MLW Opera Cup tournament bracket has three notable favorites to win

It is tournament season in Major League Wrestling. MLW revealed the bracket for the annual Opera Cup. Sixteen wrestlers enter the competition. One man is left standing in the end to raise the prestigious trophy. Matt Riddle, Mistico, and Austin Aries are the favorites. The Opera Cup 2026 bracket includes: Matt Riddle vs. Mark Coffey Ikuro Kwon vs. Andrew Everett Big Damo vs. Wolfgang Oddyssey vs. Okumura Austin Aries vs. Tracy Williams Mistico vs. Trevor Lee LaBron Kozone vs. Joe Coffey Diego Hill vs. Anthony Greene The brackets for the 2026 Opera Cup are SET! Which first-round match are you most looking forward to? 👊 https://t.co/yvciQNfE0J pic.twitter.com/SW71kdkzEd — MLW (@MLW) September 6, 2026 Matt Riddle is a former MLW world heavyweight champion, and this will be his first time in the Opera Cup. Austin Aries is the current MLW national openweight champion. Mistico is a former MLW world middleweight champion, and the luchador is the reigning back-to-back Opera Cup winner. Ri