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:
TBA
Finals:
TBA
LocationFirst Round:
Atlanta, Georgia (June 1)
St. Petersburg, Florida (July 12)
Quarterfinals:
Queens, New York (August 29)
Semifinals:
TBA
Finals:
TBA
Start date June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01)
End date TBA
Competitors
Champion
TBD
  2023

Opera Cup (2024) is the ongoing 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 will air on August 10. The quarterfinals will be held on August 29 at Summer of the Beasts, while the next three rounds will be held at later dates.

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 submission Singles match 6:35
3 Kenta defeated Bobby Fish by pinfall Singles match 17:11
First Round (July 12, airing August 10)
No.ResultsStipulations
1 Místico defeated Magnus Singles match
2 Alex Kane defeated Mr. Thomas Singles match
3 Bad Dude Tito defeated Danny Jones Singles match
Quarterfinals (August 29)
No.Matches*Stipulations
1 Kenta vs. Akira Singles match
2 Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Tom Lawlor Singles match
3 Atlantis Jr. vs. Místico Singles match
*Card subject to change

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 Final
        
Kenta Pin
Bobby Fish 17:11
Kenta
Akira
Akira Pin
Ikuro Kwon 5:36
 
 
Timothy Thatcher 12:36
Davey Boy Smith Jr. Pin
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Tom Lawlor
Tom Lawlor Sub
Jake Crist 6:35
 
 
Místico
Magnus
Místico
Atlantis Jr.
Shigeo Okumura 8:26
Atlantis Jr. Pin
 
 
Alex Kane
Mr. Thomas
Alex Kane
Bad Dude Tito
Bad Dude Tito
Danny Jones

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