Batista DVD Review - Disc 3
Discs 1 and 2 were pretty enjoyable so let's see how disc 3 rounds off the set.
Batista vs King Booker
From Survivor Series 2006 and the World Title is on the line. These guys had a few matches around this time period, but they were never really able to deliver a good match. I don't know if that's because they didn't have any chemistry or if it's because of their personal problems backstage, they just couldn't couldn't deliver. The finish is kind of confusing too since Batista had to cheat to win. Unless he was trying to channel Eddie Guerrero, I don't get it. Just a really bland match here. *1/2
Batista vs King Booker vs Finlay
From Smackdown on December 1st 2006. The World Title is on the line. Putting Finlay in there should hopefully make things more interesting. Not sure why he was getting a Title shot though. As is usual with long TV matches, the commercials were annoying and broke up the action. This was a very good triple threat match. Sometimes guys were out of the ring for a long time, but that's just a common problem with multi-person matches. It was given a lot of time and it used it well, as it was rarely boring. ***1/4
Batista vs The Undertaker
From Wrestlemania 23 and the World Title is on the line. I remember thinking at the time that this would be a major bore, but oh man was I wrong about this and so were a lot of other people. These guys totally stole the show on this night and this would also be the start of Taker's run of amazing streak matches at Mania. Batista earned more respect with that performance. Excellent power match and it's probably my favourite match featuring Batista. ****1/4
Batista vs Edge : Steel Cage
From One Night Stand 2007 with the World Title on the line. Taker was injured so he dropped the Title to the new MITB holder Edge to start a feud with Batista. And then shortly afterwards, Edge would be injured and Khali would be brought into the picture. What a bad year. These two guys have surprisingly good chemistry together, and this may have been one of their better bouts. It did start slowly but the pace picked up as it went along. Great cage match. ***1/2
Batista vs The Undertaker
From Cyber Sunday 2007 and the World Title is on the line. Stone Cold is the guest referee. This was quite the anticipated bout since this was their first match together for months, and they had only had great matches up to this point. A lot of people think this is their best bout together. While it's certainly an awesome match I still think the Wrestlemania bout is the best, but that's just my opinion. Batista looked great here since he managed to get a clean win over the Deadman. Very few people can say that. One of Batista's better matches as it seemed like a war was being waged here. ****
Triple H / Ric Flair / Batista vs Randy Orton / Edge / Umaga
From Raw on December 10th 2007. A bit of an Evolution reunion here. Even Orton is there except he's a heel so he needs to be on the opposite team. Quite a bit of star power in this one. It doesn't really matter though since the match only lasts a few minutes before ending in DQ. Still it was pretty fun while it lasted. *1/2
Batista vs John Cena
From Summerslam 2008. This was a pretty huge match at the time, since these were two of the biggest names in the WWE, and yet they had never really had any fights, except for the ending of the 2005 Rumble. They showed with this match that they had great chemistry together, and would go on to have a good feud in 2010 as well. Batista did injure Cena here though and put him out of action for a few months. Still it was an excellent contest. ****
Batista vs Randy Orton
From Armageddon 2008. Not really sure why these guys were feuding. I always thought that these two had more matches against each other, but they never really did outside of a short lived feud in 2009 that was cut short due to Batista's injury. Damn good match between the former teammates, and the crowd was into it which always helps. Orton's chinlocks did slow the pace down as usual. Still it was a great back and forth match. ***1/2
8/10. I would say that I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this set, since I was expecting just an average release. The documentary was much better than I was expecting. There are some excellent match choices here, but there are some choices that let the set down a bit, such as his early PPV work and his match with Booker T. Overall this was a great set and one worth checking out, especially if you're a Batista fan.
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