Thread: Better Wrestler #93
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Old 01-03-2018, 06:54 PM   #139
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My point basically is: drawing power is a wash. Basically. Batista performed slightly better in 2005 than Benoit did in 2004, but not in any sort of demonstrably "he's a bigger star" sort of way. Maybe merchandise separates them a lot? I haven't really studied that as much, but I definitely saw kids walking around in Batista shirts.

It might be different now that Batista is a genuine celebrity, but I just don't think, over the wrestling portion of their careers, you can argue that Batista is a bigger star. The data just isn't there.
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