16 Carat Gold Tournament Explained

16 Carat Gold Tournament
Promotions:Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Firstevent:2006
Gimmick:Single-elimination tournament

The 16 Carat Gold Tournament is an annual single-elimination tournament produced by the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) promotion. The sixteen-man tournament was first conceived by wXw in 2006 and has been held every year since then with the exception of the 2021 edition which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dates, winners and main events

YearWinnerTimes wonDatesRunner-upLocationVenueMain eventRef
2006Baron von Hagen1Murat BosporusEssen, North Rhine-WestphaliaTurockBaron von Hagen vs. Iceman in the first round of the 2006 16 Carat Gold Tournament[1]
Doug Williams vs. Rocky Romero in the quarter-final round of the 2006 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Iceman (c) vs. Ian Rotten in a Deathmatch for the wXw Hardcore Championship
2007Chris Hero1AresMusikpaletteChris Hero vs. Claudio Castagnoli in the first round of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Go Shiozaki vs. Murat Bosporus in the quarter-final round of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Ares vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2008Bad Bones1Bryan DanielsonDoug Williams vs. Naomichi Marufuji in the first round of the 2008 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Alex Pain vs. Steve Douglas in a Relaxed Rules match for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship
Bad Bones vs. Bryan Danielson in the final of the 2008 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2009Shingo Takagi1Drake YoungerOberhausen, North Rhine-WestphaliaSaint OberhausenChris Sabin vs. Tyler Black in the first round of the 2009 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Turbinenhalle OberhausenBad Bones (c) vs. Bryan Danielson for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship
Drake Younger vs. Shingo Takagi in the final of the 2009 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2010Big Van Walter1Chris HeroBad Bones vs. Chris Hero in the first round of the 2010 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Steve Douglas (c) vs. Absolute Andy in a falls count anywhere match for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship
Big Van Walter vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2010 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2011Sami Callihan1Big Van WalterDaisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Bad Bones for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
Steffy's NightclubDaisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Johnny Moss for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
Turbinenhalle OberhausenBig Van Walter vs. Sami Callihan in the final of the 2011 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2012El Generico1Tommy EndFit Finlay vs. Sami Callihan in the first round of the 2012 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Big Van Walter (c) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
El Generico vs. Tommy End in the final of the 2012 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2013Tommy End1Zack Sabre Jr.Johnny Moss vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the first round of the 2013 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Axel Tischer (c) vs. Big Van Walter for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
Tommy End vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the final of the 2013 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2014Chris Hero2Axel TischerSteffy's NightclubChris Hero vs. Freddy Stahl in the first round of the 2014 16 Carat Gold Tournament[2]
Tommy End (c) vs. Jonathan Gresham for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
Axel Tischer vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2014 16 Carat Gold Tournament[3]
2015Tommy End2Axel Dieter Jr.Turbinenhalle OberhausenKarsten Beck and Melanie Gray vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team (Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan)
Karsten Beck (c) vs. Big Daddy Walter for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[4]
Axel Dieter Jr. vs. Tommy End in the final of the 2015 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2016Zack Sabre Jr.1Axel Dieter Jr.Axel Dieter Jr. vs. Marty Scurll in an "I Quit" match in the first round of the 2016 16 Carat Gold Tournament[5]
Karsten Beck (c) vs. Absolute Andy vs. John Klinger vs. Jurn Simmons in a four-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[6]
Axel Dieter Jr. vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the final of the 2016 16 Carat Gold Tournament[7]
2017Ilja Dragunov1WalterDavid Starr vs. Walter in the first round of the 2017 16 Carat Gold Tournament[8] [9]
Axel Dieter Jr. (c) vs. Jurn Simmons for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[10]
Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter in the final of the 2017 16 Carat Gold Tournament[11]
2018Absolute Andy1David StarrAbsolute Andy vs. Marius Al-Ani in the first round of the 2018 16 Carat Gold Tournament[12]
John Klinger (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter in a three-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[13] [14]
Absolute Andy vs. David Starr in the final of the 2018 16 Carat Gold Tournament[15]
2019Lucky Kid1WalterDavid Starr vs. Walter in the first round of the 2019 16 Carat Gold Tournament[16] [17]
Absolute Andy (c) vs. Bobby Gunns for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[18]
Lucky Kid vs. Walter in the final of the 2019 16 Carat Gold Tournament[19]
2020Cara Noir1Mike BaileyThe Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) (c) vs. Jay-AA (Absolute Andy and Jay Skillet) for the wXw World Tag Team Championship[20] [21]
Bobby Gunns (c) vs. David Starr in a title vs. career match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[22]
Cara Noir vs. Mike Bailey in the final of the 2020 16 Carat Gold Tournament[23]
2022Jonathan Gresham1Robert DreisskerBobby Gunns vs. Jonathan Gresham in the first round of 2020 16 Carat Gold Tournament[24]
Axel Tischer (c) vs. Jurn Simmons vs. Levaniel vs. Tristan Archer in a four-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[25]
Jonathan Gresham vs. Robert Dreissker in the final of the 2022 16 Carat Gold Tournament[26]
2023Shigehiro Irie1Axel TischerAhura vs. Maggot in the first round of the 2023 16 Carat Gold Tournament[27]
Bobby Gunns (career) vs. Norman Harras (role as Sporting Director) in a career vs. role no disqualification match[28]
Axel Tischer vs. Shigehiro Irie in the final of the 2023 16 Carat Gold Tournament for the vacant wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[29]

Tournament history

2006

The inaugural edition of the tournament took place between January 27 and 29, 2006, in Essen, Germany.[30] [31]

2007

The 2007 edition of the event took place between May 4 and 6, in Essen, Germany.[30] [32]

2008

The 2008 edition of the event took place between March 7 and 9, in Essen, Germany.[30] [33]

2009

The 2009 edition of the event took place between March 6 and 8, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [34]

2010

The 2010 edition of the event took place between March 5 and 7, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [35]

2011

The 2011 edition of the event took place between March 11 and 13, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [36]

2012

The 2012 edition of the event took place between March 2 and 5, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [37]

2013

The 2013 edition of the event took place between March 1 and 3, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [38]

2014

The 2014 edition of the event took place between March 14 and 16, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [39]

2015

The 2015 edition of the event took place between March 7 and 9, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [40]

2017

The 2017 edition of the event took place between March 10 and 12, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [41]

2018

The 2018 edition of the event took place between March 9 and 11, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [42]

2019

The 2019 edition of the event took place between March 8 and 10, in Oberhausen, Germany.[30] [43]

2020

The 2020 edition of the event took place between March 6 and 8, in Oberhausen, Germany.[44] [45] [46]

2022

The 2022 edition of the event took place between March 4 and 6, in Oberhausen, Germany.[47] [48]

2023

The 2023 edition of the event took place between March 10 and 12, in Oberhausen, Germany.[49] [50]

2024

The 2024 edition of the event will take place between March 8 and 10, in Oberhausen, Germany.[51] [52]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2006 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm. www.cagematch.net.
  2. Web site: Chris Gee Schoon Tong . wXw 03/14/14 16 Carat Gold 2014 – Day 1 Results . Pro Wrestling Ponderings . 26 December 2023 . March 14, 2014.
  3. Web site: wXw 03/16/14 16 Carat Gold 2014 – Day 3 Results. pwponderings.com. PW Ponderings. March 16, 2014. December 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: Results of the wXw "16 Carat Gold Tournament 2015 - Day 2". catch-newz.com. Catch Newz. March 8, 2015. December 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: Sean Radican . RADICAN’S WXW “16 Carat Gold 2016” Night 1 Report – Drew Galloway, Sabre, Callihan, insane Ospreay match, I Quit match . Pro Wrestling Torch . 26 December 2023 . March 26, 2016.
  6. Web site: Sean Radican . RADICAN’S WXW "16 Carat Gold" Tournament Night 2 Review – Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Will Ospreay, Callihan vs. Thatcher, Silas Young, big WXW Title main event . Pro Wrestling Torch . 26 December 2023 . May 28, 2016.
  7. Web site: Robin Reid . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2016 – NIGHT 3 (MARCH 13) RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 29, 2016.
  8. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2017 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm. www.cagematch.net.
  9. Web site: Oliver Court . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2017 (NIGHT 1) RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 16, 2017.
  10. Web site: Oliver Court . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2017 NIGHT 2 RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 20, 2017.
  11. Web site: Arnold Furious . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2017 NIGHT 3 (MARCH 12) RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 20, 2017.
  12. Web site: Sean Sedor . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2018: NIGHT 1 (MARCH 9) RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 22, 2018.
  13. Web site: Oliver Court . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2018 NIGHT 2 (MARCH 10) RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 23, 2018.
  14. Web site: Markus Gronemann . wXw 16 Carat Gold night two results: World title match surprise . . 26 December 2023 . March 11, 2018.
  15. Web site: Arnold Furious . WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2018 NIGHT 3 (MARCH 11) RESULTS & REVIEW . Voices of Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 24, 2018.
  16. Web site: wXw 16 Carat Gold 2019 Results. pwponderings.com. PW Ponderings. March 12, 2019. December 13, 2022.
  17. Web site: Markus Gronemann . wXw 16 Carat Gold night one results: WALTER vs. David Starr . . 26 December 2023 . March 9, 2019.
  18. Web site: Markus Gronemann . wXw 16 Carat Gold night two results: WWE's Alexander Wolfe appears . . 26 December 2023 . March 10, 2019.
  19. Web site: Markus Gronemann . wXw 16 Carat Gold night three results: Tournament winner crowned . . 26 December 2023 . March 11, 2019.
  20. Web site: Cara Noir wins wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020. 8 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Markus Gronemann . wXw 16 Carat Gold night 1 results: Favorites and underdogs advance . . 26 December 2023 . March 7, 2020.
  22. Web site: Markus Gronemann . A look back at last weekend's wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 tourney . . 26 December 2023 . March 14, 2020.
  23. Web site: Richard Benson . LIVE REPORT: Benno’s Coverage of wXw’s 16 Carat Gold Weekend . Post Wrestling . 26 December 2023 . March 11, 2020.
  24. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022 – Night One 03.04.2022 Review . 411Mania . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308230039/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-16-carat-gold-2022-night-one-03-04-2022-review/ . March 8, 2022 . March 8, 2022.
  25. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022 – Night Two 03.05.2022 Review . 411Mania . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130231432/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-16-carat-gold-2022-night-two-03-05-2022-review/ . November 30, 2023 . March 9, 2022.
  26. Web site: wXw 16 Carat Gold Night Three Results: Jonathan Gresham Wins Tournament. Harris. Jeffrey. 6 March 2022. 411Mania. 7 March 2022.
  27. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw 16 Carat Gold 2023 – Night One 03.10.2023 Review . 411Mania . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329161953/https://web.archive.org/web/20230329161953/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-16-carat-gold-2023-night-one-03-10-2023-review/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-16-carat-gold-2023-night-one-03-10-2023-review/ . March 29, 2023 . March 16, 2023.
  28. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw 16 Carat Gold 2023 – Night Two 03.11.2023 Review . 411Mania . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325100356/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-16-carat-gold-2023-night-two-03-11-2023-review/ . March 25, 2023 . March 17, 2023.
  29. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw 16 Carat Gold 2023 – Night Three 03.12.2023 Review . 411Mania . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321022539/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-16-carat-gold-2023-night-three-03-12-2023-review/ . March 21, 2023 . March 20, 2023.
  30. Web site: WXW 16 Carat Tournament History. prowrestlinghistory.com. Pro Wrestling History. December 13, 2023.
  31. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2006. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  32. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2007. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  33. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2008. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  34. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2009. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  35. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2010. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  36. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2011. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  37. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2012. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  38. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2013. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  39. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2014. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  40. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2015. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  41. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2017. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  42. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2018. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  43. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2019. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  44. Web site: A look back at last weekend's wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 tourney. f4wonline.com. Markus. Gronemann. March 14, 2020. December 13, 2023.
  45. Web site: wXw 16 Carat Gold Night 3 Results (3/8): Cara Noir Wins 16 Carat Gold 2020. fightful.com. Jeremy. Lambert. March 9, 2020. December 13, 2023.
  46. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2020. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  47. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2022. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  48. Web site: Jonathan Gresham Wins 2022 WXW 16 Carat Gold Tournament. wrestlinginc.com. Kellie. Haulotte. March 6, 2022. December 13, 2023.
  49. Web site: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2023. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 13, 2023.
  50. Web site: wXw 16 Carat Gold 2023 Winner, Result Recap & More. lastwordonsports.com. Kevin. Briggs. March 13, 2023. December 13, 2023.
  51. Web site: wXw 16 Carat Gold 2024 - Tag 1. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. March 7, 2024.
  52. Web site: ERSTE INFOS ZU wXw 16 CARAT GOLD 2024. wxw-wrestling.com. Westside Xtreme Wrestling. de. March 7, 2024.

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