-- The final list of RAW wrestlers in the Royal Rumble is as follows:

Shelton Benjamin, Edge, Chris Jericho, Christian, Shawn Michaels,
Kane, Hurricane, Chris Benoit, Gene Snitsky, Simon Dean, Jonathan
Coachman, Viscera, Batista, Muhammad Hassan, Ric Flair

- In an interview with the London Sun, Batista made some comments
that are drawing heated discussion on the internet.

On the two WWE rosters:
"I don't consider it a rivalry at all. We're a better show, period.
There's no comparison. I feel for Smackdown, I just don't know
what's going on over there. I try to watch the shows but, for me,
they're hard to sit through. And that really makes me sick as it
should be a top show. I've watched their tapings live and it seems
like a lot of the guys couldn't care less. There's a lack of passion
and pride. They need the stress of a live show on them, like we
have. A lot of them think: "Oh, it's taped. If I mess up, we'll just
redo it." They're more worried about where they're going after the
show, which also makes me sick because it means they're not there to
work."

On the best wrestler of all-time:
"I love and respect Ric Flair, but I'm going to have to say Triple
H. He has the total package and is the best there has ever been."