Canadian tour facing roster crisis?

ALBANY, NY – Just over a week before the first show of Just Wrestling’s Canadian Dream tour, worrying rumours are circulating about the independent promotion’s inability to attach star names to the series of five dates. Although no roster has yet been published, it is thought that some of Just’s most over workers have backed out of the tour, while with Tim Shipley’s continuing estrangement from operations the promotion is struggling harder than ever to agree contracts with marquee names.

Although current champion The Back Alley Brawler, Just Wrestling’s most successful and arguably most popular wrestler of recent times, is likely to continue with the promotion, his availability for dates across the border is in question due to his ongoing incarceration by the State of Georgia. Sean Edmunds, who lost the belt to the Brawler in Albany ten days ago, should also return, but the two champions before him – Jade Argent and “Normal” John Johnson – are with Global Championship Wrestling. Though an informal agreement between GCW and Just was supposed to allow Argent and Johnson to continue touring as a thank-you gesture by the global promotion, GCW will be touring Australia, making it impossible for either of the former JWCs to make the Canadian dates.

Jody Monroe would not comment on the story, but asked us to make it clear that she is still accepting resumés from any and all unattached wrestlers available for dates in Canada between 28 May and 13 June, up until the time she announces the touring roster this weekend. If Monroe’s struggles to attach marquee names to the tour continue, revenues could drop dramatically, perhaps even throwing into question Just Wrestling’s viability going forward.