| Leo Burke | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Léonce Cormier |
| Born | June 29, 1948[1] Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada[1] |
| Died | July 24, 2024 (aged 76) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Family | Cormier |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Leo Burke Tommy Martin |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg)[2] |
| Trained by | Yvon Cormier Rudy Kay[1] |
| Debut | 1966[1] |
| Retired | 1992[1] |
Léonce Cormier (June 29, 1948 – July 24, 2024) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born in Dorchester, New Brunswick. He competed across Canada, in several American promotions, and wrestled internationally for Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council (WWC) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in New Zealand. In Canada, where he spent the majority of his career, he used the ring name Leo Burke. In the United States, he competed as Tommy Martin.
Over the course of his career, Cormier held 46 wrestling championships. Several of his title victories came as part of a tag team with his brothers, three of whom were also professional wrestlers. He had long-term storyline feuds with such wrestlers as Cuban Assassin and Bret Hart, both of whom he later reconciled with and joined forces with to hold tag team championships.
After his retirement in 1992, Cormier trained many wrestlers for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He also wrestled occasional matches. He was honoured by the Cauliflower Alley Club, a fraternal organization of professional wrestlers, and inducted into the Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame.