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Early WWE Battleground Betting Odds Revealed
Here are the early betting odds for the upcoming WWE Battleground event:
Flag match between John Cena and Rusev. Cena is favored at -400, meaning it would take a successful $400 bet to win +100. Rusev is a +280 underdog in this match.
The WWE Championship match, a Punjabi Prisonmatch, sees the champion Jinder Mahal as a projected -200 favorite. The underdog, Randy Orton, is a +250 underdog.
WWE Battleground takes place on July 23rd from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As always, we will have live play-by-play coverage.
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Alberto Del Rio Under Investigation for Domestic Violence Incident
Former WWE Superstar & current GFW Champion Alberto Del Rio was detained by police in Orlando yesterday according to witnesses. PWInsider contacted the local police and was issued this statement:
“There was an incident at Orlando International Airport at about 3 p.m. Sunday involving Jose Rodriguez (DOB 5/25/1977) The reported incident was a domestic violence battery, and it is still under investigation. No arrests have been made as of this time, but the case remains open. That is all the information we have for release at this time.”
Additionally, TMZ reports that an eyewitness said that “there was an altercation” between El Patron and a female companion. While cops have not released the woman’s identity, a witness says Paige was at the airport with El Patron.
The Big Dog Has Been Unleashed — Now Turn Him Heel
There’s no greater feeling than getting to see something you’ve been waiting a long time for. In the wrestling world, there are few events that get every single person talking. We saw one of those moments transpire in front of our eyes last night. It wasn’t for the faint at heart.
At Great Balls of Fire, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman battled in a brutal Ambulance Match. Both men really did a number on each other, which is going to happen when you hate each other as much as these men did. The one mistake Reigns made was the high jumping spear. Braun moved out of the way and Reigns flew straight into the ambulance, allowing Strowman to secure the victory. As Braun looked to celebrate the victory, Reigns had other plans.
Getting a burst of energy from who knows where, Roman proceeded to flying out of the ambulance and unleashing a spear on the monster. After connecting with the finisher, Roman throws Braun into the back of the ambulance and drives to the parking lot. Roman contemplates his next move, then goes in for the attack. He throws it into reverse and drives full speed into the back of a trailer. First Roman attacked Braun after the match, then this? Roman hobbles out the ambulance, looking back at the disaster he has caused. Everyone is freaking out at this point, trying to get Braun out of the ambulance. Roman could not care less how Braun was doing. It was evil, it was diabolical, it was sheer genius.
It was a sick and twisted side that’s yet to be seen.
The Taz Show Recap – Great Balls Analysis, A.J. Styles Wins Gold, Reigns Attempts Murder, More!
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Taz says he was shocked to hear that Austin Aries was released by WWE over the weekend. Aries is a great talker who takes great care of himself and is a terrific worker in the ring, so it’s too bad that things didn’t work out for him in WWE. He’s sure that Aries will apply his craft elsewhere in the very near future, such as Japan or in ROH.
He was also surprised to hear that A.J. Styles defeated Kevin Owens to claim the United States Title at the Madison Square Garden house show over the weekend. He likes that WWE did this, because it keeps fans guessing at live events. Switching a Title at a house show from time to time ensures fans that anything can happen at any WWE event. He’s sure that those two guys tore the house down in that match, and he’s happy for Styles.
Taz gets into his analysis of last night’s Great Balls of Fire PPV.
Taz was surprised to see Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt open the show last night. There’s nothing wrong with guys with star power opening the show like that, but Taz would have preferred if Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss opened the show. Nonetheless, Wyatt picked up a much needed win in what was a fine opening bout.
Reason WWE Stopped Using Pyros During Entrances
Many of you may have aware that there hasn’t been any pyros being used on WWE television lately. It was most noticeable at Sunday’s WWE Great Balls of Fire event when Brock Lesnar was making his signature entrance to the ring and no pyros went off and all you heard was Brock’s scream.
Dave Meltzer discussed the reason why pyros haven’t been being used on WWE programming lately during the Mailbag segment of today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer claims that WWE decided to stop using pyros as a cost-cutting measure. The company believes the pyros aren’t needed so they just stopped using them.
Dixie Carter Congratulates AJ Styles
After it was reported that former TNA President Dixie Carter will appear on WWE 24 – Kurt Angle: Homecoming this Monday night after RAW on the WWE Network, Carter offered her congratulations to TNA alumnus AJ Styles on winning the United States Championship from Kevin Owens Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Carter tweeted the following in response to Matt Hardy congratulating Styles.
Here is footage of Styles capturing the title Friday night.
Huge Shift In Betting Odds Before Tonight’s Pay-Per-View
There was a huge shift in the betting odds for the WWE Women’s Championship prior to tonight’s Great Balls of Fire event.
Sasha Banks, who was a huge underdog this morning, is now a big favorite to win the bout. Sasha is sitting at a -3250 favorite to defeat Alexa, who is a +1350 underdog.
It should be pointed out that it doesn’t necessarily indicate that she’s winning the title, as she could always win by DQ or countout.
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John Cena Says He Can’t Wait to Get Married to Nikki Bella
While speaking to The Courier Mail’s Confidential, John Cena discussed his engagement to Nikki Bella and getting married to her.
He stated, “They know exactly what you go through with training, diet and hard work. You don’t have to explain it or hope that they understand. I’m excited about getting married to my best friend. I can’t wait.”
You can check out the full interview here.
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Heath Slater & Curt Hawkins React to Impromptu Match at Great Balls of Fire
As seen on Sunday’s WWE Great Balls of Fire event, Heath Slater and Curt Hawkins were added in an impromptu match while Dallas Fire & Rescue used Jaws of Life to free Braun Strowman from the ambulance wreck that was cause by Roman Reigns.
Both Slater and Hawkins took to their Twitter accounts to react to the match:
Tye Dillinger Answers The Miz’s Open Invitation
Tye Dillinger sent out the following tweet after The Miz issued an open invitation to anyone who wanted a shot as his Intercontinental Championship on tonight’s RAW Talk.
Unfortunately for Dillinger, he’s a SmackDown Superstar and the Intercontinental Championship is on the RAW brand. With SummerSlam being a duel branded pay-per-view there is always a chance that the match could take place but it’s not very likely.