Grand Prix Wrestling (GPW) was a professional wrestling promotion run and owned by Emile Duprée. It toured parts of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. It has no connection with Paul Vachon's Grand Prix Wrestling promotion of Montreal in the 1970s.

History Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling Originally known as Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (AGPW), the regional circuit has been around since the early 1960s. During the 60s and the 70s AGPW was so popular it became a hit in the Maritimes. AGPW cards were held in Moncton, New Brunswick on Monday nights, Montague, Prince Edward Island on Tuesday nights, Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursdays, Berwick, Nova Scotia on Saturday evenings and along other small towns in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Every summer, there were two big championships up for grabs: The United States Heavyweight Championship and the North American Tag Team Championship. Others included the European Heavyweight Championship and the Maritime Heavyweight Championship. The European Heavyweight Championship was held more by Killer Karl Krupp than any other wrestler and The Maritime Heavyweight Title was held most often by Stephen Petitpas. During the late 1980s, the United States Heavyweight Championship was changed to the International Heavyweight Championship.

Rising Sun In The Maritimes Tour Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling returned to the Maritimes in 2013 for a summer tour. The roster featured former WWE wrestler Rene Dupree, All Japan Pro Wrestling star Seiya Sanada, She Nay Nay, Bellatrix star Erin Angel, midget wrestlers Lil' Fabio and Lil' Poppa Pump, The Masked Thunderbolt, Kwan Chang, Jeremy Prophet, Bobby Sharp, Spiderman and Japanese star, Daiki Inaba. The tour kicked off in Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island with a show featuring a special guest appearance by Japanese legend The Great Muta.

The tour continued with Prince Edward Island shows in Souris and O'Leary. Nova Scotia shows included: Springhill, Bridgewater, two in Berwick, Tatamagouche, Truro, Cheticamp, North Sydney, Baddeck and Antigonish. The New Brunswick portion of the tour included shows in: Cocagne (three times), Neguac, Lameque, Chipman, Fredericton Junction, Blacks Harbour, Baie St. Anne, Minto, Petit-Rocher, Doaktown and Sunny Corner. The tour was very successful and it brought a lot of escalation toward what is now known as the 2014 New Era Tour that featured Rene Dupree, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Butcher Vachon, Bobby Sharp, Jeremy Prophet, the return of the Cuban Assassin and many more. Towns featured on the tour included Neguac, Black's Harbour and Minto (New Brunswick), O'Leary, Borden-Carleton and Souris (Prince Edward Island), and Sydney, Baddeck, Berwick, Truro and Springhill (Nova Scotia).

Eastern Canada Tour In May 2015, AGPW held a tour across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Alumni Male wrestlers Birth name:Ring name(s):Tenure:NotesThe Cuban Assassin / The Cuban Commando1979–198019821984–1985198919921999–2000The Cuban Assassin / Cuban Assassin #219992005–20062008Mentallo2001Bill Cody1982–1983Bobby Bass19801982Dino Ventura1987-1988Frenchie Lamont2005–2006Vinnie Valentino1988Bob Brown198319881990 Rick Valentine1982–1983Tokyo Chono1988Bad News Brown1997Sexton Hardcastle1997Leo Burke1979–19801982–19831988–19921998–1999Rudy Kay1982–1983Bobby Kay1982–19831990The Beast19821988–19901999–2000Danny Young1984Covey Christ, Maritime Messiah 2017Hercules Ayala Cortez1982Scott D'Amore / Masked Super Warrior #21997–1998Rick the Bruiser1998Gerry Morrow1989Phil Atlas2008Wayne Gillis1988–1989Farmer Brooks1988Rudy Diamond1988Frenchy Martin1983Wildman Austin19971998–20002005–2006Hubert Gallant19801982–1983Damian Gibbs2015Lenny Montana1983–1984Emile Dupre1979–19801988Jeff Duprée2005–20062008René Duprée / René Rougeau1998–20012006200820152017Tony Russo1983–1984Archie Gouldie1984T Gregory Windham1987-1989Giant Pharaoh2015Big John the Quebec Lumberjack1982Sonny Two Rivers1997–1998Joe E. Legend1998–1999Steve Casey1989Mike Hughes19992004Scott Savage2005The Spoiler1983Duke MacIsaac2005Bull Johnson1983Buddy Lane1984–19851988–1990Yusuke Kodama2015Flesh Gordon2001Jody Kristofferson2015Glen Kulka1997The Great Malumba1982–19831988Mike Lozanski1990Lincoln Steen20052006-2017The Acadian Giant / Kurrgan1991–19921999–2000Hans Schultz2000–2001Vance Nevada2001Hans Herman1985Karl Von Krupp19791982Hannibal2017Ron Starr19891991Eddie Watts1988–19891991–199220002005Ole Olsen1991Paul Peller1979–19801982–19831988–19901992Chi Chi Cruz19901999–2000Steve Petitpas1979–1980Jos LeDuc1984Lanny Poffo1983Buddy Austin2008Timothy Flowers1990Christian Cage1997Jay Youngblood1983Bobby Roode2000Vic Rossitani / Vic Rossi1983Marko Estrada20052015André the GiantSeiya Sanada2015Spiderman2015Ruffy Silverstein2001Rip Rogers198819901997Bobby Sharp2015Man Mountain Mike1985Goldie Rogers1979–19801991–1992Sweet Daddy Siki1983–1984Chuck Simms1999Bobby Blaze1991–1992The Mighty Hercules1998–1999The Super Destroyer1985Rick Patterson19851992Butcher Vachon1988–199019921998–199920062008Sailor White19881991Chad Dick2006The Alaskan19791982–1983Alex North / The French Mystic / The French Mystique2008The Brute19791981Carlos Valderama2017Cliff McDonald2000Greg Evans1997Jesse Bieber2015Iron Mike Lyons2006Jonathan Holliday1988Jon Michaels1997Julien Young2005Markus Burke2015Mike McFly / Mad Dog McFly / Mad Dog Neilson / Stan Neilson2000–2001Pat Brady1989Randy Scott1983The Rebel2006Rico Frederico1991Robert Scarpino2001Rock Evans2001Rodney Blackbeard1997Russian Bigfoot1988Ryan Rogan2017Ryan Storm/Wrestling Spider-Man2005–2006Scott Sandlin1989Sexton Phoenix2006T.G. Stone1983Titus2005–2006Todd Douglas20002005–2006Todd McPhee1991–1992Tommy Osbourne2006The UFO19791988Z-ro2006

Female wrestlers Birth name:Ring name(s):Tenure:NotesShe Nay Nay20062008Krysta Kiniski2006Peggy Lee1983Erin Angel2008Joyce Grable1982–1983Éve2017Kat Von Heez2015Penny Mitchel1982Stacy Thibault2017Tessa Blanchard2015

Midget wrestlers Birth name:Ring name(s):Tenure:NotesLittle Tokyo1983Sky Low Low19801988Cowboy Lang1983Little Louie1999

Stables and tag teams Tag team/Stable(s)MembersTenure(s)The BurkesBobby Kay and Rudy Kay1982The Cuban AssassinsAngelo Castro and Raiul Castro1982The Cuban CommandosThe Cuban Assassin and Gerry Morrow1989The Masked Super WarriorsMasked Super Warrior #1 and Masked Super Warrior #21997The Rock 'n' Roll Rebel ExpressDino Ventura and Kid Dynamite1987

Championships Key ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listedEventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the championship was wonN/AThe specific information is not known —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign(n)Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed.Documentation of the specific date of a title change is not found but documentation of the champion holding the title on that date/in that period. Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation

AGPW International Heavyweight Championship

AGPW United States Heavyweight Championship

AGPW Maritimes Heavyweight Championship

AGPW North American Tag Team Championship

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References

External links Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling Facebook Page Maintained by Jeff Docherty Wrestling-Titles.com: Grand Prix Wrestling SLAM! Wrestling: Grand Prix does down by Greg Oliver SLAM! Wrestling: Grand Prix stares down newcomer Real Action - The pending fight over The Maritimes by Greg Oliver SLAM! Wrestling: Grand Prix a learning environment by Greg Oliver SLAM! Wrestling: Grand Prix restarts June 7 in Maritimes by Greg Oliver SLAM! Wrestling: Pat Casey's Grand Prix Photo Gallery Regional Territories: Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling by Serge Niles Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling at Online World of Wrestling