This Sunday, the World Wrestling Entertainment presents it’s ¨Extreme Rules¨ live from Chicago. Despite the scripted outcomes, the sport books do create lines on the WWE’s pay-per-view events as the company is extremely adept at both keeping the results under wraps and changing things up with surprises, in typical pro wrestling style. The complete card offers eight matches in all, and the “Extreme Rules” theme of the PPV calls for most of the matches to have some kind of added stipulation. Right now the books have lines up on three of the bouts.
Russian Chain match – WWE United States Championship
John Cena (-750) vs. Rusev (+450)
Cena is adding his star-power to raise prestige for the U.S. belt. In Rusev, he faces the man he overcame to take the belt at Wrestlemania. And though the massive Rusev has been getting a big push by the WWE, they are unlikely to put the belt back in his hands. The chain match is a gimmick that has not been used in the WWE for a long time, so there does exist the slight possibility that could be used to swing the match in Rusev’s favor.
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WWE Intercontinental Championship
Daniel Bryan (-400) vs. Bad News Barrett (+280)
Another bout between Champion and former champion, as Barret attempts to regain the belt he lost at Wrestlemania. Unlike most of the rest of the card, this bout is scheduled as a traditional bout with no stipulations other than that the belt is on the line. Bryan is one of the WWE’s most popular stars because his style and wrestling proficiency make his matches exciting basically no stipulation necessary. In Barret, he is working with a guy who can carry his end as well.
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Steel Cage Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins (-900) vs. Randy Orton (+500)
The Steel Cage and Kane, Rollins guardian, minding the cage door are the stipulations for this one. Rollins just won the belt at Wrstlemania using a few underhanded tactics, and he crossed paths with Orton, a twelve time former champion. Though Orton will make it hard on Rollins, it is probably still too early to end Rollins run, but you can look for another ending where Rollins has worked the syatem and not won clearly. Keep in mind, Orton does not get the title if Rollins is disqualified, but Orton would pay as the underdog.
*All results are graded with thr final decision as the broadcast ends, see sportsbook rules section for all conditions.
