Guests for the special PPV edition of The Bump and the Elimination Chamber watch along were announced.
Starting at 4PM ET, The Bump will return for another episode as the crew welcomes United States champion Bobby Lashley, one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team champions Shayna Baszler, The Riott Squad and Cesaro. The Bump is hosted by Kayla Braxton and joined by Evan Mack, Ryan Pappolla, and Matt Camp. The Bump will air on WWE’s social media channels and on the free version of the WWE Network.
At 7PM ET, Watch Along kicks off for a second-screen experience during the Elimination Chamber. Scheduled to drop by virtually during the show include Intercontinental Champion Big E, Wade Barrett, Booker T, Elias, Victoria, John Morrison, Raquel Gonzalez, Dakota Kai, Kayla Braxton and the cast of The Bump, announcer Cody Decker, Youtuber Denise Salcedo and more. Watch Along airs free on WWE’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
Just three weeks after the Royal Rumble, WWE is back on pay-per-view with the Elimination Chamber, featuring two Chamber matches but sadly no women’s match in the Chamber this year.
Today, we will look at the early betting odds of the two Elimination Chamber matches and then tomorrow we will go over all the odds for the whole card.
In the WWE title match, it’s Drew McIntyre defending against five other former WWE champions. McIntyre currently is the favorite with 2/7 odds to retain the title and go to WrestleMania as the champion. Sheamus, who enters last in the match, has 11/4 odds, while AJ Styles is next with 7/1. Randy Orton is 8/1 favorite, while Kofi Kingston and Jeff Hardy are long shots with 40/1 and 50/1 odds respectively.
The second Chamber match will determine who goes on to face Roman Reigns later on in the broadcast with a few former champions in this match as well. Cesaro is currently leading the pack with 3/5 odds and Kevin Owens is behind him at 6/4. Daniel Bryan is 9/2 and then Jey Uso is 9/1, Baron Corbin is 66/1, and Sami Zayn has the worst odds out of every competitor at 80/1.
Smackdown was back to its usual levels this week, drawing 2,071,000 viewers in the overnight ratings, an increase of 188,000 viewers over last week’s show. Smackdown last week ended with 1,990,000 viewers after final numbers came in on Monday.
The show started with 2,038,000 viewers and then increased to 2,105,000 viewers in the second hour. It tied first in the 18-34, tied second in 18-49, and fourth in 25-54 demos with 0.3, 0.5, and 0.65 in the ratings respectively. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Impact Wrestling’s Heath, the man formerly known as Heath Slater in WWE, is set to undergo surgery on March 1 to repair four different issues which have kept him out of the ring since late last year.
In a message on social media, Heath said that after visiting three different doctors, he finally found one who is ready to do all his surgeries.
“I have a sports hernia on the left side of my pubic bone, another hernia on the right side that I don’t even know the name of it. My abductor muscle is actually ripped off the bone, has to get re-sutured and I have a rip in my abdomen wall on both sides,” Heath wrote.
He admitted that he’s going to be out for a little while after surgery but March 1 will be the day the road to recovery starts.
Heath, who joined Impact Wrestling after he was released by WWE, made his last appearance for the promotion at the October Bound For Glory pay-per-view.
On Wednesday, attorney Konstantine Kyros who represented over 50 former WWE Superstars in a court case against WWE, filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court to review the lower court rulings which dismissed his lawsuits.
Kyros, who drew anger from different judges along the way for failing to comply with court rules and orders, was ordered to pay WWE’s legal fees which amounted to more than half a million dollars stemming from the long-dragged lawsuit.
The five former stars who are pushing forward are William Haynes, Russ McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew Wiese, and the wife of the late Viscera. The original lawsuit alleged that these former wrestlers are either suffering from symptoms of permanent degenerative neurological conditions resulting from traumatic brain injuries sustained during their employment, or are at increased risk of developing such conditions.
The lawsuit was filed in July 2016 but in September 2018, United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant dismissed all lawsuits in a 40-page judgment. The judge wrote that the Court has has been “extremely forgiving” of Kyros and his co-counsels’ “highly questionable practices.” She noted that despite four chances to submit pleadings that comply with rules, Kyros has persisted in asserting pages and pages of frivolous claims and allegations for which he lacked any factual basis.
Jerry McDevitt, the attorney representing WWE in the case, said he is confident that the court will not accept the latest move by Kyros.
The Thunder Rosa vs Riho match part of the AEW Women’s Title Eliminator tournament will air on February 28 free on Bleacher Report. The announcement was made by AEW President Tony Khan yesterday.
“This will be free worldwide for all fans on Bleacher Report, not BR Live for this show, back on BR Live domestic/FITE a week later for Revolution,” Khan wrote. “It’s huge to get exposure on Bleacher Report available to millions of fans worldwide + a reminder Revolution is Sunday 3/7, not on Saturday.”
Khan noted that BR has 9.4 million subs on Twitter and an additional 14.8 million Instagram followers so for them it’s a huge opportunity to expose the AEW product to them, even though AEW already airs pay-per-views on B/R Live and aired an awards show on the platform a few weeks ago.
Tay Conti vs Nyla Rose and Britt Baker vs Anna Jay are the other first-round matches remaining from the U.S. side of the bracket. The Japanese side first round has been completed and the quarter final matches have been set already with Yuka Sakazaki vs Emi Sakura and Ryo Mizunami vs Aja Kong.
The winner of the whole tournament will face Hikaru Shida at Revolution on March 7.
Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics is reporting that WWE is handing out $3,000 stock awards to a large number of corporate employees, stocks that fully vest next month. The offer is not directly available to all employees though but a majority of them will be able to take advantage of it.
The timing of this is quite interesting as last week the company announced in several internal meetings that employees would not be getting any bonuses or promotions for the time being, leading to several unhappy individuals. At the current price, employees would get around 63 or 64 WWE shares each.
WWE stock nosedived a bit after the Q4 2020 financial earnings report after the company fell short of its $1 billion in revenue target for the year. Stocks were trading at the $57 range before the earnings call and then dipped $10 to $47 where it’s been currently stuck since then.
Current NXT UK champion Walter today surpassed Pete Dunne as the longest-reigning UK champion, with 686 days and counting.
Dunne, who won the then WWE UK championship from Tyler Bate at NXT Takeover: Chicago, held the title for 685 consecutive days but then lost it to Walter on April 5, 2019 at NXT Takeover: New York in Brooklyn during WrestleMania weekend.
The belt was renamed to NXT UK title in January of last year after WWE launched the NXT UK brand. Since the belt’s inception in January 2017, only three Superstars held it, making it the least-swapped title under the WWE banner.
The 33-year-old Austrian last defended the NXT UK title on the January 14 episode of NXT UK on the WWE Network, defeating A-Kid to retain it.
WWE and TV3 Group, the leading media group in the Baltics, announced a new multi-year agreement that will make WWE’s weekly flagship programming available live for the first time in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania via TV3 Sport channels, as well as on the next generation television, Go3.
Beginning February 23, TV3 Sport will exclusively air Raw every Tuesday, SmackDown every Saturday and NXT every Thursday. The weekly programming will be broadcast live 52 weeks a year captivating fans with a unique combination of edge-of-your-seat action, unpredictable drama and world-class athleticism.
“We are thrilled to be launching our weekly live programming in the Baltics for the first time together with TV3Group,” said Andy Warkman, WWE VP, General Manager, Europe and Sub Saharan Africa. “This partnership allows us to expand our reach and deliver our unique blend of action-packed, family friendly entertainment to WWE fans throughout the region.”
“We are delighted to enter into the extensive partnership with one of the world’s most valuable, watched and attended global sports brands – WWE,” said Raimonds Zeps, Head of Sports at the TV3 Group. “WWE’s spectacular shows bring a combination of sports and entertainment that we are excited to offer to our very wide audience of hardcore sports fans, families and kids.”
In addition to weekly live programming, WWE fans can also enjoy Raw, SmackDown and NXT on demand via next generation television – Go3, as well as highlight shows for each broadcast on TV3 Sport channels.
Impact Wrestling has announced their next Impact Plus-only pay-per-view, Sacrifice, which will air on Saturday, March 13.
Sacrifice was a name used for Impact pay-per-views up until 2016 but then revived last year as a live show for the Impact streaming service. This year’s show will take place from the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and will not be live.
The company has upped its offerings for Impact Plus and has already produced two this year – Genesis and No Surrender – and a pay-per-view titled Hard To Kill.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is a sporting event celebrated year-round. Last January, the WWE Royal Rumble took place, succeeded by the NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day. This March, the WWE Fastlane is happening in St. Petersburg, Florida, which will highlight another set of Superstars wrestling inside the Chamber.
Unlike other types of sporting events, WWE is scripted, and the fate of the participants is predetermined. That said, few people can only know the game’s outcome, and they guard this information with their lives. In this way, fans and bettors can still get a chance to bet on their dedicated bookies to win money.
What makes WWE betting more exciting than any other sports when the game is scripted? Is there a profit you can get when risking your time, money, and effort when wagering for this event?
Why Should You Bet On WWE?
Regardless of how the sporting events’ rules work, betting games hold the idea of risking money and gaining a profit when you hit the bullseye. WWE may not attract millions of punters like what the NBA and NFL do, but it is still gambled by an overwhelming number of sports bettors.
WWE Betting Offers Great Value
Sports betting is a business, and bookmakers do their best in forming odds that can attract the punters to use them. Games like football and basketball are larger events compared to WWE. With this in mind, sportsbooks lay too much money and effort in forming odds and may not put a lot of attention to smaller events like WWE.
There are varieties of betting categories you can wager in WWE. All of them provide great value, which can help boost your bankroll in no time.
WWE Betting Is Fun
The goal of betting in WWE is mainly beating the bookies’ lines. At the same time, the excitement and thrill it gives are an added juice you can get when you wager for this. Remember that winning is more fun when you take part in the action-packed show, cheering for the entry you risk your money upon.
WWE Betting Offers Limited Risk
Since bookies take too much time in bigger sporting events, they might create bad lines for WWE betting games. Not only that, but the categories are limited, so you have fewer chances of losing your money.
Popular WWE Games To Bet On
As mentioned, WWE features different kinds of matches every month. Here are some popular WWE games every sports bettor can bet on.
Monday Night Raw
Popularly known as the Raw, this is the flagship program of WWE. It happens every Monday night on the USA Network. The Raw brand currently holds five championship games, which are:
WWE Champion
Raw Tag Team Champions
Raw Women’s Champion
United States Champion
Smackdown
Referred to as SmackDown or Friday Night SmackDown, this is another famous WWE event that settles every Friday nights aired on the same network. Four championships are included in this brand:
Universal Champion
Intercontinental Champion
SmackDown Women’s Champion
SmackDown Tag Team Champions
NXT
NXT is a developmental division of WWE and considered as a supporting brand. This is a platform where starters are jousting. It is considered as the lowest WWE tier but still attracts a number of bettors. Here are the four championship brands that NXT is carrying:
NXT Champion
NXT Tag Team Champions
NXT Women’s Champion
NXT Cruiserweight Champion
What Are The Different Types Of WWE Bets
One of the advantages you get when betting at WWE is its simplicity. Compared to other sporting events, the wagering games are straightforward. It means you don’t deal with confusing odds and lines.
The most played betting games in WWE are the straight bets. It is simply picking the winner of the whole match. Not only that, but there are also betting games that happen by predicting the winner in each round.
Digging the WWE betting games deeper, here are some categories that most punters look up in every WWE match.
Longest Ring Time
First-Time Winner
Bout Outcome
Elimination Results
First To Appear
Appearance Bets
These betting categories are mostly appearing in all WWE games. You only have to compare the tale of the tape of both players to identify who will reign supreme.
Takeaway
Betting in WWE games is fun, especially since it’s easy to understand. You don’t have to deal with Spread or Money Lines like other sports tournaments are offering. In fact, you can consistently win when betting in WWE as most bookies are setting bad lines looking at it as a whole.
Although the thrill it brings is lesser than the betting games you play in basketball or football, it gives you a less worrying factor. It is because your risk factors are limited, and it does not require a huge amount of money to start betting.
The post-Takeover NXT on USA did 713,000 viewers, up 155,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. NXT did 0.16 in the 18-49 demo and placed #39 on the top 50 cable chart. The difference between NXT and AEW this week was of 34,000 viewers, a big difference from last week’s massive 183,000 swing. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Dynamite continued its winning streak in 2021 against NXT, with this week’s show getting 747,000 viewers, up 6,000 viewers from last week’s show. Dynamite did 0.31 in the 18-49 demographic and was #4 in the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Mars Wrigley and WWE today announced the renewal of their long-standing partnership, making SNICKERS the presenting partner of WrestleMania for the sixth consecutive year.
The expanded agreement includes multiple pieces of custom video content featuring WWE Superstars showcasing how “out-of-sortsness” can be resolved with a satisfying SNICKERS. The spots will air in WWE’s flagship TV programs Monday Night Raw on USA Network and Friday Night SmackDown on FOX, as well as during WrestleMania on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service. New for 2021, the partnership names SNICKERS the Presenting Partner of the WrestleMania Main Event match, marking the first time the marquee match has ever been sponsored.
“After an unpredictable year, we’re excited to bring fans some better moments by returning as the presenting sponsor of WrestleMania,” said Michelle Deignan, Senior Director, SNICKERS. “We know the passionate WWE fan base is hungry for some entertainment, and we look forward to sharing those satisfying moments for the sixth year in a row.”
“We are proud to expand our partnership with Mars Wrigley and incorporate the larger-than-life personalities of WWE Superstars into SNICKERS’ popular campaign,” said Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer. “Our long-term partnership perfectly encapsulates WWE’s 360-degree approach to activation and allows SNICKERS to leverage our global events and massive digital and social scale together with world-renowned talent.”
The partnership also includes custom digital and social content on WWE.com and WWE’s YouTube channel, which is the No. 1 most-viewed sports channel and No. 5 most-viewed channel in the world. Additionally, for the fourth consecutive year, SNICKERS has released limited-edition Hunger Bars featuring familiar taglines of WWE Superstars Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Alexa Bliss and The Miz. The bars will be on-shelf at Dollar General stores beginning in mid-March and available while supplies last.
Impact Wrestling this week drew 197,000 viewers, up 44,000 from last week’s broadcast. The show had a 0.06 in the 18-49 demographic, finishing #117 on the cable chart. This was the most-watched Impact since December 8, 2020. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Sting got his first taste of action last night on Dynamite…although he was on the wrong end of it.
Team Taz came out and called out Sting for a little talk. Taz urged Sting to drop the bat, telling him that without the bat, he’s done. Sting fell for the trap, attacking Cage after removing the bat but Hook attacked from behind. With Sting fighting off Hook, Cage went in and hit the powerbomb, laying out the former champion in the middle of the ring.
After the show, Tony Schiavone said that Sting was feeling fine and decided to take the move because he thought it was “good for business.”
This was the first bump in the ring for the 61-year-old since the Night of Champions 2015 match against Seth Rollins where he was seriously injured. Sting announced his retirement a year later.
Sting will team up with Darby Allin to take on Brian Cage and Ricky Starks at Revolution.
The two sets of winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament will be getting their title shots on the March 3 episode of NXT on USA Network.
MSK – the team of Wes Lee and Nash Carter – will take on Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch for the NXT Tag Team titles while Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez will be facing Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.
Baszler and Jax showed up on NXT last night to confront Kai and Gonzalez, with Baszler reminding Kai that she broke her arm a few years ago. Both Jax and Baszler came through NXT and Baszler is a two-time NXT Women’s champion.
The March 3 episode of NXT will also feature Karrion Kross vs Santos Escobar after it was rescheduled from yesterday.
There are a lot of people who are trying their hands into gambling. The casino industry has seen many new players entering the game. As a beginner, it is always confusing to which game is the best option to choose and which game will give them a better payout. The two most famous games while playing online casino are baccarat and slot machine games. Nowadays, technology has taken turns and have got the casino สล๊อต and baccarat games in an online format. Both the games have a good payout, are easy to play, and have are really easy games for beginners. The confusion arises from which game is better and can be played if you are a new player.
Slot games vs. baccarat
Both these games are said to be the best games to play in an online casino. But both slot games and baccarat have certain pros and cons, and you need to study about each game to understand which game is better and that what game you have to try first so that you get good returns.
Both the games give a good amount of payout, it is generally advised for the beginners not to play slot machine games as this game is somewhere based on luck too, and if you stop playing first, you will not have any bonus.
Baccarat makes you decide the time you want to bet, a tie, or a banker. It would help if you had basic strategies for this game. Whereas for the slot games, it is not easier to re-invent and get a good payout. Therefore, baccarat is more beatable than slots.
In slot machine games, you cannot meet new people. Whereas in a baccarat game, you can interact with other gamblers. This is not only for fun but also helps you in knowing other experienced gamblers and how they play their bets on the table, helping you to know different strategies.
If you are a new player, please remember to understand the game, its rules, and the strategies that are required to play online casino games. This will help you to learn and earn a good amount through an online casino.
The need for an antivirus
In today’s age, people have been completely reliant on the internet. Every task is done online, including the ones that involve financial transactions. And all these activities can be tapped by cyber hackers. Therefore, it is very important to keep your personal information safe and protected, or else you can land up in big trouble. As today’s world is in the technological wave, people have started using online casino websites too. Now that gambling and sports betting involves small and huge money transfers, it is very easy for hackers to make financial theft and hack your system. For this reason, your system needs an antivirus that not only detects any viruses but also keeps your system safe from hacking or phishing. You need to have proper antivirus protection for your computer that is compatible with your operating system. Your computer should be protected from any outside danger so that you can enjoy your online casino safely and without any information leaking. Read about your system and its compatibility, and then look for the right antivirus.
Conclusion
A beginner in the casino industry needs to look into a lot of things. They need to understand the games that are for them and how to be played so that they get good results. If you are constantly losing the games, understand that you still need a lot of training and practice to play these games.
The main event of the Revolution pay-per-view will have blood and guts…as AEW announced that AEW champion Kenny Omega will take on Jon Moxley in an exploding barbed wire deathmatch.
Omega granted Moxley his rematch at the end of last night’s Dynamite following a brutal beatdown by The Good Brothers and himself. Moxley had just teamed up with Fenix and Archer to defeat Kingston, The Butcher and The Blade in a six-man tag match.
After Omega issued the challenge, Moxley accepted the only way he knows – headbutting Omega. That did not sit down well with the champ who delivered two V-Triggers in return.
This will be their third one-on-one match in AEW, having already main evented Full Gear 2019 and the Winter Is Coming Dynamite in December 2020. The record is a win for each.
In other Revolution news, a new match was also announced featuring Matt Hardy vs Hangman Page. The stipulation is that if Hangman wins, he gets 100% of Hardy’s money in Q1 2021 and if Hardy wins, he gets all of Hangman’s money of the same quarter.
