Sharp Money Corner: Crown Jewel Perth 2025
John Cena (-1601) vs AJ Styles (+600)
Sharp Money Pick: AJ Styles
John Cena of course should be the favorite here, but not a -1600 favorite. AJ Styles is good value here.
Also, betting on Cena during his Retirement Tour seems to be the Noob betting strategy this year. If you're betting on Super Cena, you're way not paying attention. Cena is eager to move onto Hollywood. Putting a bunch of his colleagues over on the way out is the right way to do it.
*I may be biased here. I actually saw AJ Styles wrestle John Cena at a dark match years ago. AJ Styles won.
Cody Rhodes (+250) & Seth Rollins (-400)
Sharp Money Pick: Cody Rhodes
Champion vs. Champion: Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins is more difficult to judge. This is a champion vs. champion match, but as CM Punk noted in his RAW monologue, this is NOT a title match. Paul Heyman is building up the importance of the match by arguing that 1) Seth’s leadership of the Vision is at stake; and 2) if Seth loses, Paul Heyman will question why he chose Seth over Roman Reigns. This makes it seem like Seth should win, right?
We should go back to thinking like the booker. The current booking team seems willing to engage unorthodox booking, so face vs. face interactions. LA Knight has been feuding with Jey Uso and CM Punk recently and the feud feels fresh. Can we imagine the same thing happening if the Vision begins to fracture? Yes. A fracture within the Vision is potentially Bron Breakker’s breakout moment. Bron Breakker has clearly been tapped to be the guy headlining Wrestlemania in a few years.
This is also premised on the idea that Cody Rhodes will be booked strong, like the Hulk Hogan of the current era.
Roman Reigns (-350) vs Bronson Reed (+225) in an Australian Street Fight
Sharp Money Pick: Bronson Reed
Roman Reigns already won the previous match. Bronson Reed is getting a big push. I’m betting on a trilogy where Roman Reigns wins the final rubber match, but Bronson Reed coming out strong. At this point in his career, Roman Reigns can afford to lose the second match of a trilogy.
Summary: There is good value in the underdogs at Crown Jewel Perth.
