Opera Cup (2025)

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Opera Cup (2025)
VenueFirst Round:
Melrose Ballroom (June 26)
NYTEX Sports Centre (September 13)
Quarterfinals:
Thunder Studios Arena (October 4)
Semifinals:
TBA
Finals:
TBA
LocationFirst Round:
Queens, New York (June 26)
North Richland Hills, Texas (September 13)
Quarterfinals:
Long Beach, California (October 4)
Semifinals:
TBA
Finals:
TBA
Start date June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)
End date TBD
Competitors
Champion
TBD
  2024

Opera Cup (2025) is the ongoing fifth Opera Cup professional wrestling tournament produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). The first round started on June 26, 2025, at Summer of the Beasts, which aired on tape delay on August 9 as part of Blood and Thunder. The first round would continue on September 13 at Fightland and Fury Road, which will air on September 27. The quarterfinals will be held at Slaughterhouse.

Contents

Production

Background

The Opera House Cup was annually held as a professional wrestling tournament for nearly fifty years in various cities in the United States until its discontinuation in 1948. Stu Hart won the final tournament and 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 of MLW's television program 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, naming it Opera Cup. [3]

At Summer of the Beasts, the brackets for the Opera Cup were revealed, featuring sixteen participants, much like the previous year. The first round would be taped that same night and later aired on August 9 as part of Blood and Thunder.

Results

First round (June 26, aired August 9)
No.Results [4] StipulationsTimes
1 Bishop Dyer (with Saint Laurent) defeated Anthony Greene by pinfall Singles match 7:43
2 Satoshi Kojima defeated Bobby Fish by pinfall Singles match 8:50
3 Místico defeated Ikuro Kwon by pinfall Singles match 7:47
First round (September 13)
No.Results [5] StipulationsTimes
1 Último Guerrero defeated Esfinge by pinfall Singles match 11:05
2 Zandokan Jr. (with Difunto and Barboza) defeated Blue Panther Jr. by pinfall Singles match 6:11
First round (September 13, aired September 27)
No.Results [6] StipulationsTimes
1 Paul London defeated Okumura (with Satoshi Kojima) Singles match 4:29
2 Volador Jr. defeated Titán by pinfall Singles match 15:57
3 Austin Aries defeated Kushida by pinfall Singles match 12:28
Quarterfinals (October 4)
No.Results [7] StipulationsTimes
1 Volador Jr. (with Magnus and Rugido) defeated Star Jr. by pinfall Singles match 6:21
2 Satoshi Kojima (with Okumura) defeated Bishop Dyer (with Donovan Dijak) by pinfall Singles match 11:06
3 Austin Aries defeated Paul London by pinfall Singles match 9:07
4 Místico defeated Último Guerrero by submission Singles match 10:11

Tournament brackets

First round
Blood and Thunder (August 9)
Fightland (September 13)
Fury Road (September 27)
Quarterfinals
Slaughterhouse (October 4)
Semifinals
TBD
Final
TBD
        
Místico Pin
Ikuro Kwon 7:47 [4]
Místico Pin
Último Guerrero 10:11 [7]
Último Guerrero Pin
Esfinge 11:05 [5]
Místico
Austin Aries
Austin Aries Pin
Kushida 12:28 [6]
Austin Aries Pin
Paul London 9:07 [7]
Paul London Pin
Okumura 4:29 [6]
 
 
Volador Jr. Pin
Titán 15:57 [6]
Volador Jr. Pin
Star Jr. 1 6:21 [7]
Blue Panther Jr. 6:11 [5]
Zandokan Jr. 1 Pin
Volador Jr.
Satoshi Kojima
Satoshi Kojima Pin
Bobby Fish 8:50 [4]
Satoshi Kojima Pin
Bishop Dyer 11:06 [7]
Bishop Dyer Pin
Anthony Greene 7:43 [4]

1 ^ Zandokan Jr. was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury, so as an alternate, Star Jr. took his place.

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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Vetter, Chris (August 10, 2025). "MLW "Blood & Thunder" results (8/9): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Donovan Dijak for the MLW Championship, Opera Cup matches with Mistico vs. Ikuro Kwon, Bishop Dyer vs. Anthony Greene". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Vetter, Chris (September 14, 2025). "MLW Fightland results (9/13): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Donovan Dijak for the MLW Championship, Matthew Justice vs. Alex Hammerstone in a Texas Deathmatch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Vetter, Chris (September 28, 2025). "MLW "Fury Road" results (9/27): Vetter's review of Austin Aries vs. Kushida in an Opera Cup tournament match, MLW Champion Mads Krule Krugger vs. Bishop Dyer in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Vetter, Chris (October 5, 2025). "MLW "Slaughterhouse" results (10/4): Vetter's review of Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Volador Jr. vs. Star. Jr., Satoshi Kojima vs. Bishop Dyer, Austin Aries vs. Paul London in Opera Cup quarterfinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved October 5, 2025.