Joel Goodhart

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Joel Goodhart
BornAugust 28, 1953
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]

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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

References

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  1. "Joel Goodhart - Facts @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Dave Meltzer (15 September 1997). "ECW Founder Tod Gordon leaves the company". Wrestling Observer Newsletter .
  4. "Interviews". Ecwbyshaggs.tripod.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. Williams, Scott (2006). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN   978-1-59670-021-5.
  6. 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.
  7. Johnson, Mike (June 16, 2025). "TWA REUNION SHOW RELEASED ON DVD & STREAMING". PWInsider.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  8. Thomas, Jeremy (April 30, 2025). "Memoir From Wrestling Promoter Joel Goodhart Released". 411Mania.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  9. 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.