I would have put him against Chris Benoit.

I would have also been much more intrigued by Kurt Angle threatening to end the streak than Mark Henry. The match they had at nwo was definitely mania worthy and would be remembered as a mania classic. If Batista were around maybe I would have gotten my wish.

I remember thinking at the time that it should have been at mania instead. These two had a great match (match of the year in my opinion) a month earlier at No Way Out. I would put Angle against The Undertaker. With Orton facing Batista for the title this would free up Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio. This was done about a year ago, but I think this would have come off so much better in 2006 when it was more fresh on our minds. He walked out on his own and never looked back. He didnt make the same mistake Orton did by getting beaten out of Evolution. Batista could comment how Orton was too busy believing his own hype Batista was studying and learning from Ric Flair and HHH. How he was supposed to be the breakout star from Evolution, not Batista. He could comment how Batista stole his spot. Orton could have won the rumble and challenged Batista for the title at WM22. Batista went on to take the title from HHH at WM21 and became a huge star while Orton struggled throughout 2005. By early 2005 Orton lost his momentum and Batista came out of nowhere to become the most popular guy on raw. Triple H quickly took the title off Orton and throughout the rest of 2004 it looked like a title match between Orton and HHH would headline WM21. Orton won the title at SummerSlam 2004 and was promptly kicked out of Evolution making him go face. Both were members of Evolution where Orton was being groomed to be the next big star and Batista was merely the muscle. Here is how I picture the card if Batista wasnt injured.īatista vs.

There was one person missing from the card that could have made WM22 possibly the best ever. Although I thought this was a good mania I think it could have been better. I thought this particular mania had kind of weak hype compared to others, but the show exceeded my expectations. I was going to go to old school, but I don't think 2006 is really old school. I'm not sure if this are is meant only for current ppvs.

Wrestlemania 22 card