{"id":134508,"date":"2023-07-24T08:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=134508"},"modified":"2023-07-22T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T18:36:59","slug":"mlw-fusion-preview-the-opera-cup-tournament-continues-on-thursdays-show-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/07\/24\/mlw-fusion-preview-the-opera-cup-tournament-continues-on-thursdays-show-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MLW Fusion preview: The Opera Cup tournament continues on Thursday&#8217;s show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2271703729\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>The following matches are advertised for Thursday&#8217;s Major League Wrestling Fusion.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Tracy Williams vs. Tony Deppen in an Opera Cup tournament match<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Calvin Tankman in the other first-round match and will face the winner of Williams vs. Deppen in the finals. MLW Fusion streams Thursdays on FITE.TV and the MLW YouTube page at 7CT\/8ET. The show is replayed Saturdays on beIN Sports. My reviews are typically available shortly after the conclusion of the first airing on Thursdays. My audio reviews of MLW Fusion are available for <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/dot-net-membership-benefits\/\">Dot Net Members<\/a> (including our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/prowrestlingdotnet\">Patreon<\/a> patrons).<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-760204440\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[630,2166],"class_list":["post-134508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-misc_news","tag-mlw","tag-mlw-fusion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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