Showing posts with label Forbidden Door betting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forbidden Door betting. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 June 2023

Forbidden Door Odds Notes For 7:30PM BST

Here are some notes to update the most recent post about BetOnline's Forbidden Door markets. They are mainly about the markets that have been recently added to the sportsbook's coverage of the show. However, the two major bouts on tonight's card have also seen some changes.
  •  El Phantasmo's odds to beat Stu Grayson have plummeted from -140 into -1,000. A win for Grayson is now offered at +500, which is up from +100
  • The Mogul Embassy have gone from +200 underdogs into -300 favourites for their meeting with Roppongi Vice and El Desperado. On the other side of the market, the early -300 faves are now +200 dogs
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon have moved into -500 from -200 to win the trios match against the representatives from The United Empire. Those looking to gamble on The UE can now back them at +300. That's up from +150
  • Will Ospreay was -400 when I last wrote about his match against Kenny Omega. That price has since fallen into -600. Omega is now +350 from +300
  • Bryan Danielson's odds to beat Kazuchika Okada have been snipped from +325 into +300 while Okada, who was favoured by -550 for the last few days, is now up to -500. That is the first time since both selections opened at -120 earlier this month that the odds for Danielson have lowered
  • Darby Allin, Sting and Tetsuya Naito are now -2,000 favourites over Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki (+700). When the market opened, the favourites were -1,000 while Jericho's team were at +500
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Forbidden Door '23 Odds Notes For Sunday Afternoon

The BetOnline Sportsbook is now offering markets for all fourteen matches that are scheduled for tonight's AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door show. 

Here are all the notes I've been able to make about each market since their respective openings ahead of tonight's event.

In order to make it somewhat easier for both you and I, I'll write about each match in the order they appear on the BetOnline website's AEW Page.

Athena .vs. Billie Starkz
This match is an opening round contest in the Owen Hart Cup. It initially had Athena as a -1,000 favourite over Billie Starkz. However, the latter's odds were down into +450 a couple of days later.

When I mad my second visit of today to the website, I noticed that Athena's odds had returned to -1,000 after she was previously moved up to -800 following Starkz's price dip.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

El Phantasmo .vs. Stu Grayson
The market for El Phantasmo versus Stu Grayson was published sometime between 9:00AM and 11:30 AM BST today. 

The favourite is El Phantasmo with a price of -140 to Grayson's +100.

Roppongi Vice and El Desperado .vs. The Mogul Embassy
Another new match market added to BetOnline's coverage this morning is for the six-man tag which will see Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta - of Roppongi Vice - team with El Desperado to take on Mogul Embassy.

The latter are +200 underdogs while those looking to back Roppongi Vice and El Desperado will find that trio at -300.

LiJ .vs. The United Empire
Another six-man tag will see Los Ingobernables de Japon members - Shingo Takagi, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi - take on Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher and TJP representing The United Empire.

Betting started this morning with LIJ selection listed as a -200 faves while The United Empire offering is +150.

Ten-Man Tag Team Match
The market for the ten-man tag team match, which will see members of The Blackpool Combat Club (Moxley, Yuta and Castagnoli) team up with Shota Umino and Takeshita to take on The Elite (Page and The Bucks), Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii has been available for three days.

The BCC, Umino and Takeshita are -200 favourites while their opponents are +150.

AEW International Championship 4-Way

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

As you can see, the punters appear to be siding with Orange Cassidy to retain his AEW International Championship in the 4-Way.

The titleholder's odds were at -500 on Thursday, but were down into -1,000 a day later. They were then moved into -2,000 overnight.

His opponents are Zack Sabre Jr (+550), Katsuyori Shibata (+900) and Danny Garcia (+900).

AEW Women's World Championship
The market for Toni Storm's defence of the AEW Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale was created on Thursday with the champion a -5,000 favourite over the challenger's +1,000.

When I checked in a day later, Storm's odds had been pushed up to -4,000 but Nightingale had stalled at +1,000. 

This morning's visit once again saw one selection adjusted with Nightingale now at +900 to Storm's -4,000.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

AEW World Championship
The AEW World Championship will be put on the line when MJF defends the strap against Hiroshi Tanahashi.

MJF was installed at -5,000 a week ago. However, his odds have since dropped into -10,000 while Tanahashi's have improved from +1,000 to +1,100.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

IWGP US Heavyweight Championship
Betting on Will Ospreay's challenge of Kenny Omega's IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship began on June 4th with both men at -120 apiece.

From there, despite one day when Omega's odds moved in, the wagering appears to have sided on the challenger.

As of this morning, Ospreay is a -400 favourite.  A decision in favour of Omega will pay out at odds of +300.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

On Wednesday's episode of Dynamite, Don Callis offered Ospreay some outside help if he were to need it in this match. Those who think Callis might interrupt the contest (or not!) may be interested in a  proposition market that was created this morning asking whether Callis will interfere during the match.

'Yes' is a -200 favourite, 'No' is +150.

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
The market for SANADA's IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defence against Jack Perry opened in the middle of this month with the titleholder at -5,000 to Perry's +1,000.

The first adjustment was made yesterday when BetOnline moved the favourite's odds down into -10,000 while his challenger's was pushed up to +1,100.

Kazuchika Okada .vs. Bryan Danielson
Just like with the Omega .vs. Ospreay market, BetOnline opened betting on Okada .vs. Danielson with both men at -120.

All the wagering appears to have sided with New Japan star because Okada is now at -550.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

A win for Danielson is currently priced at +325.

Adam Cole .vs. Tom Lawlor
This market was installed yesterday and is still showing Adam Cole at -5,000 to beat Tom Lawlor (+1,000).

CM Punk .vs. Satoshi Kojima
Betting on the CM Punk versus Satoshi Kojima match started on Thursday. So far, the odds are unchanged with Punk a -10,000 favourite over Kojima (+1,100).

Darby Allin, Sting and Tetsuya Naito .vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki
On last night's AEW Collision, it was revealed that Tetsuya Naito would team up with Darby Allin and Sting to take on Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki.

This market was created shortly after the mystery partner was announced. Allin, Sting and Naito are -1,000 favourites. Their rivals are +500.

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Saturday, 24 June 2023

Pro Wrestling Betting Updates For June 24

Here are a few updates concerning the Forbidden Door and Money in the Bank markets on the BetOnline website.

Forbidden Door
The sportsbook has added a market for the latest match to be added to the card.

Tom Lawlor is a +1,000 underdog for his meeting with Adam Cole (-5,000).

In wagering on the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, SANADA has moved from -5,000 into -10,000 to successfully retain the strap against Jack Perry.

Jungle Boy has moved up from +1,000 to +1,100.

Forbidden Door Betting

Similar adjustments have been made to the market for MJF's AEW World Championship defence against Hiroshi Tanahashi.

AEW's titleholder has fallen into -10,000 from -5,000 while Tanashahi is now at +1,100 from +1,000.

The Owen Hart cup tournament match between Billie Starkz and Athena opened with the latter a -1,000 favourite over the +500 for Starkz. However, the odds for Starkz have now lowered into +450.

Those looking to gamble on the favourite will now find Athena at -800.

The only other price change has been made in the market for the IWGP US Championship. After moving in from +200 into +180, Kenny Omega's odds have moved back up following Will Ospreay's odds landing back into -300 from -250.

Forbidden Door Betting

Money in the Bank 2023
The only market that is showing different pricing in BetOnline's WWE Money in the Bank 2023 coverage is the one for the tag team match.

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 Betting

Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa have moved into +100 from +110. As a result, The Usos have been moved to -140 from -150.

Thursday, 22 June 2023

New Forbidden Door '23 Markets Plus More

With last night's episode of AEW Dynamite having revealed new matches for the Forbidden Door card, the oddsmakers from BetOnline have installed new markets to their coverage of the event.

Here are all of the new markets along with the prices for each selection. They'll be followed by the prices for the markets that have been available before today.

First Round Match in Owen Hart Cup Tournament
Athena -1,000
Billie Starkz +500

First Round Match in Owen Hart Cup Tournament
CM Punk -10,000
Satoshi Kojima +1,100

Ten-Man Tag
The Blackpool Combat Club, Konosuke Takeshita and Shota Umino -200
'Hangman' Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii +150

AEW International Championship 4-Way
Orange Cassidy -500
Zack Sabre Jr. +300
Katsuyori Shibata +700
Daniel Garcia +850

AEW Women's World Championship
Toni Storm -5,000
Willow Nightingale +1,000

Those markets are added to those that have been available for the past few weeks. 

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion - SANADA - remains a -5,000 favourite to bet Jack Perry (+1,000) in their meeting.

The MJF .vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi market still lists the AEW World Heavyweight Champion as a -5,000 against his Japanese challenger. Those looking to gamble on Tanahashi will find him at +1,000.

Wagering on the dream match between Kazuchika Okada and Bryan Danielson has been stationary since June 16th. As of the time of writing, Okada is a -550 favourite over Danielson (+325). Both selections opened at -120 earlier this month.

Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

The market for Will Ospreay .vs. Kenny Omega has had a recent adjustment. As you'll see below, the bookmakers have shortened Omega's odds from +200 into +180.

Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

As a result, Omega's challenger for the IWGP US Championship has moved up from -300 to -250.

Both selections, just like in the Okada .vs. Danielson offering, opened at -120 each on June 4th.

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Monday, 19 June 2023

WWE And AEW/NJPW Odds Notes For June 19

Here's an update about some of the pro wrestling markets I have been following from BetOnline.

Money in the Bank '23 Odds Notes
L.A. Knight's Odds to win the men's Money in the Bank ladder match have now fallen into -325. The betting favourite was most recently -250. The decrease in odds occurred sometime between last night and this evening.

The match's second-favourite - Damian Priest - had moved up from +130 to +135 sometime between Friday and Saturday. However, that price has since risen to +140.

Shinsuka Nakamura and Santos Escobar have both moved from +1,200 to +1,400 while Butch and Ricochet are each available at +2,000. Both have risen from +1,400.

The markets for the other two matches that are available for the event are unchanged since my most recent updates.

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 Betting

Cody Rhodes remains a -700 favourite to beat +400 Dominik Mysterio. While, in betting on the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match still lists Seth Rollins as a -2,000 to successfully retain his newly-won title against Finn Balor (+700).

AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door II Odds
A market for the billed match between MJF and Hiroshi Tanahashi was installed over the weekend.

The current AEW World Champion is listed as a -5,000 fave. A decision in favour of Tanahashi will pay out at odds of +1,000.

All prices correct as of 7:30PM BST today. The latest can be found on The BetOnline Website.

Thursday, 15 June 2023

AEW/NJPW And WWE Betting Notes For June 15

Here are some observations I've made about the AEW/NJPW and WWE markets from this evening's visit to the BetOnline website.

Forbidden Door Betting Notes
The company has now installed a market for the SANADA versus 'Jungle Boy' Jack Perry match that was set up on last night's episode of AEW Dynamite when the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion issued an open challenge to anyone on the AEW roster. Jack Perry accepted the invitation.

As of this evening, the odds for SANADA are a short -5,000 over the +1,000 for Jack Perry.

In other Forbidden Door odds notes, Will Ospreay's price to beat Kenny Omega in the IWGP US Championship market were lowered from -250 into -300 sometime between Sunday night and Monday evening.

As a result of this, Omega has been pushed up to +200.

Forbidden Door Betting - June 15 2023

Betting on the Kazuchika Okada .vs. Bryan Danielson dream match has seen the former's odds once again lower.

Forbidden Door 2023 - June 15 2023

Okada is now -500 to Danielson's +300. When I last wrote about this particular match market, the favourite had moved into -400 from -280.

Money in the Bank Betting Notes
LA Knight's odds to win the men's Money in the Bank briefcase have continued to slide.

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 Betting

The favourite is now -250. I had noted his price had lowered into -200, from +100, within the first day of the market's existence.

Damian Priest, whose odds had been trimmed from +150 into +125, has since drifted out. He remains a second-favourite, but is now up to +135.

Shinsuke Nakamura and Santos Escobar have both risen to +1,200 from +1,000 while Butch - who started at +500 before jumping to +1,000 - is now out to +1,400. Ricochet remains where he was and greets Butch at +1,400.

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Sunday, 11 June 2023

Ospreay's Forbidden Door Odds Lower Once Again

Will Ospreay's odds to beat IWGP United States Champion - Kenny Omega - at Forbidden Door II have dropped once again.

That is what I took from this evening's browse through the BetOnline Sportsbook's market for the event which will take place in a fortnight.

When I last wrote about the market, a couple of days ago, Ospreay was favoured with a price of -200. Those odds have now been taken down into -250.

As a result, those looking for Omega to successfully retain his title and - most importantly - go 2-0 with the opponent he won the title from earlier this year, can currently back him at +170.

Forbidden Door Betting - Ospreay .vs. Omega

The second market for the event still lists Kazuchika Okada as a -400 fave over Bryan Danielson (+250). You can see how the betting has gone - so far - in the table below.

Forbidden Door Betting - Okada .vs. Danielson

All prices were correct at 7PM BST this evening.

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Friday, 9 June 2023

G1 Climax 33 And Forbidden Door Odds Notes For June 9

It has been a couple of days since I last wrote about the G1 Climax and AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door betting markets that can be found from BetOnline, so here's an update to bring you up to speed.

I'll start with the NJPW section and then go over the Forbidden Door notes.

Naito Becomes Joint-Second Favourite To Win The G1
The G1 Climax outright market has once again been adjusted.

This time, Tetsuya Naito is the wrestlers whose odds have lowered. He now moves into +250 joint-second alongside David Finlay.

Naito opened at +400 earlier this week.

G1 Climax 33 Betting - June 9 Update

Forbidden Door Favourites Continue To Decline
The odds for the favourites, in BetOnline's two Forbidden Door markets, have continued to lower.

When I visited the BetOnline website yesterday, I noticed that Kazuchika Okada had dropped into -280 from -260 for his match against Bryan Danielson. He has since lowered further and is now at -400.

Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

As a result, Danielson can now be found at +250. That's up from yesterday's +185.

There was no change in the IWGP United States Championship market when I visited the website yesterday evening. However, upon today's browsing, I notice that Will Ospreay's odds have shortened from -180 into -200 while the IWGP US Champion - Kenny Omega - is now +150 from +130.

Forbidden Door 2023 Betting Odds

In both markets, each selection kicked off at -120 apiece. 

Tuesday, 6 June 2023

G1 Climax 33 And Forbidden Door Odds Notes For June 6

The BetOnline Sportsbook has shortened the odds for one of the selections in its G1 Climax 33 outright winner market.

When I first wrote about the market in the early hours of yesterday morning, I noted that the latest member of Los Ingobernables de Japon - Yota Tsuji - was +2,000 to win New Japan's summer tournament. His odds have since been shortened into +1,400.

Tsuji wrestled a losing challenge against SANADA for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship this past Sunday at Dominion.

It is the only change in the market that has been available since all thirty-two names have been announced for the tourney which kicks off in the middle of next month and will host its final on August 13th. 

Before then, some of the major names from New Japan will compete in Toronto, Canada against wrestlers from AEW at July 25th's Forbidden Door show.

In a short follow up to yesterday's post, the odds for the two favourites - in the markets that have already been priced up for the event - have shortened once more.

Betting on the IWGP US Championship match has seen Will Ospreay's price now fall into -180. When I last wrote about the market, the challenger had fallen into -140 from -120.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting Odds

As a result of Ospreay's price dipping again, Kenny Omega - who was previously +100 - is now up to +130.

Kazuchika Okada's price to win the dream match against Bryan Danielson has now descended into -260. The most recent change before today saw him move from -120 into -160.

Danielson is now out to +180. That is up from the -120 he was when I first came across the market on Sunday evening.

AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting Odds

Both markets can be found under 'Wrestling' on the sportsbook menu of the BetOnline Website.

Monday, 5 June 2023

Early Favourites Determined In Forbidden Door Betting

Early favourites have been established in a couple of betting markets that have been published for AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 2023.

In a post published last night, I noted that the BetOnline Sportsbook had installed two markets for the June 25th event. The markets are for the already confirmed IWGP US Championship clash between titleholder - Kenny Omega - and previous champ, Will Ospreay as well as a meeting between Kazuchika Okada and Daniel Bryan, which - even though not confirmed completely - was set up at yesterday's NJPW Dominion show from Osaka.

Both markets had each selection at -120 pick 'ems last night. The punters appear to have sided with Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada respectively.

As of this morning, Ospreay is now a -140 fave to get his win, and title, back from Omega. A decision for the current champion will now pay out at odds of +100.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

Okada's odds have dropped into -160 for the Danielson contest. 

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 Betting

Those looking for what would now be considered a betting upset can get AEW's representative at +120.

The event will take place from Toronto's Scotiabank Arena in less than three weeks.

Sunday, 4 June 2023

2 Forbidden Door Markets Published

BetOnline's oddsmakers have installed a couple of markets for the AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door show that will take place three weeks from tonight.

Now confirmed for the event is a bout which will see Kenny Omega defend the IWGP United States Championship against previous titleholder - Will Ospreay - in what is a rematch from January 4th.

AEW NJPW Forbidden Door 2023

The former IWGP US Champ secured the title shot against Omega by beating Lance Archer in a tournament final at today's NJPW Dominion show from Osaka.

Also at Dominion, Bryan Danielson issued a video challenge to Kazuchika Okada for a match that will also likely take place in Toronto on June 25th.

Both markets have each selection listed at -120 apiece.

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Thursday, 7 July 2022

How Kambi Settled Its Forbidden Door 2022 Observer Star Ratings Markets

With the July 4 2022 issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter - which included Dave Meltzer's review of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV - published last week, Kambi's oddsmakers were able to grade the star ratings markets they had created for the show.

Going into the weekend of the event, customers were able to bet on a variety of Observer-themed markets. The most topical one being the Over/Under specials that were made for most of the matches on the June 26th card.

The results table below shows the lines and stars for the matches that Kambi put markets out for. 


Two bouts received the most stars in the review. The first match to receive the highest score of four-and-three-quarters was the main show opener which saw Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki beat Eddie Kingston, Shota Umino and Wheeler Yuta in a trios match.

Will Ospreay's successful IWGP US Championship defence over Orange Cassidy was the other match to score four-and-three-quarter stars from Meltzer.

With two contests receiving the highest number of stars, Kambi settled its 'Joint Winners' proposition market with 'Yes' as the winning selection.


Customers were asked if Dave Meltzer would have two or more matches tied for the highest number of stars in the review. The eventual winner was 5/4 when I came across the market at 4PM BST on June 24th. It had lowered into 27/25 by the night of the event.

'No' was an 11/20 favourite, but had increased to 4/6 when the 'Yes' was lowered.

Another prop, this one named 'Margin of Victory', was also impacted by the tie at the top.


In it, customers were asked whether there would be a gap of half-a-star or more between the top rated match and the next best. 'No' was graded as the winner because of the rule which stated that 'Any 2 or more matches as highest rated will settle as NO'. Even if that rule was not in place, 'No' would have won either way due to the many matches rated a quarter of a star less than the two winners.

Coincidentally, the top two matches in the report met in one of the three head-to-head markets Kambi had created ahead of the event.

The rule of a head-to-head market is simple: customers wager on which, of two specific matches, will be rated higher than the other in Meltzer's review. 


The winning selection turned out to be the one which covered the possibility of both bouts scoring an identical number of stars - 'Same Star Rating'.

Kambi priced the eventual winner at 2/1, but it had reached 9/4 by the night of the event due to interest coming in on Will Ospreay versus Orange Cassidy potentially doing better than its opposition.

It wasn't the only win for 'Same Star Rating' in a head-to-head for this event. More on that later.

Even though there were two matches tied for the highest rated match of the night, there was no dead-heat settlements made in Kambi's 'Highest Rated Match of the Night' outright market. That's because the two matches of note would have both qualified as the 'Any Unlisted Match' selection.


The four-selection market offered the eventual winner at 11/4 initially. It had fallen into 43/20 by the following evening.

The other selections available were: 'IWGP World Heavyweight Championship', 'Zack Sabre Jr. .vs. Mystery Participant' and 'Hiroshi Tanahashi .vs. Jon Moxley'. All three contests received four-and-a-half stars in the report.

Four-and-a-half stars was the score which came in for all of the remaining matches in other Forbidden Door head-to-head markets.


As you can see above, the Interim AEW World Championship decider between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jon Moxley was up against Jay White's IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defence against Kazuchika Okada and the two Adams.

With both receiving the same amount of stars, 'Same Star Rating' won at 2/1.

Claudio Castagnoli's debuting victory over Zack Sabre Jr. and PAC's claiming of the AEW All-Atlantic Championship also both received four-and-a-half stars from Meltzer meaning the head-to-head for those contests saw 'Same Star Rating' yet again graded as the winner. 


As you'll be able to see above, the odds for the eventual winner were snipped from 2/1 into 19/10. As was the price for 'ZSJ .vs. Mystery Opponent' because it dropped from 19/20 into 7/10 within the first day of betting.

With so many matches rated four-and-a-half stars or higher, 'Yes' turned out to be the correct play in a prop which asked customers whether or not six or more matches would receive 4.5 stars or higher.


In this case, eight was the magic number. 'Yes' had started out as a 5/4 underdog to the 11/20 for 'No'. It had risen to 7/4, with a stop at 6/4, after the 'No' was backed into 4/9 and then 2/5 by the morning of the event.

The first Observer proposition market for Forbidden Door was released in early June. It asked whether any of the matches would receive five stars or more in Dave Meltzer's review.


There was somewhat of a back-and-forth over the three weeks of betting. In the end, the odds dropping indicate that some felt that there would be a five star match because the late odds shift saw 'Yes' - which was 19/20 to start off with on June 5th - fall into 4/5 on the evening of the event. 

The winning selection, which had started out as a 3/4 favourite, was 9/10 on the evening ahead of its close.

The next issue of the Wrestling Observer, which should be out tomorrow, will have the review of WWE Money in the Bank 2022. I aim to look over those results once the markets have been settled.

Monday, 27 June 2022

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door '22 Betting Favourites

Here are the closing betting favourites for tonight's AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV.
  • Darby Allin, Sting and Shingo Takagi
  • Gunn Club and Max Caster in pre-show eight-man
  • Miro to win AEW All-Atlantic Championship match
  • Jon Moxley to win Interim AEW World Championship
  • Thunder Rosa to successfully retain AEW Women's Championship
  • Will Ospreay to beat Orange Cassidy in IWGP US Title match
  • Jay White to successfully retain IWGP World Heavyweight Title
  • FTR in the Winner Takes All match for IWGP and ROH Tag Titles
  • Mystery Opponent over Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI
  • Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland 
  • Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki
The selections are listed in the order as they appeared on the BetOnline Website.

Saturday, 25 June 2022

Notes About ZSJ Mystery Opponent Market

In a post published yesterday, I noted that the oddsmakers from Kambi had created a betting market which allows customers to gamble on who they believe (or, depending how they could be looking at it: not believe) will wrestle Zack Sabre Jr. at tomorrow night's AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door PPV. 

Price changes have been made since yesterday.

Kambi had Claudio Castagnoli as its 11/25 favourite with Johnny Gargano in second at 33/20. The third option 'Any Other Participant' was 11/4.

As of this morning, the odds for Gargano and the selection which will pay out on anyone other than either the former Cesaro or Gargano have both shortened with the former now down slightly into 8/5 and the latter priced 5/2.


Castagnoli remains a favourite. However, his odds have been pushed up to 1/2.

As for the match winner market - the punters have sided with the mystery opponent because the selection has dropped from 4/9 favourite into 1/4 since yesterday's post.

As a result, a win for ZSJ will now pay out at odds of 5/2. He was previously 6/4.

The original match would have seen Bryan Danielson take on New Japan's Zack Sabre Jr. An injury has forced Danielson out of the contest and for AEW to seek a replacement.

Friday, 24 June 2022

Claudio Castagnoli A Betting Favourite To Oppose ZSJ At Forbidden Door

Claudio Castagnoli is a betting favourite to be Zack Sabre Jr's mystery opponent at the AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door PPV this weekend.

The oddsmakers from Kambi published a plethora of new markets for Sunday's event earlier today. One of which has given customers the opportunity to gamble on who will be Bryan Danielson's replacement against New Japan's ZSJ.

As of the time of writing, the former Cesaro has been installed at the top of the three selection market at 11/25.

Forbidden Door 2022 - Zack Sabre Jr. Opponent Betting

Johnny Gargano, who will be within the vicinity of the United Center on the morning of the show - because he is set to appear at an autograph signing event in Chicago - is a 33/20 second-favourite.

Those who believe it will be 'Any Other Participant' can get 11/4.

As for the match itself - the option to bet on 'Mystery Opponent' is a 4/9 favourite. A gamble on ZSJ will pay out at odds of 6/4.

Customers can also find a Wrestling Observer star rating over/under market for the contest. The line has been set at 4.75 Stars.

View Kambi's Pro Wrestling Markets

Thursday, 23 June 2022

BetOnline Pro Wrestling Markets News For 23 June

The bookmakers from BetOnline have been busy by putting up some markets for not only upcoming pro wrestling events, but also for two important bouts set for the start of 2023. In this post, I'll bring you up to speed with each news item.

BetOnline Publishes 2 Money in the Bank 2022 Match Markets
Customers of BetOnline can now bet on the results of the two women's championship matches that are scheduled to take place next weekend at WWE Money in the Bank 2022.

As of this evening, Bianca Belair (-1,400) and Ronda Rousey (-1,000) favourites to successfully retain their titles.

Carmella (+550) and Natalya (+450) are the respective challengers.

BetOnline's 2023 WWE Royal Rumble Markets Released
Betting has opened on the two Royal Rumble matches set for next January.

Cody Rhodes is a +125 favourite to win the men's battle royal. He's followed by The Rock at +550 and then Roman Reigns and Big E are each +800.

The women's Royal Rumble market has Becky Lynch at the top with a price of +250. She's followed by Bayley at +450. 

You can view all of the selections in the two markets by Following This Link To BetOnline

New Forbidden Door Match Markets
Earlier this week, BetOnline published markets for this weekend's Forbidden Door event which is a collaboration by AEW and NJPW. Here are the prices for the latest markets to be added to the website.

Gunn Club and Max Caster -200
NJPW LA Dojo +150

Bullet Club -150
Dudes With Attitudes +110

Mystery Opponent -180
Zack Sabre Jr. +140

Jay White -200
Kazuchika Okada +250
Hangman Page +500
Adam Cole

Changes Made To Previous Forbidden Door Markets
Adjustments have been made to the markets that were available before today. Here are all of the changes I've been able to track.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Betting Odds

Miro's odds to become the first-ever AEW All-Atlantic Champion have slid into -130 from +125. As a result, the bookmakers have placed early +125 joint-favourite - Malakai Black - out to +175. PAC (+400) and Tomohiro Ishii (+800) have stayed at their opening prices.


AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Betting Odds

FTR's odds to win the three-way for both the ROH World Tag Team Championship and IWGP Tag Team Championship fell from -150 into -310 in the first two days of betting. However, sometime today, their price was moved up slightly to -300.

Roppongi Vice are now +300 while United Empire representatives Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb are +400. They were initially +200 and +275 respectively.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Betting Odds

When the market for Thunder Rosa's AEW Women's World Championship defence against Toni Storm was first published, the titleholder was -500 to Storm's +300. By the following evening, Storm was +275 and Rosa had moved up to -450.

By yesterday, Rosa was back to -500 favourite and Storm was moved up to +285.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Betting Odds

Will Ospreay's odds to beat Orange Cassidy dropped from -800 into -1,000 sometime before yesterday evening. 

A win for Cassidy is now priced +550. That's up from +400.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Betting Odds

Betting on the market for the trios match featuring Le Sex Gods and Minoru Suzuki facing Shota Umino, Wheeler Yuta and Eddie Kingston has seen the former backed from -150 into -300 across the three days of activity.

A win for Umino, Yuta and Wheeler went out from +110 to +200.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Betting Odds

Jon Moxley's odds to beat Hiroshi Tanahashi in the match to determine AEW's Interim World Champion have fallen from -250 into -600 since the market was first installed.

Tanahashi - who started out as a +170 underdog - is now out to +350.

Prices were correct as of the time of writing.

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Monday, 13 June 2022

Kambi's AEW Interim World Championship Market Republished

Kambi's betting market, in which customers can gamble on who they believe will leave AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door with the Interim AEW World Championship has been republished with the two remaining participants still in play.

Yesterday, during NJPW Dominion, Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hirooki Goto and - as a result - will now face Jon Moxley in less than two weeks to determine the reserve titleholder.

AEW Interim World Champion Betting (June 13 2022)

As of this morning, Jon Moxley remains a favourite. However, his odds have been pushed up slightly since the market was last available as they've increased from 2/5 to 11/20.

Tanahashi, who was previously 7/5, is now 5/4.

During yesterday's NJPW event, the company announced names for this year's G1 Climax. 

Tanahashi will be one of the tournament participants and - as I stated in a previous post about the Interim titleholder market - the reason why the belt exists is to have a standard bearer for AEW while CM Punk is absent. Therefore, it does not seem logical for Tanahashi to become the interim champion if he is heading back to Japan to compete in the G1.

Friday, 10 June 2022

3 Names Left In AEW Interim World Championship Market

With only three names left in the hunt to become AEW's Interim World Champion at Forbidden Door in a little over two weeks, Kambi has republished a market with readjusted odds.

On Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, Jon Moxley beat Kyle O'Reilly to secure his place in the June 26th decider. He will meet either Hiroshi Tanahashi or Hirooki Goto, who'll compete against each other at NJPW Dominion on Sunday.

AEW Interim World Champion At Forbidden Door Betting

As of the time of writing, Moxley remains a favourite. His odds are now at 11/25. They were initially 6/4 when the market was installed on June 4th.

A decision for Tanahashi or Goto will pay out at 7/5 and 14/1 respectively.

Tanahashi's odds to beat Goto on Sunday have once again declined. They currently into 1/16 after falling from 2/13 into 1/14 between Monday night and early Tuesday evening.

Hiroshi Tanahashi .vs. Hirooki Goto (NJPW Dominion Betting)

A win for Goto, at Dominion, will pay out at odds of 6/1. They have increased from 7/2.

View Kambi's Pro Wrestling Markets

Thursday, 9 June 2022

How Kambi Settled Its AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 Observer O/Us Plus More

The current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has Dave Meltzer's star ratings for the AEW Double or Nothing 2022 PPV from May 29th. 

With the issue published on Friday, the oddsmakers from Kambi were able to settle the Observer star ratings over/under markets that were created ahead of the show.

The firm released markets for all but one of the matches on the card. Ironically, the bout which didn't have a star rating line for it - the Anarchy in the Arena match - received the most stars in Dave Meltzer's review of the event.

The contest received five stars from the reviewer.

All of the betting results can be found in the table below.

Results Of Kambi's AEW Double or Nothing 2022 Over/Unders

Next up for AEW is the jointly-promoted Forbidden Door PPV with New Japan Pro Wrestling. There is currently one Observer market available as of the time of writing.


In the proposition, which was first installed over the weekend, customers are asked whether or not Dave Meltzer will grade any of the bouts at Forbidden Door five stars or more.

When the market was first priced up, 'Yes' was 19/20 and 'No' was a 3/4 favourite. By Monday evening, the 'Yes' selection had been trimmed into 17/20 while 'No' was pushed up to match it.

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

A Look Through Kambi's AEW Interim World Title Markets Ahead Of June 8th's Dynamite

For the past couple of days, Kambi has been taking bets on the AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Series matches that have been set up to crown an interim titleholder while CM Punk recuperates from a foot injury.

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite will kick off with a battle royal. Its winner will then meet Jon Moxley in the main event of the show to determine who will represent AEW in the title decider at the June 26th Forbidden Door PPV - a show jointly promoted by AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

The market initially had 'Jon Moxley' as a 2/7 favourite when I first stumbled upon it on Monday night. By yesterday evening, despite still being favoured, Moxley had moved up to 11/25.

AEW Dynamite Betting (8 June 2022)

The option to bet on the 'Battle Royal Winner' going over in tonight's main event is currently at 8/5. This is in from 9/4.

As noted, the winner will represent AEW against talent from NJPW in the title decider at Forbidden Door.

On Sunday, at NJPW Dominion, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hirooki Goto will face off to determine who will battle tonight's winner on June 26th.

Kambi's oddsmakers have priced up a market for that match as well.

NJPW Dominion 2022 Betting

Tanahashi, who was originally scheduled to wrestle CM Punk at Forbidden Door, has been backed from 2/13 into 1/14 while Goto has been pushed out from 7/2 to 11/2.

On Sunday afternoon, I published a post about the market Kambi has published which allows customers to gamble on who they think will be interim titleholder coming out of Forbidden Door.

The market has been adjusted across those days. The names of note are the two NJPW wrestlers with Tanahashi moving in from Sunday's 5/1 into 19/10 and Goto sliding in from 50/1 into 10/1.

AEW Interim World Champion After Forbidden Door Betting

As I wrote on Sunday, even though I think the chance of Goto winning on Sunday - let alone becoming AEW Interim World Champion later this month - is somewhat of a longshot, I thought that 50/1 was far too heavy a price not to place a small wager on the prospect.

One thing which makes me unsure about Tanahashi winning the title is because the G1 Climax is coming up and he may be one of the participants in that thus leaving AEW without a world champion - albeit an interim one - for over a month. Having Tanahashi as an interim champ negates the reason why this title has been introduced - to have someone carry the load while Punk is on the mend.

Kambi lists AEW as the favourite in its market which asks its customers which 'brand' will be in control of the AEW Interim World Championship at the conclusion of Forbidden Door.

AEW vs NJPW Betting

'AEW' started out at 1/8, but has risen to 7/20 following 'NJPW' being backed from 4/1 into 19/10. 

For transparency, and to - in a way - contradict what I wrote about the G1 coming up, I had a small punt on the 4/1 because I liked the price.

There is a proposition market available which asks customers whether or not the winner beats CM Punk for the unified title whenever they get to meet up.

AEW Interim Championship Prop Bet

'No' was 1/2 on Monday night, but was moved into 11/25 sometime before 4:15PM BST yesterday. Its opposition - 'Yes' - was moved up from 7/5 to 8/5.

For the prop bets to stand, the Interim Champion and CM Punk would have to wrestle each other before the end of this year.