East Coast Wrestling Association Explained

East Coast Wrestling Association
Acronym:ECWA
Established:1967
Style:Professional wrestling
Location:Newark, Delaware
Founder:Jim Kettner
Owner:Joe 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, 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. In December 2019, Tartaglia sold the promotion to Zanolle.[2]

Championships

Current Champions

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		DefensesLocation EventPrevious champion(s)
ECWA Heavyweight Championshipalign=center Darius Carteralign=center 1align=center September 16, 2023align=center +align=center N/Aalign=center Morganville, NJalign=center N/Aalign=center Joey Ace(4)
ECWA Tag Team Championshipalign=center The Backyarders (Abs Armstrong & Travis Lee)align=center 1align=center November 2, 2024align=center +align=center N/Aalign=center Morganville, New Jerseyalign=center N/Aalign=center The Rock N Roll Revival (Billy Wynn & Robbie Wolfe)
ECWA Legacy Championshipalign=center LA Vinalign=center 1align=center November 5, 2022align=center +align=center N/Aalign=center Morganville, NJalign=center N/Aalign=center Vacated
ECWA Territory Championshipalign=center Abs Armstrongalign=center 2align=center April 27, 2024align=center +align=center N/Aalign=center Morganville, New Jerseyalign=center N/Aalign=center Vacated

ECWA Super 8

Type Of Super 8Current Super 8 Winner(s)Date Won Location EventPrevious Super 8 Winner(s)
ECWA Super 8 Tournamentalign=center Darius Carteralign=center March 23, 2024align=center Morganville, New Jerseyalign=center ECWA 28th Annual Super 8 Tournament 2024align=center Joey Ace
ECWA Tag Team Super 8 Tournamentalign=center The Mane Event (Midas Black & Jay Lyon)align=center September 17, 2022align=center Morganville, New Jerseyalign=center ECWA Tag Team Super 8 Tournament 2022align=center N/A
ECWA Women's Super 8 Tournamentalign=center Erica Leighalign=center August 8, 2022align=center Paulsboro, New Jerseyalign=center 7th Annual Women's Super 8 Tournament 2022align=center Megan Bayne

Yearly Special Holiday Matches

MatchCurrent Winner Times WonDate won Location EventAwardPrevious Winner
Turkey Bowlalign=center Jay D Lusciousalign=center 1align=center November 28, 2024 (Thanksgiving)align=center Morganville, NJalign=center 2024 13th Annual Turkey Bowl (Thanksgiving Special)align=center Turkey Bowl Championshipalign=center Travis Lee (6)
8 Circles of Hellalign=center The Backyarders (Abs Armstrong, Travis Lee, & Clutch Rockwell) & King Reggie (2)align=center 1align=center October 31, 2024 (Halloween)align=center Morganville, New Jerseyalign=center 2024 Annual 8 Circles of Hellalign=center N/Aalign=center The Backyarders (Abs Armstrong, Travis Lee, & Clutch Rockwell) & King Reggie
Love Trianglealign=center Abs Armastrongalign=center 1align=center February 14, 2024 (Valentines Day)align=center Travis Lee's Backyardalign=center 2024 Love Triangle Matchalign=center A full pair of Cupid Wings and a diaper to wearalign=center N/A

Retired championships

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
YearRing name
[4] 		Notes[5]
1982First ECWA Champion
1982Founder of the ECWA
1982
1982
1982Managing
1982Announcing
1982
1983
1983
1983
1984
1984
1985Managing
1985Managing
1985
1985
1985
1985
1986
1987Announcing
1988Managing
1992Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
1992
1992
1992
1992Announcing
1994
1994
1994
1994
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (2 times) and ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
1995
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time), ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time), ECWA Tag Team Championship (2 times), and ECWA Super 8 Tournament (1998)
1995
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (3 times), ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time), and ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
1996
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time), ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (4 times), and ECWA Tag Team Championship (3 times)
1996Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 times) and ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time)
1996
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time)
1996Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (2 times)
1996
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (2 times)
1996Announcing
1996Refereeing
1996ECWA Commissioner
2000Super 8 competitor
2001[6]
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and ECWA Super 8 Tournament (2000, 2004)
2001
Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2001
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time)
2002Managing
2002
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2004Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2004Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2004Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2005
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2005Announcing
2005Refereeing
2006
Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2006
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time) and ECWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
2006
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time)
2006Contributing artist
2006Photographer
2007
Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship (2 times), ECWA Super 8 Tournament (2001)
2007Managing
2007
Wrestler
2007ECWA floor director
2009
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2009Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2011Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time)
2012Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (3 times), ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time)
2013
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time), ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (1 time), and ECWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
682021John FineganECWA Lead official
692022Joel GoodhartEast Coast radio host, promoter and founder of TWA, ECWA manager
702022Coach Jim ShortsManager, and commentator for ECWA
712022Bob ArteseECWA Ring Announcer
722022Steve CorinoFormer ECWA Tag team champion, founder of WORLD-1 Wrestling
732023Jay D LusciousTwo time ECWA Tag Team champion
742023Mad Dog MarleyFormer ECWA Tag Team Champion
752023Brady HicksCommentator, PWI Magazine contributor
762023Chris WyldeFormer ECWA Champion
772023Heavyweight Sean RoyalFormer ECWA tag Team champion

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press release. 2010-08-19. 2010-08-19. East Coast Wrestling Association.
  2. Web site: PWInsiderXTRA.com.
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame . East Coast Wrestling Association . April 16, 2012.
  4. Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
  5. This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in ECWA.
  6. Web site: First Sunday update; Helen Hart thoughts; WWF news, ECWA Hall of Fame and show news, Great reference book on wrestling comes out . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011226002348/http://www.liveaudiowrestling.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=3732 . December 26, 2001 . . Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . November 4, 2001 . March 4, 2023.

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