List of MLW tournaments explained

Major League Wrestling (MLW) has held a variety of different professional wrestling tournaments competed for by professional wrestlers that are part of their roster.

Sporadic tournaments

MLW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2002)

The tournament to crown the inaugural MLW World Heavyweight Champion took place at Genesis on June 15, 2002.

MLW Global Tag Team Championship Tournament

A four-team tournament to determine the inaugural MLW Global Tag Team Championship took place between 2002 and 2003. The semi-final of the tournament took place at the King of Kings event on December 20, 2002 and the tournament finals took place at Revolutions on May 9, 2003.

J-Cup USA

J-Cup USA was a junior heavyweight single elimination tournament to determine the inaugural MLW World Junior Heavyweight Champion at WarGames on September 19, 2003.

GTC Carnival

GTC Carnival was a six-team tournament to determine the new #1 contenders for the Global Crown Tag Team Championship. The tournament that took place at MLW's Reloaded event on Night One and Night Two on January 9 and January 10, 2004. The first round took place on January 9 and the second round took place on January 10.

MLW National Openweight Championship Tournament

The tournament to determine the inaugural holder of the MLW National Openweight Championship took place between April 5, 2019 and June 1, 2019 at the Fury Road special, where the final took place. The semi-final matches aired on Fusion.

Opera Cup

See main article: MLW Opera Cup. The Opera Cup tournament is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by Major League Wrestling (MLW). First introduced in 2019 at the namesake event, the tournament is a revival of the Professional Wrestling Opera House Cup, which had been last won by Stu Hart in 1948. The tournament was revived by MLW in 2019 and has become an annual recurring tournament.

Dates and venues of finals

width=5%Yearwidth=20%Winnerwidth=5%Times wonwidth=15%Finals datewidth=20%Runner-upwidth=10%Venuewidth=30%Location
2019Davey Boy Smith Jr.1Brian Pillman Jr.Melrose BallroomQueens, New York, New York
2020Tom Lawlor1Low KiGILT NightclubOrlando, Florida
2021Davey Richards1TJP2300 ArenaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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