East Coast Wrestling Association
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Acronym | ECWA |
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Founded | 1967 |
Style | Professional wrestling |
Headquarters | Newark, Delaware |
Founder(s) | Jim Kettner |
Owner(s) | 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,[1] as well as the annual Super 8 ChickFight 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]
Championships
[edit]Current champions
[edit]Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Defenses | Location | Event | Previous champion(s) | Notes |
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ECWA Heavyweight Championship | Travis Lee | 1 | November 5, 2022 | 645+ | 0 | Morganville, NJ | 55th Anniversary Show | Vacated | |
ECWA Tag Team Championship | The Marvelous Ones (Greg Spitz and Teddy Fine) |
1 | September 19, 2020 | 1,422+ | 4 | Morganville, New Jersey | 24th Annual Super 8 Tournament | Jay D. Luscious and Mr Ooh LaLa | |
ECWA Legacy Championship | LA Vin | 1 | November 5, 2022 | 645+ | 0 | Morganville, NJ | N/A | Vacated | |
ECWA Territory Championship | Abs Armstrong | 1 | N/A, N/A, N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Matt Vertigo |
Retired championships
[edit]Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Defenses | Location | Event | Previous champion(s) | Notes |
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ECWA Women's Championship | Gabby Ortiz | 2 | July 31, 2021 | 273 | 0 | New Castle, Delaware | ECWA Super 8 Chickfight Tournament 2021 | Vacant | During this reign the title was deactivated making Gabby Ortiz the final champion. |
ECWA Hall of Fame
[edit]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
ECWA Hall of Fame Inductees
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Press release" (PDF). East Coast Wrestling Association. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "PWInsiderXTRA.com".
- ^ "Hall of Fame". East Coast Wrestling Association. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.