More On Batista's Frustration, CM Punk, JBL's 'Cousin'/WWE? Reported by: Ryan Clark
Updated on September 17, 2008 2:21 PM EST
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As noted earlier today here on the website, Batista has been talking about taking some time off from WWE, in part because he was frustrated with the push he was getting. He seems to believe he is not yet a top-tier performer, and believes he should be pushed like a true main eventer based off the reaction from the crowds. There are still rumblings that Batista isn't happy with his push, and if having him go over Cena was intended to pacify him, it didn't work. Although Batista has talked about retiring in a year or two, he's not being taken very seriously and the feeling is that if he wants to maintain his current lavish lifestyle he will need the paychecks from WWE. Either way, he could still end up taking a little time off in the near future depending on where the creative team goes with him. This sounds like the beginning of a huge ego problem to me as he's been given more than enough main event spots over the past few years.
CM Punk is on the cover of the latest issue of Inside Wrestling, which takes a look at the 2008 WWE Draft.
Ryan Braddock (Jay Bradley/Bradley Jay) from developmental, who has been seeing work on both Smackdown and ECW was originally going to be brought in as JBL's cousin. Braddock actually did a gimmick similar to JBL's in developmental for a while, but when JBL saw him work on the road, he put an end to that idea because he felt that Braddock "projected himself too much like a midcarder."
