Maple Leaf Pro hit Las Vegas last night for MULTIVERSE and delivered the kind of show that made its identity a little clearer. This was not built like a promotion running one central blood feud or one defining house style. It was built like a Scott D’Amore card during WrestleMania week: inter-promotional talent, different styles up and down the lineup, a few matches with clear ceiling, and a real need for the bell-to-bell to carry the night. In the end, that formula worked more often than not. MULTIVERSE felt more like a supercard than a deeply story-driven promotion event, but the wrestling was strong enough in the right places to make that a positive instead of a weakness. Hechicero and Jonathan Gresham gave the show its best pure wrestling match, Gisele Shaw kept her title in a match that added more texture than expected to the women’s division, and the lucha-loaded main event sent the crowd out on a high.
Here are the full results
- Subculture def. Vaughn Vertigo & Guy Cool
- Steven Borden def. Kiran Grey
- The Demand def. Rich Swann, Michael Oku & Sidney Akeem
- Hechicero (c) def. Jonathan Gresham (CMLL World Championship)
- Paul Walter Hauser def. QT Marshall (Sin City Street Fight)
- Gisele Shaw (c) def. Persephone, Shotzi Blackheart & Killer Kelly (MLP Women’s Canadian Championship)
- Místico, Máscara Dorada & Amazing Red def. The Rascalz
Subculture opening with a win over Vaughn Vertigo and Guy Cool gave the show a clean, energetic start without trying to peak too early. It was the right kind of opener for this card because MULTIVERSE had bigger attractions later and needed the first match to establish rhythm more than anything else. From there, Steven Borden beating Kiran Grey kept the show moving while also leaning into curiosity around Borden’s development. The match was more about where Borden is in his growth than any major story twist, but that fit the night. This was a card full of known names, and putting a newer act like Borden in that environment gave the match some purpose beyond just filling time.
The first match that really pushed the pace higher was The Demand beating Rich Swann, Michael Oku, and Sidney Akeem. On paper, it was one of those trios matches that could either blend into the rest of WrestleMania week or become one of the more fun watches on the card. It landed on the better side of that line. Ricochet gave the team instant star presence, Gates of Agony added the power element, and the babyface side had enough movement and athleticism to keep the match from ever dragging. That has been one of the bigger themes around Maple Leaf Pro so far. The company clearly likes cards built around alliances, outside names, and combination matches, and when the pace is right, that approach can make the show feel loaded instead of overstuffed. Here, it worked.
The best match on the show, and the one that gave MULTIVERSE its strongest wrestling credibility, was Hechicero retaining the CMLL World Championship against Jonathan Gresham. This was the match that most felt like it had something to prove going in, and it delivered. The style contrast, the technical work, the control, and the escalation gave the show a level of substance it needed in the middle of a card that also featured a celebrity street fight and a fast-paced lucha trios main event. Hechicero came out of it looking every bit like a featured attraction, while Gresham gave the kind of performance that reminded people why this match was so appealing in the first place. A lot of the strongest fan and media reaction centered on this bout, and for good reason. It looked like the match most serious wrestling fans are going to remember first when they think back on this show.
That match mattered beyond just being excellent. It also gave Maple Leaf Pro something more valuable than a single standout result. It gave the promotion a signature piece of in-ring credibility on a weekend where a lot of shows are fighting just to avoid being forgotten. That has been part of the broader Maple Leaf Pro pitch ever since the promotion started leaning harder into outside partnerships and bigger-name collaborations. The upside of that model is range. The risk is that the promotion can sometimes feel more like a host than the main character. Hechicero vs. Gresham helped cut through that because it felt important on its own, not just because different companies were represented in it.
Paul Walter Hauser beating QT Marshall in the Sin City Street Fight was probably the most polarizing match on the card, but it served its role. This was not the match designed to win over people looking for pure wrestling. It was designed to bring plunder, celebrity value, spectacle, and a little bit of WrestleMania week chaos to the show. In that sense, it did what it needed to do. The match gave MULTIVERSE a different flavor, broke up the pacing, and made sure the card did not become too similar from bout to bout. Whether someone loved it or hated it likely depended on what they wanted from the show, but it absolutely fit the bigger event-week atmosphere.
The women’s title match ended up being one of the more notable developments on the night because Gisele Shaw retained in a four-way over Persephone, Shotzi Blackheart, and Killer Kelly. Going in, there was some skepticism about how this match would come together, but the post-show reaction was stronger than that concern suggested it might be. That is a good outcome for Shaw and for the division around her. Shaw retaining was the obvious call, but the match also appears to have helped strengthen the scene around the belt instead of just preserving the champion. That matters for a company still building out how its championships are supposed to feel. The more challengers who come out of title matches feeling like they belong there, the more stable the division starts to look.
The main event pairing of Místico, Máscara Dorada, and Amazing Red against The Rascalz was exactly what the show needed in the final stretch. It was fast, crowd-pleasing, flashy, and built to leave people buzzing. Místico getting the submission on Myron Reed was the cleanest possible finish for that kind of match because it gave the crowd the satisfying payoff they were clearly there for while also keeping the spotlight on one of the biggest names in the bout. This was not the deepest story match on the card, but it was one of the most effective from a live-event standpoint. It felt like a true WrestleMania week closer: movement everywhere, recognizable names, and enough speed and chaos to send the room home up.
The bigger takeaway from MULTIVERSE is that Maple Leaf Pro still feels like a promotion defining itself through curation as much as through storylines. That can be a strength when the card is varied and the wrestling lands, and last night it mostly did. The show had range. It had technical wrestling, spectacle, a women’s title match that seems to have overdelivered, and a main event built for live buzz. The criticism is that the event still felt more partnership-driven than promotion-driven, with the biggest hooks often tied to outside talent, crossover value, or stylistic novelty rather than deeply rooted MLP stories. But for this specific night, that formula worked. The card felt assembled with purpose, the best matches delivered, and the promotion left Las Vegas with a show that looked like a success instead of just another crowded weekend entry.
Final thoughts
MULTIVERSE was a strong WrestleMania week outing for Maple Leaf Pro. It was not a show built on one massive emotional arc, but it did not need to be. It needed standout wrestling, smart variety, and enough identity to make people remember it, and it got there. Hechicero vs. Gresham gave the show its best match, Gisele Shaw stayed protected in a useful title defense, and the Místico-led trios main event gave the night the kind of finish it needed. The result was a card that may not have fully answered every question about what Maple Leaf Pro is going to become, but it absolutely showed what the promotion can be when the match quality hits.
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