wXw has announced the first name for 2019’s 16 Carat Gold tournament. The company has confirmed that Daisuke Sekimoto will be making his way to Germany. The Japanese star will be appearing in Oberhausen March 8th-10th to take part in the prestigious event.
Sekimoto is a legend in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. The Japanese star is a three-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion and has previously held the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship. Sekimoto has also had stints for Chikara, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero1, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and EVOLVE. Sekimoto has also received critical acclaim from Tokyo Sports, winning the Fighting Spirit Award in 2013, the Best Tag Team Award alongside Yuji Okabayashi in 2011 and 2016.
wXw’s 16 Carat Gold tournament is regarded as one of the most prestigious in European wrestling. Several top WWE/NXT stars have appeared in and won the event. These include Aleister Black, Sami Zayn and Kassius Ohno. WALTER and Zack Sabre Jr are also synonymous with the event.
The 2017 and 2018 iterations of the tournament are widely regarded as two of the greatest in European wrestling history, you can check them out now on wXw’s on demand service, it certainly matches up to the annual New Japan G1 and PROGRESS Super Strong 16 tournaments on quality.
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