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As fans filed into the arena, my four companions totaled the injuries they’d suffered over the last few years: a separated shoulder, multiple concussions, knee problems, broken noses and a dislocated vertebrae. And that’s just the ring crew.
Jorge Morillas, Benoit Chalifoux, Alexandre Canuel and Roxanne Paris, prepared Ted Reeve Arena to host last weekend’s Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor VIII shows.
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Standing in a near-empty Ted Reeve Arena, surrounded by rows of black folding chairs, Ring of Honor owner Cary Silkin’s eyes lit up while describing a “wonderful moment” he experienced during a morning jog in Toronto.
“I looked up and it was Maple Leaf Gardens,” Silkin said. “This was a monument. Toronto has a rich wrestling history and I’m glad ROH can contribute to the legacy of that.”
On Friday, before the first of two Ring of Honor shows at the arena, Silkin recalled greats such as The Sheik and Bruno Sammartino gracing the ring at the Gardens.
“Wrestling and history are two words that, unfortunately, don’t go together,” Silkin said. “But [Toronto] is a smart and knowledgeable crowd.”
