Damaris Dawkins Enters Women’s Super 8
ECWA’s one-night tournament takes place July 31.
The Wrestling Estate has learned the final name slated for the 2021 ECWA Women’s Super 8.
Damaris Dawkins is scheduled for the one-night tournament on July 31 at The Monster Factory in Paulsboro, NJ. She’ll join Gabby Ortiz, Ashley D’Amboise, Vicious Vicki, Kaia McKenna, Tina San Antonio, Adena Steele and Erica Leigh.
Since 2015, Damaris has been honing her craft throughout the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Currently training with Ring of Honor’s Cheeseburger and Sumie Sakai at the World Wide Wrestling Dojo in Bristol, PA, the former ECWA Women’s Champion has been to the Super 8 before – as an alternate in 2017 and as part of a winning team in 2018.
“It means a lot to me to participate in this year’s tournament,” Damaris Dawkins told The Wrestling Estate. “I was actually an alternate for the 2017 tournament. I sat and watched everybody and it motivated me because I knew that I could do it. So, to be included in this year’s tournament is like a full-circle moment and I just want to show everybody what I can do. I’ve been waiting for a moment like this for a while and I’m going to make the most of it!”
The ECWA Women’s Super 8 (originally called the Super 8 ChickFight) began in 2014 as an extension of the historic Super 8, the longest-running pro wrestling tournament in the United States. Similar to the men’s version, the women’s tournament has become a launching pad for undiscovered, up-and-coming talents to get noticed throughout the industry. Tessa Blanchard, the first winner, and Deonna Purrazzo, the only back-to-back winner, have gone on to Impact Wrestling, and McKay has been signed by Ring of Honor. Previous participants have included Britt Baker, Kiera Hogan, Maria Manic, Santana Garrett, among other notable names.
“We missed 2018 and 2020 with COVID, but we are back on track for the sixth edition,” says ECWA owner Joe Zanolle. “We just celebrated the 25th edition for the men and we are looking forward to building that long legacy with the women. Look at the talent of the first five Women’s Super 8s. That is the quality and young talent you will see this year. We are so glad to showcase these women competitors who work just as hard as the men. And you will not be seeing Divas, but trained and skilled professional wrestlers and athletes.”
The commentary team for this year’s ECWA Women’s Super 8 will be Brady Hicks and A Very Good Professional Wrestler, winner of the 2020 Super 8. The event will stream live on IWTV and a limited number of tickets are available now.
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.
The 6th ECWA Women’s Super 8 takes place Saturday, July 31, at The Monster Factory in Paulsboro, NJ.
For tickets and more information, visit ecwaprowrestling.com.
You can also watch live on IWTV.
You can also join the ECWA Pro Wrestling Facebook group for the latest news, match announcements, promos and more.
Check back with The Wrestling Estate for live coverage of the 2021 ECWA Women’s Super 8.
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