If you have watched the event, or had a guess ahead of the show, it should come as no surprise that the main event men's Elimination Chamber match ended up being awarded the most stars by the newsletter's editor, Dave Meltzer.
The bout received three-and-three-quarter stars in Meltzer's review of the show. This was below a betting line of four stars that was published by the Kambi oddsmakers over the weekend.
The men's Elimination Chamber match was favoured when a 'Highest Rated Match' betting market was put up on Saturday morning.
The selection was 1/5 and stayed at this price for the entire weekend. The only other options - Raw Women's Championship (Elimination Chamber) 13/2 and 'Any Other Match' 7/4 - also stalled right through to show-time.
For the record, Asuka .vs. Nia Jax qualified as the third placed bout on the card. It received two-and-a-half stars
The Over/Under betting markets will also be settled now that the issue has been published today. Four markets were installed where customers could bet over, under or exactly on the oddsmakers' guess on how Meltzer would rate each bout.
Women's Elimination Chamber Match
As you've likely gathered already, by looking at the table for the 'Highest Rated Match' market, Alexa Bliss' successful retention of the WWE Raw Women's Championship inside the Elimination Chamber was given three-and-a-quarter stars
The rating went 'Over' the bookies' line of 2.75 stars.
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Women's Chamber Match
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Over 2.75 Stars
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Exactly 2.75 Stars
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Under 2.75 Stars
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24/2 10AM
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5/4
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43/20
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3/4
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25/2 11AM
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"
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"
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1PM
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21/20
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9/10
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7PM
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26/2 12AM
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There was betting on the 'Over' on Sunday afternoon as the odds were snipped from 5/4 into 21/20. This coincided with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez having discussed the bookmakers' projections with Meltzer implying that the bout had a chance of doing better than the line even though he didn't seem completely convinced, in my opinion.
Asuka .vs. Nia Jax
In the Sunday morning edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Bryan Alvarez was not convinced that the match would do better than two-and-a-half stars while his colleague suggested that maybe the line was low.
The bout was rated right on the nose.
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Asuka vs Nia
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Over 2.5 Stars
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Exactly 2.5 Stars
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Under 2.5 Stars
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24/2 10AM
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EVS
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2/1
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EVS
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25/2 11AM
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"
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"
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1PM
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9/10
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7/4
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5/4
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7PM
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21/20
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9/5
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21/20
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10:40PM
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11/10
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2/1
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9/10
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26/2 12AM
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Anybody who took the 'Exactly' will have their bets settled in their favour.
Matt Hardy .vs. Bray Wyatt
Matt Hardy's victory over Bray Wyatt received two stars from Meltzer. Going in, the reviewer had little confidence it would beat the line of two-and-a-half.
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Hardy vs Wyatt
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Over 2.5 Stars
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Exactly 2.5 Stars
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Under 2.5 Stars
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24/2 10AM
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11/10
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2/1
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9/10
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25/2 11AM
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"
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1PM
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5/4
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37/20
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17/20
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7PM
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7/5
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19/10
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3/4
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26/2 12AM
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Following the discussion on Sunday's show, the odds for 'Under 2.5 Stars' fell from 9/10 into 3/4 by the early evening. This turned out to be the winning side as the bout was awarded two stars.
Men's Elimination Chamber Match
As already covered, the main event of the evening received the most stars in Meltzer's write-up. However, it fell short of the oddsmakers' and writers' projections.
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Men's Chamber Match
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Over 4 Stars
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Exactly 4 Stars
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Under 4 Stars
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24/2 10AM
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9/10
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9/4
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EVS
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25/2 11AM
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"
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"
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"
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1PM
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4/6
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23/10
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13/10
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7PM
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3/5
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12/5
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7/5
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26/2 12AM
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The oddsmakers set their line at four stars. Both Meltzer and Alvarez agreed that the match had the potential to go over this amount. Alas, it fell a quarter of a star shy.
If anybody took the Under over the weekend, they're the ones holding winning betting slips right now.
Hopefully, Kambi will release Observer markets before the next PPV - Fast Lane - which takes place a week from Sunday night. If so, expect similar coverage here at WWELeaks.org.
When available, Kambi's WON markets can be found on the websites that publish the oddsmaking company's prices. A couple of examples can be found below:
I really thought the women's chamber match was the best match on the card. Just one man's opinion.
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