wXw has revealed all eight of the first round matches in the 16 Carat Gold 2026 tournament in Germany.

As announced today by Westside Xtreme Wrestling, the eight opening round tournament matches will be:

• Ricky Sosa vs. Titus Alexander
• Peter Tihanyi vs. Arez
• Zoltan vs. BUSHI
• Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Thomas Shire
• Dieter Schwartz vs. Tetsuya Naito
• Bobby Gunns vs. Erick Stevens
• YAMATO vs. Axel Tischer
• Ahura vs. Dennis Dullnig

Previous tournament winners include WALTER (Gunther), Chris Hero, Zack Sabre Jr, Jonathan Gresham, and former wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 1 Called Manders.

16 Carat Gold 2026 will stream live on IWTV from March 6-8.

Detective Dimassi ist am Ziel: #wXw16Carat Gold 2026 First Round Match Reveal@MightilyMett hat ermittelt, Rückschläge eingesteckt, Hinweise gesammelt und jede Spur verfolgt.
Manche führten ins Nichts – doch am Ende hat er es geschafft:

Die First Round Matches für wXw 16 Carat… pic.twitter.com/IlQ6c5F0QD

— wXw Germany (@wXwGermany) February 18, 2026