The Road to WrestleMania officially begins with the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event that emanates this Sunday night. Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas is the host arena of the show where superstars will get a lifetime opportunity to compete in the main event of WrestleMania 36.
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At this juncture, the betting odds for one of the most exciting nights of the year are out revealing the potential favorites to win their scheduled matchups. Most of the times, these odds turn out to be spoilers while searching the outcome alongside the future plans of the WWE.
WrestlingINC.com provided a detailed report on the Royal Rumble betting odds as we present to you the top names who are favorite to win the 30-superstar melee. From the men’s division, Roman Reigns is unmoved from the top position to be victorious at the Rumble match with the odds being -500 for him. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar stands second at +200 followed by Drew McIntyre at +450.
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The next three favorites are surprise returns considered to happen at Royal Rumble match as Cain Velasquez is on the fourth position at +550, CM Punk is fifth at +600 and Edge is sixth at +750. Whereas Velasquez confirmed that he will be at the first pay-per-view of the decade, Edge has denied his return rumors. As for Punk, his in-ring status seems pretty unclear at this point.
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John Cena and Tyson Fury also have the chance of winning with the odds being +2500 for them. Conor McGregor has made his return to the UFC picking a win against Donald Cerrone, and his odds of winning the Royal Rumble are at +7000. The same odds are shared by The Undertaker, Triple H, and Velveteen Dream, as well.
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In the women’s division, Shayna Baszler favorite to win the Royal Rumble at -330 followed by Charlotte Flair who stands at +200. Ronda Rousey hasn’t made an appearance since WrestleMania 35 and hence her odds increased to +1000. Sasha Banks stands at +1300 and NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley is at +1500. Ruby Riott os expected to return after two separate shoulder surgeries, with +4000 odds, whereas retired Paige, also has a chance to win at +4500.
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In the other matches, Roman Reigns is favorite at -180 to win the Falls Count Anywhere match against King Corbin. Becky Lynch at -300 is favorite to retain her WWE RAW Women’s Championship against Asuka. Bayley at -200 is also expected to retain Smackdown Women’s Championship against Lacey Evans. Bray Wyatt is also likely to retain the WWE Universal Championship in a Strap Match against Daniel Bryan at -600.
Check out the full betting odds for all the matches from the Royal Rumble card,
Singles Match (Falls Count Anywhere)
Roman Reigns -180
King Corbin +140
WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch -300
Asuka +200
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
Bayley -200
Lacey Evans +150
WWE Universal Championship (Strap Match)
Bray Wyatt -600
Daniel Bryan +350
Women’s Royal Rumble Winner
Shayna Baszler 1/3
Charlotte Flair 2/1
Ronda Rousey 10/1
Sasha Banks 13/1
Rhea Ripley 15/1
Lacey Evans 20/1
Kairi Sane 23/1
Becky Lynch 30/1
Nikki Cross 30/1
Alexa Bliss 35/1
Liv Morgan 35/1
Nia Jax 35/1
AJ Lee 40/1
Ruby Riott 40/1
Asuka 45/1
Bayley 45/1
Carmella 45/1
Mandy Rose 45/1
Paige 45/1
Sonya Deville 55/1
Io Shirai 55/1
Candice LeRae 65/1
Dana Brooke 65/1
Men’s Royal Rumble Winner
Roman Reigns 1/2
Brock Lesnar 2/1
Drew McIntyre 9/2
Cain Velasquez 11/2
CM Punk 6/1
Edge 15/2
Kevin Owens 9/1
Bray Wyatt 15/1
Daniel Bryan 18/1
Finn Balor 18/1
Keith Lee 18/1
Aleister Black 23/1
Braun Strowman 25/1
John Cena 25/1
Tyson Fury 25/1
AJ Styles 33/1
Ricochet 35/1
Tommaso Ciampa 35/1
Randy Orton 40/1
Samoa Joe 40/1
Seth Rollins 40/1
Andrade 45/1
Big E 45/1
The Rock 45/1
Kofi Kingston 50/1
Lars Sullivan 50/1
Matt Riddle 50/1
Adam Cole 50/1
Rey Mysterio 50/1
Rusev 50/1
The Miz 50/1
Baron Corbin 70/1
Buddy Murphy 70/1
Conor McGregor 70/1
Elias 70/1
Erick Rowan 70/1
Humberto Carrillo 70/1
Johnny Gargano 70/1
Mustafa Ali 70/1
The Undertaker 70/1
Triple H 70/1
Velveteen Dream 70/1
Walter 70/1
Akam 100/1
Bobby Lashley 100/1
Cedric Alexander 100/1
Cesaro 100/1
Dolph Ziggler 100/1
Jeff Hardy 100/1
Pete Dunne 100/1
