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Runa216 said:

Right now, here's my list of wrestlers that NEED to be in better positions and could be the next crop of talent for the next generation that WWE is underutilizing in lieu of raining more money on Old guys like The Rock and Batista: 

Daniel Bryan
CM Punk
Damian Sandow
Dolph Ziggler
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Dean Ambrose
Big E Langston
Cody Rhodes
Antonio Cesaro
Ryback (I'd be okay with this, even if he is terrible, he's new and young!)
Jack Swagger (he was at the top once and is one talented guy)
Kofi Kingston (Workhorse, always a yearly treat at RR, has the skill)

That's 12 people definitely more deserving than Batista, with the plausible exception of Ryback.  Oh, and the single most deserving (Bryan) wasn't even in the rumble.  Those are the 12 guys I think Are 'on the way up', with the possible exception of Swagger and Kofi for being around for years and never quiiiite making it to the main event.  Those might go into Category 3. if that was the case, then it'd be a case of 10 potential winners, 10 entertainers, and 10 disqualified entrants who stand no chance of winning.  (and yet one who should have been disqualified won)

Good luck to them.  As long as Cena and Orton are at the top, most of those guys are going to be held down.  They especially do not want a smaller guy to beat one of their golden boys.  Ziggler will never get a real shot.

They're afraid of Punk and Bryan overshadowing Cena and Orton, so they'll be pushed down into mid-card feuds.  They might get shots when Cena isn't involved.

Ryback, though I don't care for him much, is a good example of creative screwing up.  He was hot for awhile but they dropped the ball with him.  All his momentum was lost and he'll never be able to recapture it.  

Cesaro, I have no idea why he isn't at main event level, unless it's because creative has zero idea what to do with him.

Reigns is the only one with a real shot during the Cena/Orton era.  They like his look, they like his size.  Personally, I like the badass attitude he brings across, it's something that's kind of missing nowadays.