Super Strong Style 16
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
| Year | Tournament winner | Times won | Date | Runner-up | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. |
| 2015 | Will Ospreay | 1 | Zack Sabre Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Regression vs. The London Riots | ||
| 2015 | Will Ospreay | 1 | Zack Sabre Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2015 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| [|2016] | Tommy End | 1 | Mark Andrews | London, England | Electric Ballroom | The Origin vs. The London Riots for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship | ||
| 2016 | Tommy End | 1 | Mark Andrews | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Tommy End vs. Mark Andrews in the 2016 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| [|2017] | Travis Banks | 1 | Tyler Bate | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Matt Riddle vs. Trent Seven in the first round of the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | ||
| 2017 | Travis Banks | 1 | Tyler Bate | London, England | Electric Ballroom | 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 | ||
| 2017 | Travis Banks | 1 | Tyler Bate | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Travis Banks vs. Tyler Bate in the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| [|2018] | Zack Sabre Jr. | 1 | Kassius Ohno | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Chris Brookes vs. Kassius Ohno in the first round of the 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | ||
| 2018 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 1 | Kassius Ohno | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Travis Banks vs. Walter for the PROGRESS World Championship | ||
| 2018 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 1 | Kassius Ohno | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Kassius Ohno vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| [|2019] | David Starr | 1 | Jordan Devlin | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Chris Ridgeway vs. Kyle O'Reilly in the first round of the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | ||
| 2019 | David Starr | 1 | Jordan Devlin | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Walter vs. Trent Seven in a Title unification match | ||
| 2019 | David Starr | 1 | Jordan Devlin | London, England | Alexandra Palace | David Starr vs. Jordan Devlin in the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| 2022 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | Warren Banks | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Jack Evans vs. Johnny Progress in the first round of the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | ||
| 2022 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | Warren Banks | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Cara Noir vs. Spike Trivet in an "I Quit" Loser Leaves PROGRESS match | ||
| 2022 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | Warren Banks | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Chris Ridgeway vs. Warren Banks for the vacant PROGRESS World Championship in the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| 2023 | Kid Lykos | 1 | Mark Haskins | London, England | The Dome | Will Ospreay vs. Tate Mayfairs in the first round of the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament | ||
| 2023 | Kid Lykos | 1 | Mark Haskins | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Sunshine Machine vs. Smokin' Aces in a Ladder match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship | ||
| 2023 | Kid Lykos | 1 | Mark Haskins | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Kid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins in the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| 2024 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | Ricky Knight Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Kid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins for the PROGRESS World Championship | ||
| 2024 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | Ricky Knight Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Luke Jacobs vs. Ricky Knight Jr. in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final | ||
| 2025 | Man Like DeReiss | 1 | Leon Slater | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Nina Samuels vs. Rhio in a Title vs. PROGRESS Career match for the PROGRESS Women's Championship | ||
| 2025 | Man Like DeReiss | 1 | Leon Slater | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Man Like DeReiss vs. Leon Slater in the Super Strong Style 16 tournament final |
Championship match for winner
| # | Winner | Event | Year | Championship match |
| 1 | Will Ospreay | Chapter 20: Thunderbastard - Beyond Thunderbastard | 2015 | Ospreay defeated Jimmy Havoc in a no disqualification match to win the PROGRESS World Championship. |
| 2 | Tommy End | Chapter 32: 5000 To 1 | 2016 | End lost to Marty Scurll for the PROGRESS World Championship. |
| 3 | Travis Banks | Chapter 55: Chase The Sun | 2017 | Banks defeated Pete Dunne to win the PROGRESS World Championship. |
| 4 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Chapter 77: Pumpkin Spice PROGRESS | 2018 | Sabre lost to Walter for the PROGRESS World Championship. |
| 5 | David Starr | Chapter 95: Still Chasing | 2019 | Starr lost to Eddie Dennis for the PROGRESS World Championship in a three-way match also involving Walter. |
| 6 | Kid Lykos | Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf | 2023 | Lykos lost to Spike Trivet for the PROGRESS World Championship. |
| 7 | Luke Jacobs | Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder | 2024 | Jacobs defeated Kid Lykos to win the PROGRESS World Championship. |
| 8 | Man Like DeReiss | Chapter 183: Hundred Volts | 2025 | DeReiss defeated Luke Jacobs in a tables, ladders, and chairs match to win the PROGRESS World Championship. |
Tournament history
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
The 2019 edition of the tournament took place between May 4 and May 6, 2019 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.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 June 3 and June 5, 2022 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England.