MLW notes: Opera Cup tournament bracket, new Fightland trios match
MLW has revealed the bracket for the 2021 Opera Cup tournament that kicks off this Saturday in Philadelphia, PA, at the Fightland TV tapings.
On the left side of the bracket, Davey Richards will face Tom Lawlor with the winner moving on to face the winner of Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty while on the right side of the bracket, Calvin Tankman takes on Matt Cross with the winner facing the winner of TJP vs. Alex Shelley.
Saturday will see both the quarterfinals and semifinals with the finals taking place at MLW’s Intimidation Games TV taping in the same city.
Fightland is headlined by a title vs. title match as World titleholder Jacob Fatu will face National Openweight title holder Alexander Hammerstone. The show will also feature Middleweight Champion Myron Reed taking on Tajiri, Arez and Aramis in a four-way title match. Both will air the following week on Vice TV as the two sides kick off the start of new content on the network.
MLW also announced a trios match for this Saturday that will see Tag Team Champions Los Parks with LA Park against 5150 (Danny Rivera, Slice Boogie and Julius Smokes). 5150 have been angling for a title shot since their debut on the July TV tapings.
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