Opera Cup (2019)

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Opera Cup (2019)
Promotion
Major League Wrestling
DateDecember 5, 2019
CityQueens, New York City, New York
VenueMelrose Ballroom
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Opera Cup (2019) was a

supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on December 5, 2019 at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York City, New York. The event was a set of television tapings for Fusion featuring the inaugural namesake Opera Cup single-elimination tournament.[1]

The

Brian Pillman Jr., which Smith won. In other prominent matches on the undercard, Myron Reed successfully defended the World Middleweight Championship against El Lindaman, Jimmy Havoc defeated Mance Warner in a Prince of Darkness match, Gino Medina defeated Savio Vega in a New York City Street Fight and Contra Unit defeated Strong Hearts.[2][3]

Production

Background

Opera House Cup was annually held as a professional wrestling tournament for nearly fifty years in various cities in the

Queens, New York City, New York which would be a set of television tapings of MLW's television program Fusion.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Storylines

The card consisted of matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines were played out on MLW's television program Fusion.[7]

On November 13, MLW.com announced that the first match in the opening round of the Opera Cup would feature

wrestler Shinjiro Otani in the third match of the Opera Cup tournament.[10] However, Otani withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Low Ki on December 4. On November 21, the final match in the opening round of the Opera Cup was announced pitting Timothy Thatcher against Dynasty member Richard Holliday.[11]

On November 18, MLW.com reported that Contra Unit was involved in an altercation with Japanese wrestlers during MLW's visit to Japan.[12] The following day, Strong Hearts (Cima, El Lindaman and Shigehiro Irie) issued a challenge to Contra Unit for a match, which was made official for Opera Cup, thus marking the MLW debut of Strong Hearts.[13]

At

Stairway to Hell match but Havoc attacked Warner after the match. The feud between Warner and Havoc continued as the two competed in a Falls Count Anywhere match on the November 23 episode of Fusion, which Warner won but Havoc stabbed a fork in Warner's head after the match.[14] On November 25, MLW.com announced that Havoc and Warner would compete against each other in a Prince of Darkness match at Opera Cup.[15]

On November 26, it was announced that the recently debuted mixed martial artist King Mo would compete in a match at Opera Cup.[16]

On the special Thanksgiving episode of Fusion on November 28, Tom Lawlor turned on Ross Von Erich during his MLW World Heavyweight Championship match against Jacob Fatu by hitting Von Erich with the chair, allowing Fatu to win to retain the title.[17] On December 2, MLW.com reported that Lawlor had demanded a match against a member of Von Erich family, which was denied by Ross and Marshall Von Erich, speculating that a new member of the Von Erich family would be competing against Lawlor at the Opera Cup.[18]

Results

No.ResultsStipulations
1DDr. Dax defeated Maverick Chris Callaway
dark match
FT – the match was taped for a future broadcast of Fusion
Opera Cup (2019)
VenueMelrose Ballroom
LocationQueens, New York, New York
Start dateDecember 5, 2019 (2019-12-05)
Competitors
Champion
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
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Tournament brackets

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Low Ki
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Alexander Hammerstone
Alexander Hammerstone
MJF
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Brian Pillman Jr.
Timothy Thatcher
Richard Holliday
Timothy Thatcher
Brian Pillman Jr.
Brian Pillman Jr.
TJP

References

  1. ^ Ian Carey (July 30, 2019). "MLW To Host 2019 Opera Cup Tournament". SE Scoops.
  2. ^ Daniel Yanofsky (December 5, 2019). "MLW Opera Cup 2019 Results". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ Jeremy Thomas (6 December 2019). "Spoilers For MLW Opera Cup, Will Air on MLW: Fusion". 411Mania. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. ^ "MLW SETS RETURN TO NYC LATER THIS YEAR". Major League Wrestling. July 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "TEDDY HART DONATES FAMILY HEIRLOOM TO MLW". Major League Wrestling. July 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "NYC TO HOST FIRST OPERA CUP IN OVER 70 YEARS". Major League Wrestling. July 30, 2019.
  7. Discovery Communications. Archived
    from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "TJP RETURNS TO MLW FOR OPERA CUP; FIGHTS BRIAN PILLMAN JR. IN OPENING ROUND". Major League Wrestling. November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "MJF VS. HAMMERSTONE MEET IN OPERA CUP OPENING ROUND IN NYC". Major League Wrestling. November 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "OPERA CUP: SHINJIRO OTANI VS. DAVEY BOY SMITH FOR DEC. 5 IN NYC". Major League Wrestling. November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "TIMOTHY THATCHER ENTERS MLW OPERA CUP; FIGHTS RICHARD HOLLIDAY DEC. 5 IN NYC". Major League Wrestling. November 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "CONTRA UNIT INVOLVED IN ALTERCATION OVERSEAS". Major League Wrestling. November 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "CIMA AND STRONGHEARTS BATTLE CONTRA UNIT DEC. 5 IN NYC AT OPERA CUP". Major League Wrestling. November 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "FUSION RECAP: MARSHALL VON ERICH ATTACKED, HAVOC/WARNER BRAWL ALL OVER ORLANDO AND WOMEN'S DIVISION KICKS OFF". Major League Wrestling. November 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "PRINCE OF DARKNESS MATCH! HAVOC VS. WARNER INKED FOR MLW'S DEC. 5 NYC OPERA CUP CARD". Major League Wrestling. November 25, 2019.
  16. ^ "KING MO WILL RUMBLE IN NYC NEXT THURSDAY AT MLW FUSION TV TAPING". Major League Wrestling. November 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "FUSION RECAP: ROSS VON ERICH CHALLENGES JACOB FATU FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON THANKSGIVING". Major League Wrestling. November 28, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  18. ^ "TOM LAWLOR VS. VON ERICH FAMILY MEMBER THIS THURSDAY IN NYC". Major League Wrestling. December 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  19. ^ a b c "FUSION RECAP: OPENING ROUNDS COMMENCE OF THE OPERA CUP". Major League Wrestling. December 14, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  20. ^ a b c "FUSION RECAP: OPERA CUP CONTINUES AS DYNASTY BROTHERS BATTLE & DAVEY BOY SMITH JR. VS. LOW KI". Major League Wrestling. December 21, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  21. ^ a b c "FUSION RECAP: THE OPERA CUP SEMI-FINALS START & CONTRA COLLIDES WITH #STRONGHEARTS". Major League Wrestling. January 4, 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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