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. Since 2007, the tournament winner has received a championship opportunity for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship, the promotion's top title, with a few exceptions due to championship vacancy.
Dates, winners and main events Year Winner Times won Dates Runner-up Location Venue Main event Ref2006Baron von Hagen1Murat BosporusEssen, North Rhine-WestphaliaTurockBaron von Hagen vs. Iceman in the first round of the 2006 16 Carat Gold TournamentDoug Williams vs. Rocky Romero in the quarter-final round of the 2006 16 Carat Gold TournamentIceman (c) vs. Ian Rotten in a Deathmatch for the wXw Hardcore Championship2007Chris Hero1AresMusikpaletteChris Hero vs. Claudio Castagnoli in the first round of the 2007 16 Carat Gold TournamentGo Shiozaki vs. Murat Bosporus in the quarter-final round of the 2007 16 Carat Gold TournamentAres vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2007 16 Carat Gold Tournament2008Bad Bones1Bryan DanielsonDoug Williams vs. Naomichi Marufuji in the first round of the 2008 16 Carat Gold TournamentAlex Pain vs. Steve Douglas in a Relaxed Rules match for the wXw World Heavyweight ChampionshipBad Bones vs. Bryan Danielson in the final of the 2008 16 Carat Gold Tournament2009Shingo Takagi1Drake YoungerOberhausen, North Rhine-WestphaliaSaint OberhausenChris Sabin vs. Tyler Black in the first round of the 2009 16 Carat Gold TournamentTurbinenhalle OberhausenBad Bones (c) vs. Bryan Danielson for the wXw World Heavyweight ChampionshipDrake Younger vs. Shingo Takagi in the final of the 2009 16 Carat Gold Tournament2010Big Van Walter1Chris HeroBad Bones vs. Chris Hero in the first round of the 2010 16 Carat Gold TournamentSteve Douglas (c) vs. Absolute Andy in a falls count anywhere match for the wXw World Heavyweight ChampionshipBig Van Walter vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2010 16 Carat Gold Tournament2011Sami Callihan1Big Van WalterDaisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Bad Bones for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipSteffy's NightclubDaisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Johnny Moss for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipTurbinenhalle OberhausenBig Van Walter vs. Sami Callihan in the final of the 2011 16 Carat Gold Tournament2012El Generico1Tommy EndFit Finlay vs. Sami Callihan in the first round of the 2012 16 Carat Gold TournamentBig Van Walter (c) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipEl Generico vs. Tommy End in the final of the 2012 16 Carat Gold Tournament2013Tommy End1Zack Sabre Jr.Johnny Moss vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the first round of the 2013 16 Carat Gold TournamentAxel Tischer (c) vs. Big Van Walter for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipTommy End vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the final of the 2013 16 Carat Gold Tournament2014Chris Hero2Axel TischerSteffy's NightclubChris Hero vs. Freddy Stahl in the first round of the 2014 16 Carat Gold TournamentTommy End (c) vs. Jonathan Gresham for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipAxel Tischer vs. Chris Hero in the final of the 2014 16 Carat Gold Tournament2015Tommy 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 ChampionshipAxel Dieter Jr. vs. Tommy End in the final of the 2015 16 Carat Gold Tournament2016Zack 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 TournamentKarsten Beck (c) vs. Absolute Andy vs. John Klinger vs. Jurn Simmons in a four-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipAxel Dieter Jr. vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the final of the 2016 16 Carat Gold Tournament2017Ilja Dragunov1WalterDavid Starr vs. Walter in the first round of the 2017 16 Carat Gold TournamentAxel Dieter Jr. (c) vs. Jurn Simmons for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipIlja Dragunov vs. Walter in the final of the 2017 16 Carat Gold Tournament2018Absolute Andy1David StarrAbsolute Andy vs. Marius Al-Ani in the first round of the 2018 16 Carat Gold TournamentJohn Klinger (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter in a three-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipAbsolute Andy vs. David Starr in the final of the 2018 16 Carat Gold Tournament2019Lucky Kid1WalterDavid Starr vs. Walter in the first round of the 2019 16 Carat Gold TournamentAbsolute Andy (c) vs. Bobby Gunns for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipLucky Kid vs. Walter in the final of the 2019 16 Carat Gold Tournament2020Cara Noir1Mike BaileyThe Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) (c) vs. Jay-AA (Absolute Andy and Jay Skillet) for the wXw World Tag Team ChampionshipBobby Gunns (c) vs. David Starr in a title vs. career match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipCara Noir vs. Mike Bailey in the final of the 2020 16 Carat Gold Tournament2022Jonathan Gresham1Robert DreisskerBobby Gunns vs. Jonathan Gresham in the first round of 2020 16 Carat Gold TournamentAxel Tischer (c) vs. Jurn Simmons vs. Levaniel vs. Tristan Archer in a four-way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipJonathan Gresham vs. Robert Dreissker in the final of the 2022 16 Carat Gold Tournament2023Shigehiro Irie1Axel TischerAhura vs. Maggot in the first round of the 2023 16 Carat Gold TournamentBobby Gunns (career) vs. Norman Harras (role as Sporting Director) in a career vs. role no disqualification matchAxel Tischer vs. Shigehiro Irie in the final of the 2023 16 Carat Gold Tournament for the vacant wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship2024Laurance Roman1Peter TihanyiMichael Oku vs. Joseph Fenech Jr. in the first round of the 2024 16 Carat Gold TournamentRobert Dreissker (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie for the wXw Unified World Wrestling ChampionshipLaurance Roman vs. Peter Tihanyi in the final of the 2024 16 Carat Gold Tournament20251 Called Manders1AhuraLeon Slater vs. Aigle Blanc in the first round of the 2025 16 Carat Gold TournamentYoung Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) (c) vs. Big Bucks (Alex Duke and Norman Harras) vs. High Performer Ltd. (Anil Marik and Icarus) vs. Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire and Robert Dreissker) in a four-way Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the wXw World Tag Team Championship1 Called Manders vs. Ahura in the final of the 2025 16 Carat Gold Tournament2026Ahura1March 6, 2026Peter TihanyiAhura vs. Dennis Dullnig in the first round of the 2026 16 Carat Gold TournamentMarch 7, 2026Elijah Blum (c) vs. 1 Called Manders for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship March 8, 2026Ahura vs. Peter Tihanyi in the final of the 2026 16 Carat Gold Tournament
Tournament history 2006 The inaugural edition of the tournament took place between January 27 and 29, 2006, in Essen, Germany.
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 The 2016 edition of the event took place between March 11 and 13, in Oberhausen, Germany.
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 took place between March 8 and 10, in Oberhausen, Germany.
2025
2026 The 2026 edition of the event took place between March 6 and 8, in Oberhausen, Germany.
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References
External links Westside Xtreme Wrestling official website