ECW Battle of the Belts
| Battle of the Belts | |||
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| Promotion(s) | Eastern Championship Wrestling World Wrestling Association | ||
| Date | January 23, 1993 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Venue | Radisson Hotel | ||
| Attendance | 670 | ||
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Battle of the Belts was an interpromotional professional wrestling live event produced by National Wrestling Alliance member Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Association (WWA) on January 23, 1993. The event was held at the Radisson Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The show saw ECW President Tod Gordon pitted against WWA President Dennis Coralluzzo including, most notably, during the Champion vs. Champion matches. This brief collaboration occurred shortly before their real-life falling out and long-running feud during the mid-1990s. It was also one of the last in-ring appearances of Kerry Von Erich, a surprise substitute for Kevin Sullivan, before Von Erich's suicide the following month.
Seven professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. The main event was an "I Quit" Texas Death match, in which Terry Funk defeated Eddie Gilbert. Also at the event, the ECW Tag Team Champions The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer #1 and Super Destroyer #2) defeated the WWA Tag Team Champions The Lords of Darkness (Agony and Pain) in a title versus title match, thus retaining the ECW Tag Team Championship and winning the WWA Tag Team Championship. In another title versus title match, the ECW Heavyweight Champion The Sandman took on the WWA Heavyweight Champion The Spider. The match ended in a double disqualification, meaning both men retained their titles. Ray Odyssey retained the WWA Junior Heavyweight Championship against Chris Evans.