Ex-wrestler Lance Storm beats WWE match bet idea

Lance Storm slams WWE betting

Ex-pro wrestler Lance Storm believes states are making a grave mistake by allowing bettors to bet on the outcome of WWE matches.

“It would destroy the creative process,” Storm said, in part, in a response to a tweet stating that WWE’s creative team would not know the outcome of matches until they happen. “You would have to go back to a single booker who will be trusted and will shut up.”

WWE recently reached out to regulators in Michigan and Colorado to discuss the possibility of legalizing wagering on games with pre-programmed outcomes. In other words, bettors would predict outcomes of events already known to multiple parties.

The wrestling company plans to enlist the services of a reputable accounting firm to help tabulate and seal results in high-profile awards shows like the Academy Awards. They believe that if they can record the results properly, WWE will be no different than those shows that people can legally bet on in some states, even though the results are already in.

The fighters would probably not know the outcome of their upcoming fight until hours before the match

This plan, if agreed upon, will send wrestlers into the dark. Since they could potentially reveal results, the fighters would likely not know the outcome of their upcoming bout until hours before the match.

WWE was put up for sale with the help of recently reinstated CEO Vince McMahon. It will meet with potential buyers for first-round bids over the next month.