Royal Rumble 2023 will kick-start things for the Road to Wrestlemania 39. The participants for the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble matches cement their spot in a marquee match at Wrestlemania Hollywood.
The Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble matches will bring new opportunities for the WWE Superstars as they will be eyeing the main event capacity at the Show of Shows while the champions will look forward to retaining their titles to head into the event as the reigning champion.
The latest betting odds for Royal Rumble 2023 are now out, as provided and updated by BetOnline which suggests that the champions are huge favorites to have successful title defenses. Plus, a new favorite has emerged to win the Women’s Rumble match.
Cody Rhodes has been confirmed to make his return to WWE at Royal Rumble 2023 after a long hiatus and he expectedly remains the top favorite to win the Men’s counterpart. Currently, he’s the odds-on favorite with 1/1 odds. Sami Zayn (2/1) and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (4/1) stand in the second and third positions, respectively.
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Rhea Ripley new favorite to win Women’s Rumble
Rhea Ripley has emerged as the new favorite to win the Women’s Royal Rumble 2023 with 1/1 odds. Becky Lynch (5/2) is in the second position while SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair (4/1) is in the third position. Flair also competed, last year in the melee as he blue-brand champion and that tradition is likely to continue.
In the other matches from Royal Rumble 2023, Roman Reigns (1/20) is the favorite to retain his WWE Undisputed Universal Championship against underdog Kevin Owens (7/1) while Bianca Belair (1/10) is the favorite to retain the RAW Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss (5/1). Also, Bray Wyatt (1/20) is expected to win the first-ever Pitch Black Match against LA Knight (7/1).
Royal Rumble 2023 PLE Match Card
WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Premium Live Event takes place Saturday, January 28th, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The current match card following this week’s Raw goes as follows,
– Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens
– Pitch Black Match: Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight
– Raw Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Alexa Bliss (stipulation TBA by Bliss)
– Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Rey Mysterio, GUNTHER, Baron Corbin, Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Santos Escobar, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory, Bobby Lashley, Omos, Cody Rhodes, and 19 Superstars TBA
– Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan, Candice LaRae, Rhea Ripley, and 26 Superstars TBA
