Betting On Wrestling? Yeah, That’s A Thing

Professional wrestling is scripted. Not fake. We didn’t say that. It’s scripted. There’s a difference. Wrestlers can and still do get seriously injured. It’s a challenging, often painful way to make a living.

At the same time, the fact of the matter is that before anyone enters the ring on fight night, several people involved with the promotion already know the outcome of every match, and that includes all of the competitors on the card. Matches are carefully choreographed in advance. That doesn’t mean they aren’t entertaining, or that the storylines aren’t compelling. If they weren’t, no one would watch on television or buy tickets to see WWE events live and in person.

But would you bet on the results of wrestling matches? Because you can most certainly do that. Many online betting sites such as Bet365 often offer odds on major World Wrestling Entertainment events such as Wrestlemania and the Royal Rumble.

Why would you bet on wrestling? Actually, the question should be, why wouldn’t you bet on wrestling? There are so many valid reasons to do so, but don’t take our word for it. Read on and find out why wagering on wrestling not only makes sense, it can also make you dollars and cents.

It Adds To The Entertainment Value

Getting a little bit of action on the action never hurt anybody. In fact, it can make almost everything more enjoyable. Imagine watching a whodunit movie and being able to wager on which character will turn out to be the killer. Suddenly, the film just got a whole lot more intriguing, now didn’t it? You’re sleuthing along with the onscreen sleuth.

Remember the scene in Caddyshack when the guys watching the golf match bet on whether Judge Smails’ kid will pick his nose? They just found a method to make watching 18 holes of a humdrum golfing competition inherently more palatable – definitely more palatable than the booger that Spaulding Smails ending up eating.

That’s one aspect through which betting on wrestling is worth your while. You’ll be watching every move and counter move of that match ever so intensely if you’ve got money riding on it.

It’s A Low-Risk Proposition

Another aspect that factors into the wrestling betting scenario is that there’s little risk involved with a bet on the outcome of a WWE match.

Wrestling isn’t one of the more popular events when it comes to wagering handle, so the oddsmakers who establish the betting lines aren’t about to sweat out the details while setting the odds on these grappling battles. That means the shrewd wrestling observer can easily find value bets to place.

When it comes to a Sunday slate of NFL games, bookmakers will deploy complex algorithms and pour over reams of statistics and other data, along with getting the latest weather reports and injury updates before establishing a betting line for, say, a Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game.

Between you and me, they aren’t obsessing to anywhere near that extent over a bout between Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre. And because of that, sports betting sites will set extremely low limits on how much can be wagered on a wrestling bet.

There’s Money To Be Made

Last but not least and certainly the most important aspect of wagering on pro wrestling is that you can win some serious cash. Don’t believe it? Well, let’s look back at the betting lines from Wrestlemania 37 earlier this month just to show you the kind of coin that was up for grabs.

Champion Roman Reigns defended his title in the Universal Championship Triple Threat Match against Edge and Daniel Bryan. Reigns was listed at odds of +200 to do so. That means had you wagered $100 on him to come out on top, you’d have won $200, and also got your stake of $100 back. You’d have turned $100 into $300 in a matter of minutes.

Asuka retained her Raw Women’s Championship title against Rhea Ripley at odds of +350. Lashley successfully defended his WWE Championship belt against McIntyre at odds of +200. At a betting line of +400, Randy Orton defeated The Fiend.

Let’s do the math. Had you wagered $100 on the winner of each of the aforementioned bouts, your profit margin would’ve been $1150.

Anyone still think that betting on wrestling is a bad idea?