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Melina, a friend of Batista, was sentenced in the 'wrestler's
court' for her attitude and behaviour towards others, in particular Booker's
wife Sharmell. Booker also felt that Batista had an attitude problem,
viewing himself as being better than the rest of the roster and on the same
level as the likes of Triple H and Ric Flair. Considering the relatively
short amount of time Batista has spent in the main event, and the relatively
quick manner in which it happened, such aloofness has rubbed many people the
wrong way.
Upon arriving at the shoot, Batista only went up to certain top guys, plus
Fit Finlay, to shake their hands and is said to have pretty much ignored the
rest. This is against locker room etiquette, particularly since Batista is
meant to be the figurehead for the brand and yet has been absent with
injuries for several weeks, which prompted Booker to say something and it
then quickly escalated into an argument. Booker mentioned that Batista felt
JBL was deliberately ruining their program when he first came to Smackdown
(something Batista had confided to Eddie Guerrero) and brought up the
notorious interview Batista gave to The Sun newspaper in the UK. Batista
mentioned how Smackdown ratings had decreased without him around, which only
served to further distance the locker room from him. Batista told Booker he
could take him out anytime. Booker said they could go into an empty room
right now, close the door and go for it.
