Batista: Please Don't Ruin Smackdown

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We all heard about Batista's "career altering announcement" on Raw. And it turns out the the only career he will be altering is the career of the numerous up-and-coming stars on Smackdown.

And in his first week upon his return, Batista has squashed both the No. 1 contender for the WWE title, Randy Orton, and one half of the unified tag-team champions, Chris Jericho.

We all know Vince McMahon's vision of big, powerful men as marketing tools, with total disregard of their in-ring abilities or charisma, and there isn't a greater example of that than Dave Batista.

Haven't you ever heard of the saying "if it's not broken, don't fix it"? Although Smackdown has not been as powerful as Raw when it comes to ratings, it certainly has been the most enjoyable wrestling show in the past few months.

We have all witnessed the development of the young superstars such as John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler, and saw Smackdown as a platform for them to feel free and show their talents without any ego's hogging them and/or standing in their way.

I have to say that I still loved Smackdown even with the departure of Jeff Hardy, and the temporary departures of Edge and Rey Mysterio. We had CM Punk running the show, with his heel antics, and cutting amazing promo after amazing promo.

We had Chris Jericho who, even though spent more time on Raw than on Smackdown, had some appearances and would also have decent matches.

Not to mention the rising stars such as Dolph Ziggler and John Morrison. We had a Phenom who definitely knows how to run a town. And much others who would do well in the midcard such as R-Truth, Matt Hardy, Cryme Tyme, The Hart Dynasty, Finlay, Kane, Mike Knox, and many others.

Everything was fine and dandy when HHH, Cena and Batista were all on one brand, and we had people who we (the die-hard wrestling fans) enjoy to watch. Why on earth would Vince McMahon (or anyone in that case) want to ruin it? You had Raw for casual fans, with "funny" skits involving Hornswoggle and whatnot.

You had Smackdown for superstars who actually had a living chance of becoming the future of the industry, but with Batista there now, they could all say their goodbye's to their potential. We all witnessed what happened to the midcarders on Raw, they all get buried.

MVP, Jack Swagger, The Miz, and many more probably wish that they were on the blue brand to get some decent air-time.

Then you have the ever-so-ironic rant of WWE officials saying that they are failing to build new stars. And once they start working on that, you get Batista saying "I came to Smackdown for the competition."

I really have no idea what Vince McMahon is smoking, and whatever that is, I think he should try smoking something else for a change.

And what bugs me the most is that not only Batista wins every match he participates in, but he also makes all his opponents look weak! This situation really pisses me off.

I mean we have seen Batista vs Undertaker a million times. They have done Batista vs Chris Jericho on Raw last year. And last summer when they tried Batista vs. Punk, it ruined CM Punk's whole momentum and that made his title reign look like a fluke. And the creative team had to return CM Punk to the mid-card level.

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