Just because one night is not enough, we have another night of WrestleMania which means another round of betting odds.
These are the early odds so far, which are a long way from being final, but an early indication of where things are going. Tomorrow we will have the latest updates.
It is not often that Roman Reigns is an underdog in a match but for the main event tomorrow, Reigns is actually the underdog as everyone is expecting Cody Rhodes to finish his damn story. Reigns is 2/1 to keep the title while Cody is 4/11 favorite to dethrone the Tribal Chief.
Will Drew McIntyre finally get his title win in front of fans? Bookmakers think so as they have him 2/5 and favorite to become the new WWE World Heavyweight champion against Seth Rollins who is 7/4 to retain.
Odds are not looking good either for Iyo Sky, the reigning WWE Women’s champion as her opponent, Bayley, is the favorite to walk out with the gold. Bayley is 1/4 in her numbers while Sky is 11/4 to retain it.
Things seem better for United States champion Logan Paul as he is 4/11 favorite to keep the title in the triple threat match against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens. Orton has 5/2 odds while Owens is at 4/1.
LA Knight has his first-ever WrestleMania match against ring veteran AJ Styles tomorrow and Knight is 2/7 favorite YEAH to win against Styles who is at 5/2.
And in the Philadelphia Street Fight, The Pride have odds of 4/11 and favorites while The Final Testament are 2/1 underdogs.
Collision will have a special start time of 11:30PM ET tonight due to the coverage of NCAA basketball on TNT. The show was taped this past Wednesday following Dynamite.
Matches scheduled for the broadcast are Penta El Zero Miedo vs Komander, FTR vs Top Flight in the second semi final in the AEW Tag Team title tournament, Claudio Castagnoli vs The Butcher, Chris Jericho and Hook vs Shayne Taylor Promotions, House of Black vs Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, and Bryan Keith in a trios match, Yuka Sakazaki vs Trish Adora, and Pac vs Encore Moore.
While the 11:30PM start time is not ideal, the show also avoids going head-to-head with WrestleMania night one.
It’s finally here, WrestleMania weekend is upon us and night one kicks off tonight.
These are the latest betting odds for tonight’s WrestleMania Saturday. Remember, these odds are likely to change by the time the show starts and even during the show so be careful when betting using real money.
The Bloodline are complete favorites going into the show tonight with their odds at 1/14, a big difference from the 11/2 that Cody and Seth have so it looks like the odds will be stacked against Rhodes tomorrow.
Rhea Ripley is 1/4 favorite in her match against Becky Lynch who is 5/2 so bookmakers don’t think the title will switch hands tonight, putting an interesting scenario as Becky has not signed a new deal yet and her contract expires in two months.
In the six-pack ladder match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles, Awesome Truth are 7/10 favorites to win, with DIY at 3/1, A-Town Down Under with 4/1 odds, and New Catch Republic, The Judgment Day, and The New Day all at 6/1. There could be two winners in this match.
Odds for the LWO vs Legado del Fantasma were pulled after last night Andrade replaced Dragon Lee which would have voided all previous bets. No new odds are in place for this match.
In the battle of brother vs brother, Jey Uso has the upper hand at the moment with 1/2 odds while Jimmy is 6/4 underdog.
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Naomi are overwhelming favorites in their six-woman tag match against Damage CTRL, with their odds at 1/14 while that of their opponents are at 11/2.
Will Sami Zayn finally get his hands on the IC title? Well, the odds are certainly not in his favor with Gunther favorite at 8/13 and Zayn at 6/5 for the upset.
The Rock wrote that his 12-week training camp to get back in shape for tonight’s match has come to an end and it was the most intense thing he’s ever done in his life.
“Pushing myself physically, mentally and psychologically to places I’ve never gone,” The Rock said.
It’s been 11 years since The Final Boss had a proper wrestling match, a match which also headlined WrestleMania 29 where he lost the WWE title to John Cena.
As part of the training, WWE sent him Gallus, the trio of Wolfgang, Joey and Mark Coffey, to train with him in Los Angeles with the assistance of Michael Hayes, Bobby Roode, and referee Chad Patton.
“The men I’m wrestling this weekend at WrestleMania are the best in the world. My respect for them is boundless. My love for pro wrestling is forever,” he continued. “Honored to share the ring, go to war in our squared circle and entrain the fans.”
Hello everybody! It’s @TheMagnumDA here with another edition of the Pick’em Report – this time, Colin and I will be squaring off in a battle for the ages – who will walk out of WrestleMania XL with the WOPC Championship?? Colin has had an incredible run dating all the way back to when he won the title at the end of last year. This is going to be a two-night cumulative score – no bonuses, no BS, just picks! With that, ON WITH THE SHOW!!!
NIGHT ONE
Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso
Magnum: Man, whenever these huge Anniversary shows come up, it seems like there’s always a big time “Brother vs. Brother” match. Owen and Bret at Mania X. The Hardys at Mania XXV. Now we get Jimmy and Jey on the biggest stage of them all. If history has proven anything…it’s that the heel brother has always won this chapter of the feud. That said, I feel like the winds of change are upon us. Give me Jey Uso for the win. YEET!
Colin: Yeet or no yeet? It’s no debate who the most popular Uso is here. This is their first match against each other. If Jey wins, it kinda stops there. If Jimmy wins, then there’s a place for a rematch I think. Jey is definitely more over and the most loved so I’m torn about this. I’m guessing Jimmy wins with the interference of either Solo Sikoa or someone new.
Women’s World Championship Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch
Magnum: This is one of the reasons I wanted to BE at WrestleMania – to see THIS MATCH. These are two of my all-time favorites from the Women’s Division, and as awesome as Becky has been these last five years…it’s time for a new star to take her place among the immortals. Rhea Ripley dominates and retains her title.
Colin: This will be interesting. Rhea is one of the hottest acts on television right now and she’s been a champion for a full year. Becky is on the up again but her deal expires in two months and she hasn’t signed one yet. I mean I have no doubt she will, but Becky doesn’t need the title. Rhea retains.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Gunther (c) vs. Sami Zayn
Magnum: Another reason I wanted to BE at WrestleMania – to see this match. I just can’t see this ending badly for Sami Zayn – he’s lost twice in a row going into this match, and it just feels like the weight of the world is on his shoulders. A Gable heel turn would just break my heart – here’s hoping for the first of many miracles this weekend. Sami ends Gunther’s reign of terror at 665 days. Sami wins!!!
Colin: I definitely didn’t think Gunther would be taking on Sami Zayn at WrestleMania. I thought Chad Gable had a better story overall than Zayn but what do I know? I love Sami, but he wouldn’t be my pick to end this historic title run by Gunther so I’m going to go with a Gunther win.
WWE Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) (c) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) vs. The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) vs. New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate)
Magnum: So I’ve caught up on the rules of this match…it sounds like we’re going to get two winners before it’s all said and done. We’re in Philly, right? This match has no rules, right? What’s stopping someone from going to the EXTREME and winning the titles? Give me an ECW original to stun the world and win the Smackdown Tag Team Championships – THE DUDLEY BOYS! As for the Raw Tag Titles? Please make this the night for Miz and R-Truth – their first championship win at a Mania!!
Colin: I guess time to split the tag team titles again and hopefully debut a new design cause those things are ugly AF. I’m hoping that DIY win the Raw Tag Team titles and A-Town Down Under picks up the Smackdown Tag Team titles.
Six-Woman Tag Team Match Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Naomi vs. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane)
Magnum: This is such an easy formula – save Jade for that hot tag, and let her steamroll everyone down. I’ve gotta take Bianca, Jade, and Naomi for the win.
Colin: Well, if there’s any match I have zero doubt on the result it’s this one right here. This will be a showcase for Jade Cargill and they’re protecting her by hiding her limitations in a multi-woman tag match. Smart. She’ll get there, she’s a Superstar and looks like one. But yeah, Bianca, Jade, and Naomi for the win.
Tag Team Grudge Match Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Andrade) vs. Santos Escobar and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
Magnum: Father vs. Son, two years in a row! I have to believe that this is a way for Legado to build on their legacy, and it’s also a way for Dom to avenge last year’s humiliating loss. Give me Legado and Dom to win, but more importantly…give me Elektra Lopez! Meow!
Colin: This was probably thrown in at the last minute and I hate that Dom is once again locked in a feud with his dad. Seen it last year, time for something else. He’ll get his revenge this time, maybe with the help of someone who turns, like Carlito maybe? Dom and Santos win.
Tag Team Main Event The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Magnum: The one the WORLD will be watching. I have thoroughly enjoyed the build-up for this match, regardless of their critics and detractors. This is going to be chaos, it’s going to be fun, and for the first time ever…we’re going to have a cliffhanger WrestleMania ending. The Bloodline will win this match, and for Cody Rhodes…there will be no way out on Night Two. Right?
Colin: This should be really good. It’s going to be bonkers I tell you that. The only thing that makes sense is that if Bloodline wins this one and tomorrow it’s Bloodline Rules. The big question is who takes the pinfall. Cody or Seth? I’m thinking Cody will eat the pin here from The Rock. But anyway, Bloodline wins.
The latest figures released by @WrestleTix show that WrestleMania 40 night one is currently at over 68,400 tickets distributed, less than 400 tickets away from the current total setup of 68,800.
There’s a very high probability that this will be a legit sell-out by the time the show starts tonight, and the same story will be for tomorrow as well.
Secondary market tickets for night one have started dropping for tonight as ticket scalpers panic to resell their inventory. Cheapest price to get in tonight is $118 from secondary market ticket websites, down considerably from the insane prices they were charging up until a few days ago.
A beautiful tribute to the late Bray Wyatt was held yesterday at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
First, it was his siblings Taylor and Mika Rotunda who before talking about their father and uncle, said that while their brother Windham is not physically with them on stage, he was still there in spirit.
During the later part of his speech, Bray’s father Mike said that his son should have been there to witness this and became very emotional speaking about him. Before departing the stage, Mike asked fans to join him in a tribute to his son by switching on their flashlight on their cell phones.
As the fireflies came out, the light inside the arena went out and Bray Wyatt’s latest theme song Shatter by Code Orange was played.
Here are the results from NXT Stand & Deliver which took place live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Joe Gacy defeated Shawn Spears in the Kickoff match; Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin defeated Axiom and Nathan Frazer to retain the NXT Tag Team titles; Oba Femi defeated Josh Briggs and Dijak in a triple threat match to retain the NXT North American title; Thea Hail, Fallon Henley, and Kelani Jordan defeated Jacy Jayne, Kiana James, and Izzi Dame in a six-woman tag team match; Roxanne Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria to become the new NXT Women’s champion; Ilja Dragunov defeated Tony D’Angelo to retain the NXT title; Trick Williams defeated Carmelo Hayes.
The Rock will have his first proper wrestling match since WrestleMania 29 against John Cena some 11 years ago as he teams up with Roman Reigns to take on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins tonight.
Rock did technically have a “match” at WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, Texas, against Rowan of The Wyatt Family but that “match” lasted just a few seconds only and did not test Rock’s cardio and ring rust.
Tonight it will be a whole different ballgame and Johnson admitted that he’s been training his ass off to get back in ring-shape, something different than just being in great shape.
This will be The Rock’s 12th match at WrestleMania, having wrestled on eight consecutive WrestleManias from 13 to 20, then followed that with two back-to-back main events against John Cena for 28 and 29. His last match was the one at 32 vs Rowan.
In a page taken out from their own Takeover days, Japanese star Giulia was introduced to the NXT audience at Stand & Deliver before the NXT Women’s title match between Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez.
Giulia was sitting next to William Regal who himself was sitting next to former STARDOM chief Rossy Ogawa.
On television, Giulia was introduced as one of the “biggest international wrestlers” by commentator Vic Joseph and as she stood up she looked around and said “woah,” soaking up the big ovation she received.
NXT General Manager Ava announced during the NXT Stand & Deliver premium live event that there will soon be the introduction of the Women’s NXT North American title.
A graphic of the belt, similar to that of the men’s North American title but on a white leather strap, was shown on screen.
There was no timeline given as to when this will arrive or how the inaugural winner will be crowned.
The men’s NXT North American title was introduced in April 2108 at the Takeover: New Orleans show with Adam Cole being the inaugural winner.
Live from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, WWE presents WrestleMania XL night one on Peacock and WWE Network. The full card is as follows:
Roman Reigns and The Rock vs Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins with the stipulation that if Cody and Seth win, the main event of night two will be Bloodline-free but if Roman and Rock win, the main event on night two will be Bloodline rules; Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s World title; Gunther vs Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental title; The Judgment Day vs DIY vs The Awesome Truth vs The New Day vs A-Town Down Under vs New Catch Republic in a six-pack tag team ladder match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles; Jey Uso vs Jimmy Uso; Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Naomi vs Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane in a six-woman tag team match; and Rey Mysterio and Andrade vs Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio.
The Countdown to WrestleMania will start at 5PM ET and will be airing on Peacock, WWE Network, and all of WWE social media properties. WrestleMania starts an hour earlier this year with a 7PM bell time.
Fightful Wrestling is reporting through their Select service that former NJPW Strong Women’s champion Giulia will be heading to NXT and the WWE Performance Center as soon as she completes her remaining booking dates in Japan.
Giulia is currently in Philadelphia along with former STARDOM chief Rossy Ogawa and was at the WWE World fan convention on Thursday. The two are also staying at the WWE hotel.
The Japanese star wrapped up her contract with STARDOM at the end of March and will be helping Ogawa launch his own all-female promotion before moving full time to the United States to start her WWE journey.
The 30-year-old English-born Italian-Japanese professional wrestler is regarded as one of the best female wrestlers in the world and will surely be a great addition to the WWE roster.
This WrestleMania is one for the history books as it is the first WrestleMania which is both Vince McMahon-free.
Throughout its history, WrestleMania had many different protagonists, main eventers, and everything in between but there was always one man who was constant in the previous 39 editions: the former WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
The man who started it all. The man who built professional wrestling in what it is today.
But this weekend, there will be no McMahon screaming in the announcers headphones, no McMahon giving instructions at gorilla position, and no McMahon doing last-minute changes to the script.
Simply put, there will be no Vince McMahon backstage at all. The disgraced former TKO Chairman of the Board has more pressing things on his mind: a major lawsuit from his ex-lover Janel Grant and a possible federal investigation.
McMahon was forced to resign in the first week of January after the explosive lawsuit was filed and WWE has cut all ties with him, even banning his name from being said on television, at least for now.
It’s also important to add that this is also the first WrestleMania without Executive Producer and Chief of Global TV Distribution Kevin Dunn, who has also seen every single WrestleMania except for the one this weekend. Dunn departed WWE after McMahon lost most of his power following the TKO merger and gone were the much-hated shaky and quick cuts from WWE television.
It’s a new era in WWE and Triple H and Nick Khan are fully in charge of WrestleMania, with Triple H calling the shots creatively.
PRIME Hydration today announced Cody Rhodes as their first WWE Superstar with his own custom Prime bottle.
The announcement was accompanied by a photo of Logan Paul, with the United States title on his shoulder, shaking hands with Cody Rhodes holding the American Nightmare edition of PRIME.
PRIME will serve as the mat sponsor for WrestleMania today and tomorrow and future WWE premium live events as per a deal the two companies struck together last month.
If you are planning to taking some stuff with you to WrestleMania these two days, be aware of the several limitations on bags that the Lincoln Financial Field has for all events.
Fans will be permitted to bring in one bag that is clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC which does not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″, one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag, and one small clutch bag approximately not larger than 4.5″ x 6.5″ with or without a handle/strap.
Prohibited bags include but are not limited to purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage, seat cushions, computer bags, camera bags, binocular cases, or any bag larger than the permissible size.
If you buy any merchandise from inside the stadium you will be given a clear plastic bag to carry your items.
For the first time since she quit the company in January of last year, Stephanie McMahon appeared on a WWE broadcast, seated next to her husband Paul “Triple H” Levesque front and center at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
McMahon, sporting an ECW hat reminiscent of her days as part of The Alliance, looked like she did not age one day since we last saw her and appeared to have a great time and was sometimes emotional when Paul Heyman had glowing words for husband as the new leader in the locker room.
McMahon was a popular figure at WWE and her departure was a knock on the morale for those who worked at HQ. She completely quit after her father Vince muscled his way back to the company after he had “retired” a few months earlier.
Mark Briscoe won his first ROH World title last night at Supercard of Honor in the main event of the show, defeating Eddie Kingston.
It was an extra special occasion for Briscoe as he won the title 11 years exactly to the day after his brother Jay won the title at Supercard of Honor in 2013.
Despite his 22-year career in ROH, Briscoe never had a major singles title with the company unlike his late brother and was given a hero’s reaction after the match.
Friends, family, and ROH stars stormed the ring to celebrate with Briscoe, lifting him up on their shoulders as a bloodied Briscoe raised his title.
The popular ROH star also came out with the entrance theme which the Briscoe Brothers used in ROH, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s song Gimme Back My Bullets.
Kingston now remains the NJPW Strong Openwieght champion after also losing the Continental title to Kazuchika Okada in March.
NXT will have its biggest audience today since NXT Takeover: New York in 2019 with over 13,000 fans expected at the Wells Fargo Center for Stand & Deliver.
Ever since the pandemic, NXT has kept things intimate attendance-wise, avoiding mostly large arenas except for Stand & Deliver shows. But even since the Stand & Deliver PLE started, they’ve never managed to pack in as much fans for a show as today which should speak volumes in terms of how the audience now views this developmental brand.
The last time they had a bigger audience they sold 15,697 tickets for that Takeover event which was headlined by Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano for the NXT title.
Tickets for Stand & Deliver are still available via Ticketmaster.com.
Here are the results from last night’s ROH Supercard of Honor 2024 which took place from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ZERO HOUR: Tony Nese, Josh Woods and Ari Daivari defeated Rhett Titus, Tony Deppen, and Adam Priest in a six-man tag team match; The Beast Mortos defeated Blake Christian; Griff Garrison and Cole Karter defeated Angelico and Serpentico; Mariah May defeated Momo Kohgo.
PPV: Kyle Fletcher defeated Lee Johnson to retain the ROH TV title; Mei Seira, Maika and Mina Shirakawa defeated Tam Nakano, Saya Kamitani and AZM in a Stardom showcase six-woman tag team match; Matt Taven and Mike Bennett defeated Captain Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo to retain the ROH Tag Team titles; Billie Starkz defeated Queen Aminata to become the new ROH Women’s TV champion; The Gunns and Jay White defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne, and Minoru Suzuki in a six-man tag team match to retain the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles; Dalton Castle defeated Johnny TV; Athena defeated Hikaru Shida to retain the ROH Women’s title; Mark Briscoe defeated Eddie Kingston to become the new ROH World champion.
