# 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 |
| 2015 | Will Ospreay | 1 | May 24, 2015 | Zack Sabre Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Regression (Jimmy Havoc and Paul Robinson) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) |
| 2015 | Will Ospreay | 1 | May 25, 2015 | 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 | May 29, 2016 | Mark Andrews | London, England | Electric Ballroom | The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) (c) vs. The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship |
| 2016 | Tommy End | 1 | May 30, 2016 | Mark Andrews | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Tommy End vs. Mark Andrews in the 2016 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final |
| 2017 | Travis Banks | 1 | May 27, 2017 | 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 | May 28, 2017 | 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 | May 29, 2017 | 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 | May 5, 2018 | 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 | May 6, 2018 | Kassius Ohno | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Travis Banks (c) vs. Walter for the PROGRESS World Championship |
| 2018 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 1 | May 7, 2018 | 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 | May 4, 2019 | 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 | May 5, 2019 | Jordan Devlin | London, England | Alexandra Palace | Walter (World Champion) vs. Trent Seven (Atlas Champion) in a Title unification match |
| 2019 | David Starr | 1 | May 6, 2019 | Jordan Devlin | London, England | Alexandra Palace | David Starr vs. Jordan Devlin in the 2019 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final |
| 2022 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | June 3, 2022 | 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 | June 4, 2022 | Warren Banks | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Cara Noir vs. Spike Trivet in an "I Quit" Loser Leaves PROGRESS match |
| 2022 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | June 5, 2022 | 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 | May 27, 2023 | 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 | May 28, 2023 | Mark Haskins | London, England | Electric 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 |
| 2023 | Kid Lykos | 1 | May 29, 2023 | Mark Haskins | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Kid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins in the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final |
| 2024 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | May 27, 2024 | Ricky Knight Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Kid Lykos (c) vs. Mark Haskins for the PROGRESS World Championship |
| 2024 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | May 27, 2024 | Ricky Knight Jr. | London, England | Electric Ballroom | Luke Jacobs vs. Ricky Knight Jr. in the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament final |

### Championship match for winner

    – Championship victory
    – Championship match loss
| # | 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. |

## Tournament history
### 2015

| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Zack Gibson | 15:48 | | | | | | | |
| Zack Gibson | 15:48 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Tommaso Ciampa | 15:48 | | | | | |
| Damo O'Connor | 12:53 | Tommaso Ciampa | 15:48 | | | | | |
| Tommaso Ciampa | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Tommaso Ciampa | Pin | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | |
| | | | | Marty Scurll | 19:49 | | | |
| Marty Scurll | Pin | | | | | Marty Scurll | 19:49 | | | |
| Eddie Dennis | 10:46 | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Dennis | 10:46 | Marty Scurll | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Dave Mastiff | 9:27 | | | | | |
| Noam Dar | 10:43 | Dave Mastiff | 9:27 | | | | | |
| Dave Mastiff | By referee's decision | | | | | | | |
| Dave Mastiff | By referee's decision | | | | | | Will Ospreay | Pin |
| | | | | | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | 17:58 |
| Rampage Brown | Pin | | | | | | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | 17:58 |
| Big Daddy Walter | 7:26 | | | | | | | |
| Big Daddy Walter | 7:26 | Rampage Brown | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Roderick Strong | 14:10 | | | | | |
| Tommy End | 17:51 | Roderick Strong | 14:10 | | | | | |
| Roderick Strong | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Roderick Strong | Pin | | | Roderick Strong | 12:47 | | | |
| | | | | Will Ospreay | Pin | | | |
| Mark Haskins | Pin | | | | | Will Ospreay | Pin | | | |
| Jack Gallagher | 8:05 | | | | | | | |
| Jack Gallagher | 8:05 | Mark Haskins | 10:50 | | | | | |
| | | Will Ospreay | Pin | | | | | |
| El Ligero | 9:12 | Will Ospreay | Pin | | | | | |
| Will Ospreay | Pin | | | | | | | |

### 2016

| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Mark Haskins | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Pete Dunne | 9:50 | | | | | | | |
| Pete Dunne | 9:50 | Mark Andrews | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Mikey Whiplash | 1:44 | | | | | |
| Damon Moser | 4:36 | Mikey Whiplash | 1:44 | | | | | |
| Mikey Whiplash | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Mikey Whiplash | Pin | | | Mark Andrews | Pin | | | |
| | | | | Zack Gibson | 7:53 | | | |
| Jack Gallagher | Pin | | | | | Zack Gibson | 7:53 | | | |
| TK Cooper | 6:21 | | | | | | | |
| TK Cooper | 6:21 | Jack Gallagher | 13:19 | | | | | |
| | | Zack Gibson | Pin | | | | | |
| Kenny Williams | 10:24 | Zack Gibson | Pin | | | | | |
| Zack Gibson | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Zack Gibson | Pin | | | | | | Mark Andrews | 6:19 |
| | | | | | | | Tommy End | Pin |
| Chris Hero | Pin | | | | | | | | Tommy End | Pin |
| Mark Andrews | 16:13 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Andrews | 16:13 | Chris Hero | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Big Daddy Walter | 11:54 | | | | | |
| Dave Mastiff | 11:13 | Big Daddy Walter | 11:54 | | | | | |
| Big Daddy Walter | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Big Daddy Walter | Pin | | | Chris Hero | 12:36 | | | |
| | | | | Tommy End | Pin | | | |
| Sami Callihan | Pin | | | | | Tommy End | Pin | | | |
| Matt Cross | 10:06 | | | | | | | |
| Matt Cross | 10:06 | Sami Callihan | 6:34 | | | | | |
| | | Tommy End | Pin | | | | | |
| Rampage Brown | 7:29 | Tommy End | Pin | | | | | |
| Tommy End | Pin | | | | | | | |

### 2017

| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Travis Banks | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Havoc | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Havoc | | Travis Banks | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Flamita | | | | | | |
| Mark Andrews | | Flamita | | | | | | |
| Flamita | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Flamita | Pin | | | Travis Banks | Pin | | | |
| | | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | | | | |
| Jack Sexsmith | Pin | | | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | | | |
| Zack Gibson | | | | | | | | |
| Zack Gibson | | Jack Sexsmith | | | | | | |
| | | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | |
| David Starr | | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | |
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | | Travis Banks | Pin |
| | | | | | | | Tyler Bate | |
| Matt Riddle | Pin | | | | | | | | Tyler Bate |
| Trent Seven | 0.06 | | | | | | | |
| Trent Seven | 0.06 | Matt Riddle | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Jeff Cobb | | | | | | |
| Nathan Cruz | | Jeff Cobb | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cobb | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cobb | Pin | | | Matt Riddle | | | | |
| | | | | Tyler Bate | Pin | | | |
| Mark Haskins | Pin | | | | | Tyler Bate | Pin | | |
| Morgan Webster | | | | | | | | |
| Morgan Webster | | Mark Haskins | | | | | | |
| | | Tyler Bate | Pin | | | | | |
| William Eaver | | Tyler Bate | Pin | | | | | |
| Tyler Bate | Pin | | | | | | | |

### 2018

| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Chuck Mambo | 10:48 | | | | | | | |
| Chuck Mambo | 10:48 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | | | |
| | | David Starr | 15:57 | | | | | |
| TK Cooper | 9:44 | David Starr | 15:57 | | | | | |
| David Starr | Pin | | | | | | | |
| David Starr | Pin | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | | | |
| | | | | Keith Lee | 12:22 | | | |
| Angélico | Pin | | | | | Keith Lee | 12:22 | | | |
| Mark Andrews | 14:16 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Andrews | 14:16 | Angelico | 14:35 | | | | | |
| | | Keith Lee | Pin | | | | | |
| Morgan Webster | 14:16 | Keith Lee | Pin | | | | | |
| Keith Lee | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Keith Lee | Pin | | | | | | Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin |
| | | | | | | | Kassius Ohno | 18:58 |
| Zack Gibson | Pin | | | | | | | | Kassius Ohno | 18:58 |
| Joey Janela | 0:14 | | | | | | | |
| Joey Janela | 0:14 | Zack Gibson | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Pete Dunne | 10:04 | | | | | |
| Doug Williams | 10:50 | Pete Dunne | 10:04 | | | | | |
| Pete Dunne | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Pete Dunne | Pin | | | Zack Gibson | 11:18 | | | |
| | | | | Kassius Ohno | Pin | | | |
| Kassius Ohno | Pin | | | | | Kassius Ohno | Pin | | | |
| Chris Brookes | 21:52 | | | | | | | |
| Chris Brookes | 21:52 | Kassius Ohno | 15:00 | | | | | |
| | | Tyler Bate | Pin | | | | | |
| Jordan Devlin | 9:10 | Tyler Bate | Pin | | | | | |
| Tyler Bate | Pin | | | | | | | |

### 2019

The 2019 edition of the tournament took place between May 4 and May 6, 2019 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.
| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Jordan Devlin | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Lucky Kid | 13:34 | | | | | | | |
| Lucky Kid | 13:34 | Jordan Devlin | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Kyle Fletcher | 13:09 | | | | | |
| Daga | 14:56 | Kyle Fletcher | 13:09 | | | | | |
| Kyle Fletcher | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Fletcher | Pin | | | Jordan Devlin | Pin | | | |
| | | | | Kyle O'Reilly | 17:59 | | | |
| Paul Robinson | Pin | | | | | Kyle O'Reilly | 17:59 | | | |
| Darby Allin | 10:40 | | | | | | | |
| Darby Allin | 10:40 | Paul Robinson | 17:43 | | | | | |
| | | Kyle O'Reilly | Pin | | | | | |
| Chris Ridgeway | 19:19 | Kyle O'Reilly | Pin | | | | | |
| Kyle O'Reilly | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Kyle O'Reilly | Pin | | | | | | Jordan Devlin | 21:03 |
| | | | | | | | David Starr | Pin |
| Ilja Dragunov | Pin | | | | | | | | David Starr | Pin |
| Chris Brookes | 14:16 | | | | | | | |
| Chris Brookes | 14:16 | Ilja Dragunov | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Trevor Lee | 1:11 | | | | | |
| Aero Star | 7:11 | Trevor Lee | 1:11 | | | | | |
| Trevor Lee | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Trevor Lee | Pin | | | Ilja Dragunov | 9:46 | | | |
| | | | | Travis BanksDavid Starr | Pin | | | |
| Travis Banks | Pin | | | | | Travis BanksDavid Starr | Pin | | | |
| DJZ | 10:31 | | | | | | | |
| DJZ | 10:31 | Travis Banks | 13:40 | | | | | |
| | | David Starr | Double Count Out | | | | | |
| Artemis Spencer | 7:59 | David Starr | Double Count Out | | | | | |
| David Starr | Pin | | | | | | | |

### 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.
| First Round | First Round | Quarter Final | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | | Final | Final |
| Chris Ridgeway | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Dean Allmark | 11:17 | | | | | | | |
| Dean Allmark | 11:17 | Chris Ridgeway | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Charlie Dempsey | 11:06 | | | | | |
| Charles Crowley | 12:44 | Charlie Dempsey | 11:06 | | | | | |
| Charlie Dempsey | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Charlie Dempsey | Pin | | | Chris Ridgeway | Pin | | | |
| | | | | Gene Munny | 11:10 | | | |
| Gene Munny | Pin | | | | | Gene Munny | 11:10 | | | |
| Rickey Shane Page | 14:32 | | | | | | | |
| Rickey Shane Page | 14:32 | Gene Munny | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Malik | 9:24 | | | | | |
| Callum Newman | 11:23 | Malik | 9:24 | | | | | |
| Malik | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Malik | Pin | | | | | | Chris Ridgeway | Pin |
| | | | | | | | Warren Banks | 21:46 |
| Aramis | Pin | | | | | | | | Warren Banks | 21:46 |
| Robbie X | 9:53 | | | | | | | |
| Robbie X | 9:53 | Aramis | 9:55 | | | | | |
| | | Johnny Progress | Pin | | | | | |
| Jack Evans | 12:06 | Johnny Progress | Pin | | | | | |
| Johnny Progress | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Progress | Pin | | | Johnny Progress | 10:26 | | | |
| | | | | Warren Banks | Pin | | | |
| Warren Banks | Pin | | | | | Warren Banks | Pin | | | |
| Big Damo | 8:42 | | | | | | | |
| Big Damo | 8:42 | Warren Banks | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Kid Lykos | 5:10 | | | | | |
| Maggot | 10:26 | Kid Lykos | 5:10 | | | | | |
| Kid Lykos | Pin | | | | | | | |