WWE champion Batista out four months after biceps injury

WWE champion Batista was confirmed to be out of action Tuesday at least four months due to a torn biceps tendon. World Wrestling Entertainment reported that Batista was undergoing surgery to repair the tear but would still need extended recovery time.

The official web site is blaming a Legacy attack on Batista for the injury though the real-life injury had actually taken place several weeks earlier, according to most accounts.

While Batista is still technically WWE champion as I'm posting this early Wednesday, the title will be vacated and put up in a four way match between Triple H, Randy Orton, John Cena and Big Show on next Monday's Raw telecast. One wishes that the title vacancy could have been used to build up new stars like Ted DiBiase, MVP and the like to the top level but clearly that won't happen anytime soon.

As for Batista, his disturbing pattern of injuries makes me wonder if the man still has a future in the company. The injury time will be added to Batista's WWE contract extending his tenure well into next year but beyond that, it's difficult to imagine him still being paid and treated as a top level star in any new deal.

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Batista ends Randy Orton's WWE title reign in the cage

In the isolation of a steel cage, Batista ended Randy Orton's WWE title reign. Batista hit the Batista bomb then scored the pinfall in a match that lasted a stunningly short seven minutes.

Of all the title changes during WWE Extreme Rules, Batista's title win may be the most surprising and the most inexplicable. Batista's fan support has deteriorated over the last year out for action plus rumors of a new injury make placing the WWE championship on him seem even more inexplicable.

Dare I point out that killing Randy Orton's heel momentum over the course of an only seven minute match is patently self-destructive. There's no good upside to Batista as champion except for the hope that he'll soon be an ex-champion again.

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