Friday 26 August 2016

Undertaker Now 12/1 To Main Event WrestleMania 33 & More

If you've read yesterday's post, you would have seen that the oddsmakers at the Betfair Sportsbook had moved The Undertaker's odds to be in the main event of WrestleMania 33 out from 10/1 to 25/1. They have now dropped to 12/1.

Earlier this year, I noted that the betting firm had published odds where its customers could wager on the main event participants at next year's show and had a punt on Taker at 10/1 on the chance that WWE puts him and John Cena against each other in a bout that was originally penciled in for this year's WrestleMania. An injury to John Cena forced the company to go off in a different route that saw Shane McMahon taking on The Deadman inside the Hell in a Cell.

So, if I thought 10/1 was a decent price for a speculative punt, I was definitely not going to turn my nose up at 25s.

It's worth noting, however, that there is no guarantee that John Cena .vs. The Undertaker is still a plan. The Undertaker has told people that he is done. Although, he has said similar things in the past. Another reason I would warn against building your hopes up for an Undertaker main event is that there is no guarantee that Undertaker/Cena will go on last. Betfair will consider the final match of the night the main event, so if WWE does the usual hype claiming to have 'three main events' or something, it'll be the final match of the night that pays out.

Another name that I have backed has been The Rock. His price had been 10/1, was cut to 8/1 at the start of August, but has now moved back out to 10s.

I placed my bets on The Rock before he started teasing tension between he and Vin Diesel. If what he's doing is to build to a match, I can't see it going last. It's a mainstream grabber, but should not be the finale.

Bill Goldberg is a name that I have not bet on. However, it appears that he saw some interest yesterday as his price was halved from 100/1.

In my opinion, a Bill Goldberg match at WrestleMania - if one were to take place next year - should not be the top of the card. Even if his opponent is someone like Brock Lesnar, it fits into the semi-final spot at best.

Seth Rollins and Finn Balor are now joint-favourites in this market at 6/4.

I can't argue with that. Finn Balor is one of my picks to win the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble and Balor chasing the Universal Champion to WrestleMania could be a story they go with if he has healed in time for WrestleMania season.

Another price worth watching is AJ Styles at 8/1. He had started off at 10/1, but was cut down to 8s a few weeks ago. He's set to face Dean Ambrose for the WWE Championship at Backlash in a little over two weeks, so he could be the one to beat come April 2nd. I would not be surprised to see the price plummet if he leaves Backlash as champ.

Betfair's WWE WrestleMania 33 Specials are found under 'Special Bets' on the Betfair Website.

1 comment:

  1. I think they only way Undertaker would be in the main event of WM is if it is a farewell match, which is worthy of the main event. I doubt he would leave without having the chance at a farewell match to be honest! It's earned after 20+ years!

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