Norm Kimber's Greatest Call (Toronto 1977)

We occasionally feature calls or introductions by some of our favorite ring announcers. 

 

Toronto's Norm Kimber made a memorable, dramatic call of Harley Race's NWA title victory over Terry Funk at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1977:    

 

 

 

The commentators for the match were former NWA Champion Whipper Billy Watson and former NWA President Sam Muchnick. The match took place February 6, 1977.

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Saturday TV Wrestling in Toronto

The Maple Leaf Wrestling website has a terrific look at what the TV schedule looked like for a Saturday afternoon in Toronto in 1981.

Fans there sure were lucky to see a wide variety of wrestling including the local Maple Leaf Wrestling show, plus Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, AWA, WWF, and more!

During these years, promoter Frank Tunney was booking a lot of talent for the Toronto shows from Jim Crockett Promotions based out of Charlotte, NC. Toronto fans got to see the "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" show which aired on channel 4 WIVB out of Buffalo, NY, just across Lake Ontario. Many of the Crockett stars also appeared on "Maple Leaf Wrestling" as well. 

Take a look at the post on Andrew Calvert's excellent Maple Leaf Wrestling. Andrew gives some great detail with what it was like to be "pinned to the couch" on a Saturday afternoon in Toronto.