ECWA HAILS BIRTHDAY NUMBER 43 TODAY!
The ECWA officially turns 43 years old TODAY!
ONE OF WRESTLING’S LONGEST RUNNING PROMOTERS — WHO CREATED THE “SUPER 8 TOURNY: — HAS RETIRED
After 43 years of promoting pro wrestling under the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) banner in the state of Delaware, Jim Kettner has retired from the ECWA. Kettner promoted his first show in 1967 in his backyard and went on to run one of the most successful, consistent, longest running, reliable and recognized independent promotions in the United States.
Kettner was originally trained to wrestle by Victor Riviera, Joe Alfano and Bulldog Brower. Kettner wrestled for some local independent groups in the late 1970s-early 1980s, but spent most of his time since 1967 developing the ECWA. In the… Read more.
