Canada |
| July 27 | Downtown Showdown | Lefty's on the O | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| September 15 | 60th Annual Cottam Fall Fair & Horse Festival | Ridgeview Park | Cottam, Ontario, Canada |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||

## Champions

Current Champions:
| Championship: | Current champion(s): | Held since: |
| BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship | Jake Something | October 7, 2023 |
| BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship | Aiden Prince & El Reverso | September 15, 2024 |
Retired Championships:
| Championship: | Last Champion: | Date won: |
| BCW Can-Am Television Championship | Nate Mattson | July 15, 2006 |

## Roster

* Aiden Prince
* Aurora Teves
* Brent Banks
* Bhupinder Gujjar
* Bryce Hansen
* Cody Deaner
* Darren McCarty
* El Reverso
* Gisele Shaw
* Jake Something
* Joe Coleman
* John E. Bravo
* Kurt Hendrick
* Matrox
* 'Psycho' Mike Rollins
* 'Amazing' N8 Mattson
* Nate Bock
* Rohan Raja
* Rohit Raju
* Sam Beale
* Scott D'Amore
* Sheldon Jean
* Taylor Rising
* Tyler Tirva

## BCW Hall of Fame

The BCW Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by Border City Wrestling. It was established in 2009 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the Ontario-based promotion. The induction ceremony for the Class of 2009, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place at BCW's "War Without Honour" held at the Windsor Armories on November 13, 2009. Doug Chevalier and Chuck Fader, the original co-founders of BCW along with Scott D'Amore in 1992, led the class, along with other former BCW "originals".
| # | Year | Ring name (Real name) | Inducted for | Notes |
| 1 | 2009 | The Canadian Destroyer (Doug Chevalier) | Wrestling | Posthumous inductee; won the BCW Can-Am Championship (1 time) and founder of the BCW Can-Am Wrestling School |
| 2 | 2009 | Chuck Fader | Promoting | Co-founder of Border City Wrestling |
| 3 | 2009 | Otis Apollo | Wrestling | Won the BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (5 times) |
| 4 | 2009 | Bobby Clancy | Wrestling | Won the BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (5 times) |
| 5 | 2009 | Mickey Doyle | Wrestling | Won the BCW Can-Am Championship (2 times) |
| 6 | 2009 | Denny Kass (Dennis Kasprowicz) | Wrestling | Won the BCW Can-Am Championship (1 time) and BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 7 | 2009 | Larry Destiny (Larry Brun) | Wrestling | Won the BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 8 | 2009 | Scott D'Amore | Wrestling | Won the BCW Can-Am Championship (5 times) and BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 9 | 2023 | Jeffrey Scott | Promoting | Referee, announcer, emcee, and promoter for BCW since 1993 |
* $^a$ – Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
* $^b$ – This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in the promotion.