I've said it before and I'll say it again. Batista is just an ordinary big guy. I don't see how he fits in with the group of: The best there ever was, the best there is today, and the best of the future. Rick Flair may not wrestle much anymore, but hell, that doesn't mean that Teddy Long has to wrestle to be a part of the New Nation or whatever they were called. He's got a lot of charisma and I love watching his face go from kinda red to bright red to damn near purple when he gets REALLY excited.
As for Orton: Why keep him as the heel and have him take over the group. In a situation where the he and HHH would be fighting for control over the group, he wouldn't necessarily have to be the heel (think Rocky circa Nation of Domination).
ANd as for the feud between HBK and HHH...what if your girlfriend's friend kicked your ass in front of tens of thousands of live audience members and hundreds of thousands of people watching on live TV? Would you A: have your girlfriend beat her ass? or B: Dump your girlfriend because of the emotional strain she caused you because she didn't come out to save you from her best friend, then make out with her best friend to get revenge on her for not saving you while the girl you're making out with beat your ass on live tv, humiliating you. My point is this: It may not be believable, but it happens, so this situation is very much possible and depending on which person is replaced, it could be a good thing or a bad thing.
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