East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) is an American
professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
, founded by promoter Jim Kettner.
It is home to the annual
Super 8 Tournament
The Super 8 Tournament is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the East Coast Wrestling Association. The tournament is contested by eight wrestlers in a one-night single-elimination format.
History
The ECWA Super 8 Tournament was f ...
, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the country,
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.
In December 2019, Tartaglia sold the promotion to Zanolle.
Championships
Personnel
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.
;Inductees
See also
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List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States
This is a list of independent wrestling promotions in the United States, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct " indy promotions" from the 1990s and 2000s. This list does not include the regional territories or promotions a ...
Notes
References
External links
Official ECWA website
{{Professional wrestling in the United States
Sports in Delaware
Independent professional wrestling promotions based on the East Coast of the United States