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
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— 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
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— MLW (@MLW) October 13, 2021

Veteran instinct kicking in as @RichardsWesley uses the most of the five count. #MLWFusion
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— MLW (@MLW) October 13, 2021

BIG Double stomp by @RichardsWesley #MLWFusion
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— MLW (@MLW) October 14, 2021