ROH Top Prospect Tournament

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The Top Prospect Tournament is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Ring of Honor since 2011. The inaugural tournament took place in 2011 and has occurred every year since except for 2012.

Format

Aspiring ROH wrestlers compete in a variety of "qualifying" singles matches with the winner(s) of each match advancing to the next round. There are three rounds, with the winner of the Top Prospect Tournament getting a Ring of Honor contract and a shot at the ROH Television Championship

History

The tournament first started in 2011 with the goal of giving up and coming wrestlers a chance at getting an ROH contract and displaying their talents for the promotion. In 2011, the winner of the tournament was Mike Bennett, who went on to become an ROH mainstay. After a one-year break, the tournament returned in 2013, with the winner getting a chance at Adam Cole's ROH Television Championship. The winner of the 2013 tournament was Matt Taven, who associated himself with Truth Martini and captured Cole's championship at the 11th Anniversary Show. He then became the longest reigning Television Champion in ROH history since the title's inception in 2010 before losing it to Tommaso Ciampa.

List of winners

2011 – Mike Bennett

2013 – Matt Taven

2014 – Hanson

2015 – Donovan Dijak

2016 – Lio Rush

2011

ROH's first Top Prospect Tournament took place in January 2011.

2013

ROH's second Top Prospect Tournament took place in January and February 2013.

First round match: TaDarius Thomas defeated Antonio Thomas

First round match: Silas Young defeated Adam Page

First round match: Q.T. Marshall defeated Mike Sydal

First round match: Matt Taven defeated ACH

Semi-final match: Matt Taven defeated Silas Young

Semi-final match: TaDarius Thomas defeated Q.T. Marshall

Final match: Matt Taven defeated TaDarius Thomas

2014

ROH's third Top Prospect Tournament took place in January and February 2014.

First round match: Raymond Rowe defeated Kongo

First round match: Corey Hollis defeated Mike Posey

First round match: Andrew Everett defeated The Romantic Touch

First round match: Hanson defeated Cheeseburger

Semi-final match: Raymond Rowe defeated Corey Hollis

Semi-final match: Hanson defeated Andrew Everett

Final match: Hanson defeated Raymond Rowe

2015

ROH's fourth Top Prospect Tournament took place in January and February 2015.

2016

ROH's fifth Top Prospect Tournament was announced in December 2015 as happening January 9.

References

ROH Top Prospect Tournament Wikipedia

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