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Originally Posted by Afterlife
It is absolutely foolish that they put the contract on the line. I will never respect that concept.
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I'm not the biggest fan of it, but it doesn't particularly offend me. Every MITB winner has done it, so it's sort of becoming tradition. Punk pinning Shelton does not necessarily mean "feud!" but, I can very easily see the WWE pitting them against each other. The story seemed to be that Shelton wanted the contract, and he's going after Punk. We'll probably get a better idea in coming weeks. I'm fairly certain we'll see CM Punk do something like defend it in some form. We might even get one of those "title vs. contract" scenarios that Rob Van Dam and Shelton Benjamin had two years back, with Punk facing Jericho (after a move to RAW).
Batista may not officially turn heel right away, but I think he'll end up that way. The fans are not likely to take his side after Shawn Michaels. The way they even played it up during the Flair retirement ceremony makes me think that the WWE are going to make it a big angle. It may span a few months. Shawn Michaels could go over at Backlash via disqualification, with Batista losing his cool and turning heel, and then they can go to No Disqualification, where Batista gets the win. A blowoff match could go either way, but I can actually see the WWE giving it to Batista, to further establish him. I see a move back to RAW, and Batista getting the rub from HBK as a way to "create a star" from this whole Flair/HBK thing that Vince couldn't get from their match at WrestleMania.