The re-introduction of the World Heavyweight Championship belt on the WWE roster has stirred the WWE Universe to a big extent. The main event picture has been stale for over a year given the fact that Roman Reigns won the two top world titles of the company and literally hijacked the main event scene. Given his protected status, it’s also become predictable that no title change would be happening during title defenses.
That notion of the title picture finally changed during the April 24 episode of Monday Night Raw as Triple H finally revealed the newly redesigned World Heavyweight Championship belt which used to be a workhorse belt for the true champions. After Smackdown drafted Roman Reigns to their side, Raw exclusively received that title on their side during the draft.
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Now, the question is who would eventually win that World Heavyweight Championship within four weeks’ time. According to BetOnline, Seth Rollins remains the odds-on favorite to win the Big Gold Belt, proving the earlier reports true about The Visionary being in a favorite spot to capture the title after being drafted to Monday Night Raw.
The odds also suggested that the 2023 Royal Rumble winner and WrestleMania 39 main event performer Cody Rhodes stands in the second position. The other three superstars to be in the race of winning the World Heavyweight Championship are the current undisputed tag team champions, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, followed by Drew McIntyre.
Odds revealed for favorites to win World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins -200
Cody Rhodes +160
Kevin Owens +325
Sami Zayn +325
Drew McIntyre +400
Finn Balor +500
GUNTHER +500
Matt Riddle +800
Braun Strowman +900
Damian Priest +900
Bronson Reed +100
Shinsuke Nakamura +1400
Dominik Mysterio +2000
Ricochet +2000
Randy Orton +2500
The inclusion of Randy Orton in the race of winning the World Heavyweight Championship is certainly intriguing as he’s been out of action for almost a year, now and there’s no update regarding his return from a serious back injury which also needed surgery, last year.
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The new holder of the World Heavyweight Championship will be declared at Night of Champions 2023 in Saudi Arabia within four weeks, possibly via a tournament that will be underway on Raw in due course that will culminate at the PLE. However, the confirmation regarding the tourney is yet to arrive.
