How McIntyre's Title Win Could Impact Rumble Betting Markets

Drew McIntyre has become the new Undisputed WWE Champion after beating Cody Rhodes in the Three Stages of Hell match which took place in the main event of tonight's WWE Smackdown from Berlin, Germany.

The result could now impact betting markets for the Royal Rumble considering Cody Rhodes' new status.

In regards to Rhodes - Sky Bet is currently listing him at 9/1 to win the battle royal in three weeks from tomorrow. The former champ had been available at 25s a little over a month ago.

Advertised for next week's Smackdown are four qualifier matches. Each winner will then compete in a Fatal Four-Way match on the January 24th episode of Saturday Night's Main Event with the last man standing winning a shot against the champ a week later at the Rumble.

The bouts set for Wembley Arena next week are Damian Priest .vs. Solo Sikoa, Matt Cardona .vs. Trick Williams,  Randy Orton .vs. The Miz and Sami Zayn .vs. Ilja Dragunov.

Going by those names, and bearing in mind the strap is now held by a strong heel plus the Royal Rumble is taking place in Saudi Arabia, it would not surprise me to see Sami Zayn given the spot to challenge McIntyre for the title in front of an audience that would root for him in that position.

By process of elimination, Rhodes is evidently in the cold for now. Hence why he should become one of the potential betting favourites to win the thirty-man Rumble on January 31st.

However, it would be the third time in four Rumbles if such a result were to reoccur.

Drew McIntyre is currently no longer listed in Sky Bet's Rumble winner market even though he was there - at 14/1 - last month.

Current Betting Odds For Raw's Netflix Anniversary Special

It has been over a month since the oddsmakers from the BetOnline Sportsbook published a betting market for the World Heavyweight Championship match scheduled between titleholder - CM Punk - and his challenger, Bron Breakker, set for tonight's edition of WWE Monday Night Raw.

At the time I first spotlighted the market, the oddsmakers offered Punk as a -175 favourite over the +135 for Breakker. However, within just two days, the odds for the underdog had lowered into +110. 

Punk has since been stationary, at a price of -300, after falling from -150 on December 7th. As a result of the bets seemingly coming in on the champ, Breakker was pushed up from the aforementioned +110 out to +200.

That isn't the only market available for tonight's special edition of WWE's long-running show, which celebrates its first year - as part of the Netflix family - tonight.

The Kabuki Warriors' Women's Tag Team Championship will be on the line against Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky.

When the betting for this match was first installed on December 17th, the bookies had Ripley and Sky as -250 chalk to get the win over Asuka and Kairi Sane (+170). Within a day, the favourites' number had tumbled into -500 while the titleholders' was pushed up to +300.

The most recent adjustment to the market has sided with The Kabuki Warriors because their price has slid in slightly with a snip into +250.

Those looking to gamble on Ripley and Sky can now grab them at -400.

Also on tonight's card is a Women's Intercontinental Championship defence for Maxxine Dupri against previous champ - Becky Lynch. 

The BetOnline staff haven't priced up a market for that particular attraction. 

Current prices correct as of the time of writing. The markets can be found on BetOnline's WWE Betting Page.

Another Raw Betting Market Released Plus More

The team of Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky are betting favourites to defeat The Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the first episode of WWE Monday Night Raw for 2026.

BetOnline sent out a release this evening noting that the challengers are -250 favourites over the +170 for Asuka and Kairi Sane.

The bout was confirmed for the January 5th show in a segment which aired on current edition of Raw. World Wrestling Entertainment is hyping up the upcoming card because it'll be the one-year anniversary of its move to Netflix.

Earlier this month, the oddsmakers from BetOnline put out a market in which customers could bet on the WWE World Championship match between CM Punk and his challenger - Bron Breakker.

As it currently stands, Punk is -300 to Breakker's +200.

The favourite's odds were shortened, from -150 sometime before 8:00pm GMT a week last Sunday. As you'll be able to view - in the table above - the early adjustments sided with the challenger because Breakker was backed from +135 into +110 within the first two days. 

Punk was a -175 favourite on December 2nd before rising to -150 and then halved.

In a correlated note, Bron Breakker remains a favourite to win the 2026 Royal Rumble on January 31st. However, his odds have drifted from +140 to +150 since Monday. That's likely due to a selection for CM Punk having been added to the Rumble market within the past day or so.

A Punk Rumble win is currently offered at +400 as a third-favourite with Roman Reigns (down into +290 from +300) sandwiched in-between the two January 5th opponents.

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Betting Favourites For WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (13 December '25)

The BetOnline Sportsbook's WWE Saturday Night's Man Event markets closed at 11:30PM GMT. Customers were able to bet on all four of the matches that have been advertised for the show. Below are the favourites for each contest ranked in order of strength starting with the wrestler/s with the shortest odds.

Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles & Dragon Lee (Both Selections Closed -600)

There is a tie at the top with Cody Rhodes and the team of AJ Styles and Dragon Lee both closing at -600 in their respective markets.

As you can see above, the early wagers appear to have sided with Oba Femi for his meeting with Cody Rhodes. 

Contrasted with this market is the one for the tag match. In that one, the favourites' price had a steep drop after starting -200 before closing at -600.

Gunther (-260)

Even though Gunther closed as a favourite to be the last man to beat John Cena, the betting patterns point to the customers siding with Cena going over in his career finale.

The selection for John Cena was at +700 when I was notified of the market at the top of the week. The shortest price I was able to record was +170 earlier this evening.

Yes, Gunther closed as the favourite. His price had drifted to -260 from -2,000 in this betting period, though.

Sol Ruca (-250)

NXT's Sol Ruca was -500 on Monday and closed at -250 today. That obviously points to the customers backing her opponent - Bayley.

The sportsbook offered Bayley to its customers at +300 on Monday. The first four adjustments saw the outsider lowered into +135 within the first day or so. It was then a see-saw with Ruca backed into -250 from -175 on Thursday, forcing the traders to push Bayley up to +170 from +170. However, that price was snipped into +165 sometime between last night and this morning. The most recent change I recorded saw Ruca dip from -240 into the closing -250. Bayley moved back up to +170.

BetOnline's markets for the January 5th Raw, the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 42 are still available as of the time of writing.

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Cena Down To +180 In SNME Betting

John Cena's odds to beat Gunther, on tonight's episode of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, have now dropped into +180 with BetOnline.

The sportsbook has been accepting wagers on the bout, which is the final stop of John Cena's retirement tour. It'll see the seventeen-time world champ take on the winner of The Last Time Is Now tournament - Gunther.

Earlier this week, when the market was opened, customers would have found the retiring wrestler at longer odds. He was available at +700 on Monday evening but, barring one moment yesterday, has been on the decline across the week.

The most recent adjustment has seen tonight's underdog backed from +225 into the aforementioned +180.

Gunther, on the other hand, opened as a heavy favourite with a price of -2,000. That number has eventually drifted to today's -270.

Over here in Europe, a similar market has been available ever since the tournament to determine Cena's opponent was in progress. The option to gamble on Cena is slightly shorter at the equivalent of +175. I had seen, and backed, Cena at +350.

'Last Time Is Now Tournament Winner', the name of the selection before it was changed to 'Gunther' is now priced at -250.

In yesterday's post, I noted that BetOnline has done research to determine which parts of the USA are rooting for who in this encounter. You can read about that by following THIS LINK.

Other recent changes on the BetOnline website's coverage of tonight's card has seen the team of AJ Styles and Dragon Lee lower from -350 into -400 for their meeting with Je'Von Evans and Leon Slater. A win for the latter duo is currently priced at +250. That is higher than the +150 from earlier this week.

Sol Ruca is now a -240 fave to beat Bayley (now +165). The favourite was -500 on Monday evening while Bayley was +300.

The current adjustment in the market for the Cody Rhodes versus Oba Femi match has sided with Rhodes. He's now a -700 favourite to overcome this clash between major titleholders of their respective brands. Femi is +400.

All of the tables for the undercard can be viewed below:

All prices in GMT and were correct as of the time of writing.

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Gunther Takes The Majority In BetOnline SNME Research

If a consensus is anything to go by, Gunther will beat John Cena -  in the latter's final match - on tomorrow night's edition of Saturday Night's Main Event.

That is the conclusion from some research carried out by the staff at BetOnline over the past week.

Since Gunther won the Last Time Is Now Tournament to determine who John Cena will face in his final match, BetOnline has been tallying geotagged data on X to determine which wrestler is favoured per each US state.

Phrases like 'Gunther will retire Cena', 'Cena will win' and everything in between were used for this experiment.

As you'll be able to see in the image, Gunther beats out the retiring John Cena with a score of thirty-two to eighteen.

Cena's birth state of Massachusetts is green. As is, I surmise, where he spends a lot of his time: California. However, I am of the belief Cena also owns a home in Florida and that state is seemingly rooting for the Austrian, who happens to also be based in that part of the US.

In regards to the actual betting for the match, this morning was the first occasion when I noticed a price change which sided with Gunther. As the match favourite, The Ring General's odds were lowered from -300 into -350 with his opponent moving out from +200 to +225.

Cena's price had plummeted from +700 into +200 since Monday evening.

This isn't the first time BetOnline has used such a method to gauge fan opinion over major matches in recent history. 

In 2023, the sportsbook found that 62% of the US had rooted for Cody Rhodes to beat Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39. That result ended up going the way of Reigns. Similar research was carried out for the WrestleMania 40 rematch. On that occasion, the consensus surprisingly sided with Roman Reigns.

Half of the US was also hoping for John Cena to win this year's Royal Rumble. As we now know, Cena was the last man eliminated in the battle royal which was ultimately won by Jey Uso.

Going by those examples, there could be hope for Cena, and those who have gambled on him, to go out on a high.

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Cena's Saturday Night's Main Event Odds Continue To Decline Plus More

The betting odds for John Cena to win his final match have continued to decline since they were first installed by the BetOnline Sportsbook earlier this week.

As of 2:30PM GMT today, customers can find Cena as a +200 underdog for his meeting with Gunther. That price has plummeted from Monday's +700.

Gunther, who won The Last Time Is Now Tournament to decide Cena's final opponent, has drifted from -2,000 out to -300 due to the money coming in on the former WWE Intercontinental Champion.

Betfair, Paddy Power and Sky Bet's market now has the top price for a Cena win as those European firms are offering the equivalent of +250.

In other BetOnline moves, the Sportsbook has now shortened the odds for the favourites in the other markets for Saturday. This is a contrast to a couple of evenings ago when I noticed the underdogs were seemingly being backed by customers.

Sol Ruca has lowered from -175 into -250 for her match against Bayley (now +170 from +135) and Cody Rhodes is now -400, from -250, for his meeting with NXT Champion - Oba Femi (+250 from +170).

The team of AJ Styles and Dragon Lee have fallen from -200 into -350 for their WWE Tag Team Championship defence against Je'Von Evans and Leon Slater (+225 from +150).

This weekend's edition of Saturday Night's Main Event is scheduled to take place from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. BetOnline's markets are set to be available right through to 11:30PM GMT on the night of the event.

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