Batista makes controversial comments, Final list of RAW wrestlers in the Rumble
Submitted by Brian Cantor on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 2:16 AM EST





-- The final list of RAW wrestlers in the Royal Rumble is as follows:

Shelton Benjamin, Edge, Chris Jericho, Christian, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Hurricane, Chris Benoit, Gene Snitsky, Simon Dean, Jonathan Coachman, Viscera, Batista, Muhammad Hassan, Ric Flair

- In an interview with the London Sun, Batista made some comments that are drawing heated discussion on the internet.

On the two WWE rosters:
“I don’t consider it a rivalry at all. We’re a better show, period. There’s no comparison. I feel for Smackdown, I just don’t know what’s going on over there. I try to watch the shows but, for me, they’re hard to sit through. And that really makes me sick as it should be a top show. I’ve watched their tapings live and it seems like a lot of the guys couldn’t care less. There’s a lack of passion and pride. They need the stress of a live show on them, like we have. A lot of them think: “Oh, it’s taped. If I mess up, we’ll just redo it.” They’re more worried about where they’re going after the show, which also makes me sick because it means they’re not there to work.”

On the best wrestler of all-time:
"I love and respect Ric Flair, but I'm going to have to say Triple H. He has the total package and is the best there has ever been."



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