Doesnt matter if ww is melee or not, any good zealot should be able to take a ww barb ez. If you just stand still your block kicks in and they have muuuch less chance to hit. If they just run away, then your basically winning. Sometimes you can run at them alt+zeal and they will ww away( I forget the term), even then you will win most of the time. Hell I can beat half of the ww barb I duel w/ my kicker! And shes not made for dueling melee, plus I didnt even build her to PK specs.
Ya, and smiters are notorious for talking shit, and BM.