As confirmed on the January 30 episode of WWE Raw, the Smackdown Women’s Championship match has been made official for Wrestlemania 39. Rhea Ripley will challenge the champion Charlotte Flair in this match by virtue of her win at the Women’s Royal Rumble match. This is going to be a rematch from Wrestlemania 36 where these two collided for the NXT Women’s Championship.
Now that their return match has been announced, betting odds around this mega bout at Wrestlemania 39 has also been out via BetOnline, indicating who the favorite is to emerge as the winner. It seems like we’re up for a championship change as The Judgment Day member is a big early favorite to walk out of SoFi Stadium with the gold at -500 (1/5).
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Flair underdog heading into Mania
On the flip side, Flair stands at +300 (3/1) heading into April PLE, keeping her far behind Dominik’s Mami. As The Queen could be closing in to drop her blue brand women’s title, her opponent can genuinely hope to win her second women’s championship at Wrestlemania 39. Eventually, her first title win came in her debut match on the main roster, two years at the same stage as Wrestlemania. On that night, she defeated the then-champion Asuka to win the belt.
As for Charlotte Flair, she made her much-anticipated return to WWE television during the December 30 episode of WWE Smackdown. The Opportunity, herself came out after Ronda Rousey defeated Raquel Rodriguez to retain the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship. However, Flair challenged her for the title and eventually beat her to become the new champion.
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In the other confirmed match of Wrestlemania 39, the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match winner Cody Rhodes is regarded as the favorite to win, standing at -400 (1/4). The opponent, Roman Reigns is an underdog right now with the odds by his name at +250 (5/2). Hence, this match could also witness a championship change, as well.
The scenario around the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship could change in a major way until we reach Wrestlemania 39 as a PLE in the form of Elimination Chamber is still waiting in February. Roman Reigns is scheduled to defend his title at the PLE against Sami Zayn on that night.
