{"id":64895,"date":"2019-11-18T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T20:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=64895"},"modified":"2019-11-18T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T20:54:14","slug":"mlw-opera-cup-lineup-japanese-legend-announced-for-a-tournament-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/11\/18\/mlw-opera-cup-lineup-japanese-legend-announced-for-a-tournament-match\/","title":{"rendered":"MLW Opera Cup lineup: Japanese legend announced for a tournament match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3659154622\" 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>Major League Wrestling has announced the following matches for the Opera Cup event that will be held on December 5 in Queens, New York at Melrose Ballroom.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Brian Pillman Jr. vs. TJP in a first-round tournament match.<\/p>\n<p>-MJF vs. Alex Hammerstone in a first-round tournament match.<\/p>\n<p>-Shinjiro Otani vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. in a first-round tournament match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> MLW announced the Otani vs. Smith match today for the one night, single elimination tournament. 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