Survival of the Fittest (2016)

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Survival of the Fittest (2016)
Promotion Ring of Honor
DateNight 1: November 3, 2016
Night 2: November 4, 2016
CityNight 1: Arlington, Texas
Night 2: San Antonio, Texas
VenueNight 1: Arlington Convention Center
Night 2: San Antonio Shrine Auditorium
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Survival of the Fittest (2016) was a two-night, two-city professional wrestling event produced by the U.S.-based wrestling promotion Ring of Honor, the 11th Survival of the Fittest. It took place on November 3, 2016 at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas [1] and November 4 at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas. [2]

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Storylines

Survival of The Fittest (2016) featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that played out on ROH's television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling . Wrestlers portrayed heroes (faces) or villains (heels) as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [3]

Survival of the Fittest is an annual tournament held by ROH. For the 2016 event, the winners from designated tournament matches in Arlington, Texas advanced to a 6-Man Elimination Match the following night in San Antonio, and the winner of that match was declared Survivor of the Fittest, and received a future ROH World Championship match.

2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament participants

Results

Night 1 – Arlington, TX

No.Results [4] Stipulations
1 The Panther defeated Will Ferrara, Silas Young and Yohey Four corner survival match; first round match in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament
2 Jax Dane defeated Donovan Dijak Singles match; first round match in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament
3 Punishment Martinez defeated Colt Cabana and Cheeseburger Three-way match; first round match in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament
4 Bobby Fish defeated Kenny King (with Caprice Coleman)Singles match; first round match in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament
5 Dalton Castle defeated Rhett Titus (with Caprice Coleman) and Chris Sabin Three-way match; first round match in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament
6 Lio Rush defeated Misterioso Jr., Hangman Page and Sho Four corner survival match; first round match in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest tournament
7 Kyle O'Reilly defeated Christopher Daniels (with Frankie Kazarian)Singles match
8 The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) and Keith Lee and Shane Taylor Three-way tag team match

Night 2 – San Antonio, TX

No.Results [5] Stipulations
1D Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara defeated Andy Dalton and Scorpio Sky Tag team match
2The Cabinet (Rhett Titus, Kenny King and Caprice Coleman) defeated The Tempura Boyz (Sho and Yohey) and Misterioso Jr. Six-man tag team match
3 Silas Young defeated Mark Briscoe Singles match
4 Hangman Page defeated Donovan Dijak Singles match
5 Colt Cabana defeated Chris Sabin (with Alex Shelley)Singles match
6 Keith Lee and Shane Taylor defeated War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) No Rules Tag team match
7 Kyle O'Reilly defeated Frankie Kazarian Singles match
8 Jay Briscoe defeated Christopher Daniels Singles match
9 Bobby Fish defeated Lio Rush, Punishment Martinez, Jax Dane, Dalton Castle and The Panther Survival of the Fittest tournament final
Six-way elimination match
Winner received an ROH World Championship match
D – this was a dark match

Order of Elimination

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