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East Coast Wrestling Association
AcronymECWA
Founded1967[citation needed]
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersNewark, Delaware
Founder(s)Jim Kettner
Owner(s)Mike Tartaglia[1]
Joe Zanolle[1]
WebsiteECWAprowrestling.com

East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by promoter Jim Kettner in 1967.[citation needed] It is home to the annual Super 8 Tournament, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the country. In 2010, Kettner announced his retirement and turned the promotion over to Mike Tartaglia and Joe Zanolle.[1]

Current champions

Titles Current champion(s)
ECWA Heavyweight Championship "Greek God" Papadon
ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship Kekoa the Flyin Hawaiian
ECWA Tag Team Championship "Midnight Sensations" Chris Rockwell & Sam Shields
Tournament
ECWA 2011 Super 8 Winner Tommaso Ciampa
ECWA 2011 K-CUP Winners "Midnight Sensations" Chris Rockwell & Sam Shields

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.

1982

  • Red Devil
  • Jim Kettner
  • Super Smenkowski
  • Tiny Tom
  • Captain Tom
  • George Koukedis
  • Mike Schroeder

1983

  • Big Bill Page
  • The Maniac
  • Mr. Funk

1984

  • Mad Dog Celli
  • Barry Page

1985

  • The Baron
  • Dirty Dirk Dunlap
  • Ruffhouse Rivera
  • The Bulldog
  • Sweet Chocolate Thunder
  • Jim Russum

1986

  • The Wild Sheik

1987

  • Mike Clark

1988

  • Lord Vito Leone

1992

  • Viper
  • The Commando
  • Commanding Officer
  • Dazzling Donny Love
  • Billy K

1994

  • Dr. Destruction
  • Nigel Fair Service
  • Thunder
  • Boogie Woogie Brown

1995

1996

2000

  • Jeff Peterson

2001

2002

2004

2005

2006

  • Billy Bax
  • Rob Eckos
  • Mozart Fontaine
  • Pete Theophall
  • Joe Zanolle

2007

  • Low Ki
  • Sebastian Night
  • Iron Man
  • Gary McLaughlin

2009

  • JJ the Crew Guy
  • Mega

2011

  • Michael Tartaglia
  • D.J. Hyde

References

  1. ^ a b c "Press release" (PDF). East Coast Wrestling Association. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.