Little Jerry Lawler
Sigmund Freud On Ritalin And Roids
This could fall under a myriad of things but the one I'm going to focus on is the popularity of Batista in relation to Cena. During their feud, Batista claimed that the torch was passed from Austin to Cena and not to him. Batista was popular in his own right during his tenure in the WWE but didn't seem as huge as Cena was and I have a guess as the reason why.
Cena and Batista switched brands during the 2005 WWE Draft. From the time of the draft until Batista was drafted to RAW in 2008, here were some of their feuds.
Cena: Jericho, Christian, Angle, Edge, Orton, HBK
Batista: JBL, Eddie Guerrero, Great Khali, Undertaker, Edge
Smackdown was in a down period in 2005 and I believe Batista suffered from that as the talent level on the blue brand was significantly less than the flagship show. Batista has the look that Vince loves just like Cena and I think Dave could have been just as charismatic as Cena is now. I believe both would be in the same position they are now sans Batista retiring but Batista could have been the face of the WWE.
So do you think Batista could have been the face of the WWE if he was never drafted to Smackdown in 2005 and how would it have affected Cena if this was to take place?
Cena and Batista switched brands during the 2005 WWE Draft. From the time of the draft until Batista was drafted to RAW in 2008, here were some of their feuds.
Cena: Jericho, Christian, Angle, Edge, Orton, HBK
Batista: JBL, Eddie Guerrero, Great Khali, Undertaker, Edge
Smackdown was in a down period in 2005 and I believe Batista suffered from that as the talent level on the blue brand was significantly less than the flagship show. Batista has the look that Vince loves just like Cena and I think Dave could have been just as charismatic as Cena is now. I believe both would be in the same position they are now sans Batista retiring but Batista could have been the face of the WWE.
So do you think Batista could have been the face of the WWE if he was never drafted to Smackdown in 2005 and how would it have affected Cena if this was to take place?