MLW Opera Cup


The Opera Cup tournament is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by Major League Wrestling. 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


YearWinnerTimes wonFinals dateRunner-upVenueLocation
1948Stu Hart1Canada
2019Davey Boy Smith Jr.1Brian Pillman Jr.Melrose BallroomQueens, New York, New York
2020Tom Lawlor1Low KiGILT NightclubOrlando, Florida
2021Davey Richards1TJP2300 ArenaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
2023Davey Boy Smith Jr.2Tracy Williams2300 ArenaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
2024Místico1KentaCenter StageAtlanta, Georgia
2025Místico2November 20, 2025ValienteCharleston Music HallCharleston, South Carolina