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Roman Reigns Might have fallen short against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 and the Greatest Royal Rumble, but he Is the betting favorite to claim the Universal Championship at SummerSlam on August 19. Based on OddsShark’s Kris Abbott, Reigns is -290 … Former NFL player and Texas Longhorns star Cedric Benson dies in a motorcycle crash weiterlesen →

Based on OddsShark’s Kris Abbott, Reigns is -290 to triumph, in comparison to +210 for Lesnar.
Ronda Rousey (-380) is a much bigger favorite to take the Raw Women’s Championship off Alexa Bliss (+260).
Here are the odds for the full SummerSlam card, with the exclusion of those three matches announced earlier this week (Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz, Finn Balor vs. Baron Cobin and The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The New Day).
SummerSlam 2018 Odds
Brock Lesnar (+210) vs. Roman Reigns (-290) for the Universal Championship
Alexa Bliss (+260) vs. Ronda Rousey (-380) for your Women’s Championship
AJ Styles (-150) vs. Samoa Joe (+110) for the WWE Championship
Carmella (+210) vs. Becky Lynch (+105) vs. Charlotte Flair (+180) for the SmackDown Live Women’s Championship
Braun Strowman (-300) vs. Kevin Owens (+220)
Dolph Ziggler (+205) vs. Seth Rollins (-285) for the Intercontinental Championship
Shinsuke Nakamura (-210) vs. Jeff Hardy (+160) for the United States Championship
Cedric Alexander (-110) vs. Drew Gulak (-130) for the Cruiserweight Championship
There is little in the way of surprises.
Becky Lynch is a rather sudden favorite from the Triple Threat match for the SmackDown Live Women’s Championship. But The Irish Lass Kicker is just one of the very best technical wrestlers in WWE’s women’s branch. She has not held the title since December 2016.
A protracted championship reign for Lynch would be a wonderful change of pace for SmackDown Live.
In terms of value plays, Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens might be the best option.
Lesnar aside, The Monster Among Men has essentially run through everyone in the company. One would expect him to do the same to KO at SummerSlam. On the other hand, the Money in the Bank contract provides a little more intrigue.
The MITB briefcase is considerably more successful on a heel or an underdog babyface. Somebody with Strowman’s size shouldn’t need to resort to underhanded tactics so as to win a world title; he must beat the winner up one-on-one.
WWE has gone full throttle with the“Monster in the Bank“ moniker for Strowman, but it’s not ridiculous to think the business finally has different plans in mind for its briefcase.
Lining up Owens for a title shot is also a great way to receive his sanity back on course following his feuds with Strowman and Shane McMahon normally knocked him down the WWE power positions.