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WWE's greatest moments in Canada photos
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3 I; n9 a9 S1 SThe first-ever Royal Rumble Match took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.! e2 i7 ]% G4 |7 W9 J( V) r: x+ m
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, U g! s( K3 Z! QThe legendary battle between Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI took place in Toronto's SkyDome.
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/ I* L8 Q9 N. u9 _! H, l4 B k# 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.$ ~9 I2 ?, }1 C7 r& I% {9 L% K# q
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The battle emanated from the Hart Family hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.+ U& v( }, M: T& L1 Q
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The most infamous WWE moment that took place in Canada is The Montreal Incident.
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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.3 ~2 z0 Z; u1 z% r! o
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& `7 n6 |, U+ @7 V) l0 g6 VThe contest took place in the famed Dungeon of the Hart Family home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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& V H# p4 s4 l( P: t, c+ kAt WrestleMania X8, generations collided when The Rock faced "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan in Toronto's SkyDome.. t& ^! H9 x' P
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History was made in Canada when The Hulkster and The Great One exchanged blows.; h$ x; B3 H1 d: R1 R) N0 o# C
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6 \9 E/ }1 r0 K2 A+ r% f9 [At SummerSlam 2004 inside Toronto's Air Canada Centre, Randy Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history.
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: e" o2 T a2 B# p& q3 [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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9 ~5 X* i& g$ }3 U7 W; c* ?Trish ended her active career as one of the most dominant Women's Champions of all time.
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' K& A; h* Z" d4 A4 N3 r8 eIn 2009, Montreal-native Maryse defeated Michelle McCool for the Divas Championship in Toronto.. `+ F5 ^! S( e$ C1 q0 ~
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! ^- ]6 E* W r" HIn 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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The WWE Hall of Famer celebrated his shocking victory with The Hart Dynasty." I a7 Z0 g: f: @! j" H
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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.
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The WWE Universe, Superstars and Divas all showed their respect for The Rated-R Superstar. |
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