The Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has already been transformed for Super ShowDown with the huge stage and ring already set up ahead of Thursday’s show.
This arena is similar to Daily’s Place in Jacksonville where AEW has already held two shows but on a much larger scale. WWE has set up a mega LED display screen behind the usual stage which is similar to the Crown Jewel set and the ring has the huge canopy that covers it. The LED display looks “free standing” from the footage which was uploaded by a r/squaredcircle user.
The layout of the arena will make a good visual on TV and will look completely different from previous Saudi shows. This is the first time that a show will not be held at either the King Abdullah International Stadium or the King Fahd International Stadium.
AEW will have its Houston debut on April 29 with Dynamite live from the Fertitta Center on the campus of the University of Houston.
Formerly known as Hofheinz Pavilion, the Fertitta Center is an 8,000-seater multi-purpose arena home of the Houston Cougars men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Tickets for this show go on sale this Friday, February 28 at 11AM CST starting at $30. Tickets will be available at AEWTix.com.
Tammy Sytch, the WWE Hall of Famer better known as Sunny, will be paroled from the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 25 according to PWInsider.com. Her attorneys fought in court for her release last week and the judge has granted it.
Sytch has been arrested and in jail for a year after her previous parole was revoked after missing a drug test and then also failed to report to her parole officer. She was arrested and released multiple times before finally being incarcerated for a whole year with trouble in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Sunny was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 and at one point was the most downloaded celebrity on the Internet back in the late 90s. Her life however has been on a downward spiral for several years with battles with addiction and despite help by WWE-sponsored rehabs, she failed to get back on her feet.
WWE’s yellow brand, NXT, turned 10 years old today, having been formed back on February 23, 2010 following the end of WWE’s version of ECW.
NXT took over the Florida Championship Wrestling brand which served as the developmental territory for WWE two years later when WWE stopped FCW and moved all its operations to Full Sail after WWE struck a deal with the university to host its television show.
Before transforming itself into a third brand, NXT was a segment on WWE television shows where developmental wrestlers were teamed up with main roster Superstars with each episode showing the progress of their characters. WWE held five seasons of the original NXT before in 2012 the move was made to transform it into another stand alone show.
In February 2014, NXT held its first live televised show, NXT ArRIVAL, which was also the first live event on the WWE Network. The first event using the name Takeover was in May and after that, all NXT special events used the name Takeover. 2015 was also a big year for the brand as it started moving out from Full Sail University and holding shows across the United States, with NXT Takeover: Brooklyn being the first one to be held in a major arena.
Last September, WWE and USA Network announced that NXT would be moving live every Wednesday with its own two-hour show on cable, pitting NXT in direct competition with All Elite Wrestling.
The plan is also to go global with NXT. The United Kingdom already has its own NXT UK branch and rumors are that NXT Japan will also start in the near future.
The @WWENXT brand was born 1️⃣0️⃣ years ago today…
Both Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were ringside yesterday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to cheer on Tyson Fury in his boxing fight against Deontay Wilder, a match which Fury won in the seventh round. The Game also visited Fury in his locker room before the fight.
The Gypsy King had an entrance, well, fit for a king in a wrestling world, and also led the crowd signing in his post-match interview. Fury spent some time training at the WWE Performance Center when he was preparing for his match against Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel late last year. Fury has done a few WWE appearances so far and indicated he would like to do even more.
Triple H praised both Wilder and Fury for a great night of boxing and several WWE Superstars also joined in to congratulate Fury for his performance. Strowman also challenged Fury to try and get his Intercontinental title.
Former 10-time women’s champion Charlotte Flair will be lacing up her boots for her first match in NXT in almost five years this coming Wednesday night on USA Network.
Flair, who has a title shot against NXT Women’s champion Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania, will be facing Bianca Belair on the show. Flair attacked both Ripley and Belair after their match ended at Takeover: Portland.
“NXT Women calling out The Queen is apparently the trending thing to do. I would want to face the best too. See you Wednesday,” Flair tweeted, accepting Belair’s challenge.
Flair’s last match in NXT was against Sasha Banks on the July 15 episode of the show on the WWE Network. Flair lost the match and Sasha retained her NXT Women’s title.
Smackdown on FOX last night pulled in 2,490,000 viewers, an increase of just 9,000 viewers from last week’s show off 2,542,000 viewers in the first and 2,438,000 viewers in the second hour. The show topped the important demos on the night across network TV but as always only beat The CW in overall viewership. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Former Titan Games competitor Emily Andzulis made her NXT debut yesterday at a non-televised live event in Ocala, Florida. She teamed up with Catalina Garcia and Rita Reis in a losing effort against Indi Hartwell, MJ Jenkins, and Deonna Purrazzo.
Andzulis, who is 27 years old, was the first female champion of the Titan Games NBC show which is hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and after the show she enrolled into the Knoxville JPWA wrestling school, a school which is run by Tom Prichard and Glenn “Kane” Jacobs. Whether she makes it or not in the wrestling business remains to be seen but you can check out Unibet bonus offers for sports and casino betting.
The massage therapist had a tryout with WWE in April of last year before joining the wrestling school. She was offered a WWE developmental deal last month and is now training full time at the WWE Performance Center.
Current WWE Women’s Tag Team title holder Kairi Sane got married today in Japan.
In a message, Sane wrote, “Today I’d like to announce that I got married to my fiancé on Feb 22, 2020. We had a long distance relationship from the beginning of our long journey, but he was always been there for me through thick and thin and I knew I wanted to live the rest of my life with him.”
The 31-year-old former NXT champion has been working with WWE and living in the United States since 2017.
While she said she will continue working hard to become that wrestler who can bring happiness and smiles to people, Sane wrote that she’s also looking forward to help build a family filled with laughter and joy with a man who she respects deeply.
Today, you can bet on absolutely anything, from sports to entertainment and fictional games. WWE wrestling falls in the grey area between sports and entertainment. By now, you know that those matches and winnings are staged.
Nonetheless, if you are a die-hard fan of WWE wrestling, you may have reason to get even more excited with its betting opportunities.
WWE the basics
World Wrestling Entertainment is the leading wrestling promotion company that has been in existence since the 50s. The promotion holds more than 200 events across the world every year and gathers over 5 million viewers per week on TV.
All the WWE events are scripted, and winners are pre-determined long before the matches.
How possible is it then to bet on the WWE wrestling matches if they are not real and if the outcome is decided before the event? Reportedly, only a select few people know about these outcomes beforehand.
The WWE matches remain unpredictable
The unpredictability of these matches is another reassuring thing to bettors. Even though the events are choreographed, they still get to be exciting as random unscheduled fighters show up.
What if the match outcome information leaks? Wouldn’t that mean a bad gaming experience for many others? You may see odds like 1.11 from sports bookies. For that reason, most bookmakers that offer wrestling games set a max limit often of less than $100 to minimize losses.
Why do fans bet on WWE?
WWE wrestling betting just like with all sports gaming has some pros. For starters, bookmakers are just as in the dark as you. When you see them setting max limits to minimize losses, that’s an assurance that gamers need to wager confidently. It is a promise of value.
The risk involved in WWE betting is reduced when gaming operators set a betting limit. That means diminished losses for both the players and operators. If you often get carried away easily with gambling, these limits could help you gamble responsibly via KuCasino.
There might be some degree of entertainment value in betting on wrestling matches. If wrestling matches often have you at the edge of your seat, that thrill doubles when your money is on the line.
For those that have never paid attention to the game, the solution to developing interest in wrestling is to put your money in it, you know, so you can have something to say when your buddies can’t stop chirping about Brock Lesnar.
WWE Betting Sites
Not every other bookmaker offers WWE odds. There are still strict regulations in America over what can be wagered on and not. Nonetheless, numerous offshore sites, including European sportsbooks, have been offering WWE odds for a while now.
Most gaming operators allow players to wager on multiple wrestlers and different outcomes. You can bet on 50 or more different wrestlers to win the match, or choose wagering options on who will stay the longest in the ring for Sunday’s Royal Rumble or even odds of someone making the final 4.
One constant risk is that it is hard to prove the trustworthiness of the sites that claim to offer this kind of betting. The best WWE betting sites offer season-long games as well as the ability for players to wager on weekly competitions.
For those keen on betting on a bit of a punch-up match minus the risk of bias, boxing is one of the acceptable Indiana Online Sports Betting events. There are no pre-determined outcomes in boxing games.
The science of betting on biased outcomes
Wrestlers often win matches by pinning an opponent and waiting for the bell after the referee counts to three. The pinned opponent has to be extremely fatigued or injured to accept the ‘defeat.’
However, these matches are not all that straightforward and structured. There are unplanned moves, injuries, and even unscheduled wrestlers showing up and winning games they weren’t part of.
Just like with every sport betting gamers have to numbers to crunch and conduct intensive research to win wrestling bets. However, given that the WWE wrestling events are based on written scripts, you wouldn’t base your bet on a wrestler’s strength or physique.
There are specific writing patterns, though, that you can find in these games, and once you master the formula, you may never want to wager on anything else again.
Currently, scientific studies show that even in biased activities, humans often follow random patterns. That means then that also if the WWE writers are going to determine the outcome, there is still a way for you to predict what they will settle on.
The foundation for any successful betting is analysis and prediction. The same applies when betting on wrestling events, except in this case, you are not betting on the match. You are predicting the writers’ move. You have loads of previous data to go by on your predictions.
Many players are still skeptical about betting on wrestling. For those that embrace it, it is more about the fun and entertainment than it is about getting rich.
Multiple sources are reporting that WWE is in discussion with ESPN regarding the pay-per-view rights, weeks after there were rumors that Amazon is in the running to purchase all of WWE’s pay-per-view rights for their Prime service. The ESPN news was originally broken by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer.
If WWE does indeed move its PPV shows to ESPN it would mean that it would join the UFC on the ESPN+ brand. The UFC cut all ties with traditional pay-per-view providers and does PPV business solely through ESPN+. Apart from the $4.99 monthly subscription required to access ESPN+, the UFC sells its pay-per-views for $64.99.
The idea is that WWE would make more money if the pay-per-view rights are sold to a third party provider as they would receive a lump sum for each show regardless of how many people actually buy the pay-per-view. No pay-per-view currently makes a profit for WWE and WrestleMania, which made millions in the past, hasn’t made money since it moved to the WWE Network in 2014.
All current WWE pay-per-views are part of the WWE Network $9.99 per month price. Removing PPVs from the Network would be a massive hit to the service as hundreds of thousands of individuals are likely to cancel the subscription. WWE also could sell the rights of their biggest four or five pay-per-views every year and leave the rest on the Network.
WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon said that if WWE opts to go this route, a deal would be announced by the end of the quarter which could mean WrestleMania would be the first pay-per-view people would have to pay for.
The recently returned Naomi will get a shot at the Smackdown Women’s title this coming week after she overcame Carmella in a one-on-one match on Smackdown last night.
Bayley vs Naomi will now take place at Super ShowDown on Thursday, February 27 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This becomes the second match featuring the women in the country and the first women’s title defense.
After four attempts, WWE managed to convince the Kingdom to allow their women to work on the show and Natalya and Lacey Evans made history at Crown Jewel late last year by becoming the first two females to enter a WWE ring in Saudi. Lana was also part of the show and accompanied Bobby Lashley to the top of the ramp before returning backstage. Renee Young had been allowed to do ringside commentary on the second show.
WWE signed a 10-year deal with Saudi Arabia and will be holding two shows per year moving forward.
WWE announced on Smackdown that Nikki and Brie Bella – The Bella Twins – will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2020, joining so far The nWo and Batista.
The twins started working for WWE when they signed a developmental deal in 2007 after both were part of the Diva Search contest that year but neither of them won. After spending a year with FCW, they made their main roster debut in 2008. Their gimmick was that Brie would wrestle and then half-way during the match she would roll under the ring and Nikki would come out and continue the match, winning. The whole shtick lasted around three months until their plan was uncovered by Natalya and Victoria who at the time were feuding with Brie.
Both Nikki and Brie went from Raw to ECW and back to Raw in different drafts in the late 2000s and really found their footing in 2011 when Brie was the first one to grab the Divas title and then Nikki won it a year later. The duo left in mid-2012 but returned to the promotion a year later feuding with The Funkadactlys and AJ Lee. They eventually also feuded with each other and remained a major part of the women’s division for several years until they both retired from in-ring competition.
The popularity of the two led to the creation of the Total Divas show and later got their own spinoff Total Bellas. Brie ended up marrying Daniel Bryan while Nikki had a long and complicated relationship with John Cena. That led to an in-ring proposal at WrestleMania 32 but the couple decided to call it quits after disagreements over having children.
Both Bellas are now pregnant, with Brie expecting her second child with Bryan and Nikki her first with her fiancée Artem Chigvintsev.
During their time in WWE, Brie Bella won the Divas title once and Nikki won it twice. Nikki also headlined the first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view Evolution with Ronda Rousey. Both Twins were part of the first women’s Royal Rumble in 2018 as well. Nikki is also the longest-reigning Divas champion in WWE history.
Friday Night Smackdown rolls into Glendale, Arizona tonight live on FOX with two matches already announced and a couple of big appearances.
WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg will be live on the show less than a week before he receives a Universal title shot against The Fiend at Super ShowDown. Unlike last time when he appeared via video, this time the former champ will be in the arena.
Also, The Bella Twins make their return on the show to be the guests on A Moment of Bliss, the segment hosted by Alexa Bliss and her sidekick Nikki Cross. The Twins are expected to make an announcement with the rumor being that both will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.
The two matches announced are Naomi vs Carmella with the winner getting a Smackdown title shot at Super ShowDown next week in Saudi Arabia and an eight-man tag team match featuring The New Day and The Usos vs The Miz, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode.
The other segment announced for the show is a Lacey Evans sit-down interview with Renee Young.
Former Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero said on her latest episode of her podcast Excuse Me: The Vickie Guerrero Show, that WWE has been avoiding her calls and e-mails to book talent on her podcast ever since she made an appearance on the AEW YouTube show Dark.
Guerrero was on the December 11, 2019 Dark show doing guest commentary when AEW rolled into her home state of Texas for a show in Garland.
Vickie couldn’t believe it when someone from the company told her she couldn’t interview any WWE Superstars due to her appearance on All Elite Wrestling. “I was just like, ‘Wow. They’re gonna be like that.’ So, you just quietly move on and you see how they are and you just have to take care of your own business.”
Guerrero added, “They didn’t call me for two years. What did they expect me to do? Just to sit here and wait for them to call so I could do some work?” Guerrero said she loves professional wrestling and loves to work in the ring. “If someone is giving me an opportunity to go and show up and have some fun, then I should be able to because I’m not obligated to anybody.”
The fourth episode of season two of Miz & Mrs pulled in 500,000 viewers on USA Network this week, up 43,000 viewers from the previous episode. This was the most-watched episode of the season so far. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Samoa Joe has found himself back on the shelf after suffering another concussion, his second one in a month, according to Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet.com.
Joe was filming a commercial for WWE and hit his head on a table which was meant to break. Joe was last diagnosed with a concussion at the end of January after performing a dive during his tag match with Kevin Owens against Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. He was taken out of the match and kept away from in-ring action for a few weeks until he underwent all the tests. It’s unclear how long he will be out now but looks like it will take more time considering it is the second one in a couple of weeks.
The former NXT champion had a string of bad luck lately with injuries and spent several months out after suffering a broken thumb towards the end of 2019.
The post-Takeover NXT did 794,000 viewers on Wednesday on USA Network, up 37,000 viewers from last week’s show and the most-watched NXT of 2020 so far. The show did 0.25 in the 18-49 demo, placing NXT in #16 in the top 50 cable chart. The difference between NXT and AEW was of 99,000 viewers, up from the 60,000 viewers from last week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
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Here are some facts and factoids about sports betting you probably didn’t know:
The Super Bowl Remains #1
The most popular gambling even every year is in America. Sports may be a globally shared passion, but The Super Bowl has more money running through it than salmon during spawn season. It’s absolutely insane. Nothing touches it, even the World Cup. You can even see it in global online betting outlets. Out in Thailand, SBO sees revenue and prop bets ramping up as the NFL playoff games start to spring. It’s a testament, not only to the sport but to how thorough international sportsbooks are these days.
Too Many People Bet On The Upset
When betting on a seemingly one-sided fight, take a look at the odds. There’s a reason why they’re one-sided. There’s a seductive streak to the upset when it comes to betting on fights. One wants to believe in the underdog. One can’t help but throw in that big bet and watch the cards fall where they may. Well, nine times out of ten, the upset doesn’t happen. If you were so fortunate as to put money on Andy Ruiz Jr. during his first bout with Anthony Joshua, you could have potentially turned a grand into thirty grand. Boxing insiders, though, knew that there were two key factors in Ruiz’s win: Ruiz Jr. is an absolute monster with a very similar record of Joshua, and the boxing forums suggested Joshua may have been knocked out during training. Regardless, these happen once in a blue moon. Be smart, stick to who you know the better fighter is.
Prop Bets Don’t Have To Be About The Game
Half of the bet made out there has nothing to do with the game. There are all sorts of ridiculousness that get thrown into the mix for millions and millions of dollars. Let’s take a look at The Super Bowl, once again. One of the most popular proposition bets out there is “what color Gatorade will be poured on the winning coach.” It’s completely trivial and has nothing to do with any of the gameplay. Yet, if you play your cards right and say the winning color (Super Bowl 55 was orange) you could have gotten a mean +800 cashout.
Sports betting, above all things, is fun. Some people put a lot of energy and money into it, yes. But ultimately, for the casual fan, it’s about having a great time and highlighting the excitement of the game in the cash multiplier that is a well placed (or well-meaning) bet.
Dynamite continued its unbeaten run in 2020 so far with another Wednesday night war win. The much-hyped Atlanta debut show did 893,000 viewers this week, up 76,000 viewers from last week. The show did 0.31 in the 18-49 demographic, good for #5 spot in the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
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