>>15827183Batista was definitely the top star during 2005-06, with Cena as close second. But then..
>Early 2006, Batista's injuries took him out of action>Meanwhile, Cena catapulted himself as the top guy on RAW>Gaytch had to begrudgingly put Cena over, even though the original plan was for Gaytch to win back WWE title from Cena at WM22 and continue his reign of terror>Gaytch thus reunited with HBGay to reform DX>Edge also stepped up>In contrast, SD was sucking hard in Batista's absence>Ghey Mysterio was a shitty world champ, jobbing every week>King Booker gimmick happened,became world champ>By the time Batista returned in late 2006 he was no longer booked as this untamed beast>Jobbed to King Booker, had humiliating segments with him>Backstage real fight with Booker, where Sharmell legit gave him a low-blow to help Booker win also destroyed Batista's rep2007 - Year of Batista again
>Thankfully Batista won World title in 2006 end to set up a legendary feud with Undertaker>Itrejuvenated careers of both men>Batista was once again treated as the top guy, on equal or higher level than Cena>Hottest program which gave stellar matches in 2007>Should've main evented WM23>Defeated Taker in HIAC>Overall, had great feuds with Taker and Edge>Also had austin as spl ref when he beat Taker at Cyber SundayBut then... Batista got injured again
>Had a midcard match vs Umaga at WM24>Got drafted to RAW, where Cena was already the top guy, thus diluting Batista's starpower even more>Kept jobbing in main matches unlike Cena who kept getting booked to win main matches even though the audience hated himSummerSlam 2008
>This PPV had the match everyone was waiting for: Batista vs Cena>Batista won and once again, it seemed that Batista was gonna be treated as a bigger star than Cena>But... Cena's injury was a blessing in disguise since he already had a shit 2008 booking wiseLong story short, injuries ruined Batista's chances at several points of his career
