Batista Criticizes WWE’s Younger Stars, Top 2009 WWE Matches

— It would appear that Batista is not particularly high on WWE’s “champions of tomorrow” as he feels that other wrestlers of his generation are a dying breed. “We’re dinosaurs in this age of instant gratification. We are not just athletes, we are also storytellers and I don’t see that in the newcomers,” Batista said in an interview with the Manila Standard Today. Regarding his future in sports entertainment, the multi-time champion believes he will be “fat and retired” five years from now. If he’s still working for WWE, it would be in a behind-the-scenes role.

— Last week’s edition of WWE Superstars scored a 0.7 rating. The replay later in the night did a scored a 0.4 rating. This has to be considered a success for the company as the show aired on Christmas Eve, and still scored the same rating overall as they usually do. Superstars tends to score about a 0.8-0.9 for the first run of the show, and a 0.2 for the replay.

— USA Today has an article up on WWE breaking into the Mexican market, and how it is affecting the local wrestling. You can check that article out at USAToday.com.

— WWE.com has posted their top 25 matches of 2009, which are:

25. Elimination Chamber for WWE Championship
24. Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Steamboat
23. DX vs. Legacy – Hell in a Cell
22. Christian vs. Yoshi Tatsu
21. Team RAW vs. Team Smackdown
20. Jeff Hardy vs. John Morrison
19. John Cena vs. Jack Swagger – Champion vs. Champion
18. Undertaker/Cena/DX vs. Punk/Orton/Legacy
17. Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison – 2 out of 3 Falls
16. Money in the Bank Match
15. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels – before Royal Rumble
14. Christian vs. Chris Jericho
13. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy – Stretcher Match
12. Team Orton vs. Team Kofi
11. Randy Orton vs. Triple H – Three Stages of Hell
10. Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio – SummerSlam
9. Triple H vs. John Cena
8. Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison
7. Edge vs. John Cena – Last Man Standing
6.. Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk – TLC Match
5. Elimination Chamber for World Heavyweight Championship
4. Randy Orton vs. John Cena – Iron Man Match
3. Edge vs. Jeff Hardy – Ladder Match
2. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio – The Bash
1. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels

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