WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event predictions: Multiple new champions crowned?
WWE presents Saturday Night’s Main Event in Salt Lake City tonight and at least one new champion will be crowned.
Every match on the card has a clear favorite and underdog, according to the latest betting odds. Still, I wouldn’t rule out an upset or two before the night’s over. There’s even room to believe an unexpected title change could happen. Below are previews, predictions, and the lines for each match.
CM Punk vs. Jey Uso
Barring any strange booking decision that could occur, CM Punk vs. Jey Uso will determine the new World Heavyweight Champion tonight.
Punk is currently a -400 favorite to win, but Jey (+250) has a possible heel turn looming that could stir things up in the Raw world title picture. Punk has fluctuated between a -500 and -400 favorite throughout the week.
I think there could be an upset here. Punk doesn’t need the title, but a freshly turned heel Jey Uso sure could use it. That might be where they are headed, but I’m not sure. This angle with The Usos still could go a lot of different ways. But I’m going out on a limb and taking Jey Uso as the underdog here.
Prediction: Jey Uso
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
Jade Cargill is a -600 favorite to defeat Tiffany Stratton in the WWE Women’s Championship match tonight. That’s up from -500 at the time of this week’s newsletter.
What’s interesting to me about this line is how much of a difference Cargill being a heel means for her chances. When these two met under a babyface vs. babyface dynamic at SummerSlam, Cargill was only a -210 favorite when she lost to Stratton that night. As a heel, however, and it being their second title match on a PLE, the odds are heavier in Cargill’s favor.
It seems pretty likely that WWE crowns a new champion here.
Prediction: Jade Cargill
WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Drew McIntyre
Cody Rhodes is a -500 favorite to defeat Drew McIntyre.
At the time of this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Rhodes was a -600 favorite, so at least a little bit of money has come in on McIntyre. This could be due to the stipulation added on SmackDown that Rhodes can lose the title by count-out or disqualification, but it’s only a minor fluctuation. To me, the stipulation feels like a way to make a match with a fairly certain result a little less predictable.
McIntyre stood tall to close out SmackDown, which wrestling tropes say is a sign he’s losing on the PLE. We just saw the reverse of that with Tatum Paxley vs. Jacy Jayne. McIntyre even addressed it today on social media, writing, “For anyone else this would be a bad omen… BUT I’M NOT ANYONE ELSE.”
Rhodes, at -500, is still a heavy favorite but these aren’t slam-dunk odds, and they weren’t before the stipulation either. I feel pretty safe picking Rhodes to win here, though there’s clearly some giving McIntyre a chance.
Prediction: Cody Rhodes
Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio defends against Rusev and Penta in a triple threat match
Dominik Mysterio is a huge betting favorite to retain in the triple threat match on Saturday.
He’s currently at -2100 to win, which is up from -1200 in this week’s newsletter. Obviously, with Dominik doing the Eddie Guerrero lie, cheat, and steal but be cheered for it gimmick, a triple threat like this is set up for him to do something underhanded to win. Just because it’s predictable, doesn’t mean it won’t be fun to watch.
Prediction: Dominik Mysterio
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