MLW Opera Cup

Opera Cup
PromotionsMajor League Wrestling
First event2019

The Opera Cup tournament is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by Major League Wrestling (MLW). The event is a revival of the Professional Wrestling Opera House Cup, which had been last held in 1948. MLW hosted their first edition in 2019 and it has since become a recurring event for the promotion.

History

Opera House Cup was annually held as a professional wrestling tournament for nearly fifty years in various cities in the United States until 1948, when Stu Hart won the tournament and it was discontinued. Hart kept the possession of the Opera Cup trophy since then.

On July 21, 2019, Major League Wrestling announced that it would be holding an event on December 5 at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York City, New York which would be a set of television tapings for MLW Fusion.[1] On July 24, it was reported that Stu Hart's grandson and MLW wrestler Teddy Hart would be donating an inherited "family heirloom" to MLW.[2] On July 30, MLW.com announced that the family heirloom was Stu Hart's Opera Cup trophy and MLW would be bringing back the Opera Cup tournament on the December 5 supercard.[3]

List of winners

Year Winner Times won Finals date Runner-up Venue Location
2019 Davey Boy Smith Jr. 1 December 5, 2019 Brian Pillman Jr. Melrose Ballroom Queens, New York, New York
2020 Tom Lawlor 1 December 23, 2020 Low Ki GILT Nightclub Orlando, Florida
2021 Davey Richards 1 November 6, 2021 TJP 2300 Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2023 Davey Boy Smith Jr. 2 April 8, 2023 Tracy Williams 2300 Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2024 Mistico 1 September 14, 2024 Kenta Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia

References

  1. ^ "MLW SETS RETURN TO NYC LATER THIS YEAR". Major League Wrestling. July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "TEDDY HART DONATES FAMILY HEIRLOOM TO MLW". Major League Wrestling. July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "NYC TO HOST FIRST OPERA CUP IN OVER 70 YEARS". Major League Wrestling. July 30, 2019.