| Super Strong Style 16 | |
| Promotions: | Progress Wrestling |
| Firstevent: | 2015 |
| Gimmick: | Annual single elimination tournament |
Super Strong Style 16 is an annual professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by Progress Wrestling.
First introduced in 2015, the tournament comprises four rounds and features sixteen professional wrestlers who compete in singles matches. Since its inception, the tournament has been notable for featuring various professional wrestlers, who have gone on to achieve huge mainstream success, competing for promotions such as WWE, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[1] The tournament is used to determine the #1 contender for the PROGRESS World Championship. An exception was during the 2022 edition, where the title was declared vacant before the tournament and the title was decided in the tournament.
| Year | Tournament winner | Times won | Date | Runner-up | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Will Ospreay | 1 | Zack Sabre Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Regression (Jimmy Havoc and Paul Robinson) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) | [2] | |
| Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2015 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [3] | |||||||
| 2016 | Tommy End | 1 | Mark Andrews | The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) (c) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship | [4] | |||
| Tommy End vs. Mark Andrews in the 2016 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||||||||
| 2017 | Travis Banks | 1 | Tyler Bate | Matt Riddle vs. Trent Seven in the first round of the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | [5] | |||
| Laura Di Matteo vs. Jinny vs. Toni Storm in a three-way match for the inaugural PROGRESS Women's Championship in the Natural Progression Series IV final | [6] | |||||||
| Travis Banks vs. Tyler Bate in the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [7] | |||||||
| 2018 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 1 | Kassius Ohno | Alexandra Palace | Chris Brookes vs. Kassius Ohno in the first round of the 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | [8] | ||
| Travis Banks (c) vs. Walter for the PROGRESS World Championship | [9] | |||||||
| Kassius Ohno vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [10] | |||||||
| 2019 | David Starr | 1 | Jordan Devlin | Chris Ridgeway vs. Kyle O'Reilly in the first round of the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | [11] | |||
| Walter (World Champion) vs. Trent Seven (Atlas Champion) in a Title unification match | [12] | |||||||
| David Starr vs. Jordan Devlin in the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [13] | |||||||
| 2022 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | Warren Banks | Electric Ballroom | Jack Evans vs. Johnny Progress in the first round of the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | [14] | ||
| Cara Noir vs. Spike Trivet in an "I Quit" Loser Leaves PROGRESS match | [15] | |||||||
| Chris Ridgeway vs. Warren Banks for the vacant PROGRESS World Championship in the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [16] | |||||||
| 2023 | Kid Lykos | 1 | Mark Haskins | The Dome | Will Ospreay vs. Tate Mayfairs in the first round of the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | [17] | ||
| Electric Ballroom | Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) (c) vs. Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) in a Ladder match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship | [18] | ||||||
| Kid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins in the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [19] | |||||||
| 2024 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | Ricky Knight Jr. | Electric Ballroom | Kid Lykos (c) vs. Mark Haskins for the PROGRESS World Championship | |||
| Luke Jacobs vs. Ricky Knight Jr. in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | [20] |
– Championship victory
– Championship match loss
| 1 | Will Ospreay | Chapter 20: Thunderbastard - Beyond Thunderbastard | 2015 | Ospreay defeated Jimmy Havoc in a no disqualification match to win the PROGRESS World Championship. | |
| 2 | Tommy End | Chapter 32: 5000 To 1 | 2016 | End lost to Marty Scurll for the PROGRESS World Championship. | |
| 3 | Travis Banks | Chapter 55: Chase The Sun | 2017 | Banks defeated Pete Dunne to win the PROGRESS World Championship. | |
| 4 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Chapter 77: Pumpkin Spice PROGRESS | 2018 | Sabre lost to Walter for the PROGRESS World Championship. | |
| 5 | David Starr | Chapter 95: Still Chasing | 2019 | Starr lost to Eddie Dennis for the PROGRESS World Championship in a three-way match also involving Walter. | |
| 6 | Kid Lykos | Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf | 2023 | Lykos lost to Spike Trivet for the PROGRESS World Championship. | |
| 7 | Luke Jacobs | Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder | 2024 | Jacobs defeated Kid Lykos to win the PROGRESS World Championship. |
The 2019 edition of the tournament took place between May 4 and May 6, 2019 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.[21]
The tournament was used to crown the new PROGRESS World Champion after previous champion Jonathan Gresham was stripped off the title due to Lykos Gym attacking Gresham's opponent Gene Munny at Chapter 134: No Mountain High Enough. The match stipulated that Gresham would lose the title if he got disqualified.[22]
The tournament was held across three nights between June 3 and June 5, 2022 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England.[23]
See main article: Super Strong Style 16 (2023).
See main article: Super Strong Style 16 (2024).