Survival of the Fittest (wrestling)

Survival of the Fittest is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Ring of Honor. The inaugural tournament took place in 2004, and, with the exception of 2008 and 2013, the event has occurred every year since.

Wrestlers compete in a variety of "qualifying" matches, usually either singles matches or tag team matches, with the winner(s) of each match advancing to an elimination match where the last remaining competitor would be deemed the Survival of the Fittest winner, and receive a future ROH World Championship match.

The tournament setup is based on Maryland Championship Wrestling's Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup, as ROH was to continue the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup following the shutdown of MCW in 2003. However, following a controversy with ROH's owner in early 2004, MCW dropped their association with Ring of Honor, and ROH renamed the already scheduled tournament "Survival of the Fittest".

ROH's first Survival of the Fittest tournament took place on June 24, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

ROH's second Survival of the Fittest tournament took place on September 24, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts.

ROH's third Survival of the Fittest tournament took place on October 6, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio.

ROH's fourth Survival of the Fittest tournament took place on October 19, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ROH's fifth Survival of the Fittest tournament took place on October 10, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

ROH's sixth Survival of the Fittest tournament took place on November 12, 2010 in Dearborn, Michigan.

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