The independent wrestling company Major League Wrestling (MLW), has announced through its social networks that Austin Aries will face Kushida in the first round of the Opera Cup 2025 in MLW Fightland, Poster that will be held on Saturday, September 13 from Nytex Sports Center, at North Richland Hills, Texas, United States.
For the first time, Austin Aries and Kushida will face the Opera Cup, What marks the first appearance in the tournament for both men.
Known worldwide for its speed, precision and unmatched submissions, Kushida arrives at the Opera Cup as a New Japan Pro Wrestling veteran, where a legacy was forged as one of the most dominant junior weights of the modern era. Excluding IWGP heavyweight champion On multiple occasions, Kushida provides international credibility and elite tournaments.
But on his way a very different type of fighter and a very different type of energy.
Austin Aries, in his first appearance in the Ring of MLW since 2019, returns to the league with something to demonstrate and a great resentment. Known for his direct attitude, his acute ingenuity and his domain of the technical struggle, Aries is as brain as implacable. Although he has not been seen in a MLW ring in five years, his name still has weight and controversy. He doesn't care about fanfare. He doesn't care about respect. Aries just cares. And winning the Opera Cup would say a lot.
This year's Opera Cup field is one of the most international in the history of the League, With participants not only of MLW, but also of New Japan Pro Wrestling and CMLL, which makes the road to the final more exhausting than ever.
Can Kushida's precision overcome Aries's aggressiveness? Or the self -proclaimed “the greatest man of all time” will rewrite his story stealing the prominence? The CUP opera is officially underway and anyone can claim it.
