Alan Angels To Replace Ricky Sosa In The 2026 wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament

Alan Angels is set to compete in the 2026 wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, replacing Ricky Sosa at the beginning of next month.

On February 27th, wXw would take to social media to announce that Ricky Sosa would be withdrawing from their yearly 16 Carat Gold tournament on March 6th and March 7th due to a ‘last minute major career opportunity,’ which as Fightful Select reported, is an appearance with TNA at their Atlanta, Georgia tapings at the beginning of next month. Now, wXw have announced their replacement for Sosa.

In a new announcement on February 28th, former AEW talent Alan Angels was announced as Ricky Sosa’s replacement, marking a return to the promotion for Angels after competing in the promotions 25th Anniversary tour last year.

Alan Angels ersetzt Ricky Sosa im #wXw16Carat Gold 2026 Turnier

Gestern haben wir mitgeteilt, dass Ricky Sosa aufgrund einer kurzfristigen großen Karrierechance nicht am Turnier teilnehmen kann.

Seinen Platz übernimmt @Alan_V_Angels – vielen Fans weltweit bekannt von @AEW und… pic.twitter.com/yiCv1Iyhe9

— wXw Germany (@wXwGermany) February 28, 2026

Sosa is set to return to the promotion for the final day of their 16 Carat Gold weekend. To read more about his upcoming opportunity, you can read more about that here.

Sosa was also announced for an upcoming appearance with GCW at their Immortal Clusterf*ck event. You can read more about that here.