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. 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. 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.
List of winners <onlyinclude> YearWinnerTimes wonFinals dateRunner-upVenueLocation1948Stu Hart1Canada2019Davey Boy Smith Jr.Brian Pillman Jr.Melrose BallroomQueens, New York, New York2020Tom LawlorLow KiGILT NightclubOrlando, Florida2021Davey RichardsTJP2300 ArenaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2023Davey Boy Smith Jr.2Tracy Williams2024Místico1KentaCenter StageAtlanta, Georgia2025Místico2November 20, 2025Volador Jr.Charleston Music HallCharleston, South Carolina2026Austin Aries1September 12, 2026Matt RiddleFestival Hall
References
External links Major League Wrestling official website