Triple Brand Battle Royal Odds Update For Wednesday Morning

There have been a few more adjustments made to Kambi's markets for this Friday's  triple brand battle royal to secure a title shot for the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship.

When I last wrote about the markets, I noted that Mickie James had been added at odds of 50/1. This was following her return to TV on Raw. After writing the post, I took a gamble on James because I thought 50/1 was worth a gamble considering she did mention - in her returning backstage interview - that she was looking for gold. However, the interview was interrupted by Lana and Natalya which leads me to suspect that James will have to deal with that twosome in her return. Unless, of course, it was a setup for them to be ousted by James in the battle royal.

Anyway, shortly after placing my wager, James' odds were lowered into 20/1.

Another selection which has shortened since I last wrote about the market is the one for Asuka. 

The Empress of Tomorrow was up from 7/1 to 15/1 after securing a WWE Raw Women's Championship title shot at SummerSlam by beating Bayley on Monday night.

To be frank, I am not surprised to see Asuka's odds lowered today. 

And here's why.

Whilst watching Raw on Tuesday morning, I entertained the thought of Asuka winning the battle royal and then somehow setting up a triple threat at SummerSlam with Bayley and Sasha Banks putting their respective titles on the line. 

I didn't bet on Asuka myself, but - when I noticed her price had shortened this morning - I wondered to myself whether the bettor, or bettors, may have been thinking along a similar line to me.

Sasha Banks' price has been pushed out to 13/2 from 6/1 in what is the only selection that has drifted out.

A new name has been added as well. NXT's Chelsea Green is 10/1.

The 'Brand of Battle Royal Winner' market has also changed since yesterday.

The selection that will pay out if a Raw roster member wins the title shot against Bayley has dipped from 7/2 into 5/2 while the other two selections have risen with Smackdown now at 9/10, from 4/5, and NXT at 7/4 from 6/4.

I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but there might be a conflict in regards to this market should Mickie James end up as the battle royal winner.

That's because, even though James returned on Monday's edition of Raw and it looks like she is going to wrestle Natalya on next week's episode, she still appears on the WWE website as a member of the Smackdown roster. 

James was moved from Raw to Smackdown in last year's shake-up but - due to injury - she was not drafted, so is still technically a member of the blue brand.