WXw Catch Grand Prix

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Catch Grand Prix is an annual professional wrestling tournament produced by Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2020 and 2021, where professional wrestlers compete in catch wrestling style matches and the winner receives a title shot for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.

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List of winners

#YearWinnerTimes wonFinals dateRunner-upFinals locationVenueRef.
12020 Marius Al-Ani 1December 13, 2020 Cara Noir Oberhausen, Germany Steffy's Nightclub [1]
22021 Axel Tischer 1September 25, 2021 Bobby Gunns Luise-Albertz-Halle Oberhausen [2] [3]

Championship match for winner

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
#WinnerEventYearChampionship matchRef.
1 Marius Al-Ani Dead End2021Al-Ani defeated Bobby Gunns to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship. [4]
2 Axel Tischer True Colors2021Tischer defeated Marius Al-Ani to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship. [5]

Tournament history

2020

The first Catch Grand Prix was a round robin tournament which took place between October 26, 2020 and December 13, 2020. The tournament consisted of two blocks and fourteen participants. Each block consisted of seven participants and the winners of both blocks competed in the final. Wrestlers received 2 points on winning a match and 1 point on a draw. Cara Noir and Metehan topped the Block A with nine points each but Noir advanced due to tie-breaker as he had beaten Metehan earlier in their tournament match. [6] Marius Al-Ani topped Block B with fourteen points. [7] Al-Ani and Noir competed in the tournament final, which Al-Ani won. [8]

Final standings
Block ABlock B
Cara Noir 9 Marius Al-Ani 12
Metehan 9 Tristan Archer 8
Bobby Gunns 8 Senza Volto 8
Avalanche 8 Emil Sitoci 4
Fast Time Moodo4Prince Ahura4
Hektor Invictus 3 Norman Harras 4
Anil Marik1Vincent Heisenberg2
Block A Noir Metehan Gunns Avalanche Moodo Invictus Marik
Noir —Noir
(12:38)		Draw
(15:00)		Avalanche
(9:26)		Noir
(6:58)		Noir
(6:39)		Noir
(6:23)
Metehan Noir
(12:38)		—DDQ
(1:31)		Metehan
(8:23)		Metehan
(8:44)		Metehan
(3:50)		Metehan
(6:52)
Gunns Draw
(15:00)		DDQ
(1:31)		—Avalanche
(11:17)		Gunns
(10:22)		Gunns
(7:23)		Gunns
(5:04)
Avalanche Avalanche
(9:26)		Metehan
(8:23)		Avalanche
(11:17)		—Avalanche
(9:58)		Draw
(15:00)		Draw
(15:00)
MoodoNoir
(6:58)		Metehan
(8:44)		Gunns
(10:22)		Avalanche
(9:58)		—Moodo
(4:21)		Moodo
(0:17)
Invictus Noir
(6:39)		Metehan
(3:50)		Gunns
(7:23)		Draw
(15:00)		Moodo
(4:21)		—Invictus
(7:24)
MarikNoir
(6:23)		Metehan
(6:52)		Gunns
(5:04)		Draw
(15:00)		Moodo
(0:17)		Invictus
(7:24)		—
Block B Al-Ani Archer Volto Sitoci Ahura Harras Heisenberg
Al-Ani —Al-Ani
(9:57)		Al-Ani
(4:16)		Al-Ani
(9:54)		Al-Ani
(9:36)		Al-Ani
(4:13)		Al-Ani
(4:51)
Archer Al-Ani
(9:57)		—Archer
(8:43)		Archer
(10:59)		Archer
(11:24)		Archer
(8:02)		Heisenberg
(7:09)
Volto Al-Ani
(4:16)		Archer
(8:43)		—Volto
(8:47)		Volto
(10:44)		Volto
(7:28)		Volto
(8:16)
Sitoci Al-Ani
(9:54)		Archer
(10:59)		Volto
(8:47)		—Kara
(5:01)		Harras
(7:43)		Sitoci
(7:47)
AhuraAl-Ani
(9:36)		Archer
(11:24)		Volto
(10:44)		Kara
(5:01)		—Ahura
(8:22)		Ahura
(8:07)
Harras Al-Ani
(4:13)		Archer
(8:02)		Volto
(7:28)		Harras
(7:43)		Ahura
(8:22)		—Harras
(8:46)
HeisenbergAl-Ani
(4:51)		Heisenberg
(7:09)		Volto
(8:16)		Sitoci
(7:47)		Ahura
(8:07)		Harras
(8:46)		—
Final
   
A1 Cara Noir Win
B1 Marius Al-Ani 31:10

2021

The second Catch Grand Prix was a one-night tournament which took place on October 2, 2021. It was contested as a knockout tournament, where a special stipulation was applied to each match. Axel Tischer defeated Bobby Gunns in the final to win the tournament. [9]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Bobby Gunns and Levaniel Win
Leon van Gasteren and Michael Knight 12:08 [Note 1]
Bobby Gunns Win
Maggot 9:07 [Note 2]
Maggot Win
Robert Dreissker 8:47 [Note 3]
Bobby Gunns Win
Axel Tischer 14:30 [Note 4]
Axel Tischer
Dennis Dullnig 		Win
Francesco Akira
Tristan Archer 		11:56 [Note 5]
Axel Tischer Win
Fast Time Moodo 9:47 [Note 6]
Fast Time MoodoWin
Stephanie Maze 16:01 [Note 7]
  1. ↑ This was a tag team match, in which the wrestler who scored the winning pinfall would qualify to the next round.
  2. ↑ This was a Relaxed Rules match.
  3. ↑ This was a first blood match.
  4. ↑ This was a Catch Grand Prix Rules match.
  5. ↑ This was a four-way match.
  6. ↑ This was an Ambition Rules match.
  7. ↑ This was a two out of three falls match.

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References

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