The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians

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Bret Hart Rowdy Roddy Piper Chris Benoit … did you know they were Canadians? The dark secret of professional wrestling? Canada. By population no other country on Earth has sent as many top performers to the upper echelon of the squared circle. But to this day the Canadian origins of these superstars have been hidden or played down by promoters. Now everythings about to change. Here for the first time in print respected wrestling author Greg Oliver blows the lid off the secrets: Rowdy Roddy Piper was never from Scotland hes from Saskatche-wan; Mad Dog Vachon billed from Algeria was from Quebec; Abdullah the Butcher learned to use a fork in Windsor Ontario; Val Venis isnt a porn star from Las Vegas but a wannabe helicopter pilot from southern Ontario. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame details all of the top stars to come out of Canada. From the golden era of wrestlings itinerant early days to Pay-Per-View billionaires and Wrestlemania x8 top names like Chris Jericho Whipper Watson Chris Benoit Gene Kiniski Rick Martel Killer Kowalski Edge and Christian Chris and John Tolos Yvon Robert and Sky Low Low are profiled. Plus a special section features the famous fighting families like the Harts Cormiers and Rougeaus. Full of photos and fascinating stories and facts The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame is a must for any wrestling fan whether they hide their country of origin or not!