The Opera Cup tournament is a

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held by

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(MLW). The event is a revival of the Professional Wrestling Opera House Cup, which had been last held in 1948. MLW hosted their

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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

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until 1948, when

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won the tournament and it was discontinued. Hart kept the possession of the Opera Cup trophy since then. On July 21, 2019,

announced that it would be holding an event on December 5 at the Melrose Ballroom in

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which would be a set of television tapings for ''

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''. On July 24, it was reported that Stu Hart's grandson and MLW wrestler

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would be donating an inherited "

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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

References

External links

Major League Wrestling official website
{{MLW Opera Cup Opera Cup Recurring events established in 2019 Professional wrestling tournaments