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Rob Kamphausen said:
i'd argue that hbk and benoit are two such individuals that currently receive a bigger pop. and, thats not to say i think they should keep the belt off batista because he's not as popular as them. rather, i think a lot more can be made of this story, and a lot more build up can be had to prolong it and make batista more popular.

i think giving the belt to batista now cheapens the story and rushes the ending.

orton simply is a heel. everything about his character is "the bad guy." he's killed legends. he's got chances no one else has. he's young and rich and the ladies love'em ( ). he's every high school's "spoiled, preppy jock," and no one liked that guy! his persona and character are screaming arrogant heel.



I agree totally that HBK and Benoit are over. The only problem is their feuds with Hunter are over. They billed the HHH/HBK Hell In A Cell last year as the final battle. The match at Taboo Tuesday was a happy bonus. And as everyone knows, Trips has a lot of control in the company, so billing it that way had to be at least partially his design. His recent win over Benoit in Pick Your Poison can't be coincidence either. So if we want a champion other than Trips right now, it almost has to be Batista. HBK and Benoit might be over with the fans, but Batista is over with Trips.

Totally agree on Orton though. I'm enjoying his heel turn heading into Wrestlemania. They've handled it nicely. I also agree his previous face turn was rushed, but they could have helped that by giving him a longer title run.

Bring on the ladies!