Saturday: ECWA Super 8 Tournament in NJ
The 2024 Super 8 Tournament
This Saturday, March 23, the East Coast Wrestling Association will host the 2024 edition of its Super * Tournament at the Jersey Dugout in Marlboro, NJ. The event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online.
This event will air live on YouTube.
Non-tournament matches on the card include:
Crummels and Defarge will defend the ECWA Tag Team Championship against the Rock N Roll Revival duo of Billy Wynn and Robbie Wolfe.
Three of the most popular wrestlers in ECWA (Mr. Ooh Lala, L.A. Vin, and Joey Ace) will face off against three of the most despised wrestlers, the Backyarders (Clutch Rockwell, Raw Dawg Travis Lee, and Abs Armstrong), in a six-man tag team match.
King Reginald, accompanied by Mike Tartaglia, will face Bruiser Bobby Boran with the Territory title on the line, The victor will enter the Super 8 tournament later in the evening.
The tournament will include:
Avery Jax, Steve Pena, Greg Spitz, Curt Robinson, Drew Hood, Darius Carter, Travis Blake, and the winner of King Reginald and Bruiser Bobby Boran.
History
The ECWA Super 8 Tournament is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA). It was first held in 1997 and was won by Ace Darling. The tournament is contested by eight wrestlers in a one-night single-elimination format.
The 2011 tournament was broadcast live as an internet pay-per-view for the first time. This is also the first time the tournament was held outside of Delaware. Christopher Daniels is the only two-time winner.
Here are some notable winners over the years:
1997: Ace Darling
2000 & 2004: Christopher Daniels
2001: Low Ki
2005: Petey Williams
2010: Austin Creed
2011: Tommaso Ciampa
2022: Darius Carter
2023: Joey Ace
The ECWA has a rich history in the United States independent wrestling scene. The Super 8 Tournament is legendary for the talent that has participated in it and continues to be a showcase.