GWF World Cup


GWF World Cup is an annual professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by German Wrestling Federation. The tournament originally featured light heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world, who represent their respective nations in the tournament. The tournament format is similar to Revolution Pro Wrestling's British J-Cup, consisting of singles matches which wrestlers win to qualify to the final, a four-way elimination match.
The first tournament was held in 2018 and has been held each year since then, with the exception of 2021, when traveling was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing international participation in the tournament.

Winners, dates, venues and main events


YearTournament winnerTimes wonDateRunners-upCityVenueMain EventRef.
2018Angélico1Kenny Williams, Senza Volto and Tarkan AslanBerlin, GermanyHuxley's Neue WeltAngélico vs. Kenny Williams vs. Senza Volto vs. Tarkan Aslan in the 2018 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final
2019El Phantasmo1A-Kid, Angélico and Cem KaplanBerlin, GermanyFestsaal KreuzbergA-Kid vs. Angélico vs. Cem Kaplan vs. El Phantasmo in the 2019 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final
2020Tarkan Aslan1Bence Toth BT, El Phantasmo and Senza VoltoBerlin, GermanyFestsaal KreuzbergBence Toth BT vs. El Phantasmo vs. Senza Volto vs. Tarkan Aslan in the 2020 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final
2022Crowchester1Aytac Bahar, Maverick and Michael OkuBerlin, GermanyFestsaal KreuzbergAytac Bahar vs. Crowchester vs. Maverick vs. Michael Oku in the 2022 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final
2023Aytac Bahar1Ahura, Peter Tihanyi and Tim StübingBerlin, GermanyFestsaal KreuzbergAhura vs. Aytac Bahar vs. Peter Tihanyi vs. Tim Stübing in the 2023 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final for the vacant GWF Berlin Championship
2024Ahura1Aigle Blanc, Tim Stübing and Peter TihanyiBerlin, GermanyAstra KulturhausAhura vs. Aigle Blanc vs. Tim Stübing vs. Peter Tihanyi in the 2024 Light Heavyweight World Cup final
2025Axel Tischer1Aytac Bahar, Erkan Sulcani and Robbie XBerlin, GermanyFestsaal KreuzbergAxel Tischer vs. Aytac Bahar vs. Erkan Sulcani vs. Robbie X in the 2025 World Cup final

Tournament history

2018

The first edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at the Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin, Germany on.

2019

The second edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on.

2020

The third edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on.

2022

The fourth edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on.

2023

The fifth edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on. The winner of the tournament became the new GWF Berlin Champion.

2024

The sixth edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at the Astra Kulturhaus in Berlin, Germany on May 18, 2024.

2025

The seventh edition of the World Cup was held at the Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on May 4, 2025.