Nikki Addams Enters ECWA Super 8 Chickfight
The all-women’s one-night tournament comes to Delaware on March 16.
ECWA management has announced the final name slated for this year’s ECWA Super 8 Chickfight Tournament.
Nikki Addams is scheduled for the one-night tournament on March 16 at the Asbury United Methodist Church in New Castle, Delaware. She will be replacing Leyla Hirsch, who recently suffered an eye injury and will no longer be able to compete in the tournament.
Addams is a veteran of the Northeast independent wrestling scene, having competed under the aliases of Nikki Syxx and Nikki Starr. She holds the distinction of being the first Warriors of Wrestling Women’s Champion, Victory Pro Wrestling Women’s Champion and New York Wrestling Connection Starlet Champion, as well as being the only woman to hold the NYWC Tag Team Championship.
This will be her second time in the tournament, having participated in the inaugural Super 8 Chickfight in 2014.
“I’m honored to take part in this year’s women’s Super 8,” Addams told The Wrestling Estate. “It’s an incredible opportunity and monumental for women in wrestling. Every woman in this tournament is extremely talented. This Super 8 will be incredible.”
Returning for my second @ECWAwrestling67 women’s super 8 this time will turn out different! But we never want anything bad to happen to anyone so I wish @LegitLeyla a speedy recovery! https://t.co/urPAJ2WuH6
— 💙Nikki Addams 💙 (@TheNikkiAddams) March 6, 2019
As per tradition, ECWA Women’s Champion Miss Jasmine will defend the title during the tournament. Over the past month, The Wrestling Estate reported that KC Spinelli – current Acclaim Pro Wrestling Women’s Champion and British Empire Women’s Champion, as well as possibly Su Yung’s Undead Maid of Honor – and Heart of SHIMMER Champion Zoey Skye, a 12-year veteran of the squared circle, had been selected for the tournament.
The Wrestling Estate previously reported that Impact Wrestling superstar Scarlett Bordeaux and Gemma Cross were also selected.
Cross is a familiar face to ECWA fans, having recently challenged Women’s Champion Miss Jasmine and Sammi Pandora in a triple threat at ECWA Toys For Tots in December.
Other participants already announced are Missouri native Quinn McKay – an ex-Roller Derby competitor who hones her wrestling craft in Illinois-based AAW – and Women of Honor standout Gabby Ortiz, a Philly product of the Monster Factory and Ring of Honor Dojo. In 2017, Ortiz was the subject of a Philly.com profile piece that covered her balance as Mayor Jim Kenney’s receptionist by day, and pro wrestling starlet by night.
After laying dormant in 2018, the ECWA Super 8 Chickfight returns for its fifth year, finding a new home in Delaware. Similar to its male counterpart – the 23rd annual men’s Super 8 takes place April 20 – this tournament has become a launching pad for undiscovered, up-and-coming talents to get noticed throughout the industry.
Look no further than the three previous tournament winners: Impact Wrestling and Women of Wrestling star Tessa Blanchard was the inaugural winner in 2014, followed by current NXT signee Deonna Purrazzo winning back-to-back the next two years and then Karen Q, who competed in the second Mae Young Classic, took home the trophy in 2017.
For tickets and more information, visit ecwaprowrestling.com or call 609.220.5598.
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The Wrestling Estate will have a live report of the ECWA Super 8 Chickfight on March 16.
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