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MLW News: National Openweight Title Vacated, Davey Richards Advances in Opera Cup

– The MLW National Openweight Championship is officially vacant following this week’s MLW Fusion ALPHA. Wednesday’s show saw Alexander Hammerstone vacate the title after he won the MLW World Championship at MLW Fightland:
.@alexhammerstone has officially relinquished the National Openweight Championship to @RealCesarDuran.#MLWFusion
▶️ https://t.co/hpOLsVz5b0 pic.twitter.com/jLqiv3bOv4— MLW (@MLW) October 13, 2021
– Davey Richards was the first competitor to advance in the MLW Opera Cup, defeating Tom Lawler to advance to the second round on tonight’s show. You can see some clips from the match below:
Here's the tale of the tape for our FUSION ALPHA Main Event as @FilthyTomLawlor takes on @RichardsWesley in this #OperaCup🏆 opening round match. #MLWFusion
▶️ https://t.co/hpOLsVz5b0 pic.twitter.com/ChT5FE5d1A— MLW (@MLW) October 13, 2021
Veteran instinct kicking in as @RichardsWesley uses the most of the five count. #MLWFusion
▶️ https://t.co/hpOLsVz5b0 pic.twitter.com/sC0ejyOzkb— MLW (@MLW) October 13, 2021
BIG Double stomp by @RichardsWesley #MLWFusion
▶️ https://t.co/hpOLsVz5b0 pic.twitter.com/c5w6sC2IQI— MLW (@MLW) October 14, 2021
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