East Coast Wrestling Association

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East Coast Wrestling Association
AcronymECWA
Founded1967
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Newark, Delaware
Founder Jim Kettner
OwnerJoe Zanolle
Website ECWAprowrestling.com

East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1967 by promoter Jim Kettner. [1] It is home to the annual Super 8 Tournament, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the country, [1] as well as the annual ECWA Women's Super 8 Tournament. In 2010, Kettner announced his retirement and turned the promotion over to Mike Tartaglia and Joe Zanolle. Mike Tartaglia officially put the company on hiatus on June 5, 2019. [1] In December 2019, Tartaglia sold the promotion to Zanolle. [2]

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Championships

Current Champions

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationEventPrevious champion(s)
ECWA Heavyweight Championship LA Vin1March 22, 2025241+ Morganville, NJ 29th Annual Super 8 Tournament Darius Carter
ECWA Tag Team Championship Joey Ace & Cheyenne Ortiz (Abs Armstrong & Travis Lee)1November 8th, 202510+ Morganville, New Jersey ECWA Night Of Unusual Matches 2025The Backyarders (Abs Armstrong & Raw Dog Travis Lee)
ECWA Legacy Championship Se Morrigan1November 8th, 202510+ Morganville, NJ ECWA Night Of Unusual Matches November 8th, 2025Leo Sparrow
ECWA Territory Championship Se Morrigan1April 27, 2025205+ Morganville, New Jersey ECWA PretzlemaniaAbs Armstrong

ECWA Super 8

Type Of Super 8Current Super 8 Winner(s)Date WonLocationEventPrevious Super 8 Winner(s)
ECWA Super 8 Tournament Leo SparrowMarch 22, 2025 Morganville, New Jersey ECWA 29th Annual Super 8 Tournament 2025Darius Carter
ECWA Tag Team Super 8 Tournament The Mane Event (Midas Black & Jay Lyon)September 17, 2022 Morganville, New Jersey ECWA Tag Team Super 8 Tournament 2022N/A
ECWA Women's Super 8 Tournament Erica LeighAugust 8, 2022 Paulsboro, New Jersey 7th Annual Women's Super 8 Tournament 2022Megan Bayne

Yearly Special Holiday Matches

MatchCurrent WinnerTimes WonDate wonLocationEventAwardPrevious Winner
Turkey BowlJay D Luscious1November 28, 2024 (Thanksgiving) Morganville, NJ 2024 13th Annual Turkey Bowl (Thanksgiving Special)Turkey Bowl ChampionshipTravis Lee (6)
8 Circles of HellThe Backyarders (Abs Armstrong, Travis Lee, & Clutch Rockwell) & King Reggie (2)1October 31, 2024 (Halloween) Morganville, New Jersey 2024 Annual 8 Circles of HellN/AThe Backyarders (Abs Armstrong, Travis Lee, & Clutch Rockwell) & King Reggie
Love TriangleAbs Armastrong1February 14, 2024 (Valentines Day)Travis Lee's Backyard2024 Love Triangle MatchA full pair of Cupid Wings and a diaper to wearN/A

Retired championships

ChampionshipLast champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
DefensesLocationEventPrevious champion(s)Notes
ECWA Women's Championship Gabby Ortiz2July 31, 20212730 New Castle, Delaware ECWA Super 8 Chickfight Tournament 2021VacantDuring this reign the title was deactivated making Gabby Ortiz the final champion.

ECWA Hall of Fame

Established in 1982, the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) Hall of Fame honors performers and staff members alike for their contributions to the organization. Though there is no physical location for the Hall of Fame, the organization acknowledges all inductees on its website. [3]

Inductees

See also

Notes

  1. Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
  2. This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in ECWA.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Press release" (PDF). East Coast Wrestling Association. 2010-08-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. "PWInsiderXTRA.com".
  3. "Hall of Fame". East Coast Wrestling Association. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Meltzer, Dave (November 4, 2001). "First Sunday update; Helen Hart thoughts; WWF news, ECWA Hall of Fame and show news, Great reference book on wrestling comes out". Wrestling Observer . Archived from the original on December 26, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2023.