How Kambi Settled Its NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Observer Markets

With the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter containing Dave Meltzer's reviews of the two nights of New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 15 event, the oddsmakers from Kambi have settled all of the star ratings betting markets.

All but one of the matches over the two nights had star ratings over/under markets published. Of the twelve markets, only one fell below the line. The match in question was from night one which saw Hiromu Takahashi beat El Phantasmo to secure an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match against Taiji Ishimori.

Meltzer graded El Phantasmo .vs. Takahashi four stars. This was three quarters of a star below the line.

As you can see - the highest amount of stars given to a match, or in this case; matches - by Meltzer in his coverage of the event was five-and-a-quarter stars with Kazuchika Okada versus Will Ospreay from night one and the main event of night two both sharing the honours for match of the event.

'Exactly 5.25 Stars' was the winning selection in the 'Exact Star Rating Of Highest Rated Match' special. The price was 43/20.

A 'Match To Be Awarded Highest Rating' head-to-head, which saw Okada versus Ospreay against all other matches over the two nights was settled with 'Same Star Rating' being graded as the winning selection due to Kota Ibushi versus Jay White tying with it with the aforementioned five-and-a-quarter stars.

Kambi has also settled six proposition markets. Below is an image with the results and then, underneath the picture, you'll see explanations as to what needed to happen for the bets to be settled.

Classic Final?
The 'Classic Final' prop asked customers whether or not the main event of night two would receive at least five stars from Dave Meltzer. 'Yes' won as EVS with the Ibushi/White match getting the five-and-a-quarter.

Double 5+?
'Yes' was a 2/1 winning selection in the market which asked customers whether any participant would receive at least five stars twice over the two nights. The wrestler who qualified for this was Kota Ibushi. Not only did he get five-and-a-quarter stars for his match against Jay White, his title win over Tetsuya Naito on January 4th scored five stars from Meltzer.

Highest Wrestle Kingdom Star Rating Record Broken?
In the prop, customers were asked whether or not the record for the most stars given to a match on a Wrestle Kingdom card would be broken. 'No' was the winning selection, as a 1/10 favourite, because the number to beat was six stars which was awarded to the six stars Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega received for their contest at Wrestle Kingdom 11.

All-Time Star Rating Record Broken?
'No' won as a 1/20 favourite in the prop which asked whether a match on the card would beat the all-time star rating record. Seven stars was the number to overcome. This was once again awarded to Okada and Omega. This time it was for their meeting at Dominion 2018.

Joint Winners?
In the 'Joint Winners' market, customers were able to gamble on at least two matches sharing 'Match of the Event' honours. The winning selection, 'Yes', was a 19/10 underdog to the 7/20 for 'No'.

Margin Of Victory: 0.5 Stars
The prop titled 'Margin of Victory' allowed customers to gamble on the prospect of there being at least half a star between the highest rated match and the next best. 'No' won because two matches - Naito .vs. Ibushi and Shingo Takagi .vs. Jeff Cobb - both received quarter of a star less than the two that were rated the highest in Dave Meltzer's review.