The Super 8 Tournament is an annual

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held by the

East Coast Wrestling Association East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1967 by promoter Jim Kettner. It is home to the annual Super 8 Tournament, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the co ...

. The tournament is contested by eight wrestlers in a one-night single-elimination format.

History

The ECWA Super 8 Tournament was first held in 1997 and was won by

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. The 2011 tournament was broadcast live as an internet

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for the first time. The 2011 tournament was also the first time the tournament had been held outside of

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. Christopher Daniels and Darius Carter are the only two time winners.

Winners

Past tournament results

1997

The inaugural Super 8 Tournament took part on February 22, 1997, at the St. Matthew's Parish in

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. In the tournament finals,

defeated Cheetah Master (accompanied by

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) to win the tournament and the vacant ECWA Television Championship.

1998

The second Super 8 Tournament took part on March 21, 1998, at the Saint Matthews Parish Hall in

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won the tournament after defeating Inferno Kid in the finals.

1999

February 27 in Wilmington, Delaware

2000

February 26 in

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2001

February 24 in Wilmington, Delaware

2002

March 2 in Wilmington, Delaware

2003

April 5 in Wilmington, Delaware

2004

April 3 in Wilmington, Delaware

2005

April 9 in

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2006

April 8 in Newark, Delaware

2007

November 10 in Newark, Delaware

2008

October 25 in Newark, Delaware

2009

October 10 in Newark, Delaware

2010

July 10 in Newark, Delaware

2011

April 30 in

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2012

April 7 in Newark, Delaware

2013

April 13 in Newark, Delaware

2014

April 5 in Newark, Delaware

2015

March 21 in

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2016

April 23 in

2017

April 29 in

2018

April 21 in

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2019

April 20 in Philadelphia, PA

2020

September 19, 2020 in Morganville NJ

2021

May 1, 2021 in Morganville, NJ.

References

External links

Super 8 website
{{East Coast Wrestling Association Professional wrestling tournaments Events in Delaware East Coast Wrestling Association Professional wrestling in Delaware