| Opera Cup | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Major League Wrestling |
| First event | 2019 |
TheOpera Cup tournament is aprofessional wrestlingsingle-elimination tournament held byMajor League Wrestling (MLW). The event is a revival of the Professional Wrestling Opera House Cup, which had been last held in 1948. MLW hosted theirfirst edition in 2019 and it has since become a recurring event for the promotion.
Opera House Cup was annually held as a professional wrestling tournament for nearly fifty years in various cities in theUnited States until 1948, whenStu 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 inQueens, New York City,New York which would be a set of television tapings forMLW Fusion.[1] On July 24, it was reported that Stu Hart's grandson and MLW wrestlerTeddy 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.[3]
| Year | Winner | Times won | Finals date | Runner-up | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Stu Hart | 1 | December 5, 1948 | Canada | ||
| 2019 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 1 | December 5, 2019 | Brian Pillman Jr. | Melrose Ballroom | Queens,New York, New York |
| 2020 | Tom Lawlor | 1 | December 23, 2020 | Low Ki | GILT Nightclub | Orlando, Florida |
| 2021 | Davey Richards | 1 | November 6, 2021 | TJP | 2300 Arena | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
| 2023 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 2 | April 8, 2023 | Tracy Williams | ||
| 2024 | Místico | 1 | September 14, 2024 | Kenta | Center Stage | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2025 | Místico | 2 | November 20, 2025 | Valiente | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston, South Carolina |