This is the historic tournament that created the GWF Steel Cage championship. This belt was linked with the heavyweight title from its inception, as the GWF champion Thantos won the tournament and unified the two belts. The top 32 hardcore wrestlers were given seeds and placed into the brackets.
Round 1
(1) Thantos d. (32) Dragonmaster
(13) Battering Ram d. (20) Soldier of Fortune
(5) Massif d. (28) Sectarian
(24) Dreggs d. (9) Iron Mane
(7) Wolf d. (26) Proteus
(22) Death's Head d. (11) Star Warrior
(18) Mesmer d. (15) Brute
(3) Spike d. (30) Mutant
(4) Chaos d. (29) Cannibal
(17) Massacre d. (16) Mace
(8) Dreadnaught d. (25) Pulsar
(21) Lord Nexus d. (12) Mayhem
(6) Matador d. (27) Splatter
(23) Krakan d. (10) Alpha Force
(19) Doomsday Creature d. (14) Galactic Punisher
(2) Bounty Hunter d. (31) Rogue
Round 2
Thantos d. Battering Ram
Dreggs d. Massif
Wolf d. Death's Head
Mesmer d. Spike
Chaos d. Massacre
Nexus d. Dreadnaught
Matador d. Krakan
Doomsday Creature d. Bounty Hunter
Quarterfinals
Thantos d. Dreggs
Mesmer d. Wolf
Chaos d. Nexus
Doomsday Creature d. Matador
Semifinals
Thantos d. Mesmer
Chaos d. Doomsday Creature
Finals
Thantos d. Chaos