What's Next For The World Champ?

[Y 2 Jake]

Where does Batista go from here? He's feuded with King Booker and Finlay since his return so who's next?

The way I see it there is'nt really many option's. There's Kane, Undertaker, Kennedy, Benoit and possibly M.V.P.

M.V.P. is a long shot but I get the impression that WWE might go all the way with him. But it's certainly too soon to put him in the main event.

I see Kennedy winning the Rumble and moving to Raw so I cant imagine that happening. Also they had a mini feud in july in which Kennedy was practically buried.

Benoit and Kane seem to be two who are alway's on the cusp of the main event but very rarely get an oppertunity. Benoit/Batista would be ok because Benoit can carry almost anyone, although the promo's would be awful. Kane/Batista would be hideously bad, both are hugely over but neither are paticularly good.

Undertaker is rumoured to be his W.M. opponent but I see them facing each other at the Rumble and No Way Out. Despite the rumours Taker is'nt going to loose his W.M. winning streak, if he does it should be to somebody who will carry the company for the next decade. And Batista is'nt that man.

 

[TheTruNoLimit]

Honestly... they made note the other night at Armageddon how Booker never got his one on one rematch... so, if I had to guess, the one on one rematch will be invoked at the Royal Rumble, so that takes care of Batista's next title defense.

For No Way Out, I imagine much of the same, just because there's nothing that they really have for Batista. It'll probably be Batista v. Booker again, this time where if Booker doesn't win, he gets no shot at Batista again.

Unfortunately, WWE will milk this Batista/Booker rivalry to no end, and having the tag match at Armageddon only extends the one on one rivalry, while occasionally adding Finlay to Batista's rivalry list they've (at least tried) to keep things fresher with Batista and Booker. Hasn't really worked in my eyes.

Benoit, Kane, Undertaker, Kennedy, MVP are all ready for new angles now. It looks as though Armageddon could've been the end of all of their fueds. However, it's essentially between Kennedy and MVP, since the prior three are all faces and WWE isn't too fond of face v. face fueds in fears that fans will push one of them heel when WWE doesn't want that to happen.

You could always end the thing with Booker and have Batista get a couple new opponents. I could see Batista v. MVP at the Rumble. MVP has picked up steam, a couple wins over Kane and he looks more like a contender now. The problem is, what did MVP really do to earn a title shot? He beat Kane twice, but he also lost to Kane in the inferno match, which could possibly be the end of their fued. On top of that, even in the matches he won, Kane still looked like the winner from a physical standpoint. Plus, Batista v. MVP won't have to be a main event, so it can happen, probably won't.

I'm also not so sure of how good an idea it is to have Kennedy lose to Batista again. Kennedy, even though he lost at Armageddon, still has considerable momentum working for him. To get a title shot and blow it just kind of proves he's not there yet, and therefore they should hold off on this idea.

Therefore, it's Batista and Booker again until WWE can get him a new opponent by any means necessary for Wrestlemania. I don't think it's a great idea to be the Taker. I don't think Taker should lose his streak unless it leads to either a younger guy getting credit for it who can carry the company in the future or a veteran who has the best push of his career (who never had the huge push before) that can benefit from it for a couple years.

Having somebody such as Batista, who is now a 2 time World Champion and already gets the biggest pushes of all stars on Smackdown!, defeat Taker lacks logic.

The alternative is Taker winning the gold, but I doubt WWE will let that happen.

 

[The not-so Great Khali]

I think it will be Finlay because when Vince done that recent Byte This show, he was asked who he thought the future of the company was and he mentioned Finlay. Plus he is a road agent/trainer so he is popular with management.

An outside feud is with Chavo Guerrero. Although very unlikely to happen, with the Eddie storyline continuing and Batista/Eddie were a team before he sadly passed away.

Another very unlikely feud is with JBL. Rumour has it that he wants to return to the ring before WM23 and they have feuded before.

 

[War Games]

i cant wait till mark Henry returns after mania i reckon batista and him 2 will probably trade fist several times.

also why we are on this discussion can i ask out of theese 4 superstars who do u want batista to feud with next year?:
Edge
umaga
Orton
Lashley

i would love to see batista vs anyone of theese especially edge

 

[ctighe]

An outside feud is with Chavo Guerrero. Although very unlikely to happen, with the Eddie storyline continuing and Batista/Eddie were a team before he sadly passed away.

Oh God no. these storylines involving Eddie are really old and disrespectful. i mean these stories have been going on since the royal rumble, which was what 8-9 months ago? cant we let Eddie rest in peace?

 

[The not-so Great Khali]

i know there disrespectful i was just writing down a feud which Vince will probably do.

 

[Brilliance In Supremacy]

Honestly, what's best for SD altogether is if they turn Batista heel (3 face champions is ridiculous and unforgiveably uninteresting) and have him feud with someone like The Undertaker. They're two bigger guys, so I don't know how entertaining their matches will be (given that Taker is what he used to be and Batista's inherently lame). It does seem like the smart option though.

 

[swimfan619]

Honestly, what's best for SD altogether is if they turn Batista heel QUOTE]

That would be crazy for WWE to turn Batista heel because Wrestlezone said WWE feel Batista is the reason for Smackdown's ratings. Why would you take the biggest draw and make him heel? There's no logic behind that. What I do see happening is Mark Henry return to WWE at the Royal Rumble and face Batista. If that don't happen, maybe King Booker vs. Batista at Royal Rumble in a gimmick match but leading into No Way Out if Henry's not back, I see someone from Raw like Edge, Umaga, Orton, Masters, or someone else who's on top come over to Smackdown.

 

[Shadowmancer]

Edge drew as a heel so it is not so much that, But what about someone that nobody would think of from RAW. Such as Edge or Randy Orten.

Kennedy needs another year before he should be considered for Top teir title Shots. i can realistically see them having Batista drop the title at the Royal rumble, with the winner of the Rumble being from RAW or ECW. and feuding with the holder and winning that tournament that they do to determine the number one contender for Wrestlemania.

 

[swimfan619]

I know Edge drew as a heel but do you remember when he returned from his injury? He returned as a face and got booed. So WWE had no choice but to turn him heel and he did draw. That's like Eddie Guerrero last year. They turned him heel when he was the top face on Smackdown. But they ended up turning him face after he feuded with Rey Mysterio because it was a bad idea. But I think someone from Raw would have to come over to Smackdown since Raw took Randy Orton back for some unknown reason.

 

[Code Red]

But I think someone from Raw would have to come over to Smackdown since Raw took Randy Orton back for some unknown reason.

That someone would be Kane. Supposedly he is going to retire soon. WWE would be smart to put on one more feud between Kane and The Undertaker before he calls it a career.

 

[justinsayne]

I think that Teddy Long will have a tournament for the #1 contender at the Rumble, Taker, Booker, Finley, Kane, Chavo, MVP, Beniot, and Kennedy will be the participants, and I see either Finley or Kennedy winning, that or they'll have a triple threat match with Finley and Booker as Batistas opponents, then there is always the chance that they could bring in Monty Brown and have him face Batista, do a similar storyline as they did a few years ago with Steiner and Triple H, then maybe they could turn Batista heel, then when Taker wins the Rumble they'll face a storyline to work with

 

[jcdrules]

Batista Cant Turn Heel Because Taker Wont Lose At Wm To A Heel And Supposedly Everyone Is In Agreement That Taker Puts Batista Over At Wm.
I Can See Batista Vs Booker 1 More Time At Rr. Taker Will Win The Rr.

Batista Vs Kane At No Way Out Also Makes Sense Leading To The Taker Match At Wm.

 

[justinsayne]

Batista Cant Turn Heel Because Taker Wont Lose At Wm To A Heel And Supposedly Everyone Is In Agreement That Taker Puts Batista Over At Wm.
I Can See Batista Vs Booker 1 More Time At Rr. Taker Will Win The Rr.

Batista Vs Kane At No Way Out Also Makes Sense Leading To The Taker Match At Wm.

you say that Batista can't turn heel cuase Taker won't put over and supposedly that's what every one wants, the key word in all of that is supposeldy, what you need to remember is that WWE hasn't really committed to any ideas for matches yet and things can always change, and i havn't heard anything that says Taker is going to eliminate his winning streak, unless he takes on Kane one more time

 

[eric d duszynski]

how about bringing psycho sid back so we could possibly see the worst wrestling match of all time? it would be a fresh feud though for batsista. dont know if sid has wrestled since that gruesome foot injury he suffered in wcw. what about this guy daniel rodimer i keep reading about. sounds like stephanie loves him. i heard he will be probably heading to raw but wouldnt it make more sense to put him on sd?

 

[justinsayne]

how about bringing psycho sid back so we could possibly see the worst wrestling match of all time? it would be a fresh feud though for batsista. dont know if sid has wrestled since that gruesome foot injury he suffered in wcw. what about this guy daniel rodimer i keep reading about. sounds like stephanie loves him. i heard he will be probably heading to raw but wouldnt it make more sense to put him on sd?

Daniel Rodimier was on the last tough enough(the million doller one), he's pretty big, I havn't seen him wrestle, but I'd like to see him earn his shot instead of getting a push this early on, if they wanna bring someone in for a big push they should give it to monty Brown, at least we know he can put on a desent match

 

[vlad]

i want to see a kennedy vs batista fued...kennedy has potential and can bring excitement to this fued while batista vs king bookahhh just pissed me off. kennedy and undertaker is a great fued. how about at the royal rumble we have a buried alive match where kennedy wins. that will end the fued for a while... and then a raw superstar wins the rumble. then on smackdown a possible tournament happens, and at n.w.o, it s the final match of the tournament and kennedy wins. that starts the fued. kennedy wins at wrestlemania and undertaker makes an appearance after the match and attacks kennedy. and thats starts the original fued all over again but this time it will be for the title. and it ends with undertaker winning it, possibly at judgement day

i guarantee it wont happen like that but those are the two superstars that you want fueding for the title. two of the best on smackdown should be fighting each other for the title

 

[jcdrules]

SUPPOSEDLY (THERE'S THAT WORD AGAIN) Taker was involved in the initial discussion and wasnt negative about the idea. I personally think 'Taker should retire 15-0 or undefeated. If Umaga wasnt in this feud with Cena, I'd love to see 'Taker vs Umaga Battle of undefeated's at WM. As far as Batista goes for WM, if not Taker, then the only other thing I want to see Batsta do at WM is lose to Kennedy. But it looks like he's goin over 'Taker as of now.

 

[JUSTINIGHTMARE]

Taker will turn bad its about time I am sick of him an dhe will RIP in WM23 cause Batista is over the crowd unless Batista turns bad and Randy Orton intereferes and redo EVOLUTION with RIC Flair