WWE Money In The Bank 2018 Pro Wrestling Betting Odds
–‘Money in the Bank 2018’ will feature stars from both WWE brands with ‘Raw’ and ‘Smackdown’ competitors represented.
–This is the 9th ‘Money in the Bank’ event and will be held at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois
–‘WWE Money in the Bank 2018’ will take place on Sunday, June 17 beginning at 8 PM Eastern on the WWE Network
The next WWE PPV will continue the new practice of intermingling the RAW and Smackdown brands as ‘Money in the Bank’ 2018 will take place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It also poses an interesting question–can ‘PPV events’ be called ‘PPV events’ when no one is actually ‘paying per view’ to watch them? This is something I’ve been ruminating over for awhile now and it’s even more relevant in the wake of the WWE’s massive television deal with Fox and the USA Network for the weekly ‘Raw’ and ‘Smackdown’ programming. If you’re a fan of behind the scenes show biz machinations check out the latest issue of ‘The Wrestling Observer’ newsletter for all sorts of details. At any rate, RAW will remain on the USA Network in its more or less traditional Monday timeslot though Smackdown will move to Friday from 8 to 10 PM Eastern on Fox. The terms of the deals are mind blowing–the combined USA and Fox deals are worth a combined $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion over 5 years from October 2018 to September 2024.
For the time being, the major PPV events (I’m going to keep using that term for lack of a better term at the moment) will continue to appear on the WWE Network. It’s tough to get accurate subscriber figures for the WWE Network since they’re always offering ‘deals’ like .99 cents for three months. Plus, they’ll quote subscriber figures based on the viewership of big events like Wrestlemania. The latest figures are quoting an ‘average paid subscribers’ figure of 1.56 million with a record 2.12 million households during Wrestlemania.
THE PRO WRESTLING PRODUCT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE
At some point, logic suggests that the TV networks that are placing multi-billion dollar bets on WWE programming would want the best matches on their platform. The best matches would in theory at least mean better ratings and more advertising dollars. It would also make the WWE product more valuable if viewers and revenues go up. In the aforementioned latest issue of ‘The Wrestling Observer’ Dave Meltzer suggests that the company’s top financial priority now should be the Friday night ‘Smackdown’ show. He also suggests that the traditional metrics that determined financial success and failure in the pro wrestling business including live gate revenue, big show viewership, merch, etc. are now ‘small potatoes’. He continues with the analysis of the new financial landscape of pro wrestling in North America along with the assertion that ‘the biggest matches and angles should be on television since it is the leading revenue stream and reaches the most viewers’. The WWE Network is now a nice ancillary revenue stream but not on the scale of their television deals.
Will the traditional format of the pro wrestling product change dramatically? Based on the numbers at play it’ll have to. Historically, television was a promotional vehicle to get people to come to the Atlanta City Auditorium, the Columbia Township Auditorium, Olympic Auditorium, etc. to watch the live events. Thus the propensity toward wrestling shows during the 1970’s heavy on ‘squash matches’, promos and angles. During the ‘Monday Night Wars’ between WCW and WWE during the late 1990’s, TV ratings became an important metric–arguably *the* most important metric–but the basic dynamic of the product remained the same. There were more competitive matches on television but the promotions were in a continuous ‘build’ toward the next PPV event. Over the past almost two decades television has continued to grow in importance and big matches, title changes, etc. have become more commonplace. Even with new platforms such as the WWE Network the same premise continues to date–there might be *more* significant stuff on TV but the focal point remains the ‘Big 4’ PPV events and in particular Wrestlemania. At this point, however, this is as much due to ‘tradition’ as anything else.
So what’s next? I’d like to think that there’s still a place for ‘big events’ with stacked cards but at some point this could go by the wayside with the most significant matches just interspersed with the rest of the weekly television programming. However it plays out, these are interesting times for the business of professional wrestling.
Here are the odds for the 2018 WWE ‘Money in the Bank’ PPV. These are the confirmed matches at the time of this writing but since there’s a lot to suggest that another match or two will be added these will be updated at least once before the weekend of the event:
WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2018 PRO WRESTLING BETTING ODDS
SINGLES MATCHES
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Shinsuke Nakamura: +130
AJ Styles: -150
WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexa Bliss: +150
Ronda Rousey: -170
WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Carmella: +130
Asuka: -150
SINGLES MATCH
Roman Reigns: -350
Jinder Mahal: +300
TAG TEAM MATCH
WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Bludgeon Brothers: -750
Karl Anderson/Doc Gallows: +600
MONEY IN THE BANK PROPOSITION ODDS
TO WIN MONEY IN THE BANK MATCHES
2 RAW Wrestlers: +325
2 Smackdown Wrestlers: +225
1 wrestler from each brand: -250
WHICH WILL OCCUR FIRST?
Men’s MIB Stipulation ‘Cash In’ Match: -150
Women’s MIB Stipulation ‘Cash In’ Match: +130
WILL ANY BRIEFCASE ‘CASH IN’ HAPPEN DURING THE 2018 MONEY IN THE BANK PPV CARD?
Yes: -150
No: +130
MEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
TO WIN MEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
Braun Stroman: +350
The Miz: +500
Rusev: +500
Samoa Joe: +700
Finn Balor: +700
Kevin Owens: +950
Big E: +1000
Kofi Kingston: +1250
Bobby Roode: +1500
Xavier Woods: +1500
TO WIN MEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
RAW Brand Wrestler: +300
Smackdown Brand Wrestler: -350
MEN’S MIB STIPULATION WILL BE ‘CASHED IN’ AGAINST
WWE Universal Champion: -120
WWE Champion: -210
MEN’S MIB STIPULATION WILL BE ‘CASHED IN’
On RAW or Smackdown: +210
Any other show or PPV: -250
MEN’S MIB STIPULATION WILL BE ‘CASHED IN’
Before August 20, 2018: -210
On or After August 20, 2018: +180
WINNER OF MEN’S MIB ‘CASHED IN’ CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Champion: +500
MIB Challenger: -650
WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
TO WIN WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
Natalya: +250
Charlotte Flair: +350
Ember Moon: +450
Alexa Bliss: +500
Sasha Banks: +750
Becky Lynch: +750
Naomi: +1000
Lana: +125 0
TO WIN WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
RAW Brand Wrestler: -210
Smackdown Brand Wrestler: +180
WOMEN’S MIB STIPULATION WILL BE ‘CASHED IN’ AGAINST
WWE RAW Women’s Champion: -120
WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion: +100
WOMEN’S MIB STIPULATION WILL BE ‘CASHED IN’
On RAW or Smackdown: +210
Any other show or PPV: -250
WOMEN’S MIB STIPULATION WILL BE ‘CASHED IN’
Before August 20, 2018: -210
On or After August 20, 2018: +180
WINNER OF WOMEN’S MIB ‘CASHED IN’ CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Champion: +300
MIB Challenger: -350
2018 MONEY IN THE BANK STAR RATINGS PROPS
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE MEN’S ‘MONEY IN THE BANK’ MATCH?
Over 3.5 stars: +175
3.5 stars: +115
Under 3.5 stars: +135
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE WOMEN’S ‘MONEY IN THE BANK’ MATCH?
Over 2.5 stars: +175
2.5 stars: +115
Under 2.5 stars: +135
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE SHINSUKE NAKAMURA VS. AJ STYLES WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH?
Over 3.5 stars: +175
3.5 stars: +105
Under 3.5 stars: +125
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE NIA JAX VS. RONDA ROUSEY WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH?
Over 2.5 stars: +190
2.5 stars: +110
Under 2.5 stars: +125
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE BLUDGEON BROTHERS VS. LUKE GALLOWS/KARL ANDERSON WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH?
Over 3 stars: +175
3 stars: +105
Under 3 stars: +125
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE ASUKA VS. CARMELLA WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH?
Over 3 stars: +145
3 stars: +105
Under 3 stars: +135
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S STAR RATING FOR THE ROMAN REIGNS VS. JINDER MAYHAL MATCH?
Over 2.5 stars: +125
2.5 stars: +125
Under 2.5 stars: +155
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S HIGHEST MATCH STAR RATING AT ‘WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2018’ WILL BE?
3.5 stars or Over: -250
Under 3.5 stars +210
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S LOWEST MATCH STAR RATING AT ‘WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2018’ WILL BE?
Over 2.25 stars: +150
Under 2.25 stars -170
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S AVERAGE STAR RATING AT ‘WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2018’ WILL BE?
2.7 stars or more: +130
Under 2.7 stars -150
THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S TOTAL STARS AWARDED AT ‘WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2018’ WILL BE?
20.5 stars or more: +130
Under 20.5 stars -150
All star rating props will be based on the above referenced matches which were the only ‘official’ matches as of the time of this writing. Any additional matches will be disregarded for the purpose of the star rating bets.