It was announced on MLW.com that the start of the Opera Cup tournament will kick off at War Chamber ’23 on April 6th at the Melrose Ballroom in NY.
What is the Opera Cup?
Held annually for nearly 50 years at various turn-of-the-century opera house locations from New York City to Boston, the Professional Wrestling Opera House Cup was a grueling multi-day tournament.
The best of the day competed in the tournament and would often be an entree to more success, including the World Heavyweight Championship of the day. For years the cup has sat in the attic of the Hart Mansion in Calgary until the tragic passing of the last cup recipient, Stu Hart (1948 winner).
Davey Boy Smith Jr. inherited the Opera House Trophy Cup upon the passing of his grandfather. Inspired by the legends whose names are immortalized in plaques on the sides of the cup, Smith has donated the cup to Major League Wrestling to reignite the spirit of the greats who preceded today and tomorrow’s greats.
After a 71-year hiatus, the Opera Cup first returned in 2019, hosted by New York’s Melrose Ballroom.
Two stage 1 matches have been confirmed already by MLW. Davey Boy Smith Jr. will face Calvin Tankman and “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams vs. Tony Deppen
CURRENT CARD:
National Openweight Championship: John Hennigan (champion) vs. Jacob Fatu
Women’s World Featherweight Championship: Taya Valkyrie (champion) vs. Delmi Exo
Willie Mack vs. Real1
World Middleweight Championship: Lince Dorado (champion) vs. Lio Rush
Alex Kane vs. Shigehiro Irie
Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Calvin Tankman
Tony Deppen Vs Tracy Williams
Billie Starkz vs. B3CCA
Mandy León vs. Clara Carreras
OPERA CUP STAGE 1
Signed to appear:
World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone
Microman
World Tag Team Champions Samoan SWAT Team
Mr. Thomas
Mance Warner
Matthew Justice
1 Called Manders
Rickey Shane Page
AKIRA
Delirious
Sam Adonis
FBI
Tickets start at $15 at MLWNYC.com and Eventbrite. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sells out in advance.