Joel Goodhart

Joel Goodhart
Born	August 28, 1953 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Businessman, booker, professional wrestler

Joel Goodhart (born August 28, 1953) ^[1] is an was an American booker, and wrestling promoter in the Philadelphia areas. He founded Tri-State Wrestling Alliance in Philadelphia in 1989 and eventually became Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1992. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1989 under the banner Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) owned by Joel Goodhart. ^{[4] [5]} In 1992, Goodhart sold his share of the company to his partner, Tod Gordon, who created his own promotion from TWA's remnants, Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW). ^{[4] [6]}

On September 28, 2024, Goodheart announced he would be holding a Tri-State reunion show at the 2300 Arena the following summer. ^[7] Tri-State's "One and Done" was held on May 3, 2025, with the main event featuring Breaker Morant defeating Chris Wylde in a South Philly Street Fight match for the TWA Heavyweight Championship. ^[8]

Personal life

Goodhart released a book co-authored with Scott Teal in April 2025, We Wrestled, We Brawled, We Started It All. ^{[9] [10]}

Championships and accomplishments

• East Coast Wrestling Association
  • ECWA Hall of Fame (class of 2022)

References

General

• Benaka, Lee (1991). "Before Shoot Interviews: Joel Goodhart". ProWrestlingStudies.org. Professional Wrestling Studies Association. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
• Shoot Interview with Joel Goodhart (DVD). United States: RF Video. 2017.

Specific

1. "Joel Goodhart - Facts @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
3. Perry, Tony (May 15, 1999). "Big Dreamers Entering the Ring: Thousands of wrestling wannabes are risking injury and the odds in hopes of making the big time". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
4. Dave Meltzer (15 September 1997). "ECW Founder Tod Gordon leaves the company". Wrestling Observer Newsletter .
5. "Interviews". Ecwbyshaggs.tripod.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
6. Williams, Scott (2006). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN   978-1-59670-021-5.
7. Johnson, Mike (September 8, 2024). "JOEL GOODHART RESURRECTING TRI-STATE WRESTLING ALLIANCE FOR ONE EVENT IN MAY 2025 AT 2300 ARENA". PWInsider.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
8. Johnson, Mike (June 16, 2025). "TWA REUNION SHOW RELEASED ON DVD & STREAMING". PWInsider.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
9. Thomas, Jeremy (April 30, 2025). "Memoir From Wrestling Promoter Joel Goodhart Released". 411Mania.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
10. Goodhart, Joel; Teal, Scott (2025). We Wrestled, We Brawled, We Started It All. Gallatin, Tennessee: Crowbar Press. ISBN   978-1-940391-49-6 . Retrieved June 24, 2025.