One of the big matches scheduled for Sunday's WWE "WrestleMania 33" pay-per-view is the annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. This will be the fourth edition of the match which last year featured WWE superstar Baron Corbin capturing the win and Andre trophy. Corbin received a push of sorts after that, eventually getting to the championship picture at the "Elimination Chamber" PPV.
Other winners have included Cesaro and Big Show, both of whom have held WWE gold before. Will this year's edition of the match at the "WrestleMania" pay-per-view feature a brand new winner? The latest odds could tell the story.
Who's in the match?
Among the WWE match participants who have been announced for the Andre battle royal over the weeks are Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, and Braun Strowman. On this past week's "SmackDown Live" a 10-man tag match featured 10 of the competitors, so current tag team champs The Usos are in the game along with American Alpha. Also, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Fandango, and Tyler Breeze were a part of that match so they should be competing.
Mark Henry was also announced as a part of the match in an exclusive WWE website video.
WWE website lists all of the announced Andre the Giant "WrestleMania 33" battle royal competitors so far. Others include Goldust, R-Truth, Curtis Axel, Primo, Epico, Jinder Mahal, Bo Dallas, Curt Hawkins, Apollo Crews, and Tian Bing. Watch for the crowd to rally behind several of these guys including Axel who has recently worked some live events in a face role.
Who will win the match?
Braun Strowman is the overall favorite to win (1 to 9 odds) at many sports betting sites including Irish sportsbook Paddy Power. He makes the most sense based on his body of work over the past year and also since he's yet to hold any title on the main roster.
A trophy win could start his push.
Of course, the other thing to realize is The Big Show (10 to 1) announced he's officially retiring early next year. For a long time, it seemed he would be in a high-profile match against NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, but Shaq was said to have backed away from the match. That left Show with not much else to do except competes in this big battle royal. So with that in mind, a win for Big Show is not far fetched at all.
Other top favorites include Samoa Joe, Mojo Rawley, and Sami Zayn, all of whom don't have much going on for the PPV, but could use the win to gain some more momentum. In particular, Zayn could win it by eliminating Strowman, a guy who has sort of been his nemesis during the past year on "Raw." Another player listed on the odds as a favorite is the first-ever Universal Champion Finn Balor (12 to 1), who could always be a surprise entrant.
The battle royal is slated for the "WrestleMania 33" pre-show on Sunday starting at 5 or 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Which superstar will walk away with this year's Andre the Giant trophy?