Vader's odds to be the headline inductee at next year's WWE Hall of Fame ceremony have continued to drop since I last wrote about them six days ago.
The star, who passed away last month, had fallen to 13/4 yesterday, but is now an even shorter 5/2. This is a huge drop from its opening number of 25/1.
As noted in previous coverage of these markets, the wrestler has to be the final name inducted on the night. I cannot see this happening and I'm quite surprised to see the price decline considering that WWE has never done a posthumous induction in the main event slot of these events.
With Vader's price moving in, the bookies have pushed Eric Bischoff out from 20/1 to 33/1 (this was over the weekend), Batista up from 7/2 into 4/1 and The Rock is now 2/1 from 7/4.
As soon as I've finished writing this post, I intend to place a small wager on The Rock. With the event taking place in New York (the city where Rocky Maivia made his official WWF debut in 1996) and with it being the weekend of the thirty-fifth WrestleMania, I think it's a perfect time for Dwayne Johnson's induction. This is, of course, if his schedule permits.
This is an insane bet. If Macho Man didn't headline over Nash, then there's no chance Vader headlines. A posthumous induction will never headline, with the exception of Vince if he dies before going into the Hall of Fame.
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