WWE Raw May 6th, 2002/WWE SmackDown! May 9th, 2002 Watch Along

[Chris]

I'm gonna call time travel shenanigans bc that's a little too perfect that D-Von randomly gets this HHH match to make Batista's career be able to come full circle so perfectly someone been fucking with timelines

 

[Sky]

I thought he said "backsiding" and thought that was a word for butt stuff

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I mean Batista fudged the timeline cuz he really retired against Cena in 2010. His run with Trips was just to get a better retirement.

 

[Chris]

It counts higher if it's his true final retirement IMO

 

[Chris]

But we all know them Saudi shows pay well

 

[Sky]

It counts higher if it's his true final retirement IMO

Therefore, Ric Flair's true retirement match was on a random Impact in 2011

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I think retiring from being a full-time worker means more than coming back for one last mach. For me.

 

[Chris]

Technically yes and that's his fault

 

[Sky]

But we all know them Saudi shows pay well

Nah, Batista is too late for the Saudi Prince

 

[Chris]

Fair enough Smark

 

[Chris]

That also might be true but they hyped the HHH/Orton match pretty hard

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I do think having a better goodbye and better closure is good for the arc of your career, though.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Like I totes think Triple H and Rock need to do one last match at Mania and be both of their last matches.

 

[Chris]

Even if it was just the Rousey match with Rock replacing Kurt like I assume they wanted, it woulda been nice

 

[Sky]

Speaking of terrible retirement matches, Kurt Angle