The entire point of the ADR feud is to remind us how AWESOME Batista is RAWRRR

[Lockard 23]

Just a feud designed to give Batista someone to squash until Mania gets here, nothing more. I don't mind the feud because it gets only a minimum of TV time anyway and the match will probably range from being pretty good at best to decent at worst (since ADR, for everything else you may say about him, rarely has bad matches) and honestly, what else would you do with Batista for the Elimination Chamber PPV? You could also argue that given ADR's lack of overness, putting someone else over him like Ziggler or Cesaro wouldn't really do anything for them either. I mean, Cesaro is already in the EC match, which is a much better spot to be in than against Del Rio in an undercard match that no one will remember a couple of months from now.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Just a feud designed to give Batista someone to squash until Mania gets here, nothing more. I don't mind the feud because it gets only a minimum of TV time anyway and the match will probably range from being pretty good at best to decent at worst (since ADR, for everything else you may say about him, rarely has bad matches) and honestly, what else would you do with Batista for the Elimination Chamber PPV? You could also argue that given ADR's lack of overness, putting someone else over him like Ziggler or Cesaro wouldn't really do anything for them either. I mean, Cesaro is already in the EC match, which is a much better spot to be in than against Del Rio in an undercard match that no one will remember a couple of months from now.

Ziggler is done. I've stuck a fork in dat ass. He will never be involved in any thing significant again, and I'm convinced he and WWE will part ways in ~1 year when his deal is up.

Nobody said anything about taking Cesaro out of the EC match. And I didn't necessarily mean ADR needed to feud with anyone at EC, was just saying if they were going to have ADR buried it could have at least gone to Bray or Reigns who are ascending as opposed to Bortista who is what he is, just some dude who used to wrestle and now he is back. He was never going to gain momentum after his return, WWE had to know it was all downhill after 1/20.

As for Batista at EC if not ADR? Hell I don't know. Ideally Batista wouldn't have won the Rumble and the EC he could have just put over Brock. In reality with how things are Batista didn't need to do much of anything besides maybe come out for a face off with the EC match winner. Let's keep Batista's singles matches to a minimum

 

[RaveWayneBoo]

Del Rio leaving you kno Vince was gonna bury him. Ziggler is right tho he should be putting upcomming talent over. D Bry Reigns someone on thr cusp should destory Del rio.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Del Rio leaving you kno Vince was gonna bury him. Ziggler is right tho he should be putting upcomming talent over. D Bry Reigns someone on thr cusp should destory Del rio.

That, and what is the point of a 90 second match? That doesn't put ANYONE over. This isn't MMA, people aren't "impressed" that ADR beat DZ in 90 seconds, they are confused. DZ can make your roster look like a million bucks if you let him. He can't do it in 90 seconds though.

 

[RaveWayneBoo]

That, and what is the point of a 90 second match? That doesn't put ANYONE over. This isn't MMA, people aren't "impressed" that ADR beat DZ in 90 seconds, they are confused. DZ can make your roster look like a million bucks if you let him. He can't do it in 90 seconds though.

Exactly wrestling matches are ment to tell a story and in 90 secs ppl dont get " wow that guys a monster cuz he won in 2 mins" like they do in MMA/Boxing.

 

[RaveWayneBoo]

And just to add they can build up someone whit two min squash matches, but not what Im talking about in this case.

 

[edge4ever]

Yeh, big waste of time. Bad story, they're giving ADR something to do, and the entire thing will suck. Hopefully, Del Rio will actually be able to put up a fight against Batista. I don't get it with Batista. He seems out of shape, worse than ever, and less entertaining. He's not the fucking Rock, why do they treat him as if he's in that caliber (friends with Triple H goes a long way...)? Any who, Batista is trash. Him coming back this and winning Rumble and destroying everything and anyone in his way proves how politics can go much further than talent. Hell, even the Rock got his ass kicked now and then when he came back.

 

[edge4ever]

ADR will keep beating guys like Ziggler, and then Batista will keep coming out, as they try to make Batista babyface for the match and crowd. It won't work, and is a huge waste of time. The match will be alright, but expect to see Super Batista come out and take a lot of armbars and kicks to the face before he does a 2 hit combo. Spear, kick to the gut followed by his shit powerbomb.

WWE really fucked up on this one, or maybe Batista is just doing a shitty job.

it seems to be a mix of both. Batista looks worse and is worse in the ring...and, at the same time, Batista is being pushed because of friendships backstage. It's all around a crappy combo.