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The WWE put the belt on Batista at the Extreme Rulz PPV last weekend knowing he would have to vacate the title the next day due to scheduled surgery. While RAW covered the reason for Batista’s absence with an angle injury the next night, it make champ Randy Orton look extremely weak.

Now, going into tonight’s RAW, the WWE Title is vacant with Orton, Cena, Triple-H and Big Show all having legitimate claims to being in the title picture. While it will be entertaining to watch how they resolve this, the sloppy booking of last week is still a disappointment.

Yet it’s not like Batista’s going to be leaving for on lovely Orlando vacations or anything; his surgery is scheduled to keep him on the shelf for several months – meaning he may not be back until Royal Rumble time next year. Maybe Survivor Series.