RavishingRickRudo

Of course. It was said in this thread, and I said it another similar thread, the WWE has something hot, they have nothing else as hot, so they should go along with it. BUT they shouldn't invest a ton into his title reign because of the reasons I listed.

I don't think anyone can say that Batista isn't the one. We can speculate, but to proclaim it like it's gospel and etched in stone seems like conditioned negativity. And that is understandable, considering TV for the last four years or so. You're willing to say Batista is comparable to Hogan and Austin? Jesus fucking christ, people are completely forgetting the purpose of this thread. The question was asked "Does Batista have staying power", I (and others) answered NO, and gave reasons. If you want to discuss those reasons, then good - this is a discussion board, that's the point. Bitching because people are providing legitimate answers that you don't like to the question made in the initial post is pseudo-flaming. I CAN say whatever the fuck I want to say on this board, and as long as it's within the rules of this forum it will be said here. You don't have to agree with it, nor does anyone else. But it'd probably be wise to have an open-mind to it, because I have disgusting accuracy with things like this.

He has a decent enough power moveset, gives real-sounding interviews, has a cool look, has even won the male fans over, is marketable, can work with a variety of sized wrestlers... Honestly, John Cena had all this too at one point. RVD had this at one point. A few guys over the past 5 years have had this, and there's something that separates them from someone like Austin or Hogan when it comes to staying power.

"They talk abolut me in the chatty rooms?" This is probably in my top 10 Angel quotes of all time.

10 Years later, can Big Daddy Dave to the same? I should note that I marked out for Batista last week on Toronto, and do enjoy his work on RAW. But let's get real, he is what he is.

*after Batista doesn't sustain popularity* "C'mon guys, why bother even talking about it, it's done, over, finished. Let's move on..." Maybe you should consider what this thread is actually asking before making asinine statements...

Not a chance. Batista is over in relation to HHH and very protective booking. There are very few feuds beyond HHH they can do, and even fewer that can be done effectively and successfuly. And there is only so much protection that can be done, esp. for someone as old as Batista. His body will breakdown if he works a World Champ Main Event schedule. It's a matter of how far and how much the WWE is willing to invest in him. Will they turn Orton back to a heel, Jericho into a heel, Benoit into a heel, HBK into a heel, Kane into a heel (aka, turning all the top faces into heels), bring back Brock Lesnar, successfully elevate and transition Hassan into a ME player just so Batista can squash him, all-the-while keeping these matches under the amount of time it takes to expose Batista and over the amount of time to make a dramatic main event (and these two things contradict each other, Batista has a Goldberg-like killer appeal, rather than a Hulk Hogan Hero appeal, which is why Hogan -someone who was bigger than Batista- could get away with getting beat up without losing his mystique). Batista is not a good worker, anyone fooled into believe that is a testiment to WWE booking and Chris Benoit being God, but make no mistake, you're being fooled. Batista has gotten over on short, retaliatory lines to HHH's long-winded speeches. Can he get away with that as a main eventer? I can't see it happening. In other words, everything that it takes to make a champion is the opposite of what is getting Batista over.

Oh thank god. FIGHTING FOR ELIMINATION! BIG JOHN! FUCK YEAH!

Oh SNAP.

Some of these fighters should be calling conflict of interest cause some of these guys are Team Quest. Couture isn't going to cut his own guys.

Bah, telephone polls aren't that heavy.

Dana White said on The LAW last night that the next 3 episodes (after this) will be the ones to watch.

I thought they were going to be fighting on every show for eliminations, but I guess that ain't happening. The last show in early April will have 3 live fights, I believe, on SpikeTV. The guys aren't like Tough Enough guys. They have records. They are like indy workers, and some have reputations for the more knowledgable, hardcore of hardcore fans. Bobby Southworth is probably the most notable because he fought in PRIDE once.

I love me Bobby Southworth Get off the bottle bald. get off that bottle. yeah.

Yeah, the blonde. I believe her and Chuck are currently going out. I think she has a contract with a record company Viacom owns and they needed something for her to do.

They need to work on the eliminations.

I don't think Willa Ford is actually there at the time, they just insert her in whenever necessary.

Tomko was RAW's in-ring MVP and HHH was RAWs out-of-ring MVP. The world has gone crazy. I mean, Raw sucked, but c'mon...

Dear God, how could this show be more homoerotic than RAW?

This is reminiscent of when Royce Gracie trained for his UFC 4 comeback tournament.

Willa Ford is fabulous. By that I mean useless. She looks cross-eyed. That's so hot.

Holy Shit, a mounted Triangle.

Good God I want me all of that.

Don't watch Ultimate Shamrock. For the love of god don't. Holding the tights or gloves is illegal.

They need to position Hassan with Christian and Rosie. And possibly Grenier and Kenzo. Actually, definitely Kenzo. DREAM TEAM. MOTHAFUUKKAAZZ.