Bray Wyatt In The Title Picture?

Royal Rumble Odds

Thanks to fine folks over at Bovada here are the odds for the 2016 Royal Rumble.  (Check out the #DORK episode on the Rumble here.)

Odds to Win the Royal Rumble 2016

1. Triple H 6/5
2. Roman Reigns 9/5
3. Brock Lesnar 3/1
4. Bray Wyatt 15/1
5. The Rock 16/1
6. Daniel Bryan 18/1
7. Dean Ambrose 20/1
8. Kevin Owens 20/1
9. The Undertaker 25/1
10. Rusev 33/1
11. Sheamus 33/1
12. Braun Strowman 33/1
13. AJ Styles 33/1
14. Ryback 35/1
15. Finn Balor 40/1
16. Cesaro 40/1
17. Dolph Ziggler 40/1
18. Alberto Del Rio 50/1
19. Chris Jericho 50/1
20. Randy Orton 50/1
21. Vince or Shane McMahon 65/1
22. Kalisto 66/1
23. Neville 75/1
24. The Big Show 80/1
25. Mark Henry 95/1
26. Curtis Axel 100/1
27. Big E 100/1
28. El Torito 150/1
29. Fernando 150/1
30. Luke Harper 100/1
31. Kane 100/1
32. Kofi Kingston 100/1
33. Titus O’Neill 100/1
34. Erick Rowan 100/1
35. R-Truth 100/1
36. Stardust 100/1
37. Heath Slater 100/1
38. King Barrett 150/1
39. Bo Dallas 150/1
40. Fandango 150/1
41. Goldust 150/1
42. Tyson Kidd 150/1
43. The Miz 150/1
44. Shinsuke Nakamura 150/1
45. Alex Riley 150/1
46. Adam Rose 150/1
47. Zack Ryder 150/1
48. Damien Sandow 150/1
49. Darren Young 150/1
50. Stone Cold  200/1

Royal Rumble – WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dean Ambrose -140
Kevin Owens EVEN 

Royal Rumble – WWE United States Championship
Alberto Del Rio -400
Kalisto +250 

#DORK 33: Royal Rumble Preview

Wrestlemania 31 Odds

(Odds courtesy of Bovada.)

WWE World Heavyweight Title Match

Brock Lesnar (champ, +130)

Roman Reigns (-170)

**That was pre Lesnar announcement that he wasn't going to the UFC.**

Updated Odds for Title Fight

Brock Lesnar (champ, -130)

Roman Reigns (-110)

Singles Match

The Undertaker (-350)

Bray Wyatt (+225)

Singles Match

Sting (-700)

Triple H (+400)

Singles Match

Seth Rollins (-135)

Randy Orton (-105)

United States Title Match

Rusev (champ, +275)

John Cena (-450)

Intercontinental Title Ladder Match

Daniel Bryan (3/2)

Dean Ambrose (9/4)

Dolph Ziggler (8/1)

Bad News Barrett (champ, 9/1)

Luke Harper (20/1)

Stardust (25/1)

R-Truth (35/1)

Divas Tag Team Match

A.J. Lee & Paige (-350)

The Bella Twins (+225)

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Damien Mizdow (5/4)

Sheamus (7/4)

Ryback (6/1)

Mark Henry (8/1)

Big Show (12/1)

Curtis Axel (18/1)

Kane (18/1)

The Miz (18/1)

Titus O'Neil (25/1)

Fandango (25/1)

Goldust (40/1)

Heath Slater (40/1)

Jack Swagger (40/1)

Sin Cara (40/1)

Zack Ryder (50/1)

Adam Rose (50/1)

Darren Young (50/1)

Konnor (50/1)

Fatal 4-Way Match

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro (7/4)

The New Day (11/4)

Los Matadores (5/1)

The Usos (6/1)

And be sure to listen to the Keefer Madness: Wrestlemania 31 Preview tonight at 9:55 on 98.5 The Sports Hub. 

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Seth Rollins Turns on The Shield

Junes 2, 2014 on Monday Night Raw... Seth Rollins turned his back on Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose... The Shield.  After beating the pants off Evolution the night before at Payback, Batista quit, but then bam!  Rollins joins Triple H and Randy Orton.

Did not see that coming.  But worse than that, it shouldn't have happened.  No need.

The Shield was not going to last forever.  They all should move on to great individual careers at some point.  But they couldn't have done that together or continued their faction for a little longer?  Yes they could have.  They didn't need to only have 6-man tag matches.  Push them all for individual belts, but they all help each other retain, why not?

Rollins is bad-ass.  Reminds me of a Hardy Boy meets CM Punk.  Not bad.  I still think all three will be good, but there was still more to be had here.  Either the individual careers while staying together or a long program vs. the Wyatt Family (I know they fought before).

If this is just an idea to keep Triple H and Randy Orton at the top of the card, then it stinks.  If they really showcase Rollins and give him a big push while also pushing Ambrose and Reigns, then ok, we'll see.

Why do this on a boring edition of Monday Night Raw?  I know it was after a PPV, but it seemed lack luster.  A faction of this magnitude should have split at SummerSlam at a minimum.

Some surprises are great in wrestling, but I'm not sold on this one.  Couple questions...

• Do Ambrose & Reigns stay together?
• Do Ambrose & Reigns add a 3rd guy?  Maybe a 3rd and 4th (Usos?)
• How long does this "new" Evolution stay together?
• CM Punk coming back or what?
• Is Randy Orton going to be in a lot more main events? Bo-ring.

So we'll see how this all shakes out.  I'm going on record that I'm not a fan, but I'll be watching and hopefully proved wrong.  

Wrestlemania XXX Preview

This Sunday it's Wrestlemania XXX from the Superdome in New Orleans.  It'll be a massive 4 hour extravaganza (7-11pm).  Lots of matches scheduled, Hulk Hogan is your host (whatever that does), and as I am for every Mania, I'm optimistic.

What I'm Looking Forward To:

1. Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H

These two have been going back and forth forever.  It's been a long build if you will.  Should be the opening match and should be sick.  The winner will be involved later in the night against champ Randy Orton and Batista in a 3-way for the WWE Heavyweight Championship.  (This thing could turn into a Fatal-4-Way, HHH has that kind of control.)  But everything involving Bryan has been terrific, so I expect the same with these two matches.

Prediction: Daniel Bryan wins.  The YES! fans will be in full force and finally get the show ending and result they've been waiting for.  
(However I am tempted to bet (yes you can bet) on Triple H, Orton, and Batista, they are all huge under dogs and it would be a nice payout... thinking about it.)

2. Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena

Wyatt is my favorite wrestler going right now and he has a real chance to be my favorite all-time.  His promos are off the charts and now that CM Punk is out of the picture, Bray is far and away the best on the microphone.  Despite popular opinion Cena puts on some solid matches.  I'm not expecting this to be Wyatt-Bryan from the Royal Rumble, but this has the makings for Match of the Night.

Prediction: Bray Wyatt... he may get some help from Erick Rowan and Luke Harper... and perhaps a mystery partner/ new addition to the family??? (I have no clue on this, just a guess.)

3. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

I mean, it's the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, you're going to watch.  I'm not as in to this one as the recent Taker-Punk, Taker-HHH, Taker-Michaels, but we'll see.  And are we going to get Sting, showing up on Sunday or more likely on Monday?  That I could get excited about.

Prediction: 22-0

CM Punk Does NOT Return At Monday Night Raw In Chicago

The show opened on Monday with CM Punk's music, but it was his former manager Paul Heyman who made his way out to the ring in front of Punk's hometown.  Well played WWE.   Heyman did his thing.  He mentioned CM Punk, the first time the name has been uttered on a WWE broadcast since he left the company.  Heyman said Punk was NOT in the building.  He blamed the fans for why Punk wasn't there and referenced his loss last Wrestlemania to the Undertaker, which allowed him to introduce his current guy Brock Lesnar.

Solid start to the show.  I was still thinking Punk would arrive and blow the roof off the place.

First match was for the Tag belts where The Usos beat The New Age Outlaws to become the NEEWWWW WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!   Good for them.

Big E and Cesaro have a match.  Fine.

The Wyatts vs. The Shield is next.  Once again it's terrific.  Without these two factions, I'd be out on the WWE right now.  Bray Wyatt is the best on the mic (since Punk is gone, remember) and Dean Ambrose isn't bad himself.  All 6 can wrestle and put on great matches.  Crowd chanted "This Is Awesome" a few times for this one, even before it started.

First hour of the show was great.  No CM Punk, but his name was mentioned and the crowd chanted it a few times.

Then a bunch of crap matches follow including Sheamus vs. Christian.  No thanks.

Jesse (Aaron Paul) from Breaking Bad comes out with Dolph Ziggler for his match with Alberto Del Rio.   Gotta promote that movie.

John Cena comes out, says he won't be wrestling and then talks about the Wyatts.   Least the WWE realizes Bray Wyatt is legit, as he is in TWO rivalries/ storylines right now.

Main Event time:  Batista vs. Daniel Bryan.  And of course Randy Orton is out too.  He's the champ.

Looks like Bryan will win and then shockingly Orton comes in and it's a DQ.  Next thing you know Triple H, Stephanie, and Kane are all in the ring beating up Bryan.  This would be a pretty good time for CM Punk's music to hit again... but it does not.  The WWE knew it was the perfect time and once again ended the night with Triple H and Steph reigning victorious.  Weak sauce.

Remember when the WCW had too many of their wrestlers (Hogan, Nash, NWO, etc.) in charge of creative and the whole operation went in the trash?  Well Triple H is doing a hell of a job trying to recreate that mess.

Daniel Bryan not being good enough is getting tired.

Triple H and Steph as the lead villains is getting tired.

Randy Orton sucks.

Batista sucks.

Sheamus sucks.

I'll probably still watch through Wrestlemania, but they are making it tough.  If I had the feeling that they were setting us up for something awesome it would be one thing, but the storytelling/ writing is so bad there is almost no hope.   Do they write this stuff day of?  How much of a long-scope do they have?   Remember when Kane was kidnapped by the Wyatt Family?  What about Daniel Bryan?  Do they remember?

I'll end with a quick Pros vs. Cons list of the current state of the WWE.

PRO:
Daniel Bryan
The Wyatt Family
The Shield
CM Punk
Paul Heyman

CON:
Randy Orton
Batista
Triple H/ Steph as the main heels
Writing
Sheamus
Christian
Kane
Lack of CM Punk
IC Belt
Divas Division

And John Cena probably lies somewhere in the middle.

Summer Slam Spoiler?

WWE's Summer Slam is this Sunday night. If you have been paying attention at all to wrestling recently (and I think you should, it's getting good again) you know that the New Hampshire native Triple H has become the new on screen COO. He is very much involved in the main storyline between John Cena and CM Punk.

One member of the twitter universe created an image of what the end of the night could look like if HHH (a big time spotlight hog) gets to really call the shots back stage. I enjoyed it.

-Keefe