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Steve Maclin says he wrestled Adam Copeland with a broken leg
Steve Maclin says he broke his fibula, a bone in his lower leg, in July during a wrestling move at an independent show in Windsor, Ontario.
The injury happened about 10 weeks before his planned match with Adam Copeland at Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s Northern Rising event.
Maclin said he feared the injury would cost him what he called the biggest opportunity of his career.
He wrestled twice for Maple Leaf Pro with the broken leg before facing Copeland.
Maclin said Copeland’s return from a broken neck inspired him to come back from his own injury.
Their match was a street fight that lasted more than half an hour.
Copeland defeated Maclin.
Steve Maclin said he wrestled Adam Copeland in a street fight while recovering from a broken fibula.
The match was the main event of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s inaugural pay-per-view, Northern Rising.
Maclin said he broke his leg on July 24 during a routine move at an independent show in Windsor, Ontario.
He said he had already wrestled twice for Maple Leaf Pro with the broken leg before facing Copeland.
Copeland defeated Maclin in a match that lasted more than half an hour.
- Who
- Steve Maclin and Adam Copeland.
- What
- Maclin wrestled Copeland in a street fight while he had a broken fibula. Copeland won.
- When
- Earlier this month; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Maple Leaf Gardens.
- Why
- Maclin said Copeland’s return from a broken neck inspired him to come back from his broken leg.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Maclin broke his fibula during a move at an independent show in Windsor, Ontario.
Maclin said he had been told of the opportunity to face Copeland 48 hours before breaking his leg.
Maclin said he wrestled twice for Maple Leaf Pro with the broken leg.
Maclin faced Copeland in the Northern Rising main event, and Copeland won.
- Injury
- Broken fibula
- Injury date
- July 24
- Injury location
- Windsor, Ontario
- Event
- Northern Rising
- Venue
- Maple Leaf Gardens
- Match result
- Adam Copeland defeated Steve Maclin
What people are saying
I’ve already wrestled twice on it at Maple Leaf Pro with a broken leg.
If Adam Copeland can come back from a broken neck in 10 years, what is stopping me from coming back from a broken leg in 10 weeks?
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