16 Carat Gold Tournament (2016)

2016 professional wrestling tournament by wXw

16 Carat Gold Tournament (2016)

The 2016 tournament winner Zack Sabre Jr.

Promotion| Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Date| Night One:
March 11, 2016
Night Two:
March 12, 2016
Night Three:
March 13, 2016
City| Oberhausen, Germany
Venue| Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
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The 2016 16 Carat Gold Tournament was a professional wrestling event produced by Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). It was the eleventh edition of the annual 16 Carat Gold Tournament. It was a three-day tournament, taking place between March 11 and March 13, 2016 at the Turbinenhalle Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany.[1][2]

## Qualification[edit]

Several qualifying matches took place for the 16 Carat Gold Tournament between January 30, 2016 and March 5, 2016.

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Fulda - January 30 (Kulturzentrum Kreuz in Fulda, Hesse)
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1| Kim Ray defeated Michael Dante| 16 Carat Gold Tournament qualifying match| 9:29

Dead End XV - February 6 (Markthalle Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany)
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1| Marty Scurll defeated Da Mack| 16 Carat Gold Tournament qualifying match| 9:20
2| Axel Dieter Jr. defeated Damian O'Connor by count-out| 16 Carat Gold Tournament qualifying match| 12:55

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Bielefeld - February 13 (Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia)
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1| David Starr (2) defeated Marius Al-Ani (0)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block A match| 5:56
2| Sasa Keel defeated Mike Schwarz| 16 Carat Gold Tournament qualifying match| 8:40
3| Toby Blunt (2) defeated The Rotation (0)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block B match| 6:06

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Bielefeld - February 20 (Forum Bielefeld in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia)
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1| Tyler Bate (2) defeated Kevin Roadster (0)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block A match| 7:51
2| Bobby Gunns (2) defeated Toby Blunt (2)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block B match| 9:16

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Gotha - February 26 (Stadthalle Gotha in Gotha, Thuringia)
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1| Marius Al-Ani (2) defeated Tyler Bate (2)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block A match| 8:06
2| Timothy Thatcher (2) defeated The Rotation (0)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block B match| 9:38

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Halle (Saale) - February 27 (Schorre Halle in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt)
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1| David Starr (4) defeated Kevin Roadster (0) by forfeit| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block A match| —
2| The Rotation (2) defeated Bobby Gunns (2) (with Vincent The Beast)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block B match| 7:29

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Stuttgart - March 4 (LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg)
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1| Kevin Roadster (2) defeated Marius Al-Ani (2)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block A match| 6:05
2| Bobby Gunns (3) versus Timothy Thatcher (3) ended in a time limit draw| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block B match| 10:00

More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Munich - March 5 (Backstage in Munich, Bavaria)
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1| Timothy Thatcher (5) defeated Toby Blunt (2) by forfeit| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block B match| —
2| Tyler Bate (4) defeated David Starr (4)| Road to 16 Carat Gold League Block A match| 9:43
3| Timothy Thatcher defeated Tyler Bate| Road to 16 Carat Gold League final| 16:30

### Road to 16 Carat Gold League Points[edit]

The Road to 16 Carat Gold League was a round robin tournament consisting of eight wrestlers competing in four blocks. Each block consisted of four participants. The tournament took place between February 13, 2016 and March 5, 2016. The winners of Block A and Block B competed in the final of the tournament on March 5.

The following are the points and competitors details in the tournament.

Final standings  Block A | Block B

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Tyler Bate | 4  | Timothy Thatcher | 5
David Starr | 4  | Bobby Gunns | 3
Kevin Roadster  | 2  | The Rotation  | 2
Marius Al-Ani | 2  | Toby Blunt  | 2

## Results[edit]

Night 1 (March 11)No.| Results| Stipulations| Times

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1D| David Starr defeated Aaron Insane, Mike Schwarz and Tyler Bate| Four-way match to determine an alternate competitor in the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 5:15
2| Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Big Daddy Walter| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 13:05
3| Timothy Thatcher defeated Sasa Keel| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 8:15
4| Toni Storm defeated Leva Bates| Singles match| 5:47
5| Ilja Dragunov (with Adam Polak) defeated Mike Bailey| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 8:52
6| Will Ospreay defeated Shane Strickland| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 14:28
7| Angélico defeated Trevor Lee| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 7:38
8| Drew Galloway defeated Silas Young| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 9:10
9| Sami Callihan defeated Kim Ray (with Ivanov)| Singles match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 9:09
10| Axel Dieter Jr. defeated Marty Scurll| "I Quit" match in the first round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 23:08
| D|  – this was a dark match

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Night 2 (March 12)No.| Results| Stipulations| Times

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1| Tyler Bate defeated Silas Young| Singles match| 9:34
2| David Starr and Shane Strickland defeated Big Daddy Walter and Da Mack| Tag team match| 11:08
3| Axel Dieter Jr. defeated Ilja Dragunov (with Adam Polak and Julian Nero)| Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 8:56
4| Marty Scurll defeated Angélico, Mike Bailey and Trevor Lee| Four Way match| 8:02
5| Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Will Ospreay| Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 12:39
6| Melanie Gray defeated Toni Storm| Singles match| 6:53
7| Sami Callihan defeated Timothy Thatcher by referee's decision| Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 16:03
8| Jurn Simmons defeated Absolute Andy, John Klinger and Karsten Beck (c)| Four Way match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship| 24:44
| (c)|  – the champion(s) heading into the match

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Night 3 (March 13)No.| Results| Stipulations| Times

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1| Drew Galloway defeated Angélico| Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 6:39
2| Axel Dieter Jr. defeated Drew Galloway| Singles match in the semi-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 10:08
3| Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Sami Callihan| Singles match in the semi-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 9:06
4| Die Schilds (Bobby Gunns and Vincent The Beast) and Silas Young defeated Big Daddy Walter, Mike Schwarz and Timothy Thatcher (with Toby Blunt)| Six-man tag team match| 11:22
5| Aaron Insane and Toni Storm defeated Kevin Roadster and Melanie Gray| Mixed tag team match| 10:30
6| Cerberus (Ilja Dragunov and Julian Nero) (c) (with Adam Polak) defeated David Starr and Shane Strickland| Tag team match for the wXw World Tag Team Championship| 14:37
7| Da Mack defeated Emil Sitoci and Kim Ray| Three Way match to determine the #1 contender for the wXw Shotgun Championship| 7:45
8| Jurn Simmons (c) (with Marius van Beethoven and Melanie Gray) defeated Tyler Bate| Singles match for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship| 4:04
9| Marty Scurll and Trevor Lee defeated Mike Bailey and Will Ospreay| Tag team match| 20:19
10| Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Axel Dieter Jr.| Singles match in the final of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament| 12:35
| (c)|  – the champion(s) heading into the match

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### Tournament brackets[edit]

| Round 1 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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|  |  | | |  |  | | |  |  | | |  |  |
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | |
| Big Daddy Walter | 13:05[2] |
| | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin |
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| | | Will Ospreay | 12:39[2] |
| Shane Strickland | 14:28[2] |

| Will Ospreay | Pin |
| | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin |
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| | | Sami Callihan | 9:06[2] |
| Timothy Thatcher | Pin | |

| Sasa Keel | 8:15[2] |
| | Timothy Thatcher | 16:03[2] |
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| | | Sami Callihan | RD |
| Kim Ray | 9:09[2] |

| Sami Callihan | Pin |
| | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin |
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| | | Axel Dieter Jr. | 12:35[2] |
| Drew Galloway | Pin | | |

| Silas Young | 9:10[2] |
| | Drew Galloway | Pin |
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| | | Angélico | 6:39[2] |
| Trevor Lee | 7:38[2] |

| Angélico | Pin |
| | Drew Galloway | 10:08[2] |
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| | | Axel Dieter Jr. | Pin |
| Ilja Dragunov | Pin | |

| Mike Bailey | 8:52[2] |
| | Ilja Dragunov | 8:56[2] |
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| | | Axel Dieter Jr. | Pin |
| Marty Scurll | 23:08[2] |

| Axel Dieter Jr. | Pin |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pro Wrestling History. "WXW 16 Carat Tournament History". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Kreikenbohm, Philip. "16 Carat Gold Tournament 2016". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament winners

2000s|

* Baron von Hagen (2006)
* Chris Hero (2007, 2014)
* Bad Bones (2008)
* Shingo Takagi (2009)

2010s|

* Walter (2010)
* Sami Callihan (2011)
* El Generico (2012)
* Tommy End (2013, 2015)
* Zack Sabre Jr. (2016)
* Ilja Dragunov (2017)
* Absolute Andy (2018)
* Lucky Kid (2019)

2020s|

* Cara Noir (2020)
* Jonathan Gresham (2022)
* Shigehiro Irie (2023)

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