16 Carat Gold Tournament (2025)

2025 professional wrestling tournament by wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2025) File:WXW_16_Carat_Gold_Tournament_2025.jpg Promotional poster of the event Westside Xtreme Wrestling Night One:2025 3 07Night Two:2025 3 08Night Three:2025 3 9 Night 1: 873Night 2: 1023Night 3: 901 Turbinenhalle Oberhausen Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany y Dead End Fans Appreciation Night 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2024 2026 The 2025 16 Carat Gold Tournament was a professional wrestling tournament produced by Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). It was a three-night event held on March 7–9, 2025 at the Turbinenhalle Oberhausen in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was the nineteenth edition of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament. The event was streamed live on TrillerTV. 1 Called Manders won the 2025 tournament by defeating Ahura in the final.Andrew Thompson 1 Called Manders wins 2025 wXw Germany 16 Carat Gold tournament https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/03/09/1-called-manders-wins-2025-wxw-germany-16-carat-gold-tournament/ Post Wrestling 15 July 2025 March 9, 2025 Apart from the tournament, various championship matches were contested throughout the three-night event. Mike D Vecchio retained the wXw European Championship against Levaniel on night two and Leon Slater on night three. The wXw World Tag Team Championship changed hands as Big Bucks (Alex Duke and Norman Harras) defeated the defending champions Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima), High Performer Ltd. (Anil Marik and Icarus) and Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire and Robert Dreissker) in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match on night two.Chris Vetter WXW “Carat Gold, Night 1” results (3/7): Vetter's review of Leon Slater vs. Aigle Blanc, Daisuke Sekimoto vs. 1 Called Manders, Masha Slamovich vs. Cara Noir, and more first-round matches https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/03/08/wxw-carat-gold-night-1-results-3-7-vetters-review-of-leon-slater-vs-aigle-blanc-daisuke-sekimoto-vs-1-called-manders-masha-slamovich-vs-cara-noir-and-more-first-round-matches/ Pro Wrestling Dot Net 15 July 2025 March 8, 2025Chris Vetter WXW “Carat Gold, Night 2” results (3/8): Vetter's review of the tournament quarterfinals, Mike D Vecchio vs. Levaniel for the WXW European Title, four-way for the WXW Tag Team Titles https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/03/08/wxw-carat-gold-night-2-results-3-8-vetters-review-of-the-tournament-quarterfinals-mike-d-vecchio-vs-levaniel-for-the-wxw-european-title-four-way-for-the-wxw-tag-team-titles/ Pro Wrestling Dot Net 15 July 2025 March 8, 2025Chris Vetter WXW “Carat Gold, Night 3” results (3/9): Vetter's review of the tournament semifinals and final, Mike D Vecchio vs. Leon Slater for the WXW European Title https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/03/09/wxw-carat-gold-night-3-results-3-9-vetters-review-of-the-tournament-semifinals-and-final-mike-d-vecchio-vs-leon-slater-for-the-wxw-european-title/ Pro Wrestling Dot Net 15 July 2025 March 9, 2025 Production Background 16 Carat Gold Tournament is an annual knockout tournament produced by wXw, first held in 2006. The tournament features a total of sixteen wrestlers (an exception being the 2010 edition where seventeen competitors participated) and a winner receives a title shot at the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship at any place and time of their choosing. Storylines The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by wXw's writers, while storylines were produced on wXw's streaming television show We Love Wrestling.How Pro Wrestling Works https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm Grabianowski Ed HowStuffWorks January 13, 2006 Discovery Communications March 5, 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm November 29, 2013 Tournament matches wXw began announcing participants for the 2025 16 Carat Gold Tournament in late 2024. Some of the participants originally announced were: Masha Slamovich,Andrew Thompson Masha Slamovich announced for wXw Germany 16 Carat Gold 2025 https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/12/22/masha-slamovich-announced-for-wxw-germany-16-carat-gold-2025/ Post Wrestling 15 July 2025 December 22, 2024 Michael Oku, Joseph Fenech Jr., Dragon Kid, Ahura, 1 Called Manders, Adam Priest, Psycho Clown, Leon Slater,wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 – Teilnehmer #15: "The Youngest In Charge" Leon Slater https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-Teilnehmer-15-The-Youngest-In-Charge-Leon-Slater-10347.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German January 24, 2025Colin Tessier Leon Slater Announced For wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/leon-slater-announced-wxw-16-carat-gold-2025/ Fightful 15 July 2025 January 24, 2025 and Daisuke Sekimoto.wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 - Teilnehmer #16: Daisuke SEkimoto https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-Teilnehmer-16-DAisuke-SEkimoto-10357.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 January 29, 2025 German However, Dragon Kid suffered an injury and was replaced by Masaaki Mochizuki in the tournament.Dragon Kid verletzt – Masaaki Mochizuki übernimmt seinen Platz im wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/Dragon-Kid-verletzt-Masaaki-Mochizuki-uebernimmt-seinen-Platz-im-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-10372.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 7 February 2025 On the February 8 episode of We Love Wrestling, Bobby Gunns won a Road to 16 Carat Gold Tournament to qualify for the tournament as the final participant.Bobby Gunns komplettiert das Teilnehmerfeld für wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/Bobby-Gunns-komplettiert-das-Teilnehmerfeld-fuer-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-10377.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 9 February 2025 On March 1, wXw announced that a Four Way Dance would determine an alternate participant to fill in for injured competitors in the 16 Carat Gold Tournament. Competitors announced for the match were Hektor Invictus, Nick Schreier, Ryan Clancy, and Stephanie Maze.wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 - Alternate Four Way Dance https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-Alternate-Four-Way-Dance-10420.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 1 March 2025 Other matches Miyu Yamashita from Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling was announced for a match on the night three of 16 Carat Gold Tournament.Exklusiv bei wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 NIGHT 3: Miyu Yamashita https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/Exklusiv-bei-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-NIGHT-3-Miyu-Yamashita-10333.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 16 January 2025 Anita Vaughan was confirmed as Yamashita's opponent on the March 9 episode of We Love Wrestling.Anita Vaughan vs. Miyu Yamashita - wXw 16 Carat Gold Night 3 https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/Anita-Vaughan-vs-Miyu-Yamashita-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-Night-3-10446.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 9 March 2025 At Dead End, Levaniel attacked Mike D Vecchio after the latter won a match against Ahura.Chris Vetter WXW “Dead End” results (2/22): Vetter's review of “Young Blood” Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima vs. “Big Bucks” Norman Harras and Alex Duke for the WXW Tag Team Titles, Michael Oku vs. Hektor Invictus https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/02/23/wxw-dead-end-results-2-22-vetters-review-of-young-blood-oskar-leube-and-yuto-nakashima-vs-big-bucks-norman-harras-and-alex-duke-for-the-wxw-tag-team-titles-michael-oku-vs-hektor-in/ Pro Wrestling Dot Net 15 July 2025 February 23, 2025 This led to a match between Vecchio and Levaniel for the former's wXw European Championship on the night two of 16 Carat Gold Tournament.Levaniel vs. Mike D. Vecchio – Titelkampf bei wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 – Night 2 https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/Levaniel-vs-Mike-D-Vecchio-Titelkampf-bei-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-Night-2-10414.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 26 February 2025 After months of feuding between the four teams, including a backstage brawl at the Dead End pre-show, it was announced that Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) would defend the wXw World Tag Team Championship against Big Bucks (Alex Duke and Norman Harras), High Performer Ltd. (Anil Marik and Icarus), and Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire and Robert Dreissker) in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match on the night two of 16 Carat Gold Tournament.4-Way TLC Match um die wXw World Tag Team Championship bei wXw 16 Carat Gold - Night 2 https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/4-Way-TLC-Match-um-die-wXw-World-Tag-Team-Championship-bei-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-Night-2-10419.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 28 February 2025 Cancelled match Peter Tihanyi and Elijah Blum feuded with each other over the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship since late 2024 after Tihanyi won the title. Blum failed to win the title on several occasions, but defeated Tihanyi in a non-title Cage Fighting match at Back to the Roots.Chris Vetter WXW “Back to the Roots” results: Vetter's review of Peter Tihanyi vs. Elijah Blum in a cage match, Meiko Satomura vs. Stephanie Maze, Cara Noir vs. Axel Tischer https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/01/21/wxw-back-to-the-roots-results-vetters-review-of-peter-tihanyi-vs-elijah-blum-in-a-cage-match-meiko-satomura-vs-stephanie-maze-cara-noir-vs-axel-tischer/ Pro Wrestling Dot Net 15 July 2025 January 21, 2025 As a result of the win, Tihanyi was scheduled to defend the title against Blum in the main event of night two of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament.Der Main Event von wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 Night 2 steht fest https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/Der-Main-Event-von-wXw-16-Carat-Gold-2025-Night-2-steht-fest-10343.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 23 January 2025 However, Tihanyi suffered a shoulder injury in February, forcing him to vacate the title.Peter TIhanyi verletzt! https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/PEter-TIhanyi-verletzt-10368.php Westside Xtreme Wrestling 15 July 2025 German 5 February 2025 Results Night 1 pre Four Way Dance to determine an alternate participant in 16 Carat Gold Tournament Hektor Invictus defeated Nick Schreier, Ryan Clancy, and Stephanie Maze 6:28 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Ahura defeated Michael Oku 13:30 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Bobby Gunns defeated Anita Vaughan 11:39 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Axel Tischer defeated Masaaki Mochizuki 9:14 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Laurance Roman defeated Adam Priest 13:27 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Masha Slamovich defeated Cara Noir 11:10 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Psycho Clown defeated Joseph Fenech Jr. (with Robin Christopher Fohrwerk) 12:45 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament 1 Called Manders defeated Daisuke Sekimoto 9:33 Singles match in the first round of 16 Carat Gold Tournament Leon Slater defeated Aigle Blanc 22:04 Night 2 pre Singles match Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Adam Priest 9:11 Singles match Elijah Blum defeated Cara Noir 12:46 Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament Laurance Roman defeated Axel Tischer 17:58 Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament Masha Slamovich defeated Bobby Gunns 10:19 Six-man tag team match Aigle Blanc, Daisuke Sekimoto and Michael Oku defeated Hektor Invictus, Nick Schreier and Thomas Shire 16:36 Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament Ahura defeated Psycho Clown 20:13 Singles match in the quarter-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament 1 Called Manders defeated Leon Slater 14:58 Singles match for the wXw European Championship Mike D Vecchio (c) defeated Levaniel 1:12 Four-way Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the wXw World Tag Team Championship Big Bucks (Alex Duke and Norman Harras) defeated Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) (c), High Performer Ltd. (Anil Marik and Icarus) (with Robin Christopher Fohrwerk) and Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire and Robert Dreissker) 25:41 Night 3 https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/03/09/1-called-manders-wins-2025-wxw-germany-16-carat-gold-tournament/ 1 Called Manders wins 2025 wXw Germany 16 Carat Gold tournament POSTWrestling Andrew Thompson March 9, 2025 March 9, 2025https://pwponderings.com/2025/03/09/wxw-3-9-2025-16-carat-gold-2025-night-3-results/ wXw 3/9/2025 16 Carat Gold 2025 Night 3 Results pwponderings.com ZerepWrestling March 9, 2025 March 9, 2025 Singles match in the semi-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament 1 Called Manders defeated Masha Slamovich 8:46 Singles match in the semi-final round of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament Ahura defeated Laurance Roman 11:36 Singles match Miyu Yamashita defeated Anita Vaughan 13:32 Lucha Rules six-man tag team match Aigle Blanc, Michael Oku and Psycho Clown defeated Masaaki Mochizuki, Psycho Mike and Zozaya 18:57 Singles match for the wXw European Championship Mike D Vecchio (c) defeated Leon Slater 15:07 Six-man tag team match Elijah Blum and Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire and Robert Dreissker) defeated Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) and Daisuke Sekimoto 17:09 16 Carat Gold Tournament final 1 Called Manders defeated Ahura 13:42 Tournament brackets thumb|right|250px|1 Called Manders after winning the 2025 16 Carat Gold Tournament. n Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 40 Axel Tischer Pin Masaaki Mochizuki 9:15 Laurance Roman Pin Adam Priest 13:27 Ahura Pin Michael Oku 13:31https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=389907 wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 - Tag 1 cagematch.net Philip Kreikenbohm March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025 Psycho Clown Pin Joseph Fenech Jr. 12:46 Bobby Gunns Pin Anita Vaughan 11:40 Masha Slamovich Pin Cara Noir 11:14 1 Called Manders Pin Daisuke Sekimoto 9:33 Leon Slater Pin Aigle Blanc 22:05 Axel Tischer 10:00https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=389906 wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 - Tag 2 cagematch.net Philip Kreikenbohm March 8, 2025 March 8, 2025 Laurance Roman Pin Ahura Pin Psycho Clown 20:15 Bobby Gunns Pin Masha Slamovich 10:00 1 Called Manders Pin Leon Slater 14:58 Laurance Roman 11:36https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=389905 wXw 16 Carat Gold 2025 - Tag 3 cagematch.net Philip Kreikenbohm March 9, 2025 July 2, 2025 Ahura Pin Masha Slamovich 8:48 1 Called Manders Pin Ahura 13:42 1 Called Manders Pin References External links Westside Xtreme Wrestling official website Category:Westside Xtreme Wrestling Category:Professional wrestling tournaments Category:Recurring events established in 2006 Category:Professional wrestling shows in Germany Category:16 Carat Gold Tournament