East Coast Wrestling Association


East Coast Wrestling Association is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1967 by promoter Jim Kettner. It is home to the annual ECWA [Super 8 Tournament|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.

ECWA Hall of Fame

Established in 1982, the East Coast Wrestling Association 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.
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#YearRing name
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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 and ECWA [Tag Team Championship]
1992
1992
1992
1992Announcing
1994
1994
1994
1994
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship and ECWA Tag Team Championship
1995
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship, ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship, ECWA Tag Team Championship, and ECWA Super 8 Tournament
1995
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship, ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship, and ECWA Tag Team Championship
1996
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship, ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship, and ECWA Tag Team Championship
1996Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship and ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
1996
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
1996Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship and ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
1996
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
1996Announcing
1996Refereeing
1996ECWA Commissioner
2000Super 8 competitor
2001
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship and ECWA Super 8 Tournament
2001
Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship
2001
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
2002Managing
2002
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship
2004Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship
2004Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship
2004Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship
2005
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship
2005Announcing
2005Refereeing
2006
Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship
2006
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship and ECWA Tag Team Championship
2006
Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
2006Contributing artist
2006Photographer
2007
Won the ECWA Tag Team Championship, ECWA Super 8 Tournament
2007Managing
2007
Wrestler
2007ECWA floor director
2009
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship and ECWA Tag Team Championship
2009Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship and ECWA Tag Team Championship
2011Won the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
2012Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship, ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
2013
Won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship, ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship, and ECWA Tag Team Championship
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
772025The Closer Joey MartinezFormer ECWA Heavyweight champion