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Acronym | HLW |
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Founded | 2013 |
Style | American Wrestling |
Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Owner(s) | John Oniston Stacey "Angel" Olszak |
Website | hartlegacywrestling |
Hart Legacy Wrestling (HLW) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion operated by some members of the Hart wrestling family, mainly Teddy and Smith Hart, and their associates.Bret Hart has no involvement in HLW.
The promotion was announced in 2012, founded and had their first show in the Victoria Pavilion in 2013.
In 2013 HLW held a show at the Stampede Pavilion named "Resurrection". The event starred wrestlers such as, Konnan, Chris Masters, Bobby Lashley, Trent Barreta, Samuray del Sol, The Super Smash Brothers, Cody Hall as well as IWGP Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith Jr. (David Hart Smith) and Lance Archer. The event had the final Canadian independent appearance of El Generico before his signing with WWE. It also featured a 12-man battle royale consisting mostly of local talent.
During the event wrestler Pete Wilson suffered a shoulder injury and was rushed to the ER.
In September 2015 an event was held which featured a match for the NWA World Women's Title between Santana Garrett and Shojo Machiko which Garrett won. It also featured two matches with Teddy Hart.
In December 2015 the promotion held a Hopes & Ropes charity event at the Ranchmans Roadhouse in Calgary. The main event was a match between cousins Teddy Hart and David Hart Smith. The event was put on together with the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary, the main event between Smith and Hart was for the Stu Hart Heavyweight Championship Belt. The event's goal was to raise money for anti-bullying and self-confidence programs for children.