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 <onlyinclude>
Year Tournament winner DateCity Venue Runner-upMain eventRefMen Women Men Women2015 Will Ospreay rowspan=2 London, England Electric Ballroom Zack Sabre Jr. rowspan=2 Regression (Jimmy Havoc and Paul Robinson) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch)Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2015 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2016 Tommy End rowspan=2 Mark Andrews rowspan=2 The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) (c) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) for the PROGRESS Tag Team ChampionshipTommy End vs. Mark Andrews in the 2016 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2017 Travis Banks rowspan=3 Tyler Bate rowspan=3 Matt Riddle vs. Trent Seven in the first round of the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 TournamentLaura 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 Travis Banks vs. Tyler Bate in the 2017 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2018 Zack Sabre Jr. rowspan=3 Alexandra Palace Kassius Ohno rowspan=3 Chris Brookes vs. Kassius Ohno in the first round of the 2018 Super Strong Style 16Travis Banks (c) vs. Walter for the PROGRESS World ChampionshipKassius Ohno vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2019 David Starr rowspan=3 Jordan Devlin rowspan=3 Chris Ridgeway vs. Kyle O'Reilly in the first round of the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 TournamentWalter (World Champion) vs. Trent Seven (Atlas Champion) in a Title unification matchDavid Starr vs. Jordan Devlin in the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2022 Chris Ridgeway rowspan=3 Electric Ballroom Warren Banks rowspan=3 Jack Evans vs. Johnny Progress in the first round of the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 TournamentCara Noir vs. Spike Trivet in an "I Quit" Loser Leaves PROGRESS matchChris Ridgeway vs. Warren Banks for the vacant PROGRESS World Championship in the 2022 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2023 Kid Lykos rowspan=3 The Dome Mark Haskins rowspan=3 Will Ospreay vs. Tate Mayfairs in the first round of the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Electric BallroomSunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) (c) vs. Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) in a ladder match for the PROGRESS Tag Team ChampionshipKid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins in the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2024 Luke Jacobs rowspan=2 Ricky Knight Jr. rowspan=2 Kid Lykos (c) vs. Mark Haskins for the PROGRESS World ChampionshipLuke Jacobs vs. Ricky Knight Jr. in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2025 Man Like DeReiss rowspan=2 Leon Slater rowspan=2 Nina Samuels (c) vs. Rhio in a Title vs. PROGRESS Career match for the PROGRESS Women's ChampionshipMan Like DeReiss vs. Leon Slater in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final2026 Charles Crowley Rhio Charlie Sterling Gisele ShawMan Like DeReiss (c) vs. Cara Noir for the PROGRESS World Championship Rhio vs. Gisele Shaw in the Women's Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final
Championship match for winner – Championship victory – Championship match loss +#Tournament winner ChampionshipEvent DateResult1Will Ospreay PROGRESS World ChampionshipChapter 20: Thunderbastard - Beyond Thunderbastard 26 July 2015Defeated Jimmy Havoc in a no disqualification match.2Tommy EndChapter 32: 5000 To 1 26 June 2016Lost to Marty Scurll.3Travis BanksChapter 55: Chase The Sun 10 September 2017Defeated Pete Dunne.4Zack Sabre Jr.Chapter 77: Pumpkin Spice PROGRESS 28 October 2018Lost to Walter.5David StarrChapter 95: Still Chasing 15 September 2019Lost to Eddie Dennis in a three-way match that also involved Walter.6Kid LykosChapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf 24 September 2023Lost to Spike Trivet.7Luke JacobsChapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder 28 July 2024Defeated Kid Lykos.8Man Like DeReissChapter 183: Hundred Volts 25 August 2025Defeated 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 List of Progress Wrestling tournaments
References
External links PROGRESS Wrestling official website