Booker-Batista Simply A Disaster
King Booker vs. Batista was about the most poorly booked match on the show. Batista is clearly not the same after the injury. Not that he was ever this great technical wrestler, but he seems stiff and just not all the way into it when it comes to the big matches. His main events since the whole face turn before Mania 21 have been a bit lackluster. HHH and him went back and forth and had a few good matches, but since him coming to SmackDown, he has yet to find a good match anywhere on the roster.
This one was no exception. Booker is a solid wrestler, but each guy seemed to want more to simply get back to the hotel then have a great match. The entire finish with Sharmell coming in to interfere and get the DQ was lame, and then Batista couldn't even really redeem himself and get Booker into the Batista Bomb without almost dropping him.
The scary thing is the WWE thinks people are going to shell out $40 for the next SmackDown PPV and this is going to be their headliner. As if the Great American Bash wasn't bad enough, a Batista-Booker main for a PPV is downright scary based on the effort and finish Sunday night.
This one was no exception. Booker is a solid wrestler, but each guy seemed to want more to simply get back to the hotel then have a great match. The entire finish with Sharmell coming in to interfere and get the DQ was lame, and then Batista couldn't even really redeem himself and get Booker into the Batista Bomb without almost dropping him.
The scary thing is the WWE thinks people are going to shell out $40 for the next SmackDown PPV and this is going to be their headliner. As if the Great American Bash wasn't bad enough, a Batista-Booker main for a PPV is downright scary based on the effort and finish Sunday night.
