Since 1997, one of the most popular tournaments held outside of the Big Three (WWE, WCW, & ECW) has been the East Coast Wrestling Association's Super Eight Tournament. If you're a wrestling fan, you should recognize at least half a dozen wrestlers here who owe a debt of thanks to having gotten a jump-start in their careers from the Super Eight. Wrestlers currently in WWE, TNA, Ring of Honor, and other organizations have competed in the tournament, showing its nation-wide appeal.
For more information on the tournament, be sure to check out Wikipedia's article on the subject.
First Round:
- Billy Kidman defeated Reckless Youth
- Cheetah Master defeated Devon Storm
- Ace Darling defeated the Inferno Kid
- Lance Diamond defeated Ronny Roberts
Semi-Finals:
- Cheetah Master defeated Billy Kidman
- Ace Darling defeated Lance Diamond
Finals:
- Ace Darling won the ECWA Television Title, defeating Cheetah Master
First Round:
- Ace Darling defeated Mike Quackenbush
- The Inferno Kid defeated Devon Storm
- Lance Diamond defeated Mark Schrader
- Scott Taylor defeated Reckless Youth
Semi-Finals:
- The Inferno Kid defeated Ace Darling
- Lance Diamond defeated Scott Taylor
Finals:
- Lance Diamond defeated the Inferno Kid
First Round:
- Steve Bradley
defeated Ace Darling
- Devon Storm defeated Jeff Hardy
- Matt Hardy defeated Christian York
- Christopher Daniels defeated Jeff Peterson
Semi-Finals:
- Steve Bradley
defeated Devon Storm
- Christopher Daniels defeated Matt Hardy
Finals:
- Steve Bradley
defeated Christopher Daniels
First Round:
- Scoot Andrews defeated Trent Acid
- Chad Collyer defeated Shark Boy
- Jet Jaguar defeated Jeff Peterson. Jaguar was injured after the match, though, and was replaced by Ace Darling in the tournament.
- Christopher Daniels defeated Vic Capri
Semi-Finals:
- Scoot Andrews defeated Chad Collyer
- Christopher Daniels defeated Ace Darling
Finals:
- Christopher Daniels defeated Scoot Andrews
First Round:
- Low-Ki defeated Billy Fives
- Jayson Reign defeated Tony Kozina
- Reckless Youth defeated Mike Sullivan
- American Dragon defeated Spanky
Semi-Finals:
- Low-Ki defeated Jayson Reign
- American Dragon defeated Reckless Youth
Finals:
- Low-Ki defeated American Dragon
First Round:
- Donovan Morgan defeated Pepper Parks
- Jamie Noble defeated Matt Stryker
- The Amazing Red defeated Bobby Rude
- AJ Styles defeated Xavier
Semi-Finals:
- Donovan Morgan defeated Jamie Noble
- AJ Styles defeated the Amazing Red
Finals:
- Donovan Morgan defeated AJ Styles
First Round:
- Paul London defeated Alex Arion
- Frankie Kazarian defeated Chris Sabin
- Brian Kendrick defeated Chris Cage
- Chance Beckett defeated Sedrick Strong
Semi-Finals:
- Paul London defeated Frankie Kazarian
- Chance Beckett defeated Brian Kendrick
Finals:
- Paul London defeated Chance Beckett
First Round:
- Christopher Daniels defeated Rocky Romero
- Mike Kruel defeated Ricky Reyes
- Austin Aries defeated Shawn Daivari
- John Walters defeated Nicho el Millionaro
Semi-Finals:
- Christopher Daniels defeated Mike Kruel. Although the ECWA Heavyweight Title was not on the line in this match, Kruel awarded the title to Daniels afterwards.
- Austin Aries defeated John Walters
Finals:
- Christopher Daniels defeated Austin Aries to become the only 2-time winner of the tournament
First Round:
- Petey Williams defeated Rory Fox
- Alex Shelley defeated Andrew Ryker
- Puma defeated Eric Matlock
- JJ Perez defeated Tyson Dux
Semi-Finals:
- Petey Williams defeated Alex Shelley
- Puma defeated JJ Perez
Finals:
- Petey Williams defeated Puma
First Round:
- Davey Richards defeated Scott Lost
- Millano Collection AT defeated Bryan Logan
- Charlie Haas defeated Xavier
- Josh Daniels defeated Andre Lyonz
Semi-Finals:
- Davey Richards defeated Millano Collection AT
- Charlie Haas defeated Josh Daniels
Finals:
- Davey Richards defeated Charlie Haas