Originally published at 8:36pm BST on August 12th. Updates will be made to this post.
For the past few WWE pay-per-view Sundays, the oddsmakers at WilliamHill.com have published specials markets where customers can bet on more than just the match results.
The cool thing about some of these specials are that they're customer/fan inspired. For example, I requested a price for last month's main event to end in a double pinfall. The traders obliged and offered 3/1 odds on the match ending the way I had hoped. Unfortunately, the bookers didn't oblige when it came to scripting the finish!
Shortly after the price was published, the person who was manning the William Hill Twitter account asked me to encourage WWELeaks.org followers and readers to think of some ideas for upcoming WWE PPVs. So, here you go..
In the comments section below, you can leave some of your ideas for markets you'd like to see. I'll forward the link to this post to the William Hill traders so they can see what you've suggested. If they like them, they'll end up being published on the night of the event.
August 13th Update: I have had a response from the trader at William Hill who is overlooking this post. He has asked me to pass on that he thinks there are some good suggestions coming in. He has asked me to communicate that he is unable to price up markets for wrestlers to say catchphrases or do their mannerisms during a match.
As these bets are in-play specials that will be published just before showtime, they're also unable to put up anything where people can wager/guess the main event or first bout of the night.
He has relayed an interest in an appearance market and would like some suggestions.
August 14th Update: Just received more feedback regarding some of the latest suggestions. The traders will not publish markets where people can bet on injuries.
Other suggestions that cannot be done due to difficulty in sourcing: things that are said during the broadcast by wrestlers/announcers/patrons etc, anything to do with pyrotechnic/fireworks, match length, time of wrestler entrances.
You don't have to be a William Hill customer to share an idea. You're welcome to leave your suggestions below and we'll see if they make the board next weekend.
If you'd like to become a William Hill customer, you can join through this link. When they're available, William Hill's SummerSlam betting odds can be found on this page.
Friday 19 August 2016
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I think a cool bet would be whether or not any wrestler gets attacked (makes contact) by another wrestler before they reach the ring. Unfortunately I live in the USA so I'm unable to have an account:/
ReplyDelete- How many Suplexes will Brock Lesnar deliver to Randy Orton (over/under)
ReplyDelete- How many RKO's performed on Brock Lesnar (over/under)
- How many title changes on the night
- Appearence markets
- Finn Balor to turn heel on the night and form the Balor Club
- Any match to end in a DQ
- Will the referee be knocked down during any match
- How many times will Chris Jericho say "Stupid Idiot!" (over/under)
- How many times will John Cena use his signature "You can't see me!" taunt
- How many finishers in total performed on the night (over/under)
- How many matches will end via Submission (over/under)
- Will Brock Lesnar say "Suplex City Bitch"
And that's just a few I could think of
I want odds on Randy Orton hitting an RKO out of an attempted F5 by Brock
ReplyDeleteF5 Countered into a RKO?
ReplyDeleteRandy Orton to WIN by countering F5 into RKO??... Straight pinfall after countering F5
ReplyDelete'Which match will be the main event?'
ReplyDeleteGeneral PPV specials:
ReplyDelete- Over/Under the number of titles to change hands (excluding Universal title)
- Which match will open the PPV? (excluding preshow)
- Roman Reigns to turn heel on the night
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton specials:
- Will anyone interfere?
- Over/Under number of RKO's?
- Will Lesnar kick out of an RKO?
- Will Orton RKO Paul Heyman?
Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor specials:
- Will anyone interfere?
- Will Balor kick out of a pedigree?
John Cena vs. AJ Styles specials:
- Will anyone interfere?
- Will Styles kick out of an AA?
Will leave it there for now!
Good job so far.
ReplyDeleteI've added an update to the post, but it's here as well:
August 13th Update: I have had a response from the trader at William Hill who is overlooking this post. He has asked me to pass on that he thinks there are some good suggestions coming in. He has asked me to communicate that he is unable to price up markets for wrestlers to say catchphrases or do their mannerisms during a match. As these bets are in-play specials, they're also unable to put up anything where people can bet on the main event or first bout of the night.
He has relayed an interest in an appearance market and would like some suggestions.
I may as well throw one of mine out there while I'm at it:
ReplyDeleteJon Stewart to interfere in a match.
Appearence markets:
ReplyDeleteThe Rock, Steve Austin, Shaq, ric flair
- Will a steel chair be used as a weapon on the night
ReplyDelete- Will a table be pulled from under the ring
- How long will the main event last for (over/under)
- Shortest match of the night
- Will the ring announcer make an error in names at any point during superstars entrances
- Will any match end in a double countout
- Will they officially announce big show vs Shaq for Wrestlemania 33 at Summerslam
- What rating will summerslam receive (under/over)
- Conor Mcgregor to be mentioned at all during the event
Appearence Market:
ReplyDelete- Vin Diesel
- Conor McGregor
- Dana White
- Stephen Amell
Entrance specials:
- Longest entrance of the night
- Shortest entrance of the night
Fireworks specials:
- Brock Lesnar's fireworks to fail at any point during entrance
- AJ Style's fireworks to fail during entrance
Brock lesnar vs Randy Orton special:
- Randy Orton to flip backwards from a German Suplex and land on his feet
- The commentator to mention that Brock Lesnar is targeting Randy Orton's injury area
Michael Cole specials:
- To get a finisher name wrong
- To call a superstar by the wrong name during any match
- JBL to correct Michael Cole during any match
Announcer table specials:
- Main announcer table to be broken during any match
- Spanish announcer's table to be broken during any match
Injuries special
- A real injury to take place during any match (Match must be stopped suddenly for this to come in) (Side note - this is kind of morally wrong to bet on, but just an idea!)
Microphone special:
- Anyone's microphone to suddenly cut out whilst talking in the ring due to a technical fault
I think it's safe for me to state - without getting word from the company - that an injury special is a no go.
DeleteYeah I would assume so. Just something random I could think of really although even if there was a market I would feel morally wrong betting on it - as then I would be hoping someone would get injured!
DeleteJonathan Coachman for appearance.
ReplyDeleteGeneral PPV specials:
ReplyDelete- Will anyone be put through the announce table?
- Will anyone be hit with a steel chair?
- Will Bray Wyatt interfere in any match?
- Backstage segment market (wrestler must appear in a backstage segment during the night)
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton specials:
- Which move will be hit first, RKO or F5?
- Will Orton hit Lesnar with the punt kick?
- Will Orton suplex Lesnar?
Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler specials:
- Will anyone interfere?
- Will Ziggler kick out of a dirty deeds?
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte specials:
- Will Dana Brooke interfere?
- Will Sasha get a rope break while in the Figure 8?
- Will Charlotte get a rope break while in the Banks Statement?
Appearance market:
Undertaker
Kane
Triple H
Goldberg
Bayley
Samoa Joe
Shinsuke Nakamura
Just received more feedback regarding some of the latest suggestions. The traders will not publish markets where people can bet on injuries.
ReplyDeleteOther suggestions that cannot be done due to difficulty in sourcing: things that are said during the broadcast by wrestlers/announcers etc, anything to do with pyrotechnic/fireworks, match length, time of wrestler entrances.
Ring specials:
ReplyDelete- Will a turnbuckle corner be exposed during any match?
- Will the ring collapse during any match?
- Amount of times a wrestler climbs over the top rope to get in the ring (over/under)
- Amount of times a wrestler slides below the bottom rope to get in the ring (over/under)
crowd specials:
ReplyDelete- Will a "CM punk" crowd chant start during any match?
- Will a member of the crowd get in the ring during any match?
- Will the "Brock Lesnar Guy" be in attendance?
General Manager specials:
- Will either of the general managers call for security? (must be part of show)
- Will a general manager fire anyone in the ring on the night?
- Will a general manager announce a debut of a new superstar?
A better bet would be 'Brock Lesnar guy NOT to be in attendance' !
DeleteA yes/no option would be nice indeed!
DeleteAppearence market:
ReplyDelete- Bob Backlund
- Kim Marie Kessler
- CM punk
Bill Goldberg to appear in-ring.
ReplyDeleteMight be a good one for multi-brand PPVs when Styles and Gallows/Anderson are in key matches:
ReplyDeleteAnderson/Gallows to help AJ Styles beat John Cena
AJ to help Anderson/Gallows defeat New Day
John Stewart to interfere in AJ v Cena & a separate market for John Stewart to interfere in Balor v Rollins
ReplyDeleteThe last member of the women's tag match to be:
ReplyDelete- Nikki Bella
- Summer Rae
- Nia Jax
2 of them are Raw, though.
DeleteJust throwing ideas about really... I can imagine them throwing anyone in there as a last minute decision really
DeleteTo be the 3rd member of the women's tag match:
ReplyDelete- Maryse
- Tamina