How The Undertaker Changed My Life
So instead of doing my usual “Wrestler of the Week” posts here I decided to talk about the man that made me fall in love to professional wrestling: The Undertaker.
New Release – Hardy Boyz First WWE Shirt Since Wrestlemania Return
Matt and Jeff Hardy have made their return at Wrestlemania 33 and received not only a returning heroes welcome, but managed to win the Raw Tag Team Championships in their first outing. Announced by the Wrestlemania Hosts the New Day as a surprise entrant in a ladder match also featuring the champions Anderson & Gallows and challengers Cesaro & Sheamus and the team of Enzo Amore & Big Cass. Relive this moment on the WWE Network.
The first piece of merchandise offered with the shocking return of the Hardy Boyz is a retro tee available in men’s, women’s and youth sizes. The classic Hardy Boyz symbol in a purple and green gradient on the front and a full color rendering of the side profiles of Matt and Jeff on the back. This shirt is the only way to truly know this epic return of a legendary tag team is real.
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Total Divas – The Draft(Season 6, Episoide 11) Review
The E! Network has resumed season 6 of Total Divas after being on hiatus for 3 months. The 11th episode of the season aired earlier this week and 4 more episodes will be rolled out on a weekly basis to close out this season. Everything picks up right where it had left off before the hiatus bringing us to The Draft, the title of this episode.
The Draft, also known as the Brand Extension, actually took place in July of 2016 and this is a different look at the events happening around that time. This version sees the draft from the perspective of the women of the WWE and their concerns about what it could mean to their lives and careers.
Trinity, who is known as Naomi in WWE, is concerned that she and her husband John(Jimmy Uso) will be drafter to different brands, as Raw and Smackdown will now have separate rosters. Being drafted to different brands would mean they would be on different television shows and touring groups. The married couple would not be able to travel with each other and would not be seeing much of each other.
Lana has no fear of being separated from husband Rusev, as they would be drafted as a package deal due to Lana being Rusev’s manager as well as his spouse. She is mostly concerned she will be separated from her friends Trinity, Natalya, Maryse and Eva Marie.
Meanwhile Paige is stressing out over the idea of being split up with Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio at the time of filming had just started dating Paige, but Paige admits Alberto is the only man she has had such strong romantic feelings for. She is also on the injury list, but is eligible for the draft due to a promising recovery timetable.
Nikki Bella is also injured, but unlike Paige is not eligible for the draft. Much of this episode for Nikki revolves around her recovery and getting into ring shape. Bella is disturbed over Natalya’s reluctance to spar in the ring with her due to Nikki’s neck injury. This causes Bella is speculate on if the rest of the women would be as uncomfortable wrestling her. Would they all be afraid they would aggravate Bella’s injury?
Eva Marie is very excited about the draft as she had not been on television for awhile and sees the draft as an opportunity to be in the spotlight again.
The night of the draft comes and tensions rise. No one knows who will be drafted to what brand. One by one, Lana watches all her friends be drafted to Smackdown while she and Rusev are drafted to Raw. When The Usos are drafted to Smackdown, Trinity is on the edge of her seat until she is too drafted to the same brand as her husband. This is a huge relief for both Trinity and John.
Paige is sent into a mental breakdown as she watches boyfriend Alberto drafted to Smackdown, while she is sent to Raw. She feels she has lost the only person she ever loved. Eva Marie is finally drafted in the third hour to Smackdown, but for some reason believes she is going to Raw. This embarrasses her and she muses that now it will be “All Blue Everything” with Smackdown being known as the blue brand.
Natalya and Brie Bella meet to discuss Brie’s twin sister Nikki. After a brief chat Natalya comes to the conclusion that if Nikki’s doctors feel she is healthy enough to wrestle and Nikki herself is comfortable with a return, then it is safe to wrestle with her after all.
Because this footage was taped so far in advance, much has happened in the real world relevant to this episode. Alberto Del Rio was granted his release from the WWE, has gotten engaged to Paige and continues to wrestle outside the WWE. Paige has not yet returned to action.
Nikki Bella did in fact return to the ring and won a mixed tag team match at Wrestlemania. After the match, her tag team partner and longtime boyfriend John Cena proposed to her and Nikki said yes! Expect the proposal to be on future episodes of Total Bellas and Total Divas. The wedding planning and wedding itself will also be on these shows.
Eva Marie was not used much on Smackdown after being suspended due to a wellness violation for having adderall in her system. WWE will not renew Eva’s contact and she looks to be gone from the company and working on other projects.
Trinity, as Naomi in the WWE, has become a two time Smackdown Women’s Champion. After having to surrender the championship due to injury, she returned at Wrestlemania to regain the prestigious and well deserved symbol of excellence.
What is Bray Wyatt’s House of Horrors Match?
The next Smackdown branded WWE PPV Backlash on May 21, 2017 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. That give 7 weeks of build for this event, which has been unheard of for decades. There will be a RAW branded PPV in the interim, Payback in San Jose, CA on April 30.
Despite this stretch until Backlash, Smackdown already seems to be building towards the main event, a Wrestlemania rematch. Bray Wyatt is invoking his rematch clause against Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Cryptic as ever, Wyatt has challenged Orton to a unique specialty match that no one seems to know the rules to but Bray himself.
“I want to fight in a different kind of match.
One that will not only push your body,
but it will push your mind as well.
I promise I’m going to drive you to a new level of insanity.
You will be twisted far more than you’ve been twisted before.
Not just mentally, but physically as well in what I like to call a House of Horrors match.”
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Bray Wyatt, Smackdown 4/4/17
Randy has readily accepted, despite not knowing the nature of this match. What will be revealed about this mysterious bout in the weeks leading to Backlash? It’s worth mentioning that though the challenge has been accepted, it has not been officially announced for Backlash as of press time. There has been much speculation about what exactly a “House of Horrors” match will entail.
Some early speculation is that this will be very similar to an “Asylum Match”, innovated by Dean Ambrose against Chris Jericho at Extreme Rules last year. This match saw a cage with weapons suspended above for the taking. This seems like a non-creative route to go for a main event match. The Asylum Match was not a main event and it wasn’t exactly praised as a match concept.
Could this be a match held outside of the arena in a remote location like a haunted mansion or even a return to to the Wyatt Compound? Probably not.
This match could very well be inspired by the WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 opener of Sting, El Gigante, & The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) Vs. Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, Abdullah The Butcher, & The Diamond Studd. The climax here saw Abdullah being electrified after being strapped into an electric chair that descended into the ring. [clink id=”2″ target=”_blank”]You can actually watch this match on the[/clink] WWE Network [clink id=”2″ target=”_blank”]by clicking here[/clink].
The most likely scenario with what we currently know is this will be a special effects match. Expect similar pageantry to the light effects the encapsulated the canvas at Wrestlemania or Wyatt’s ability to teleport. It’s an experimental match type that could fail miserably, but is a risk worth taking because it could end up being well received as part of the evolution of pro wrestling.
WWE Backlash is a Smackdown Branded Special Event taking place 5/21 on the WWE Network
Official Thank You Taker Shirt Now Available
In a hard fought match main eventing Wrestlemania 33, The Undertaker passed the torch to young Roman Reigns and called it a career. The symbolic gesture of leaving his trademark trench coat and hat in the ring means that we have seen the last in ring performance of The Deadman.
We can only begin to appreciate Taker’s contributions to pro wrestling over the years with a body of work as prolific as it is diverse. Captivating WWE audiences since 1991, Taker’s accomplishments are numerous. He is a future first ballot Hall of Famer and is already rumored to go into the HOF as early as next year in New Orleans. He will arguable go down as the greatest of all time.
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Off the Top Rope of Billy Reil’s Mind – Musings on Wrestlemania Week 2017
Some of us get lost in the moment and forget just how influential this website has become. With that being said, I, Billy Reil, have been dealing with some health issues; I may have more powers than initially thought. Besides being “BulletPoof” it appears that I have successfully defeated the Cellulitus and for now the complications of diabetesroste with the help of my team of doctors. From this day to beyond, I will be contributing to my brainchild, Betwrestling.com as we zoom past Wrestlemania season and head towards ‘Payback’. ‘Payback’ is looking to be a great show as Raw and Smackdown bolstered their rosters recently with the return of Kurt Angle, The Brothers Hardy, The Revival and main event superstar Finn Balor.
As covered by Betwrestling throughout Wrestlemania weekend, There was a slew of Pro-Wrestling Cards throughout the Orlando/Kissimmee area as fans were treated to see the best performers in the entire world giving their all in hopes to have the right pair of eyes looking at them in the squared circle. We would love to read about your experiences, what matches were your favorite, and what you think about not only about the WWE , but Bet Wrestling as well. Do you like our format ? What would you like more of ? These are questions that we hope will enhance not only our page but your experience.
Raw started out with one of the most impressive promos of all time and I mean that wholeheartedly. The style of this promo by Roman Reigns reaked of Paul Heyman; which is not a bad thing. Mr Heyman has always had his pulse on the trigger of what fans want and I was really impressed that WWE creative had the foresight to guess that the fans would be this rabid in regards to how they treated Roman Reigns. While Chris Jericho did something similar a few years back, this was done better. Roman’s facials told the story, so the 5 words that were said certainly did the job intended. In this day and age Heel turns are done so often that most of them lose their luster. Roman did not turn heel, in fact he’s been heel, but its been done in such a smart way that the fans have no clue and can’t comprehend or wrap their heads around it.
Jim Ross’s new contract has him scheduled to work 30-40 shows this year, it is the first time in the history of the wrestling business that someone has worked for 2 major companies at the same time. The chess match between WWE and New Japan Pro Wrestling is heating up folks, and we could see some major moves in the coming months. To me this is 1984 all over again, as WWE is trying to eliminate all competition. The ITV deal in Europe will be a major factor in how WWE conducts their overseas business. ITV reaches many more homes than the WWE Network, so the prospect of international growth for the WWE is at a fever pitch.
Who is Favored in 12 Wrestlemania Matches?
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Wagers are being taken and the odds for this Sunday’s Wrestlemania have been posted by 5Dimes. There are already some really heavy favorites like Brock Lesnar being strongly favored to finally defeat Goldberg. At -2750, this is an early line that looks like smart money odds. Also strongly favored are Baron Corbin to beat IC Champ Dean Ambrose and the team of John Cena and Nikki Bella to win against The Miz and Maryse.
Bayley is favored to retain her RAW Women’s Chamionship in the Fatal Fourway and as for the Smackdown Women’s Championship the returning Naomi has the best odds to win over the entire division including reigning SD! Women’s Champ Alexa Bliss.
Randy Orton is slightly favored to beat WWE Champion Bray Wyatt, Enzo and Cass have the best odds of winning the Raw Tag Championships in the Triple Threat. For the IC Title Kevin Owens is significantly favored to defeat Chris Jericho in a well built feud.
Roman Reigns has odds on beating the Undertaker, Seth Rollins is the favorite in the Non-Sanctioned bout with Triple H and AJ Styles is favored to beat Shane McMahon.
Odds for the pre-show matches see Austin Aries defeating Cruiserweight Champion Neville and Braun Strowman with odds to win against all 29 other opponents in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
WWE Universal Championship
Goldberg (c) +1250 vs Brock Lesnar -2750
WWE Championship
Bray Wyatt (c) +160 vs Randy Orton -210
RAW Women’s Championship
Bayley (c) -390 vs Sasha Banks +500 vs Charlotte Flair +675 vs Nia Jaxx +1800
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss (c) +850 vs Naomi +100 vs Carmella +175 vs Becky Lynch +900 vs Mickie James +1100 vs Natalya +1700
United States Championship
Chris Jericho (c) +450 vs Kevin Owens -750
Intercontinental Championship
Dean Ambrose +650 vs Baron Corbin -1350
RAW Tag Team Championship
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson +225 vs Enzo Amore and Big Cass -245 vs Sheamus and Cesaro +1150
Roman Reigns -420 vs Undertaker +300
Mixed Tag Team Match
John Cena and Nikki Bella -1200 vs The Miz and Maryse +600
Non-Sanctioned Match
Seth Rollins -565 vs Triple H +375
AJ Styles -975 vs +525
Pre-show Matches
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Neville (c) -390 vs Austin Aries +270
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Braun Strowman +460 vs Field +320
Source: 5Dimes
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Who is Favored to Win the IC Title Match at Wrestlemania?
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WWE has finally announced the Intercontinental Championship match for Wrestlemania on the WWE Network. Defending Champion Dean Ambrose will face challenger Baron Corbin. These two have developed a healthy rivalry as of late and according to Irish sports book Paddy Power has the odds on Baron Corbin to win the match. This would include a DQ or count out win in which the title itself wouldn’t change hands. Corbin is favored at 1/6 to win, an 85% chance, so it would take a $6 bet to win only $1. Ambrose is the underdog at 7/2.
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Last year at Wrestlemania 32, Baron Corbin made his Wrestlemania debut, winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Dean Ambrose, on the other hand, was destroyed by Brock Lesnar. In a No Holds Barred Match. Ambrose was able to win the WWE Championship after last years Mania massacre, and was also able to win the IC title he currently holds.
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Southpaw Regional Wrestling Shirts Now Available
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WWE recently released 4 unfound episodes of Southpaw Regional Wrestling and audiences are loving them. While there are no current plans to release more episodes, the demand has driver WWE Shop to release tee shirts of the SRW. These are available in men and women’s sizes, only at WWE Shop
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