{"id":97063,"date":"2021-07-29T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=97063"},"modified":"2021-07-28T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T21:01:20","slug":"ecwa-womens-super-8-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/29\/ecwa-womens-super-8-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) &#8211; Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament (7\/31\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As prestigious as the <strong><em>ECWA Super 8 Tournament<\/em><\/strong> itself is, the <strong><em>ECWA Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em><\/strong> boasts just as much star-making power, though it has only been around since 2014 with only five tournaments to date. There have been only four winners of the <em>Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em>: <strong>Tessa Blanchard<\/strong>, <strong>Deonna Purrazzo<\/strong>, <strong>Karen Q<\/strong>, and <strong>Quinn McKay<\/strong>. Purrazzo won back to back in 2015 and 2016, so to say that the tournament helps to shine a spotlight on the stars of the future could be an understatement.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>ECWA Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em> &#8211; Full Card<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Saturday at 2pm live on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indiewrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@indiewrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oiFHjfHRBM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oiFHjfHRBM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ECWA Pro Wrestling &#8211; Established 1967 (@ECWA1967) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECWA1967\/status\/1419764628431724550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>IWTV Independent Wrestling Championship: Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Killian McMurphy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Aside from the tournament itself, there are two other matches announced for this show. The first will see <strong>Wheeler Yuta<\/strong> defend the IWTV Independent Wrestling Championship against the men&#8217;s <em>Super 8 Tournament<\/em> winner in <strong>Killian McMurphy<\/strong>. This is an intriguing match because between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/12\/13\/camp-leapfrog-iwtv\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Camp Leapfrog<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Pro Wrestling Magic<\/strong>, McMurphy just seems to be met with boos everywhere that he goes.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Yuta has been tearing up the <strong>Beyond Wrestling<\/strong> roster to a similar chorus of boos. While the meaning behind this match is not lost, the fact that it exists on paper as &#8220;heel vs heel&#8221; leaves one of the great mysteries of this match as to who will receive what reaction. Still, both McMurphy and Yuta are two of the best mat technicians in the sport today and this match should deliver all that and then some.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WORLD-1 Championship\/ECWA Unified Heavyweight Championship: Joey Ace (c) vs. Mr. Ooh Lala (c) vs. Mike Law<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The other non-tournament match includes what will be a definite title change as <strong>Joey Ace<\/strong> defends the <strong>WORLD-1<\/strong> Championship against <strong>Mr. Ooh Lala<\/strong>, who is defending the ECWA Unified Heavyweight Championship, and <strong>Mike Law<\/strong>, who is in this match just trying to take all of the gold. Ace, Ooh Lala, and Law are veterans of professional wrestling yet oftentimes seem to be overlooked. This will be an old-school match that fans will hopefully be talking about for years to come.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>ECWA Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em> Competitors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to injury <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaiaMcK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KaiaMcK<\/a> will be unable to compete this Sat in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECWA1967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ECWA1967<\/a> WOMEN&#39;S SUPER 8.  Her replacement will be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themeganbayne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@themeganbayne<\/a> . Tix are sold out. You can watch live on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indiewrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@indiewrestling<\/a> 2pm EST.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialPWI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OfficialPWI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWInsidercom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PWInsidercom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWrestlingEst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheWrestlingEst<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradyhicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bradyhicks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pwponderings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@pwponderings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WivjP8IKA2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WivjP8IKA2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Zanolle (@jwzanolle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jwzanolle\/status\/1419829983992852494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Damaris Dawkins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The competitor who comes into the <em>Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em> with perhaps the least known about them, but the most to prove, is <strong>Damaris Dawkins<\/strong>. Aside from an appearance or two in Camp Leapfrog, Dawkins just doesn&#8217;t seem to have the same match history as everyone else in this tournament. That might be the factor that makes her work that much harder and surprise everyone by winning it all.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Vicious Vicki<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A name that seems to be all over New Jersey and abroad is <strong>Vicious Vicki<\/strong>. Holding three championships at the time of this writing, including the <strong>Invictus Pro Wrestling<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Championship, it could be argued that Vicki sits atop the others in this tournament already. A win here would be that next step to Deonna Purrazzo-levels of notoriety.<\/p>\n<h3>Ashley D&#8217;Amboise<\/h3>\n<p>Though Ashley D&#8217;Amboise might feel like a newcomer, her work with <strong>AEW<\/strong> and in <strong>WWR+<\/strong> is certainly getting her noticed. Winning this tournament is something she is definitely capable of. It would also send her into levels of superstardom which anyone who has ever seen her wrestle before knows she will reach one day regardless.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Adena Steele<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Adena Steele is someone who has been around in <strong>Titans Championship Wrestling<\/strong>, Invictus Pro Wrestling, and the <strong>Intergender Bonanza<\/strong>. With that said, she doesn&#8217;t seem to have that one moment or match yet where she&#8217;s been able to break out and go from being a semi-known name in New Jersey to a flat-out star. It would be a huge mistake to underestimate her and this tournament could be exactly what she needs to win to elevate her career to that next level.<\/p>\n<h3>Gabby Ortiz<\/h3>\n<p>Of the eight competitors in the <em>Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em>, <strong>Gabby Ortiz<\/strong> is only one of the two who has been in the tournament previously. Interestingly enough, in 2016, Karen Q made it to the finals but was defeated by Deonna Purrazzo. In 2017, Karen Q would go back to the finals and win it all. The most recent <em>Women&#8217;s Super 8<\/em> was in 2019 and Gabby Ortiz made it to the finals against the eventual winner Quinn McKay.<\/p>\n<p>If there is anyone who knows about not only being the <em>Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em> but making it to the finals, and coming close to winning, it is Gabby Ortiz. Even in her loss, Ortiz defeated <strong>Gemma Cross<\/strong> and <strong>Scarlett Bordeaux<\/strong> to get to the finals. The tournament aspect of this seems like something Ortiz has mastered.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Erica Leigh<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Someone who has certainly come into their own recently is <strong>Erica Leigh<\/strong>. No stranger to gold, Erica Leigh is the current Pro Wrestling Magic Champion and certainly an odds-on favorite to win her first-ever <em>Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament<\/em>. Like how her arch-rival Killian McMurphy won the <strong><em>Men&#8217;s Super 8<\/em><\/strong>, Erica Leigh could go on to face McMurphy (again) in a battle of the <em>Super 8<\/em> winners should she win the tournament here.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tina San Antonio<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tina San Antonio<\/strong> is the only other woman in this tournament to have appeared previously. In 2014, Tina San Antonio took a first-round loss to eventual tournament winner Tessa Blanchard. With her recent work and attitude change in WWR+, it seems as if nothing will get in the way of San Antonio winning this tournament. Whether she is being cheered or booed, she is not to be taken lightly here.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Megan Bayne<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Originally the eighth entrant in this tournament was <strong>Kaia McKenna<\/strong> but an injury forced her out. None other than <strong>Megan Bayne<\/strong> has been named as her replacement; on just a few days&#8217; notice, that really seems to change the tone of the <em>Super 8<\/em>. If anyone can swoop in at the last minute and win this whole thing it is Megan Bayne especially since her opponents had not previously been training to face her.<\/p>\n<p>Though there are no brackets yet (ECWA says they will not be announced until the day of the show) there are a lot of interesting matches that can take place here. Leading to the finals, the action can only get better. With the tournament itself and two title matches, this is going to be the show on IWTV this weekend that you can&#8217;t miss.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tickets for the ECWA Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament are sold out. 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There have been only four winners of the Women&#8217;s Super 8 Tournament: Tessa Blanchard, Deonna Purrazzo, Karen Q, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":97112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2192],"tags":[2583,2584,7315,6238,7387,7876,2421],"class_list":["post-97063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-ecwa","tag-ecwa-super-8","tag-erica-leigh","tag-gabby-ortiz","tag-killian-mcmurphy","tag-vicious-vicki","tag-wheeler-yuta"],"modified_by":"Robbie Sutter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}