Word: canadas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Over the years, no rivalry has existed between the two nations. Only during the War of 1812--when U.S. forces bungled an invasion of Canada--and the epic clash of 1993--when Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams bungled several attempts to check the Blue Jays lineup--has any semblance of ardor spiced things...
Strangely, the sedate land of Canada is a hotbed of one of the most aggressive and violent "sports" out there. As Pete Winson, a Boston University student and friend of this reporter, so astutely notes, "[All] the best pro wrestlers come from Canada." This list includes Bret and Owen Hart, Chris Jericho, Jacques Rougeau, Phil LaFon and Chris Benoit...
...joke around with it," says sophomore Trevor Allman, who hails from London, Ontario. "I wouldn't say it's a rivalry. We yell out we're from Canada and stuff, but the Americans don't yell...
...landmark in terms of grassroots, of the way it brought people together," Moore says. "In Canada, there are definitely rivalries between local teams and big cities, but as soon as the national team takes to the ice, that supersedes everything by a country mile...
Winson recognizes hockey's dominance in Canada as well...