Batista sounds like a calm badass... because that's what he is! He approaches stuff thinking about it first instead of running blindly around killing people like every other hoss on the roster. He's a smart hoss. He's an over hoss. I think his popularity will stay for a damn good while after Wrestlemania 21. That crowd was screaming for Batista last night big time.
As for JBL's title reign... I'm starting to look at him more credible and credible every day. You see, his title reign isn't like Eddie's or Kurt's or Brock's or anyone like that. These days, people are paying to see him and pray to God he LOSES the title. Hell, even we want it. And whoever can do it, shall get the praise, the cheers, and a complementary basket of fruit from the smarks. This is the "Honky Tonk" method. Let the guy hold the belt for a while by any means necessary, have people watch the show and pay tickets to see him and see if he'll lose the title, and make a star out of whoever beats him for it.