-- It would appear that Batista is not particularly high on WWE's "champions of tomorrow" as he feels that other wrestlers of his generation are a dying breed. "We're dinosaurs in this age of instant gratification. We are not just athletes, we are also storytellers and I don't see that in the newcomers," Batista said in an interview with the Manila Standard Today. Regarding his future in sports entertainment, the multi-time champion believes he will be "fat and retired" five years from now. If he's still working for WWE, it would be in a behind-the-scenes role.
-- Last week's edition of WWE Superstars scored a 0.7 rating. The replay later in the night did a scored a 0.4 rating. This has to be considered a success for the company as the show aired on Christmas Eve, and still scored the same rating overall as they usually do. Superstars tends to score about a 0.8-0.9 for the first run of the show, and a 0.2 for the replay.
-- USA Today has an article up on WWE breaking into the Mexican market, and how it is affecting the local wrestling. You can check that article out at USAToday.com.
-- WWE.com has posted their top 25 matches of 2009, which are:
25. Elimination Chamber for WWE Championship 24. Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Steamboat 23. DX vs. Legacy - Hell in a Cell 22. Christian vs. Yoshi Tatsu 21. Team RAW vs. Team Smackdown 20. Jeff Hardy vs. John Morrison 19. John Cena vs. Jack Swagger - Champion vs. Champion 18. Undertaker/Cena/DX vs. Punk/Orton/Legacy 17. Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison - 2 out of 3 Falls 16. Money in the Bank Match 15. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels - before Royal Rumble 14. Christian vs. Chris Jericho 13. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy - Stretcher Match 12. Team Orton vs. Team Kofi 11. Randy Orton vs. Triple H - Three Stages of Hell 10. Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio - SummerSlam 9. Triple H vs. John Cena 8. Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison 7. Edge vs. John Cena - Last Man Standing 6.. Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk - TLC Match 5. Elimination Chamber for World Heavyweight Championship 4. Randy Orton vs. John Cena - Iron Man Match 3. Edge vs. Jeff Hardy - Ladder Match 2. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio - The Bash 1. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
I agree with Batista...What would the WWE be without guys like Triple H,HBK,Cena,Batista,Undertaker or Orton?...Nothing.
The New talent will never become as huge as those guys and thats a fact,we all learned that the hard way after attitude era,that new talent is hard to find but we got lucky with Cena and Batista..
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