The tour takes wrestlers from all over North America and drives them around the Inuit communities which are rarely exposed to wrestling.
The tour derives its name from the fact that many wrestlers who participate in it found it to be a near-death experience due to how harsh and difficult it was to complete.
[1] To complete a death tour is considered a badge of honour and evidence of a wrestlers toughness, similar to having been trained in "the Dungeon".
[5] It is widely regarded as an honor to be offered a spot on the tour, and completing it grants the wrestler a high status for their tenacity.
[7] Wrestler and historian Vance Nevada has stated that he had always wanted to do the tour because it was such an important piece of Canadian wrestling lore; with its alumni reading like a "who's who" of the business greats.