The biggest show of the wrestling year is nearly here. WrestleMania happens this Sunday at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and there’s a lot of big matches to get excited about. If you’re considering putting a wager down, we’re looking at the odds of the top matches, care of 5Dimes.
Last time we did this was shortly before the WWE’s Fastlane event, and I’ll have you know I subscribed to the WWE Network to bone up on the story lines to help with my predictions. I don’t think it helped at all. Let’s get into it!
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar (4/5) defends his title against the always competitive Seth Rollins (20/23). This is a toss-up, with neither man heavily favored. I believe that because of some upsetting results elsewhere in the card, Vince McMahon will want to throw the crowd a bone, so I’m picking Rollins here.
In a title for title match, Ronda Rousey (4/1) and Charlotte Flair (27/2) both defend their titles, with Becky Lynch (20/89) heavily favored as the third wheel. I’m picking my personal favorite for a huge upset here, as I think they’ll let Charlotte Flair walk away with both titles, letting Rousey move on to a more focused story line and giving Becky Lynch another few months of chasing.
Triple H (5/13) is favored to win as he puts his career on the line against Drax the Destroyer himself, Batista (9/5). Again, I’m going with the upset, as I think this is the perfect opportunity for The Game’s last match, who I don’t think has much left in the tank after being injured at Crown Jewel.
For another upset, I’m picking the underdog Baron Corbin (31/20) to beat Kurt Angle (20/39) in his farewell match. As fun as it would be to see Angle win again, the right thing to do is to go out on your back, and I think Angle would want to do this the right way.
We’re going to end on the last big upset I see on the card. I believe WWE Champion Daniel Bryan (9/5) will dispense of Kofi Kingston (5/13). To me, there’s an element of truth in Kingston’s story line. The reason he never got a push is because others were more deserving.
I also think the WWE is looking to merge their major championships, as evidenced by them having all the women’s titles in one match. The best way to do that, and the biggest event I could see them building up to for SummerSlam, is to keep the belt on Bryan here, and have him go up against Rollins in a few months to unify the titles.
To me, that would make for a great summer of wrestling (which the WWE has often struggled with), and a nice offer to Fox, who will start airing Smackdown later this year.
