Former World Champion New Favorite to Win the Royal Rumble, Update on Braun Strowman’s Match Odds

January 23, 2017

It’s been confirmed that WCW legend Goldberg will compete in the 30-man WWE Royal Rumble match this Sunday, January 29^th. The 50-year old superstar will make only his second appearance in the over the top rope match, the other coming back in 2004.

Before his inclusion was announced, Goldberg was a 16/1 shot to win the Rumble, however, bookmakers have since updated their odds and Goldberg now sits as a match favorite at 2/1. That said, his odds do vary, with only one bookmaker having him at 2/1 whereas the majority of others range from 5/2 to 4/1. There’s still one operator who refuses to install Goldberg as one of the main contenders, and has priced him at 12/1.

Despite Goldberg’s increasing win odds, only 9% of bets placed via Oddschecker this weekend were on the former WWE and WCW Champion winning the Royal Rumble. Despite Braun Strowman’s odds drifting from 2/1 to 4/1 this weekend, he remains the popular pick with Oddschecker users. Just under 15% of bets have been placed on the former member of the Wyatt Family.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.