Night Of Champions: Edge vs. Batista

[klunderbunker]

This match is about what I'd expect for a ppv of this caliber. It makes a bit of sense as it seems there's a bit of a threat to Edge, but not a serious one. There's next to no way Batista walks out with the belt here. The problem is, this match has been done so many times before it's pathetic. There was a stat the other day on the main page that said Batista, Taker and Edge have been in every SD main event since Cyber Sunday 06. That can't be a good sign no matter what. This would be a good time to put someone else in the main event even for a flash in the pan, like a Finlay. No chance of a title change, but it's something fresh. Given the landscape on SD, this is about what I could expect, not what I want, but I suppose it will do for now.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Yay. Joy to the world. Edge Vs Batista again. Will be decent, Batista wont win, blah be blah be blah. Same ol same ol. Jake could be right about Batista moving however, so this may (one can only hope) change. Im sure itll have its share of nice bumps, since Edge excels in that area, and Batista is so stiff, it wont be garbage. Just boring, and rehashed.

 

[Monkey_Mania]

Thank god the draft is coming up. I'm sick and fucking tired of seeing the same old things on all shows time after time. Especially smackdown. Every month it involves the combination of Batista, Edge, or The undertaker. Now once again its going to be Edge Vs Batista. It should be a decent match. It wont blow anyone away but it will do alright. I agree that Batista is moving over to Raw and that Edge will win. Hopefully this is the last time we get to see this match for a long time.

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

Holy fuck! I've magically travelled back in time to June 2007!!!!!!

Oh wait no, WWE is jus continuing to get shitter as months go by.

Are we gonna get 4 Edge/Batista matches then a 'beat me or no more title shots against me' stip again and hope that this time Edge DOESN'T get injured 2 weeks after that? No, you won't. What's ******ed is that instead, we've already had the 'beat me or you're fired' stipulation thrown in immediately. WTF!?! It didn't make TLC more enjoyable last month, it only served to make Taker's most recent screwjob that much more pathetic, and as unlikely as it is that Batista and Taker will b off at the same time, it'll probably happen that way, because few ppl thought taker wud b banished so maybe WWE will giv us another swerve (apparently Batista needs time off too) that no one will really appreciate despite everyone wanting unpredictable outcomes in their wrestling shows.

Bottom line, Edge will win, Vickie Guerrero will still b allowed to speak on television and i'll continue to not bother watching Smackdown.

 

[matt_09]

While I'm glad that we are seeing Edge vs Undertaker again, I can't say that I'm exicited for this match. Maybe they can pull out an entertaing match and suprise me. I'm just expecting this to be a one month fued until Edge can get some new opponents through the draft.

 

[Ratedrko619]

I think there is positively no way this will go down but I think it's a good idea that could work if WWE did. The two main events for NOC is Triple H vs. Cena for the WWE title, and Edge vs. Batista for the World Title. Now with teh draft coming next week, what if Batista went to RAW and Cena went to SmackDown!? Then we could get Triple H vs. Batista for the WWE Title and Edge vs. Cena for the World Title. It has been about three years since we had Triple H vs. Batista and about two years since we had Edge vs. Cena (which I thought was an okay fued when it was going). I think Triple H and Edge would still go over but it sounds like a good idea. What do you guys think?

 

[lionheart01]

well now after the draft, i think batista might walk away from NOC with the strap.
I say this because either cena or batista need to win sunday, and im sure HHH wont go to smackdown and lose his title.
i wouldnt mind another reign of batista but if it does happen it wont be a long reign before he drops it.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

I'm just reposting what I said in the Cena/HHH thread:



Despite how I'd rather have other things, I think we only have two options here:

1. Cena wins the title and brings it to Raw, as the ratings on Raw seem to go up when he's champion. Hopefully, they book him right this time around and don't have him dominate for a year straight.

2. Triple H retains somehow, but Punk cashes in and wins the title, turning heel in the process and getting the WWE title back on Raw.


For the life of me, I can't see them having Batista win the WHC from Edge and ending the entire Vickie storyline, especially when they've announced the whole "July 11 Wedding" thing. I know, I know, they can just "call the wedding off", but how anticlimactic will it be if the entire La Familia story just ends on a random note of idiot Batista winning a title?

 

[Mighty NorCal]

It is possible that Batista goes over here. Takes the WHC, and brings it to RAW, while Trip H retains. Doubtfull though, as Cena is roughly 10X the flagship guy that Batista is, and the Edge/familia storyline is too good to just scrap. That and Trips and Batista had the "standing tall on the last show before the PPV" kiss of death, so im very much doubting eithe rof them will win. Batista just hasnt been built into seeming like a real threat either. Edge goes over.

 

[chasingamy]

The Edge/Vicki/La Familia storyline works best when Edge is the champion and Edge has his first challenger in HHH (who's better chasing the title) waiting on Smackdown. Plus Edge still has the momentum of being the one to banish Taker on his side. If he drops the belt to Tista only one month later, it would crap all over the months they've spent building him up as the ultimate heel. Plus I can't bear the thought of the WHC belt going to Raw and being made into a spinner sometime down the road.

 

[Agrex]

Well Edge better win. Because Batista does not deserve to hold a world title on the "A Brand". I would've of been slightly excited for this match if we haven't have seen it so many times in the last year. John Cena is a much bigger draw than Batista is, and ever will be so I don't think Batista would win his match, and Cena would lose his match. If Batista were to win the match not only would that make him the undeserved "top dog" in the WWE, but it would totally fuck up "La Famillia". John Cena has what it takes to run with the ball if he is booked correctly. Don't make him unbeatable, but let him have it for a while. But if you give it to Batista you can't do anything win him, unless he would lose the title right away.

Or the WWE can totally throw a curveball, screw up Smackdown, and make both Batista, and Cena win the titles. You never know, it’s the WWE.

As for the match itself it will be boring, but not predictable. I really can't predict which way the WWE will play this out, but hopefully it doesn't make Batista a world champ, again.

 

[Kcorthe]

This should be a pretty decent match. Nothing special, obviously, but pretty solid, like most of their matches.

I could see either man winning, but I think Edge has the...well, edge here. No pun intended.

I hope Batista turns heel soon, as I'm sure many of you wish as well.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Why are so many people convinced that Batista is going to win the title tonight? It doesn't make any sense in my mind.

First off, the feud is primarily Edge/Taker. They used Batista because they needed to have someone challenge Edge at Night of Champions as every title is defended, and the Undertaker is "banned" from the WWE. So they go to their #2 guy, Batista, as he was the last option left considering Mysterio's injury.

Second, Edge JUST won the title back at the last ppv. Why have him lose it already to someone who hasn't been involved in the storyline?

Third, they're still pushing the July 11th wedding. Why would they have Edge lose his title and kill all the momentum leading to the wedding? If he loses it at any time, expect it to be at least at the Great American Bash, but more likely at Summerslam.

Fourth, I know most people will say "because Raw needs a title and Batista's on Raw, and HHH won't want to lose his". But remember, Batista isn't as big of a money maker as Cena is, and if the rumor is true, then they were planning on having Cena beat HHH at Summerslam but decided to move it up to Night of Champions (which would mean "we decided to move up Cena's title reign to start at Night of Champions instead of Summerslam"). Now I'm not a fan of Cena at all, and I think HHH is bland too, but one can't really argue that Batista is by far the worst out of the threesome.

Edge as the top man on Smackdown is receiving a ton of heat. Are they really going to just end it because they'd rather have Batista as WHC on Raw than Cena as WWE champ on Raw? Come on. That's like saying "Matt Hardy was moved to ECW so that he could challenge Edge, beat him, bring the WHC to ECW, and then when the merger happens, bring it to Raw"...wishful thinking on the part of a fan of a particular person (this time being Batista) and not stepping back and seeing that the WWE is a business.

 

[WWEFan2000]

This is going to be a good match but I expect Edge to retain.

I agree with NoFate. Edge just won the title a few weeks ago and has a lot of momentum after retiring the Deadman. I just cant see Edge losing the title this early, esp right before the wedding. He's the best thing on SD right now so the WWE will continue to keep the strap on Edge and have him fued with HHH in the upcoming weeks.

 

[Ad!]

Surely Edge/Triple H is a Wrestlemania quality match, either way WWE should make the fans wait for a match up between them, no earlier than Summerslam in two months? Why not have Edge feud with Kennedy for a bit?

Regardless of that. Edge to retain.

 

[Shocky]

I can't see how this goes any other way then Edge. Certainly they aren't going to have a heel Edge chase a face champion in Triple H on Smackdown. Batista is shit, and we get to see him in all of his Botchtista gloryness, live and unedited on Raw. Batista should never be near a world title without his matches being heavily edited.

Anywho, this match is going to be terrible, like most of the matches these two have had. Edge is good, but not good enough to get a good match out of the big lump of shit. Thankfully, this feud will be over for the foreseeable future. Edge will be a heel, that has had the last laugh with 3 out of 4 of his main rivals the last few years, coming out on top of Matt Hardy, Batista and the Undertaker, pretty impressive.

 

[Razz]

I didn't watch the PPV yet, but I have a feeling there is a very small but possible chance that CM Punk will cash in his money in the bank very soon. And it could be at Edge's wedding like he teased on some shows before. It's possible he could win and then the belt would be taken to RAW. That would also put Smackdown, La Familia and Vickie/Edges relationship in shambles. Possibly Vickie would be removed as GM and someone unexpected or returning could be put in. I wouldn't mind seeing that but I'm probably dreaming, and maybe CM Punk is not ready for the World title..

 

[Zorlak]

I didn't watch the PPV yet, but I have a feeling there is a very small but possible chance that CM Punk will cash in his money in the bank very soon. And it could be at Edge's wedding like he teased on some shows before. It's possible he could win and then the belt would be taken to RAW. That would also put Smackdown, La Familia and Vickie/Edges relationship in shambles. Possibly Vickie would be removed as GM and someone unexpected or returning could be put in. I wouldn't mind seeing that but I'm probably dreaming, and maybe CM Punk is not ready for the World title..

I don't think your dreaming, I also think that something like that is gonna happened, CM Punk cashing in on the wedding and having a small round with the champion it highly possible, maybe on SummerSlam he could lose it to Batista or John Cena.

 

[kingrko]

With HHH retaining at NOC, this whole thing with Punk cashing in on edge to win the title actually does seem more possible. I've seen the Punk vs Edge matches, and i thought they were good. also this would solve the world title problem for Raw, and then Punk could feud with Cena, Batista, or maybe even Y2J or HBK if their feud is over. I agree with Zorlak, and we'll probably see him lose it at SummerSlam to Cena or Batista.

 

[DerringerEagle]

With HHH retaining at NOC, this whole thing with Punk cashing in on edge to win the title actually does seem more possible. I've seen the Punk vs Edge matches, and i thought they were good. also this would solve the world title problem for Raw, and then Punk could feud with Cena, Batista, or maybe even Y2J or HBK if their feud is over. I agree with Zorlak, and we'll probably see him lose it at SummerSlam to Cena or Batista.

Like many people have said before, they are not taking the belt of Edge for a while yet. If they do, they will kill all the momentum he has gained in the last 3 months, and it makes more sense for HHH to chase a heel Edge for the title instead of the other way around. Creative already screwed up once with Edge's momentum when the took the title back from him 3 weeks after his 'cashing in' on Cena at NYR 2 years back.