Opera Cup (2024)
{{short description|2024 Major League Wrestling tournament}}
{{Infobox sport event
|name = Opera Cup (2024)
|image =
|event = Opera Cup (2024)
|alt =
|size =
|caption =
|date_start = Battle Riot VI
|date_end = Fightland (2024)
|competitors = {{smalldiv|
- Akira
- Alex Kane
- Atlantis Jr.
- Bad Dude Tito
- Bobby Fish
- Danny Jones
- Davey Boy Smith Jr.
- Ikuro Kwon
- Jake Crist
- Kenta
- Magnus
- Mr. Thomas
- Shigeo Okumura
- Timothy Thatcher
- Tom Lawlor
- TJP (alternate)
}}
|venue = First Round:
Center Stage (June 1)
The Coliseum (July 12)
Quarterfinals:
Melrose Ballroom (August 29)
Semifinals & Final:
Center Stage (September 14)
|location = First Round:
Atlanta, Georgia (June 1)
St. Petersburg, Florida (July 12)
Quarterfinals:
Queens, New York (August 29)
Semifinals & Final:
Atlanta, Georgia (September 14)
|champion = Místico
|previous = 2023
|next = 2025
}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://mlw.com/2019/07/21/mlw-sets-return-to-nyc-later-this-year/|title=MLW SETS RETURN TO NYC LATER THIS YEAR|publisher=Major League Wrestling|date=July 21, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://mlw.com/2019/07/24/teddy-hart-donates-family-heirloom-to-mlw/|date=July 24, 2019|title=TEDDY HART DONATES FAMILY HEIRLOOM TO MLW|publisher=Major League Wrestling}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://mlw.com/2019/07/30/nyc-to-host-first-opera-cup-in-over-70-years/|title=NYC TO HOST FIRST OPERA CUP IN OVER 70 YEARS|date=July 30, 2019|publisher=Major League Wrestling}}
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
{{Professional wrestling results table
|caption= First Round (June 1, aired June 22)
|results={{cite web |author=Dominic DeAngelo |title=MLW Anniversary '24 Results: Opera Cup Begins, Bull Rope Match, Mistico In Action |url=https://www.sescoops.com/mlw/mlw-anniversary-24-results |website=WON / F4W |access-date=June 26, 2024 |date=June 23, 2024}}
|match1 = Davey Boy Smith Jr. (with Mister Saint Laurent) defeated Timothy Thatcher by pinfall
|stip1 = Singles match
|time1 = 12:36
|match2 = Akira defeated Ikuro Kwon by pinfall
|stip2 = Singles match
|time2 = 5:36
}}
{{Professional wrestling results table
|caption= First Round (July 12)
|match1 = Atlantis Jr. defeated Shigeo Okumura by pinfall
|stip1 = Singles match
|time1 = 8:26
|match2 = Tom Lawlor (with Mister Saint Laurent) defeated Jake Crist by technical submission
|stip2 = Singles match
|time2 = 6:35
|match3 = Kenta defeated Bobby Fish by pinfall
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 17:11
}}
{{Professional wrestling results table
|caption= First Round (July 12, aired August 10)
|results =
|times= {{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/11/mlw-never-say-never-results-8-10-vetters-review-of-satoshi-kojima-matt-riddle-akira-vs-mads-krugger-ikuro-kwon-and-minoru-suzuki-paul-walter-hauser-vs-tom-lawlor-in-an-mma-cage-match/|title=MLW "Never Say Never" results (8/10): Vetter's review of Satoshi Kojima, Matt Riddle, Akira vs. Mads Krugger, Ikuro Kwon, and Minoru Suzuki, Paul Walter Hauser vs. Tom Lawlor in an MMA Cage match|first=Chris|last=Vetter|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 11, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024}}
|match1 = Místico defeated Magnus by pinfall
|stip1 = Singles match
|time1 = 14:02
|match2 = Bad Dude Tito (with Jesús Rodriguez) defeated Danny Jones by pinfall
|stip2 = Singles match
|time2 = 6:24
|match3 = Alex Kane (with Faye Jackson) defeated Mr. Thomas by pinfall
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 5:51
}}
{{Professional wrestling results table
|caption= Quarterfinals (August 29)
|results =
|times= {{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/29/mlw-summer-of-the-beasts-results-8-29-vetters-review-of-mistico-vs-atlantis-jr-kenta-vs-akira-tom-lawlor-vs-tjp-and-alex-kane-vs-tito-escondido-in-opera-cup-tournament-quarterfinal-ma/|title=MLW "Summer of the Beasts" results (8/29): Vetter's review of Místico vs. Atlantis Jr., Kenta vs. Akira, Tom Lawlor vs. TJP, and Alex Kane vs. Tito Escondido in Opera Cup tournament quarterfinal matches|first=Chris|last=Vetter|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=August 30, 2024}}
|match1 = Bad Dude Tito (with Jesús Rodriguez) defeated Alex Kane (with Mr. Thomas) by pinfall
|stip1 = Singles match
|time1 = 8:15
|match2 = TJP defeated Tom Lawlor (with Mister Saint Laurent) by pinfall
|stip2 = Singles match
|time2 = 13:40
|match3 = Kenta defeated Akira by pinfall
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 12:11
|match4 = Místico defeated Atlantis Jr. (with Jesús Rodriguez) by pinfall
|stip4 = Singles match
|time4 = 18:26
}}
{{Professional wrestling results table
|caption= Semifinals (August 29)
|times= {{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/09/15/mlw-fightland-results-9-14-vetters-review-of-satoshi-kojima-vs-mads-krule-krugger-donovan-dijak-vs-timothy-thatcher-opera-cup-semifinals-and-finals/|title=MLW Fightland results (9/14): Vetter's review of Satoshi Kojima vs. Mads Krule Krugger, Donovan Dijak vs. Timothy Thatcher, Opera Cup semifinals and finals|first=Chris|last=Vetter|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=September 15, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024}}
|match1 = Kenta defeated TJP by pinfall
|stip1 = Singles match
|time1 = 10:23
|match2 = Místico defeated Bad Dude Tito by pinfall
|stip2 = Singles match
|time2 = 8:03
}}
{{Professional wrestling results table
|caption= Finals (August 29)
|match1 = Místico defeated Kenta by submission
|stip1 = Singles match
|time1 = 17:49
}}
Tournament brackets
{{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1 = First round
{{small|MLW Anniversary '24 (June 22)}}
{{small|Blood & Thunder (July 12)}}
{{small|Never Say Never (August 10)}}
|RD2 = Quarterfinals
{{small|Summer of the Beasts (August 29)}}
|RD3 = Semifinals
{{small|Fightland (September 14)}}
|RD4 = Final
{{small|Fightland (September 14)}}
|RD1-team1 = Kenta
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-team2 = Bobby Fish
|RD1-score2 = 17:11
|RD1-team3 = Akira
|RD1-score3 = Pin
|RD1-team4 = Ikuro Kwon
|RD1-score4 = 5:36
|RD1-team5 = Timothy Thatcher
|RD1-score5 = 12:36
|RD1-team6 = Davey Boy Smith Jr.{{Ref|1|1}}
|RD1-score6 = Pin
|RD1-team7 = Tom Lawlor
|RD1-score7 = TKO
|RD1-team8 = Jake Crist
|RD1-score8 = 6:35
|RD1-team9 = Místico
|RD1-score9 = Pin
|RD1-team10 = Magnus
|RD1-score10= 14:02
|RD1-team11 = Shigeo Okumura
|RD1-score11= 8:26
|RD1-team12 = Atlantis Jr.
|RD1-score12= Pin
|RD1-team13 = Alex Kane
|RD1-score13= Pin
|RD1-team14 = Mr. Thomas
|RD1-score14= 5:51
|RD1-team15 = Bad Dude Tito
|RD1-score15= Pin
|RD1-team16 = Danny Jones
|RD1-score16= 6:24
|RD2-team1 = Kenta
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-team2 = Akira
|RD2-score2 = 12:11
|RD2-team3 = TJP{{Ref|1|1}}
|RD2-score3 = Pin
|RD2-team4 = Tom Lawlor
|RD2-score4 = 13:50
|RD2-team5 = Místico
|RD2-score5 = Pin
|RD2-team6 = Atlantis Jr.
|RD2-score6 = 18:26
|RD2-team7 = Alex Kane
|RD2-score7 = 8:15
|RD2-team8 = Bad Dude Tito
|RD2-score8 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = Kenta
|RD3-score1 = Pin
|RD3-team2 = TJP
|RD3-score2 = 10:23
|RD3-team3 = Místico
|RD3-score3 = Pin
|RD3-team4 = Bad Dude Tito
|RD3-score4 = 8:03
|RD4-team1 = Kenta
|RD4-score1 = 17:49
|RD4-team2 = Místico
|RD4-score2 = Sub
}}
{{small|1 {{note|1}}Smith was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury, so as an alternate, TJP took his place.}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://mlw.com/ Major League Wrestling official website]
{{MLW Opera Cup}}
{{MLWPPV|Opera Cup}}