Super Strong Style 16

Super Strong Style 16
PromotionsProgress Wrestling
First event2015
Event gimmickAnnual single elimination tournament

Super Strong Style 16 is an annual professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by Progress Wrestling.

First introduced in 2015, the tournament comprises four rounds and features sixteen professional wrestlers who compete in singles matches. Since its inception, the tournament has been notable for featuring various professional wrestlers, who have gone on to achieve huge mainstream success, competing for promotions such as WWE, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The tournament is used to determine the #1 contender for the PROGRESS World Championship. An exception was during the 2022 edition, where the title was declared vacant before the tournament and the title was decided in the tournament.

Winners, dates, venues and main events

YearTournament winnerDate CityVenueRunner-up Main event Ref
MenWomenMenWomen
2015Will OspreayN/a24 May 2015 London, EnglandElectric BallroomZack Sabre Jr.N/a Regression (Jimmy Havoc and Paul Robinson) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch)
25 May 2015 Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2015 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2016Tommy EndN/a29 May 2016 Mark AndrewsN/a The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) (c) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
30 May 2016 Tommy End vs. Mark Andrews in the 2016 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2017Travis BanksN/a27 May 2017 Tyler BateN/a Matt Riddle vs. Trent Seven in the first round of the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament
28 May 2017 Laura Di Matteo vs. Jinny vs. Toni Storm in a three-way match for the inaugural PROGRESS Women's Championship in the Natural Progression Series IV final
29 May 2017 Travis Banks vs. Tyler Bate in the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2018Zack Sabre Jr.N/a5 May 2018 Alexandra PalaceKassius OhnoN/a Chris Brookes vs. Kassius Ohno in the first round of the 2018 Super Strong Style 16
6 May 2018 Travis Banks (c) vs. Walter for the PROGRESS World Championship
7 May 2018 Kassius Ohno vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2019David StarrN/a4 May 2019 Jordan DevlinN/a Chris Ridgeway vs. Kyle O'Reilly in the first round of the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament
5 May 2019 Walter (World Champion) vs. Trent Seven (Atlas Champion) in a Title unification match
6 May 2019 David Starr vs. Jordan Devlin in the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2022Chris RidgewayN/a3 June 2022 Electric BallroomWarren BanksN/a Jack Evans vs. Johnny Progress in the first round of the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament
4 June 2022 Cara Noir vs. Spike Trivet in an "I Quit" Loser Leaves PROGRESS match
5 June 2022 Chris Ridgeway vs. Warren Banks for the vacant PROGRESS World Championship in the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2023Kid LykosN/a27 May 2023 The DomeMark HaskinsN/a Will Ospreay vs. Tate Mayfairs in the first round of the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament
28 May 2023Electric Ballroom Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) (c) vs. Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) in a ladder match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
29 May 2023 Kid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins in the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2024Luke JacobsN/a 27 May 2024Ricky Knight Jr.N/a Kid Lykos (c) vs. Mark Haskins for the PROGRESS World Championship
27 May 2024 Luke Jacobs vs. Ricky Knight Jr. in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2025Man Like DeReissN/a 4 May 2025Leon SlaterN/a Nina Samuels (c) vs. Rhio in a Title vs. PROGRESS Career match for the PROGRESS Women's Championship
5 May 2025 Man Like DeReiss vs. Leon Slater in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
2026Charles CrowleyRhio3 May 2026 Charlie SterlingGisele Shaw Man Like DeReiss (c) vs. Cara Noir for the PROGRESS World Championship
4 May 2026 Rhio vs. Gisele Shaw in the Women's Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final

Championship match for winner

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
# Tournament winnerChampionship EventDate Result
1 Will OspreayPROGRESS World Championship Chapter 20: Thunderbastard - Beyond Thunderbastard26 July 2015 Defeated Jimmy Havoc in a no disqualification match.
2 Tommy End Chapter 32: 5000 To 126 June 2016 Lost to Marty Scurll.
3 Travis Banks Chapter 55: Chase The Sun10 September 2017 Defeated Pete Dunne.
4 Zack Sabre Jr. Chapter 77: Pumpkin Spice PROGRESS28 October 2018 Lost to Walter.
5 David Starr Chapter 95: Still Chasing15 September 2019 Lost to Eddie Dennis in a three-way match that also involved Walter.
6 Kid Lykos Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf24 September 2023 Lost to Spike Trivet.
7 Luke Jacobs Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder28 July 2024 Defeated Kid Lykos.
8 Man Like DeReiss Chapter 183: Hundred Volts25 August 2025 Defeated Luke Jacobs in a tables, ladders, and chairs match.

Tournament history

2015

The inaugural Super Strong Style 16 Tournament took place at Chapter 19: Super Strong Style 16 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England across two nights between 24 May and 25 May 2015. The inaugural winner was Will Ospreay.

2016

The 2016 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 30: Super Strong Style 16 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England across two nights between 29 May and 30 May 2016. This tournament was won by Tommy End.

2017

The 2017 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 16 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England across three nights between 27 May and 29 May 2017. This tournament was won by Travis Banks.

2018

The 2018 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 68 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England across three nights between 5 May and 7 May 2018. This tournament was won by Zack Sabre Jr..

2019

The 2019 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England across three nights between 4 May and 6 May 2019. The tournament was won by David Starr.

2022

The tournament was used to crown the new PROGRESS World Champion after previous champion Jonathan Gresham was stripped off the title due to Lykos Gym attacking Gresham's opponent Gene Munny at Chapter 134: No Mountain High Enough. The match stipulated that Gresham would lose the title if he got disqualified. The tournament was held across three nights between 3 June and 5 June 2022 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England and won by Chris Ridgeway.

2023

The 2023 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 in London, England across three nights between 27 May and 29 May 2023. The first night was held at The Dome, while the rest of the event was held at the Electric Ballroom. The tournament was won by Kid Lykos.

2024

The 2024 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 168: Super Strong Style 16 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England across two nights between 26 May and 27 May 2024. The tournament was won by Luke Jacobs.

2025

The 2025 edition of the tournament took place at Chapter 180: Super Strong Style 16 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England across two nights between 4 May and 5 May 2025. The tournament was won by Man Like DeReiss.

2026

The 2026 edition of the competition featured the first-ever women's tournament along with the annual men's tournament. Both of the tournament's first round bouts were held under the "blockbuster" type of matches and took place both inside and outside of Progress events. The winner of the men's tournament was Charles Crowley, while the inaugural winner of the women's tournament was Rhio.

See also

References

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