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Time to rumble in Rockland
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Wrestling fans in Prescott-Russell need to mark their calendars. Great North Wrest- ling hosts an Afternoon of Championss at the Jean-Marc Arena in Rockland on Nov. 5 with twoWorldWrestling Entertainment legends stepping into the ring as part of the card of bouts which includes three title matches towrap up the season for the GNW schedule. The Sunday weekend event featuresWWE alumnus Savio Vega challenging GNWCana- dian Heavyweight Champion Hannibal for his title. Hannibal is fresh froma title defence against Gangrel, another former star of the U.S.-basedWWE. Vega, founder and leader of Puerto Rico’s famed Los Boricuas (Barra- cudas) stable of wrestlers, fought in both the WWE and the International Wrestling Asso- ciation’s circuits and has become a cultural icon for his fellow Puerto Ricans and Latin American wrestlers and fans. Also on the card and putting her GNW Women’s Champion title on the line is Lady Yasmine in a three-way TriangleMatch fea- turing her versus Tessa Blanchard versus Ailani Iolana. Lady Yasmine and Iolana have unfinished business between themafter a Sept. 30 title match in Napanee finished with Yasmine retaining her title on a count-out. Tessa Blanchard is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Tully Blanchard and the grand- %287,48( GH j GHUDEDLVVXUGHV LWHPVGHYRV PDUTXHVSUpIpUpHV
Hannibal, Great NorthWrestling Canadian heavyweight champion, defends his title Nov. 6 in Rockland at the Jean-Marc Lalonde Arena. —photo supplied
Lady Yasmine détient son titre féminin de Great North Wrestling (GNW) à la suite de sa victoire au match de championnat d’Ottawa en août de cette année. À côté de lui, John Maloney, commissaire du GNW, avec le Dr Bob, le commentateur de la chaîne Hannibal à sa gauche. —photo fournie
daughter of Joe Blanchard, who played foot- ball in the CFL before going on to become a star of Canada’s StampedeWrestling circuit. Tessa has had bouts with Impact Wrestling and made several appearance in the WWE with its NXT Gen specials and the recent WWE Mae Young Classic tournament. The third title match of the day features a 30-man over-the-top-rope Battle Royale for the crowning of the first GNW World
Television Champion. The battle card in- cludes three-timeWWE Tag TeamChampion Pierre «Québecer» Carl Oullet, two-time Canadian champion Jeremy Prophet, and former Impact Wrestling star Wes Brisco, along with the GNW tag teamFreak Nation. The event goes on tape for later rebroadcast Canada-wide on Channel Z as Les Enrager du Ring and also on GNW’s The Hannibal TV YouTube channel.
Savio Vega, Puerto Ricanwrestling legend, steps into the ring Nov. 5 in Rockland against Great NorthWrestling champaion, Hannibal, in a title bout. —photo supplied
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