I don't know about you, but it seems really odd to see - and in my case, write - the words 'WWE' and 'Wrestlepalooza' next to each other. I had never felt that sort of confusion from writing 'NXT Halloween Havoc', 'WWE Great American Bash' and other rival PPV brand names picked up by WWE in the past.
Anyway, my personal confliction aside, I have been keeping abreast of the betting odds for tonight's show that are available on the BetOnline Website. In this post, I'll share all the price changes I've been able to record.
John Cena .vs. Brock Lesnar
I haven't watched last night's WWE Smackdown yet, but I am aware of the reports that this could be the opening match of tonight's card.
When I first began following the market for this match, on Saturday September 6th, the bookmakers had John Cena as a -150 favourite to topple Brock Lesnar (then +110). From there, the price for the favourite plummeted all the way down to -700 by September 15th. The interest force the bookmakers to push The Beast's odds up to +400.
From there, however, all of the further price reductions have sided with Brock Lesnar. Even though he remains the betting underdog for this encounter, Lesnar's odds have shortened to +225 over the past three days.
As you can see, Cena's price has drifted from the aforementioned -700 up to -350 following the drops siding with Lesnar.
The Usos .vs. The Two Brons
BetOnline sent out a press release with the prices for The Usos versus Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker in the early evening of Wednesday 10th September. At the time of the email being received, the sportsbook appears to have been offering Reed and Breakker as -200 favourites while Jimmy and Jey Uso were +150.
By the time I read the email, and visited the website for myself, the favourites' odds had dropped into -500 while The Usos' price had doubled.
A couple of days later, I noticed that the sportsbook had once again lowered The Two Brons. They were then at -600 with their opponents up to +350. However, later that day, I noticed The Usos' had dipped into +250. They were then shortened into +200 over a day later.
With The Usos moving in between September 17th and 18th, BetOnline increased their opponents' number from -600 to -300.
The two most recent adjustments have once again sided with Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker. They were back at -400 when I looked yesterday morning and have since descended back into -500 overnight.
A win for The Usos is now being offered at +300, which is back where the team was on the night the market first opened.
Women's World Championship
The market for the match to crown the winner of the vacant Women's World Championship is another that has been around since September 6th. At the time I began tracking the odds, Stephanie Vaquer was a -175 favourite over the +135 for Iyo Sky.
By September 10th, Vaquer's price had descended into -600 with Sky rising to +350 in that period. From there came a lot of moves siding with Sky because her price moved down into +150 between September 15th and 18th.
Vaquer, despite remaining the betting favourite, drifted from -550 to -200 in that period. She was seemingly backed into -250, with Sky moving up to +170 from +150, sometime yesterday. However, the bookmakers shortened Sky back into +150 overnight with her rival returning to -200.
CM Punk and AJ Lee .vs. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch Another market emailed by BetOnline on Wednesday September 10th was for the mixed tag team match. At the time I received the note, the sportsbook listed CM Punk and AJ Lee as -400 favourites over the +250 for Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch.
By 8:10PM BST of that very date, the selection for Punk and Lee had plummeted into -1,000 with the bookmakers pushing the heel duo up to +550.
Punk and Lee had their odds halved a couple of days later and were then moved into -3,000 by Wednesday afternoon of this week. Due to the adjustments siding with the favourites, Rollins and Lynch were moved up to +700 and then +900.
When I visited the website for a second time yesterday, I observed that Rollins and Lynch had been snipped into +800 leaving the bookies to make Punk and Lee -2,500 favourites.
Undisputed WWE Championship
I first came across the betting for Cody Rhodes' defence of the Undisputed WWE Championship - against Drew McIntyre - on Monday afternoon. At the time, the champ was -2,500 to his challenger's +800.
By Tuesday morning, the bookmakers had shortened McIntyre into +700 and had once again cut him a little over twenty-four hours later moving Rhodes' rival into +600.
As a result of the early moves siding with the underdog, BetOnline moved Rhodes up to -2,000 on Tuesday and then to -1,500 on Wednesday.
Cody returned to -2,000 today. That obviously means McIntyre has also been placed back at the price of +700.
And that's all for now. I plan to continue looking through the markets across the rest of the day and will publish any significant updates should they arise.
