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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The Sport Brief's Royal Rumble Odds

*Not official odds, these are The Sports Brief's very own

Roman Reigns 3/5

Daniel Bryan 2/1

Dolph Ziggler 10/1

Bray Wyatt 12/1

Rusev 15/1

Luke Harper 15/1

Bad News Barrett 16/1

Dean Ambrose 17/1

Cesaro 17/1

Big Show 18/1

Kane 20/1

Big E 22/1

Chris Jericho 25/1

Adam Rose 30/1

Kofi Kingston 33/1

Fandango 35/1

Sin Cara 45/1

Jack Swagger 48/1

Xavier Woods 49/1

Goldust 50/1

Bo Dallas 55/1

Stardust 60/1

Tyson Kidd 70/1

Connor 75/1

Viktor 75/1

Booker T 100/1

Road Dogg 100/1

The Bunny 100/1

Jamie Noble 1000/1

Joey Mercury 1000/1

(Not confirmed list of entrants, guess work by The Sports Brief.)

Daniel Bryan Stripped of WWE World Heavyweight Championship

#TheAuthority has STRIPPED @WWEDanielBryan of the #WWE World Heavyweight Championship on #Raw! #BestForBusiness #NoNoNo

— WWE (@WWE) June 10, 2014

Followed by...

BREAKING NEWS: #MITB will feature a ladder match for the vacant #WWE World Heavyweight Championship! #TheAuthority #Raw

— WWE (@WWE) June 10, 2014

Money in the Bank is going to be a solid in Boston a few weeks from now.

Daniel Bryan Needs Neck Surgery (?)

NO! NO! NO!

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan announced on Monday Night Raw that he needs neck surgery.  No clue if real life Daniel Bryan needs neck surgery or on screen Daniel Bryan needs neck surgery (or both?), but sounds like he will be out for awhile.

Stinks.  Either way this guy is "Stone Cold" "Hulk Hogan" like popular right now.  Hope he's not out for long.  If he vacates the title(s), who should get it (them).  (Note: the two belts for one title is a bit much, right?)

They would have to have a match for the vacant championship.  Who deserves the chance?

John Cena - always in the mix, but has a nice thing going with Bray Wyatt right now.

Cesaro - Paul Heyman guy, and he won that huge Andre the Giant trophy, so there's that.

Batista - he's here for a reason I suppose.

Randy Orton - no one likes him, but some solid heat if you put it back on him while Bryan is out.

Kane - he's a monster again, a monster wouldn't really want a belt, but if he got it it'd be hard to get it back.

Triple H - why not? really fire everyone up

Roman Reigns - if he's going to get a big push, put the belt on him, and keep the Shield with him to make it tough to take it back.


Those are the obvious choices.  Wade Barrett (intercontinental) and Sheamus (United States) are title holders right now, so maybe.

But you want my pick?

UPDATE: KANE JUST DRAGGED DANIEL BRYAN OUT ON THE STAGE TO BEGIN THE LAST HOUR OF RAW. LOOKING LIKE THAT NECK SURGERY THING MAY BE LESS LEGIT THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. LEAST I DIDN'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME WRITING THE PREVIOUS POST. WWE IS WHACKY!

WWE Extreme Rules

It's the first PPV after Wrestlemania, Extreme Rules.  Tonight starting at 7:30 with a WeeeLC match between Torito and Hornswaggle. (Little dudes)

Some big time matches on the card including my man Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena in a steel cage!

The Shield vs. Evolution

Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kane

Cesaro vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger

Should be solid. 

I'll be tweeting either at @Keefe21 or @TheSportsBrief haven't decided yet. 

Both are great follows. 

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