WXw Catch Grand Prix explained

Catch Grand Prix is an annual professional wrestling tournament produced by Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2020 and 2021, where professional wrestlers compete in catch wrestling style matches and the winner receives a title shot for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.

List of winners

YearWinnerTimes wonFinals dateRunner-upFinals locationVenueRef.
12020Marius Al-Ani1Cara NoirOberhausen, GermanySteffy's Nightclub[1]
22021Axel Tischer1Bobby GunnsLuise-Albertz-Halle Oberhausen[2] [3]

Championship match for winner

– Championship victory

– Championship match loss

!#!Winner!Event!Year!Championship match!Ref.
1Marius Al-AniDead End2021Al-Ani defeated Bobby Gunns to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[4]
2Axel TischerTrue Colors2021Tischer defeated Marius Al-Ani to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[5]

Tournament history

2020

The first Catch Grand Prix was a round robin tournament which took place between and . The tournament consisted of two blocks and fourteen participants. Each block consisted of seven participants and the winners of both blocks competed in the final. Wrestlers received 2 points on winning a match and 1 point on a draw. Cara Noir and Metehan topped the Block A with nine points each but Noir advanced due to tie-breaker as he had beaten Metehan earlier in their tournament match.[6] Marius Al-Ani topped Block B with fourteen points.[7] Al-Ani and Noir competed in the tournament final, which Al-Ani won.[8]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Cara Noir9Marius Al-Ani12
Metehan9Tristan Archer8
Bobby Gunns8Senza Volto8
Avalanche8Emil Sitoci4
Fast Time Moodo4Prince Ahura4
Hektor Invictus3Norman Harras4
Anil Marik1Vincent Heisenberg2
Block A Moodo Marik
NoirNoir
(12:38)
Draw
(15:00)
Avalanche
(9:26)
Noir
(6:58)
Noir
(6:39)
Noir
(6:23)
MetehanNoir
(12:38)
DDQ
(1:31)
Metehan
(8:23)
Metehan
(8:44)
Metehan
(3:50)
Metehan
(6:52)
GunnsDraw
(15:00)
DDQ
(1:31)
Avalanche
(11:17)
Gunns
(10:22)
Gunns
(7:23)
Gunns
(5:04)
AvalancheAvalanche
(9:26)
Metehan
(8:23)
Avalanche
(11:17)
Avalanche
(9:58)
Draw
(15:00)
Draw
(15:00)
MoodoNoir
(6:58)
Metehan
(8:44)
Gunns
(10:22)
Avalanche
(9:58)
Moodo
(4:21)
Moodo
(0:17)
InvictusNoir
(6:39)
Metehan
(3:50)
Gunns
(7:23)
Draw
(15:00)
Moodo
(4:21)
Invictus
(7:24)
MarikNoir
(6:23)
Metehan
(6:52)
Gunns
(5:04)
Draw
(15:00)
Moodo
(0:17)
Invictus
(7:24)
Block B Ahura Heisenberg
Al-AniAl-Ani
(9:57)
Al-Ani
(4:16)
Al-Ani
(9:54)
Al-Ani
(9:36)
Al-Ani
(4:13)
Al-Ani
(4:51)
ArcherAl-Ani
(9:57)
Archer
(8:43)
Archer
(10:59)
Archer
(11:24)
Archer
(8:02)
Heisenberg
(7:09)
VoltoAl-Ani
(4:16)
Archer
(8:43)
Volto
(8:47)
Volto
(10:44)
Volto
(7:28)
Volto
(8:16)
SitociAl-Ani
(9:54)
Archer
(10:59)
Volto
(8:47)
Kara
(5:01)
Harras
(7:43)
Sitoci
(7:47)
AhuraAl-Ani
(9:36)
Archer
(11:24)
Volto
(10:44)
Kara
(5:01)
Ahura
(8:22)
Ahura
(8:07)
HarrasAl-Ani
(4:13)
Archer
(8:02)
Volto
(7:28)
Harras
(7:43)
Ahura
(8:22)
Harras
(8:46)
HeisenbergAl-Ani
(4:51)
Heisenberg
(7:09)
Volto
(8:16)
Sitoci
(7:47)
Ahura
(8:07)
Harras
(8:46)

2021

The second Catch Grand Prix was a one-night tournament which took place on . It was contested as a knockout tournament, where a special stipulation was applied to each match. Axel Tischer defeated Bobby Gunns in the final to win the tournament.[9]

  1. Web site: CONGRATULATIONS, MARIUS AL-ANI! . . 6 November 2023. German.
  2. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw Catch Grand Prix 2021: Blitztournier – Part One 09.25.2021 Review . 411Mania . 6 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211003014157/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-catch-grand-prix-2021-blitztournier-part-one-09-25-2021-review/ . October 3, 2021 . October 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: Ian Hamilton . Hamilton’s wXw Catch Grand Prix 2021: Blitztournier – Part Two 09.25.2021 Review . 411Mania . 6 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004203447/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-catch-grand-prix-2021-blitztournier-part-two-09-25-2021-review/ . October 4, 2021 . October 4, 2021.
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  5. Web site: Hamilton’s wXw True Colors 2021 10.23.2021 Review. 411Mania . 6 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031220223/https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-wxw-true-colors-2021-10-23-2021-review/ . October 31, 2021 . October 31, 2021.
  6. Web site: Andy More . WRESTLING NEWS Cara Noir Advances To The Finals Of WXw Catch Grand Prix . Bodyslam . 6 November 2023 . December 11, 2020.
  7. Web site: wXw Catch Grand Prix 2020 . Cagematch . 6 November 2023.
  8. Web site: WXW CATCH GRAND PRIX FINAL REVIEW: CARA NOIR VS. MARIUS AL-ANI (DECEMBER 13, 2020) . BackBodyDrop.com . 6 November 2023 . December 13, 2020.
  9. Web site: Hamilton's wXw Catch Grand Prix 2021: Blitztournier. 411mania.com. Ian. Hamilton. October 4, 2021. January 19, 2024.

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