A Very Good Professional Wrestler Enters Super 8
The 25th annual tournament takes place May 1.
The Wrestling Estate has learned the final name slated for the 25th annual ECWA Super 8.
A Very Good Professional Wrestler is scheduled for the one-night tournament on May 1 at The Jersey Dugout in Morganville, NJ. Already announced for the 25th annual Super 8:
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton
“Weapon X” Matt Makowski
“Airborne” Alex Anthony
Killian McMurphy
Timmy Lou Retton
Bam Sullivan
“Colossal” Mike Law
A Very Good Professional Wrestler looks to make history as the first man to win the Super 8 back-to-back. In 2020, he spiked Eric Martin, Archadia and KTB with DDTs to take home the trophy. Now, he may also be coming into the tournament as the ECWA Heavyweight Champion because he challenges Joey Ace on April 3 at ECWA Night of Unusual Matches.
“Being persistent helped me earn the title of Super 8 Champion. Being consistent will assure that I keep that title,” A Very Good Professional Wrestler told The Wrestling Estate.
For a quarter century, the ECWA Super 8 Tournament has become a launching pad for undiscovered, up-and-coming talents to get noticed throughout the industry. Previous winners include former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, former MLW World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki, former ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels, seven-time WWE Tag Team Champion Xavier Woods and many other notable names.
Super 8 Finals @KTB_mauls vs @VeryGoodProWres what a fantastic finale! And Congratulations A Very Good Professional Wrestler on winning 24th Super 8 Tournament.
— Wrestle NJ: Tʜᴇ NEW Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ JERSEY Rᴀssʟɪɴ’ (@Wrestle_NJ) September 22, 2020
@ECWAwrestling – “2020 Super 8” – 9/19/20
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In recent years, the Super 8 has propelled participants into MLW. Richard Holliday won the 2018 tourney and the Von Erichs competed in the Legacy tourney, which featured all second and third-generation wrestler. Even if you don’t take home the trophy, an impressive showing in the tournament can raise your stock. A who’s who of wrestling luminaries have competed in the event, such as Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, the Hardy Boyz, and Sami Callihan.
“This year’s ECWA Super 8 is the 25th annual edition – think about that for a minute,” says Joe Zanolle, who took over ECWA in 2019. “In the tumultuous world of professional wrestling and the ever-changing landscape, the Super 8 remains. It’s the oldest and longest-running tournament in pro wrestling in the United States, period. Times have changed and there have been tweaks here and there, but at the core the Super 8 has always been about excellence in professional wrestling.
Now it’s about history and tradition. Current talent grew up on the tournament, reading about it in the pages of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, hoping one day to compete in it. The Super 8 didn’t invent the pro wrestling tournament, but it’s safe to say it popularized it and set the standard. The greatest compliment is that other wrestling promotions across the country have hosted and patterned their own tournaments after the Super 8. It’s this impact that is the ultimate legacy of the Super 8 in the wrestling business.”
The Wrestling Estate has been the go-to media source for ECWA Super 8 coverage for the past three years. In addition to live event reports, we’ve broken the news on the participants, as we will this year, too. In late April, we’ll be publishing a comprehensive history of the tournament, featuring comments and memories from many past participants.
The 25th Annual Super 8 takes place Saturday, May 1, at The Jersey Dugout in Morganville, NJ.
For tickets and more information, visit ecwaprowrestling.com.
You can also watch live on IWTV.
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Check back with The Wrestling Estate for live coverage of the 25th annual ECWA Super 8.
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