The winner of the four-way, to determine the first provisional holder of the King of Pro Wrestling Championship was Toru Yano.
Yano had started out at 8/1 when Kambi installed a betting market in which customers could gamble on who they believed would win the tournament. His price moved to 17/2 on August 23rd and was then up to 9s a couple of days later.
When the market was reopened, once it was clear who were in the final four, the oddsmakers had the eventual winner at his original price of 8/1.
Kazuchika Okada was eliminated last in the match. Okada not winning means that 'No' will be the winning selection in a prop bet in which people could gamble on Okada being declared the tournament winner when all was said and done.
As you'll see, in the table below, the eventual winner started off as a 13/25 favourite. It closed at 7/5 following the odds for 'Yes' dropping from 13/10 into 1/2 over the period when betting was available.
Other results from the event saw:
Minoru Suzuki defeat Shingo Takagi to become NEVER Openweight Champion
Suzuki entered the match as the underdog to the champion. He was 9/10 when the market was first installed and was later moved up to EVS.
Takagi opened at 4/5, but his price was snipped into 7/10 a little over two days later.
Taiji Ishimori beat Hiromu Takahashi to become IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
This was another win for an underdog as Ishimori was moved from 4/5 fave to 9/10 sometime before Tuesday morning. His odds continued to move out and was at 7/4 a couple of days ago.
|
Date/Time |
Hiromu Takahashi |
Taiji Ishimori |
|
22/8 9:00PM |
9/10 |
4/5 |
|
25/8 10:45AM |
4/5 |
9/10 |
|
26/8 8:30AM |
7/10 |
EVS |
|
27/8 11:45AM |
2/5 |
7/4 |
|
29/8 9:00AM |
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Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. successfully retain the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi
This was a match won by the betting favourites. Tauchi and Zack Sabre, Jr. started at 13/20 a week ago. They were then down to 11/20 sometime before Tuesday morning, and were then at 1/2 a day later.|
Date/Time |
Taichi and ZSJ |
Ibushi and Tanahashi |
|
22/8 9:00PM |
13/20 |
11/10 |
|
25/8 10:45AM |
11/20 |
5/4 |
|
26/8 8:30AM |
1/2 |
7/5 |
|
29/8 9:00AM |
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Tetsuya Naito regain the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships against EVIL
Both wrestlers entered the match at 17/20. However, the market initially opened with EVIL a 7/10 favourite over the eventual winner.
Naito's odds fell from EVS into 9/10 within the first day. They were then down to the aforementioned 17/20 by Tuesday. The market remained stationary right up to my last visit at 9:00AM BST today.
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Date/Time |
EVIL |
Tetsuya Naito |
|
22/8 9:00PM |
7/10 |
EVS |
|
23/8 8:30PM |
4/5 |
9/10 |
|
25/8 10:45AM |
17/20 |
17/20 |
|
29/8 9:00AM |
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