We’re here in the year 2017, and you can still place actual bets for real money on professional wrestling. Of course, thanks to one jerk big-winner insider, that reality may soon be going the way of the dodo, but for now, there are still sportsbooks out there that are perfectly willing to take your money if you want to put some down.
To wit: this Sunday’s upcoming WWE No Mercy pay-per-view. There are some big-time matches on that card (as WWE will gladly tell you), and bookies will hope to get some money off all you chumps before the late, smart money comes in. So if you’re gonna gamble, gamble early and often, I guess. (Note: please do not, in any way, take gambling advice from me, a man who writes for a pro wrestling website.)
As usual, the really fun stuff lies in the prop bets for the event, where you can bet on things like number of suplexes and whatnot. This is the future I envisioned back when I was watching All-American Wrestling on Sundays on the USA Network as a child. The future is … perfect.
Courtesy of sportsbettingexperts.com (the experts in sports betting, according to their website name), here are JUST A FEW of the latest odds for No Mercy. Reminder: the odds with the “minus” sign before the number are the current favorites.
TO WIN WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH?
Brock Lesnar: -250
Braun Strowman: +210NUMBER OF SUPLEXES BY BROCK LESNAR DURING MATCH?
0-3: +100
3-6: +100
7 or more: +250WILL BROCK LESNAR BREAK THE ‘STORYLINE’ RECORD FOR MOST SUPLEXES IN A SINGLE MATCH? (14)
Yes, more than 14 suplexes: +1250
No, 14 or fewer suplexes: -2500TOTAL NUMBER OF TITLES TO CHANGE HANDS AT ‘NO MERCY’?
Over 0.5: +130
Under 0.5 -150Title holder at end of broadcast will be used to grade this bet
SINGLES MATCH
John Cena: +180
Roman Reigns: -210WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins: -210
Cesaro and Sheamus: +180
There are lots more things you can place prop bets on, like the exact number of four-star matches there will be according to Dave Meltzer, or which match Meltzer will rank highest, or — look, I’m not going to lie to you: There are a lot of Dave Meltzer-related bets. Las Vegas LOVES Dave Meltzer.
