WWE News: Batista Rips The Miz, Current WWE Product

In the last 18 months, former WWE superstar Batista has largely been out of the limelight since his loss to John Cena at Over the Limit 2010 and subsequent exit from the WWE.

Having recently done an interview with the UK's Daily Star, the multi-time world heavyweight champion had some choice words to say about his erstwhile employer.

As many are aware, since making the transition to MMA, Batista hasn't been too keen on the current WWE scene nor has he expressed any desire to go back in the foreseeable future. His dislike is stronger than we thought, though, as evidenced by the following words:

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It’s brutal. I can’t watch it. I can’t connect with it. I no longer know this business. I don’t do PG wrestling.

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Certainly, "The Animal" has a right to his opinion and, quite frankly, the WWE's TV product has reeked of complacency, repetition and needless skits in recent times.

Wrestling content that is PG, or kid-friendly, can still be exciting, unpredictable and ultimately worth watching.

However, the WWE has conflated the notion of PG programming with risk-free storylines, driving away viewers who lack faith in the company to step outside of its comfort zone.

Next, Batista expressed very little confidence in the current batch of WWE stars and the writers who map out their destinies:

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It’s sad. It’s not their fault. These days the guys have their hands tied, they are so limited in what they can do. The difference is that guys like Rock, Austin, Triple H, excuse me, but they had to have the living [tar] beat out of them to get where they are.

They went through war and the audience knows it and the audience appreciates it. The guys today will never get to that level. It’s sad, but that’s the reason for it.

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Does he have a point? It seems so given the fact that the WWE is more overproduced than ever, relying on bookers, agents and the like to mold if not puppeteer the current crop of wrestlers.

Up until the last five to seven years, the talent had autonomy over the direction of their careers, hungrier than ever to prove their worth after toiling overseas or on the independent scene.

Now, that breed of wrestler is obsolete and so are the dues associated with cultivating a character before it debuts to the mass public. Unfortunately, so many young stars with potential have been prematurely called up from developmental farm leagues prior to being ready to make an impact.

And even if they do fulfill or exceed expectations, their mannerisms and wrestling styles will seem eerily homogeneous like it was rolled out from the same factory conveyor belt.

Lastly, the master of the "Batista Bomb" singled out The Miz for lacking credibility as a wrestler:

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Love me or hate me, when I was there, everyone took one look at me and knew I could beat someone up. I don’t think they look at Miz that way.

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While The Miz has made notable strides, wrestling is about the suspension of disbelief as long as it doesn't pass the threshold needle of absurdity.

We live vicariously through the talent, seducing ourselves into believing that a real confrontation or fight is transpiring before our eyes.

When one performer doesn't seem formidable in any way, prompting to ask ourselves if we could "take him," there is a cause for concern.

Entertainment or not, there is no business to be had if the wrestlers, face or heel, don't come across as threatening.

The Miz—along with several others—epitomizes this problem.