Did anyone catch the absurdity of this statement? Vince didn't allow Batista to win the world title because he lost a fight to Booker T?? WTF? I've seen plenty of 'huge tough guys' lose matches to smaller opponents because they were chickenshits who hid behind their size or had no fighting skills. Besides, how many fans were even aware of Batista's ass whooping? How did Booker feel about Vince's feelings about him?
This is a callback to the territory days, when a promotor would only put the belt on someone who could legit handle himself in a real fight. It makes me think of Foley's book where he says the P wouldn't want his world champ being bitch slapped by some fan, wouldn't make his champion look good.
I'm obviously reading too much into it, but maybe Vince has that mindset.
Wouldn't explain Mysterio's reign, though..