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The glory days of Stampede Wrestling saw future stars of the sport make regular pilgrimages to the Gas City with a fan base which welcomed the bruisers with huge crowds for decades.
Honky Tonk Wayne, Bad News Allen, Owen Hart and the British Bulldogs would all go on to be international stars in the WWE.
But not before making a stop in the Hat to thrill fans.
While the creation of wrestling royalty Stu Hart has since passed, the memory of Stampede Wrestling still lives at the home of the Soper family in the form of autographed framed photos of mainstays like the Cuban Assassin and Gamma Singh hanging on the wall, to name just a few of the many pieces of memorabilia.