Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
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
Year
Winner
Times won
Dates
Runner-up
Location
Venue
Main event
Ref
2006
Baron von Hagen
1
January 27, 2006
Murat Bosporus
Essen , North Rhine-Westphalia
Turock
Baron von Hagen vs. Iceman in the first round of the 2006 16 Carat Gold Tournament
January 28, 2006
Doug Williams vs. Rocky Romero in the quarter-final round of the 2006 16 Carat Gold Tournament
January 29, 2006
Iceman (c) vs. Ian Rotten in a Deathmatch for the wXw Hardcore Championship
2007
Chris Hero
1
May 4, 2007
Ares
Musikpalette
Chris Hero vs. Claudio Castagnoli in the first round of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament
May 5, 2007
Go Shiozaki vs. Murat Bosporus in the quarter-final round of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament
May 6, 2007
Ares vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2008
Bad Bones
1
March 7, 2008
Bryan Danielson
Doug Williams vs. Naomichi Marufuji in the first round of the 2008 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 8, 2008
Alex Pain vs. Steve Douglas in a Relaxed Rules match for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship
March 9, 2008
Bad Bones vs. Bryan Danielson in the final of the 2008 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2009
Shingo Takagi
1
March 6, 2009
Drake Younger
Oberhausen , North Rhine-Westphalia
Saint Oberhausen
Chris Sabin vs. Tyler Black in the first round of the 2009 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 7, 2009
Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
Bad Bones (c) vs. Bryan Danielson for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship
March 8, 2009
Drake Younger vs. Shingo Takagi in the final of the 2009 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2010
Big Van Walter
1
March 5, 2010
Chris Hero
Bad Bones vs. Chris Hero in the first round of the 2010 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 6, 2010
Steve Douglas (c) vs. Absolute Andy in a falls count anywhere match for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship
March 7, 2010
Big Van Walter vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2010 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2011
Sami Callihan
1
March 11, 2011
Big Van Walter
Daisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Bad Bones for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 12, 2011
Steffy's Nightclub
Daisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Johnny Moss for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 13, 2011
Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
Big Van Walter vs. Sami Callihan in the final of the 2011 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2012
El Generico
1
March 2, 2012
Tommy End
Fit Finlay vs. Sami Callihan in the first round of the 2012 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 3, 2012
Big Van Walter (c) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 4, 2012
El Generico vs. Tommy End in the final of the 2012 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2013
Tommy End
1
March 1, 2013
Zack Sabre Jr.
Johnny Moss vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the first round of the 2013 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 2, 2013
Axel Tischer (c) vs. Big Van Walter for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 3, 2013
Tommy End vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the final of the 2013 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2014
Chris Hero
2
March 14, 2014
Axel Tischer
Steffy's Nightclub
Chris Hero vs. Freddy Stahl in the first round of the 2014 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 15, 2014
Tommy End (c) vs. Jonathan Gresham for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 16, 2014
Axel Tischer vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2014 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2015
Tommy End
2
March 6, 2015
Axel Dieter Jr.
Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
Karsten Beck and Melanie Gray vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team (Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan )
March 7, 2015
Karsten Beck (c) vs. Big Daddy Walter for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 8, 2015
Axel Dieter Jr. vs. Tommy End in the final of the 2015 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2016
Zack Sabre Jr.
1
March 11, 2016
Axel Dieter Jr.
Axel Dieter Jr. vs. Marty Scurll in an "I Quit" match in the first round of the 2016 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 12, 2016
Karsten Beck (c) vs. Absolute Andy vs. John Klinger vs. Jurn Simmons in a four-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 13, 2016
Axel Dieter Jr. vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the final of the 2016 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2017
Ilja Dragunov
1
March 10, 2017
Walter
David Starr vs. Walter in the first round of the 2017 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 11, 2017
Axel Dieter Jr. (c) vs. Jurn Simmons for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 12, 2017
Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter in the final of the 2017 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2018
Absolute Andy
1
March 9, 2018
David Starr
Absolute Andy vs. Marius Al-Ani in the first round of the 2018 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 10, 2018
John Klinger (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter in a three-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 11, 2018
Absolute Andy vs. David Starr in the final of the 2018 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2019
Lucky Kid
1
March 8, 2019
Walter
David Starr vs. Walter in the first round of the 2019 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 9, 2019
Absolute Andy (c) vs. Bobby Gunns for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 10, 2019
Lucky Kid vs. Walter in the final of the 2019 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2020
Cara Noir
1
March 6, 2020
Mike Bailey
The Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) (c) vs. Jay-AA (Absolute Andy and Jay Skillet ) for the wXw World Tag Team Championship
March 7, 2020
Bobby Gunns (c) vs. David Starr in a title vs. career match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 8, 2020
Cara Noir vs. Mike Bailey in the final of the 2020 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2022
Jonathan Gresham
1
March 4, 2022
Robert Dreissker
Bobby Gunns vs. Jonathan Gresham in the first round of 2020 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 5, 2022
Axel Tischer (c) vs. Jurn Simmons vs. Levaniel vs. Tristan Archer in a four-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
March 6, 2022
Jonathan Gresham vs. Robert Dreissker in the final of the 2022 16 Carat Gold Tournament
2023
Shigehiro Irie
1
March 10, 2023
Axel Tischer
Ahura vs. Maggot in the first round of the 2023 16 Carat Gold Tournament
March 11, 2023
Bobby Gunns (career) vs. Norman Harras (role as Sporting Director) in a career vs. role no disqualification match
March 12, 2023
Axel Tischer vs. Shigehiro Irie in the final of the 2023 16 Carat Gold Tournament for the vacant wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
Tournament history
2006
The inaugural edition of the tournament took place between January 27 and 29, 2006, in Essen, Germany .
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Baron Von Hagen
Pin
Iceman
7:45
Baron Von Hagen
Pin
Ian Rotten
12:21
Ares
16:46
Ian Rotten Pin
Baron Von Hagen
Pin
Doug Williams
13:23
Rocky Romero Pin
Tengkwa
13:37
Rocky Romero
19:10
Doug Williams
Pin
Bernard Van Damme
17:05
Doug Williams Pin
Baron Von Hagen
Pin
Murat Bosporus
21:04
Steve Douglas
Pin
Steve Allison
14:31
Steven Douglas
Pin
Tommy End
11:58
Bad Bones
10:09
Tommy End DQ
Steve Douglas
11:08
Murat Bosporus
Pin
Adam Polak
Pin
Hate
10:42
Adam Polak
10:58
Murat Bosporus
Pin
Vries Kastelein
5:17
Murat Bosporus Pin
2007
The 2007 edition of the event took place between May 4 and 6, in Essen, Germany .
2008
The 2008 edition of the event took place between March 7 and 9, in Essen, Germany .
2009
The 2009 edition of the event took place between March 6 and 8, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2010
The 2010 edition of the event took place between March 5 and 7, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2011
The 2011 edition of the event took place between March 11 and 13, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2012
The 2012 edition of the event took place between March 2 and 5, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2013
The 2013 edition of the event took place between March 1 and 3, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2014
The 2014 edition of the event took place between March 14 and 16, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2015
The 2015 edition of the event took place between March 7 and 9, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2016
Main article: 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2016)
2017
The 2017 edition of the event took place between March 10 and 12, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2018
The 2018 edition of the event took place between March 9 and 11, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2019
The 2019 edition of the event took place between March 8 and 10, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2020
The 2020 edition of the event took place between March 6 and 8, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2022
The 2022 edition of the event took place between March 4 and 6, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2023
The 2023 edition of the event took place between March 10 and 12, in Oberhausen, Germany .
2024
The 2024 edition of the event will take place between March 8 and 10, in Oberhausen, Germany .
Notes
Marius Al-Ani in the quarterfinals.
wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship .
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Cara Noir being awarded the tournament trophy in 2020
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