WWE SNME predictions: Does Montez Ford turn on Angelo Dawkins?
Saturday Night’s Main Event takes place tonight from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
As of this writing, betting odds are available for four of the five matches, and most of those odds are fairly close. However, the World Tag Team title match between Logan Paul and Austin Theory against The Street Profits has heavy odds toward one result, which could lead to speculation about what happens in the match itself and the future of Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins as a team.
Below are previews, predictions, and betting odds for each match at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
World Tag Team Champions Logan Paul and Austin Theory defend against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
Logan Paul and Austin Theory are currently -1000 favorites to retain their titles against Ford and Dawkins, who are at +550.
We’ve seen Ford and Dawkins not on the same page, specifically as it involves Seth Rollins of late. It feels as though they are setting the stage for Montez turning on his longtime partner and aligning with The Vision, although that’s only speculation.
I believe the very long odds that The Street Profits have in this match are evidence that others believe they are probably breaking up tonight or what happens on the show will play a pivotal role in them breaking up in the near future.
Lance Storm noted on Wrestling Observer Live on Friday that one of Paul Heyman’s favorite angles in ECW was the tag partners who don’t get along but win the tag team titles together. Storm used himself and Chris Candido’s run as ECW Tag Team Champions as evidence. However, the likelihood of that scenario happening here seems low.
Prediction: Logan Paul and Austin Theory retain.
WWE Intercontinental Champion Penta defends against Ethan Page
Penta is currently a -250 favorite to retain against Ethan Page at +170.
It feels a little early in Page’s main roster WWE run for him to be winning the Intercontinental title here, but I think WWE realizes they’ve got a guy in Page who can make others look good in their programs with him. I believe that’s the idea for Page with Penta here. I think Penta should be a heavier favorite than -250.
Prediction: Penta retains.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Brie Bella and Paige defend against Nia Jax and Lash Legend
As of this writing, the champions, Scream Mode, are -175 favorites against The Irresistible Forces, the team name of Legend and Jax.
While the odds are pretty close, I feel like there’s probably going to be a title change here. I don’t see the point in keeping the titles on Brie and Paige when Nikki is expected to be back soon. It seems the dynamic around the Bellas and Paige is probably going to change soon, and that story doesn’t need the tag titles as part of it.
Meanwhile, Legend and Jax were tag champions heading into WrestleMania, and I think there is a desire on WWE’s end to have them be a dominant team in the division. I think Paige and Bella winning at WrestleMania was mostly about creating a fun WrestleMania moment in a spot that was originally meant for the Bella Twins, and the division resets tonight.
Prediction: Nia Jax and Lash Legend win the titles.
Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill, Michin, and B-Fab
As of this writing, this match is a pick’em, with both teams listed at -120.
As we learned on WWE SmackDown on Friday night, Ripley will defend the WWE Women’s Championship against former champion Jade Cargill at Clash in Italy. Whatever happens in this match will likely build the story for the upcoming PLE.
However, in terms of who wins this match here, I really don’t think anyone on the babyface side is going to get pinned. Meanwhile, Michin and B-Fab are the most likely wrestlers in the match to take the fall. So, based on who in this match is considered beatable, I’m feeling confident Ripley, Bliss, and Flair are going to win.
Prediction: Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair win.
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch vs. Sol Ruca
There are no betting odds available for this match, and I wonder if that’s because nobody can get a good handle on whether the Intercontinental title is on the line or not.
Lynch not wanting to put the title on the line against Ruca has been a part of how they’ve been building this storyline. However, WWE.com recently advertised it as a title match.
I don’t know how many of you have also noticed this, but WWE.com does this all the time. They advertise matches that haven’t been announced as title matches as title matches, and then WWE has to make it clear that it’s not a title match. I don’t know why this is an issue that happens so frequently and doesn’t get handled, but here we are.
It being a non-title match actually improves the likelihood that Sol Ruca wins considerably. Since I believe this is a non-title match, I think Sol Ruca is going to win and lay the groundwork for a future actual title match.
Prediction: Sol Ruca
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