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WWE's greatest moments in Canada photos
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4 y% I- ^4 [5 V3 l8 ?The first-ever Royal Rumble Match took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.* B% |$ Q+ u/ a/ R0 D! o4 e9 d0 z6 L
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The legendary battle between Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI took place in Toronto's SkyDome.
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5 t3 L2 V7 E* D8 U9 F( r, n7 OAt In Your House: Canadian Stampede in 1997, Bret Hart led The Hart Foundation against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom.
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# h* A0 K/ q2 g. Z: C1 y- `% b! z1 xThe battle emanated from the Hart Family hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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The most infamous WWE moment that took place in Canada is The Montreal Incident.4 X3 X9 {. B/ i% u' G- ]% h; f
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At Survivor Series 1997, Mr. McMahon called for the bell before the match was over in an effort to strip Bret Hart of the WWE Title.
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At Fully Loaded 1998, Owen Hart battled Ken Shamrock in a special Hart Dungeon Match.
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The contest took place in the famed Dungeon of the Hart Family home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.5 _5 |% o1 N8 S7 y. w J
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2 f0 N R3 H- |5 }At WrestleMania X8, generations collided when The Rock faced "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan in Toronto's SkyDome.
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History was made in Canada when The Hulkster and The Great One exchanged blows.
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: _* E+ T1 u' o; _2 M. d4 NAt SummerSlam 2004 inside Toronto's Air Canada Centre, Randy Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history.3 ]: C7 u! G. l( t* b R6 u
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From her hometown of Toronto, Trish Stratus competed in her final match as an active competitor against Lita at Unforgiven 2006.
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3 h1 N9 J' O* H) X Q, o) HTrish ended her active career as one of the most dominant Women's Champions of all time.
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) F1 C6 S1 R2 o; ]( IIn 2009, Montreal-native Maryse defeated Michelle McCool for the Divas Championship in Toronto.
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/ @( v D# M- R. tIn front of the passionate WWE Universe in Toronto, Bret "Hit Man" Hart defeated The Miz to win the U.S. Title on Raw in 2010.
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9 Q: J! |' e: q" ^9 iThe WWE Hall of Famer celebrated his shocking victory with The Hart Dynasty.
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Following Edge's unexpected retirement, fellow Canadian Trish Stratus hosted "Edge Appreciation Night" in Toronto following SmackDown on Sept. 16, 2011. h' O( L6 i9 `: j
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The WWE Universe, Superstars and Divas all showed their respect for The Rated-R Superstar. |
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