Early betting odds for top matches at SummerSlam have been released.

Back in 1985, Vince McMahon took a roll of the dice when he gambled everything on one big idea. That idea was WrestleMania. This was the first time that a pro wrestling event would air live on closed circuit. This was before PPV (pay-per-view) was even a thing.

He brought in celebrities as well as the top talents in the country that way he could to load up this show.

Wth McMahon risking it all for just one night that could have been disastrous, he took not only the WWE (known as WWF at the time) but pro wrestling to the next level. It became mainstream in the 1980s that garnered attention from around the world.

The company decided to hold another WrestleMania the following year, which paid off once again and has been running strong for the last 33 years. In 1988, the WWE Chairman had another idea. This time it would be a seasonal thing.

I am talking about an event that would build through the summer and end with a slam. SummerSlam.

Throughout the years, WWE has held the two events in some of the biggest cities in the world. These events cannot be contained in an arena but stadiums as well.

While WWE has kept SummerSlam in arenas over the years, they did venture out to London, England at Wembley Stadium back in 1992.

The SummerSlam pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. When the event comes closer, betting odds for all of the matches will be released.

Here are the latest betting odds for this upcoming event that is being put on by the sports entertainment company:

Brock Lesnar (+210) vs. Roman Reigns (-290) for the Universal Championship

Alexa Bliss (+260) vs. Ronda Rousey (-380) for the Raw Women's Championship

AJ Styles (-150) vs. Samoa Joe (+110) for the WWE Championship

Carmella (+210) vs. Becky Lynch (+105) vs. Charlotte Flair (+180) for the SmackDown Live Women's Championship

Braun Strowman (-300) vs. Kevin Owens (+220)

Dolph Ziggler (+205) vs. Seth Rollins (-285) for the Intercontinental Championship

Shinsuke Nakamura (-210) vs. Jeff Hardy (+160) for the United States Championship

Cedric Alexander (-110) vs. Drew Gulak (-130) for the Cruiserweight Championship

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