Opera Cup (2024)

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Opera Cup (2024)
VenueFirst Round:
Center Stage (June 1)
The Coliseum (July 12)
Quarterfinals:
Melrose Ballroom (August 29)
Semifinals & Final:
Center Stage (September 14)
LocationFirst Round:
Atlanta, Georgia (June 1)
St. Petersburg, Florida (July 12)
Quarterfinals:
Queens, New York (August 29)
Semifinals & Final:
Atlanta, Georgia (September 14)
Start date June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01)
End date September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14)
Competitors
Champion
Místico
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Opera Cup (2024) was the fifth Opera Cup professional wrestling tournament produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). The first round started at Battle Riot VI on June 1, 2024; the matches would air on tape delay as part of the "MLW Anniversary '24" special on June 22. The first round continued on July 12 at Blood & Thunder as well as the "Never Say Never" special which aired on August 10. The quarterfinals were held on August 29 at Summer of the Beasts, and the semifinals and final were held on September 14 at Fightland.

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 Battle Riot VI, the Opera Cup was announced to have sixteen participants this year, the most up to that point. The first round was later announced to start at the "MLW Anniversary '24" television special, which was taped the same day and aired on June 22.

Results

First Round (June 1, aired June 22)
No.Results [4] StipulationsTimes
1 Davey Boy Smith Jr. (with Mister Saint Laurent) defeated Timothy Thatcher by pinfall Singles match 12:36
2 Akira defeated Ikuro Kwon by pinfall Singles match 5:36
First Round (July 12)
No.Results [5] StipulationsTimes
1 Atlantis Jr. defeated Shigeo Okumura by pinfall Singles match 8:26
2 Tom Lawlor (with Mister Saint Laurent) defeated Jake Crist by technical submission Singles match 6:35
3 Kenta defeated Bobby Fish by pinfall Singles match 17:11
First Round (July 12, aired August 10)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [6]
1 Místico defeated Magnus by pinfall Singles match 14:02
2 Bad Dude Tito (with Jesús Rodriguez) defeated Danny Jones by pinfall Singles match 6:24
3 Alex Kane (with Faye Jackson) defeated Mr. Thomas by pinfall Singles match 5:51
Quarterfinals (August 29)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [7]
1 Bad Dude Tito (with Jesús Rodriguez) defeated Alex Kane (with Mr. Thomas) by pinfall Singles match 8:15
2 TJP defeated Tom Lawlor (with Mister Saint Laurent) by pinfall Singles match 13:40
3 Kenta defeated Akira by pinfall Singles match 12:11
4 Místico defeated Atlantis Jr. (with Jesús Rodriguez) by pinfall Singles match 18:26
Semifinals (August 29)
No.Results [8] StipulationsTimes [9]
1 Kenta defeated TJP by pinfall Singles match 10:23
2 Místico defeated Bad Dude Tito by pinfall Singles match 8:03
Finals (August 29)
No.Results [8] StipulationsTimes [9]
1 Místico defeated Kenta by submission Singles match 17:49

Tournament brackets

First round
MLW Anniversary '24 (June 22)
Blood & Thunder (July 12)
Never Say Never (August 10)		Quarterfinals
Summer of the Beasts (August 29)		Semifinals
Fightland (September 14)		Final
Fightland (September 14)
        
Kenta Pin
Bobby Fish 17:11
Kenta Pin
Akira 12:11
Akira Pin
Ikuro Kwon 5:36
Kenta Pin
TJP 10:23
Timothy Thatcher 12:36
Davey Boy Smith Jr. 1 Pin
TJP 1 Pin
Tom Lawlor 13:50
Tom Lawlor TKO
Jake Crist 6:35
Kenta 17:49
Místico Sub
Místico Pin
Magnus 14:02
Místico Pin
Atlantis Jr. 18:26
Shigeo Okumura 8:26
Atlantis Jr. Pin
Místico Pin
Bad Dude Tito 8:03
Alex Kane Pin
Mr. Thomas 5:51
Alex Kane 8:15
Bad Dude Tito Pin
Bad Dude Tito Pin
Danny Jones 6:24

1 ^ Smith was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury, so as an alternate, TJP took his place.

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