{"id":79189,"date":"2020-11-19T15:15:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=79189"},"modified":"2020-11-19T15:20:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:20:51","slug":"mlw-2020-opera-cup-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/11\/19\/mlw-2020-opera-cup-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"MLW Reveals 2020 Opera Cup Tournament Brackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, Major League Wrestling reinstated the Opera Cup. This was a single-elimination tournament that took place over the course of several episodes. It featured such stars as TJP, Low Ki, and Timothy Thatcher. Ultimately, it was Davey Boy Smith Jr. that won the revived Opera Cup. This year, the 2020 Opera Cup is set to make an impact. MLW issued the following release:<\/p>\n<p>Major <wbr \/>League\u00a0<wbr \/>Wrestling\u00a0<wbr \/>today\u00a0<wbr \/>announced\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>2020\u00a0<wbr \/>Opera\u00a0<wbr \/>Cup\u00a0<wbr \/>tournament\u00a0<wbr \/>brackets.\u00a0<wbr \/>The\u00a0<wbr \/>opening\u00a0<wbr \/>round\u00a0<wbr \/>of\u00a0<wbr \/>The\u00a0<wbr \/>Classic\u00a0<wbr \/>commences\u00a0<wbr \/>this\u00a0<wbr \/>coming\u00a0<wbr \/>Wednesday\u00a0<wbr \/>November\u00a0<wbr \/>25\u00a0<wbr \/>at\u00a0<wbr \/>7pm\u00a0<wbr \/>ET\u00a0<wbr \/>on\u00a0<wbr \/>MLW&#8217;s\u00a0<wbr \/>flagship\u00a0<wbr \/>weekly\u00a0<wbr \/>series,\u00a0<wbr \/>FUSION,\u00a0<wbr \/>available\u00a0<wbr \/>on\u00a0<wbr \/>Fubo\u00a0<wbr \/>Sports,\u00a0<wbr \/>Pluto\u00a0<wbr \/>TV\u00a0<wbr \/>and\u00a0<wbr \/><a title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=999b17b3d8&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" href=\"https:\/\/MLWRadio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=999b17b3d8&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><wbr \/>YouTube<wbr \/><\/a>. \u00a0<wbr \/><a title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=003e600e9f&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" href=\"https:\/\/MLWRadio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=003e600e9f&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><wbr \/>Learn\u00a0<wbr \/>more\u00a0<wbr \/>about\u00a0<wbr \/>where\u00a0<wbr \/>to\u00a0<wbr \/>watch<wbr \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/TXVVJy6.png\" alt=\"MLW Opera Cup 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p><wbr \/>The\u00a0<wbr \/>2020\u00a0<wbr \/>Opera\u00a0<wbr \/>Cup\u00a0<wbr \/>promises\u00a0<wbr \/>to\u00a0<wbr \/>be\u00a0<wbr \/>bigger\u00a0<wbr \/>in\u00a0<wbr \/>scale\u00a0<wbr \/>as\u00a0<wbr \/>promotions\u00a0<wbr \/>from\u00a0<wbr \/>Mexico\u00a0<wbr \/>and\u00a0<wbr \/>Japan\u00a0<wbr \/>participate\u00a0<wbr \/>in\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>annual\u00a0<wbr \/>tournament,\u00a0<wbr \/>which\u00a0<wbr \/>dates\u00a0<wbr \/>back\u00a0<wbr \/>to\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>turn\u00a0<wbr \/>of\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>century. \u00a0<wbr \/>The\u00a0<wbr \/>opening\u00a0<wbr \/>round\u00a0<wbr \/>kicks\u00a0<wbr \/>off\u00a0<wbr \/>as\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>classic\u00a0<wbr \/>tournament\u00a0<wbr \/>gets\u00a0<wbr \/>underway\u00a0<wbr \/>featuring\u00a0<wbr \/>two\u00a0<wbr \/>bouts\u00a0<wbr \/>on\u00a0<wbr \/>FUSION.<\/p>\n<p><wbr \/>Representing\u00a0<wbr \/>New\u00a0<wbr \/>Japan\u00a0<wbr \/>Pro-<wbr \/>Wrestling,\u00a0<wbr \/>former\u00a0<wbr \/>IWGP\u00a0<wbr \/>Junior\u00a0<wbr \/>Heavyweight\u00a0<wbr \/>Champion\u00a0<wbr \/>and\u00a0<wbr \/>8-<wbr \/>time\u00a0<wbr \/>IWGP\u00a0<wbr \/>Junior\u00a0<wbr \/>Tag\u00a0<wbr \/>Team\u00a0<wbr \/>Champion\u00a0<wbr \/>Rocky\u00a0<wbr \/>Romero\u00a0<wbr \/>will\u00a0<wbr \/>fight\u00a0<wbr \/><a title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=32a39c6fd9&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" href=\"https:\/\/MLWRadio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=32a39c6fd9&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;<wbr \/>Filthy&#8221;\u00a0<wbr \/>Tom\u00a0<wbr \/>Lawlor<wbr \/><\/a>,\u00a0<wbr \/>a\u00a0<wbr \/>former\u00a0<wbr \/>MLW\u00a0<wbr \/>World\u00a0<wbr \/>Heavyweight\u00a0<wbr \/>Champion,\u00a0<wbr \/>in\u00a0<wbr \/>opening\u00a0<wbr \/>round\u00a0<wbr \/>action\u00a0<wbr \/>on\u00a0<wbr \/>Wednesday\u00a0<wbr \/>night.\u00a0<wbr \/><\/p>\n<p>In <wbr \/>other\u00a0<wbr \/>opening\u00a0<wbr \/>round\u00a0<wbr \/>action,\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>self-<wbr \/>proclaimed\u00a0<wbr \/><a title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=84e7ebd756&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" href=\"https:\/\/MLWRadio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=84e7ebd756&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><wbr \/>IWA\u00a0<wbr \/>Caribbean\u00a0<wbr \/>Heavyweight\u00a0<wbr \/>Champion\u00a0<wbr \/>Richard\u00a0<wbr \/>Holliday<wbr \/><\/a><wbr \/>will\u00a0<wbr \/>compete\u00a0<wbr \/>against\u00a0<wbr \/><a title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=5ac728918c&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" href=\"https:\/\/MLWRadio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=5ac728918c&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><wbr \/>TJP<wbr \/><\/a>. \u00a0<wbr \/>This\u00a0<wbr \/>marks\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>second\u00a0<wbr \/>consecutive\u00a0<wbr \/>year\u00a0<wbr 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title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=5beef33a86&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" href=\"https:\/\/MLWRadio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=5beef33a86&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><wbr \/>Low\u00a0<wbr \/>Ki <wbr \/><\/a><wbr \/>in\u00a0<wbr \/>a\u00a0<wbr \/>rematch\u00a0<wbr \/>of\u00a0<wbr \/>their\u00a0<wbr \/>superb\u00a0<wbr \/>encounter\u00a0<wbr \/>in\u00a0<wbr \/>last\u00a0<wbr \/>year&#8217;s\u00a0<wbr \/>tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Representing <wbr \/>Mexico&#8217;s\u00a0<wbr \/>AAA\u00a0<wbr \/>Lucha\u00a0<wbr \/>Libre\u00a0<wbr \/>organization,\u00a0<wbr \/>AAA\u00a0<wbr \/>Cruiserweight\u00a0<wbr \/>Champion\u00a0<wbr \/><a title=\"https:\/\/mlwradio.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=927fe951af37e61ccceb9ef7d&amp;id=1d5e05db81&amp;e=40ebba93e2\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><wbr \/>ACH<wbr \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Held <wbr \/>annually\u00a0<wbr \/>for\u00a0<wbr \/>nearly\u00a0<wbr \/>50\u00a0<wbr \/>years\u00a0<wbr \/>at\u00a0<wbr \/>various\u00a0<wbr \/>turn-<wbr \/>of-<wbr \/>the-<wbr \/>century\u00a0<wbr \/>opera\u00a0<wbr \/>house\u00a0<wbr \/>locations\u00a0<wbr \/>from\u00a0<wbr \/>New\u00a0<wbr \/>York\u00a0<wbr \/>City\u00a0<wbr \/>to\u00a0<wbr \/>Boston,\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>Professional\u00a0<wbr \/>Wrestling\u00a0<wbr \/>Opera\u00a0<wbr \/>House\u00a0<wbr \/>Cup\u00a0<wbr \/>was\u00a0<wbr \/>a\u00a0<wbr \/>grueling\u00a0<wbr \/>multi-<wbr \/>day\u00a0<wbr \/>tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The <wbr \/>best\u00a0<wbr \/>of\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>day\u00a0<wbr \/>competed\u00a0<wbr \/>in\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0<wbr \/>tournament\u00a0<wbr \/>and\u00a0<wbr \/>would\u00a0<wbr \/>often\u00a0<wbr \/>be\u00a0<wbr \/>an\u00a0<wbr \/>entree\u00a0<wbr \/>to\u00a0<wbr \/>more\u00a0<wbr \/>success,\u00a0<wbr 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