Let's be realistic, Bray Wyatt is not reclaiming the title at next weekend's Payback PPV, so work with me on this one.
It wasn't a surprising victory if you were following the rumours that were circulating on Twitter in the hours leading into the show.
When I first found out, I was in two separate conversations about the news. Eerily, the two people - within a few minutes of each other - joked that Randy Orton's could end up being installed as a 1/50 favourite for the match that's scheduled to take place at WWE Backlash 2017 on May 21st.
A few minutes ago, I decided to seek out one of the bookmakers I know. I put him on the spot and asked him how he would price up the market if he could publish one today.
With two people already guessing Orton would be 1/50, I thought the hypothetical proposition was something other visitors would be interested in. He replied quickly with his initial thought on how he would chalk up Orton.
It wasn't 1/50 as the others predicted.
It was shorter.
Yes, the oddsmaker suggested that - off the top of his head - he would price The Viper at 1/100 to get the W against Mahal in their meeting next month.
For those of you looking for the outsider's price - this would put the challenger out at around 16/1.
It'll be interesting to see how they look when they're published for real in mid-to-late May.
With two people already guessing Orton would be 1/50, I thought the hypothetical proposition was something other visitors would be interested in. He replied quickly with his initial thought on how he would chalk up Orton.
It wasn't 1/50 as the others predicted.
It was shorter.
Yes, the oddsmaker suggested that - off the top of his head - he would price The Viper at 1/100 to get the W against Mahal in their meeting next month.
For those of you looking for the outsider's price - this would put the challenger out at around 16/1.
It'll be interesting to see how they look when they're published for real in mid-to-late May.
I would actually be interested in seeing Jinder pull off a surprising win. It's always nice to see WWE change things up suddenly.
ReplyDeleteJinder would have to win due to Shenanigans though for sure.