He became the biggest heel in the company, main evented Wrestlemania, and had many great matches. I thought this was a great run for him, its just not what they were expecting.
@@baseupp12 In terms of crowd reaction, he was getting the biggest boos. I know Dave Batista was disappointed, but there should be no shamed in getting a large negative reaction. Any reaction is wrestling is a good reaction.
If I remember correctly, Batista actually offered to have Disney work with WWE for some Guardians of the Galaxy promotion, which would have netted WWE some extra cash in return for promoting the film a ton. However, Triple H & Stephanie supposedly thought that it wasn't worth it, since the comic & characters were nowhere near mainstream back in 2014, so they turned down the offer, apparently even joking that Dave was just a part of some no name movie that no one was going to watch, similar to most of his other movies prior. At the very least, Batista got the last laugh in that situation, and WWE lost out on a ton of Disney money.
I'm glad he came back to fight HHH his last run. Great way to end his career. The whole "give me what I want" shtick was hilarious. Forever in my brain.
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I always felt sorry for Batista during this period. Especially after seeing the Rumble backstage documentary and seeing how hard he worked to even get out there, only to be booed. He seems like a genuinely sensitive guy. It wasn’t his fault how he was booked.
Rightfully so, WWE had a long history of ignoring the fans and here's a white hot daniel bryan about to create gold and we knew WWE was gonna stomp that fire out because he got over without their permission. People didn't hate batista, we hated what WWE was doing.
@@Death-999 exactly as many people said at the time imagine if Hogan would have returned to WWF in 1997 and would have taken the spotlight from Stone Cold which was the hottest guy in the company.People would have turned against Hogan big time
I stopped watching wrestling back in 2006, but I did tune in for Wrestlemania 30. I was completely blown away by the fan support for Daniel Bryan in the opening match. I vaguely remembered him as an Indy wrestler from the short-lived Wrestling Channel here in the U.K. but it was clear he was a megastar. Even without context Batista and Orton felt like bit-players in the main event. It’s interesting to see how Bryan’s rise was organic considering Batista’s rise to the top was fairly organic too. I felt at the time that Evolution was intended to elevate Orton first and foremost with Batista given the less glamorous enforcer / tag partner position within the group. After the botched Orton face turn Batista was given more screen time and his charisma really started to become apparent, and that led to his Wrestlemania 21 main event position as fans genuinely seemed to like him. I think it just proves that wrestling fans love a wrestler. As soon as they start showing ‘bigger’ aspirations like Hollywood or the NFL then that love just disappears.
Heck I'd say that Daniel Bryan was even more than just Organic. It was something that clawed its way up. Like someone in booking/creative did everything they could to keep him down on the mid card/lower mid card and the fans really rallied behind him to ensure he moved up, while Booking/Creative tried to do everything they could to make it look like he wasn't ready/worthy of it with minimal fan appeasement. Until eventually they just couldn't deny it anymore. That's my memory of it at the time at least.
I LOVE those videos about more "modern" wrestling events. I am a huge fan of the Reliving the War series, too. Having videos like this one is like a treat you get yourself while shopping every now and then lmao
@@imcashout7079 so if he started doing videos of wrestling in the 60s would the attitude era all of a sudden be modern? No. I am relaxed, don't respond for other people and if for some reason this triggered you that's not the correct response for when someone gets corrected.
Bluetista was fantastic and it's part of what enabled Dave to open up about his feelings about wrestling and his position and where the industry was going. Bluetista was done on purpose, he's a heel, so he wore something that stuck out. It's classic heel stuff and it was awesome.
I still remember that Batista Bomb - RKO combination, especially when you see Orton's back hitting that monitor when he came down and bleeding from that very nasty landing.
I really enjoyed the reformation of Evolution and the feud with The Shield. Batista helped to create new stars. He is a great guy and deserves so much better. Thankfully he had a fulfilling finish of his last run in 2019.
Ya I definitely agree, I don’t know what he means it wasn’t a success. It was very entertaining. We all cared, everyone was talking about it and the matches was a banger. What other factions done this over the years? Really think about it. Most of the time it’s a one day ruin. Evolution came back had a short run and put over the future.
I disagree the Evolution return wasbt great. It was. It was bringing them back for one big feud to put over a crop of new talent who had nobody left to fight as a faction, and considering all three Shield guys became world champions, I think it was a tremendous success, especially for a program that was in between WrestleMania and SummerSlam in those middle months
I lost my mind when Evolution came back. But when RF turned his back on em, I thought to myself, that runs over. So disappointed that a guy (RF), who spent the majority of his time putting wrestlers over, turned his back on the greatest faction to ever strap on the boots.
Loved every moment of the feud. When Shield have beaten Evolution with 3-0 it was a huge push. What a night, this match is very memorable in my opinion.
He came back at the time that the WWE was intent on ignoring the WWE universe wanting Daniel Bryant as champ and it was just unfortunate. The WWE dropped the ball on this one. The fans were going to boo anybody who won that royal whose name was not Daniel Bryant. It wasn’t Batistas fault.
I think if Punk won it couldve been salvaged somewhat, (assuming he decided to stick around afterward) since he was the clear second favorite at the time.
Daniel Brayan wasn’t even that good Batista was right he doesn’t look like a hero it a bit harsh Batista will always be better than Brayan but Brayan in the attitude era and he will be treated like a cruiseweight
He 100% did. He came back in horrible ring shape and just sucked in almost ever aspect. Him coming into the company as a heel still would’ve gotten him legit hate for winning the rumble.
@@whyequalswhat it’s not batista’s fault how he was booked during his return. Dude is a legend who brought tons of us joy during our lives. you cant expect a guy to be in same shape he was 10 years before. dude was still jacked at wrestlemania 30. He didn’t deserve the boo’s. But he didn’t need to win the rumble
@wrestlingbios your upload schedule is amazing. considering the quality going into every video along with the time to go back and rewatrch all this content its shows just how much dedication and and work you have put into this channel. ive watched since the very first video and have never missed a single upload. thanks for all the hardwork the dedication is really inspiring its been awesome to see the channel grow!
Batista was in a very difficult situation, they first shouldn't have even teased his return... It should've been a surprise at the rumble that no one saw coming. Then they brought him in to WIN the Royal rumble and main event wrestlemania after The Rock had headlined the last two. People already had an issue with part timers... Then they reunited evolution but had them battle against a white hot shield that couldn't afford a loss... Essentially he came back and took nothing but Ls. It's a very tough spot
I always thought the same thing Batista should've been a surprise entrance and winner of the rumble his RAW return was super underwhelming from what I remember. He had horrible promo coming back in and even more ridiculous outfit, the skinny jeans and weird looking sweat jacket. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@slimypickle19 I think it was understandable that Vince made Cena the bigger star since Batista was the same age as HHH and John Cena was 8 years younger than Batista. Don't forget that Batista got injured at the beginning of 2006 which made Vince put all his faith in John Cena.
Flair really needed to be a part of Evolution's reformation, he was comedy gold in their first run. Regardless, their return, and Batista's in general, were great launching pads for DB and the Shield. Batista's 2014 was a great success, just not for Dave's legacy lol
I watched the 2014 Royal Rumble having hardly watched any WWE for years and I've never heard anything like that crowd reaction for Daniel Bryan, and when Mysterio entered at #30 people in the arena were furious, it was crazy.
Pushing Bryan over Batista in WMXXX was the biggest mistake of the modern era. To this day fans havent quit whining trying to force the company to push boring indy guys.
The main issue with Bluetista was that the elbow pads and the shorts being different hues. I think it wouldn't have been anywhere that big a deal without this clash in itself as he would have still stood out, but not in such an egregious way.
Another great video. The thing I love the most of your videos is something I don't see in other creators. Your adverts always kick in at a point where it doesn't interrupt you - no heels in charge when we come back from a break! - that attention to detail is what I love. Keep up the hard work, enjoy your upcoming break and I'll continue following the War and these look backs at particular angles
I'm probably one of the very few people who actually liked this Batista. Unfortunately, it was a middle of Daniel Bryan's run and because CM Punk left, the smarks was not having it that year. I always adopt Batista's motto to the smarks: "Deal With It."
I always liked batista and was pumped when he came back. I was never a fan of daniel bryan so was disappointed when batista was pushed the the side for him
He just looked weird. His face just off to me. The worst thing to happen during this run was WWE catering to the marks and having Bryan being champ. Because look how that turned out, fans became more and more insufferable and more interested in making sure their favorites got pushed instead of actually enjoying the show.
@@SteelSpurs Because the marks ruin everything good. They want soft soyboys as champion and wonder why they don't draw. Every wrestler does the same thing now and looks the same wrestling is dead. No good characters, no good stories it's all because of the fans.
Because they fans were all hyped about Daniel Bryan they were annoying and disrespectful they should have known better to show respect to the legends who came before Daniel Bryan
My all time favorite superstar. Simple gimmick. Good enough matches. The pops he got were awesome. The entrance. Wish he got started when he was 25 or so. Sad to see the fans turn on him like that
My Favorite part of Batista's 2014 run was hearing Saliva's I walk alone again that song is awesome and Batista's blue attire is Absolutely Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Never cared for the band personally. I’m a rocker n all. They just seemed too soft for me. But somehow Batista made that song so much better to me with his entrance
Can’t speak for everyone but Evolution is one of the greatest factions of all time. From the beginning to the end, the idea of the group was great. Four greats of the past present & future & the slow face turn of Batista in 2005 was one of the greatest stories ever told.
Batista unfortunately was the guy who the fans took out their frustration on. The WWE had his story all planned out but the fans wanted Bryan and they were going to hate anyone who the fans thought was getting the push over their boy D-Bry. It wasn't Dave's fault that the return didn't go as planned it was WWE shooting themselves in both feet and the knee by trying to force the fans to change the narrative.
I felt like they missed an opportunity to do Batista vs Lesnar during that run. That's one of the few "dream matches" we never got and they were both in the company at the same time for the first time ever. They even had a segment on Raw together one week if I recall (yes I'm aware they wrestled in OVW but that doesn't count).
Bit of a mistake saying Roman Reigns wasn’t that big with the fans in early 2014- he was by far the most over member of the Shield around that time as hard as that is to believe given how the next several years panned out
I understand that Daniel Bryan was super over at this point but how do you boo a huge former champion during the ruthless aggression era, especially one with the caliber of Batista
Dave was a fine World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania 21 was awesome. I had to agree after the PG era was really limiting Batista. It really stunk. Bryan was a talent deserving the Main Title.
my favorite was when came out mock crying and mock posing when he was walking on the steps and doing daniel''s heel "no" in a mockery to get more heel heat @9:28 lmao
Everyone loved the shield in 2014, it was only when they split up and Roman didn’t really acknowledge it or care when Ambrose & Rollins had an insanely passionate feud. Also the cancelwwenetwork thing was Rumble 2015 or at best it was nowhere near the level it hit when Roman won
I personally loved his return in 2014. As usual, WWE and their lack of creative ruined his return. Batista whether or like him or not left a huge mark on WWE. Fans are so quick to turn on someone once they come back. Same thing recently happened to CM Punk. Which is why I enjoy the returns for what they are rather than basing it on popular opinion. The return of Evolution alone made it worth it. I loved the feud with The Shield.
Having Daniel Bryan eliminate Batista in the Royal Rumble match to win should have been the booked decision. McMahon always has a thing for trying to resurrect the past in some way, whether if it be Hogan, Michaels, Austin, Triple H, Cena, or Batista. Yet he refuses to acknowledge what the audience want.
In 2014 the fans had nothing against Batista and didn't hate him. They just liked Daniel Bryan more. Dave was putting off Bret hart 1997 vibes in this run
Love the remix of I Walk Alone you did. FYI Saliva did a badass acoustic version with Jim Johnston that’s on Spotify on Jims page that I feel like nobody knows is there.
Really pissed me off that batista didn't become world champion again it's all daniel byran's fault along with horrible fans that made wwe change their mind
It should have been Batista Vs Brock. And cena vs undertaker streak. Triple threat cm punk Daniel Bryan and Randy. Punk gets his main event bryan wins.
Great video, Bios. You should do a video on stars that were super over and never got a push. Owen Hart, Rusev Day come to mind. There are a lot of others, so I'd like to see you give it a whirl.
I will always be a Batista fan. He has one of the best entrances and music. He was a big and powerful, both things I've always looked for in wrestlers with being a big guy myself. I really would like to see him make one more run, or even see him join The Rock in the DCU. Loved him in Guardians, and would love to see both Marvel and DCU making great movies.
I was mad how wrong Batista was treated when he returned Batista did way more than Daniel Bryan ever did in smackdown alone.. smh but I'm glad he's treated well in Hollywood 👌👍👏
He became the biggest heel in the company, main evented Wrestlemania, and had many great matches. I thought this was a great run for him, its just not what they were expecting.
Biggest heel woah at most he was the second biggest heel if not the third Randy and Triple H were the main heels
@@baseupp12 In terms of crowd reaction, he was getting the biggest boos. I know Dave Batista was disappointed, but there should be no shamed in getting a large negative reaction. Any reaction is wrestling is a good reaction.
@@glen46823 yeah it's better to get a Cheer or Boo then getting straight silent.
The fans booing was just because they weren’t pleased with what he was doing, if anything it was constructive criticism
No run for him was good. Dude couldn’t wrestle and still can’t act
If I remember correctly, Batista actually offered to have Disney work with WWE for some Guardians of the Galaxy promotion, which would have netted WWE some extra cash in return for promoting the film a ton. However, Triple H & Stephanie supposedly thought that it wasn't worth it, since the comic & characters were nowhere near mainstream back in 2014, so they turned down the offer, apparently even joking that Dave was just a part of some no name movie that no one was going to watch, similar to most of his other movies prior.
At the very least, Batista got the last laugh in that situation, and WWE lost out on a ton of Disney money.
Triple h has a good business mind in the wrestling world but that’s where it ends
@@OMAR-vk9pi even that is being more questionable
Moon landing levels - just as posed
Because The Chaperone and Inside Out were such bigger blockbusters of course.
@@LuisHGarcia Let's not forget Blade Trinity 😂😂
I'm glad he came back to fight HHH his last run. Great way to end his career. The whole "give me what I want" shtick was hilarious. Forever in my brain.
Give me what I want!!!!!!!!!
@@jamesgibson3716 "what do you want!?"
@@FreddPhucks "I wanna I wanna"
@@jamesgibson3716 🤨🤔
it was stupid af. Lol If at all HHH should have been the one to ask Batista for a match since he had never beaten him before
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the meme of the five batista wearing the power ranger colours literally made me lost a lung laughing
well done sir
Bluetista is a lifestyle.
Preach
Facts
I always felt sorry for Batista during this period. Especially after seeing the Rumble backstage documentary and seeing how hard he worked to even get out there, only to be booed.
He seems like a genuinely sensitive guy. It wasn’t his fault how he was booked.
What documentary is this?
@@TheInsanePanda wwe 24: batista i believe
Except he wanted to be booed. He wanted to be a heel.
That return was mad shat on by so many people at that time. 😩😩😩
FACTS I think Batista just returned at the wrong time in my opinion because it was during the peak of bryan danielsons yes movement.
Rightfully so, WWE had a long history of ignoring the fans and here's a white hot daniel bryan about to create gold and we knew WWE was gonna stomp that fire out because he got over without their permission. People didn't hate batista, we hated what WWE was doing.
Poor guy was collateral damage.
Yeah fans were such assholes for that
@@Death-999 exactly as many people said at the time imagine if Hogan would have returned to WWF in 1997 and would have taken the spotlight from Stone Cold which was the hottest guy in the company.People would have turned against Hogan big time
I stopped watching wrestling back in 2006, but I did tune in for Wrestlemania 30. I was completely blown away by the fan support for Daniel Bryan in the opening match. I vaguely remembered him as an Indy wrestler from the short-lived Wrestling Channel here in the U.K. but it was clear he was a megastar. Even without context Batista and Orton felt like bit-players in the main event.
It’s interesting to see how Bryan’s rise was organic considering Batista’s rise to the top was fairly organic too. I felt at the time that Evolution was intended to elevate Orton first and foremost with Batista given the less glamorous enforcer / tag partner position within the group. After the botched Orton face turn Batista was given more screen time and his charisma really started to become apparent, and that led to his Wrestlemania 21 main event position as fans genuinely seemed to like him.
I think it just proves that wrestling fans love a wrestler. As soon as they start showing ‘bigger’ aspirations like Hollywood or the NFL then that love just disappears.
Heck I'd say that Daniel Bryan was even more than just Organic. It was something that clawed its way up. Like someone in booking/creative did everything they could to keep him down on the mid card/lower mid card and the fans really rallied behind him to ensure he moved up, while Booking/Creative tried to do everything they could to make it look like he wasn't ready/worthy of it with minimal fan appeasement. Until eventually they just couldn't deny it anymore. That's my memory of it at the time at least.
I LOVE those videos about more "modern" wrestling events. I am a huge fan of the Reliving the War series, too. Having videos like this one is like a treat you get yourself while shopping every now and then lmao
It's nearly 10 years old, I wouldn't really call it modern. Also PS3 a retro console now.
@@Death-999 more modern than most his content relax bud
@@imcashout7079 so if he started doing videos of wrestling in the 60s would the attitude era all of a sudden be modern? No. I am relaxed, don't respond for other people and if for some reason this triggered you that's not the correct response for when someone gets corrected.
@@Death-999 who hurt you, friend?
@@Moluminati funny, from that response it sounds like you were hurt because I said you were wrong. Sad.
Bluetista was fantastic and it's part of what enabled Dave to open up about his feelings about wrestling and his position and where the industry was going. Bluetista was done on purpose, he's a heel, so he wore something that stuck out. It's classic heel stuff and it was awesome.
Thanks Triple H
He still looked funny though.
@@reloadpsi that was the point.
I still remember that Batista Bomb - RKO combination, especially when you see Orton's back hitting that monitor when he came down and bleeding from that very nasty landing.
I really enjoyed the reformation of Evolution and the feud with The Shield. Batista helped to create new stars. He is a great guy and deserves so much better. Thankfully he had a fulfilling finish of his last run in 2019.
Ya I definitely agree, I don’t know what he means it wasn’t a success. It was very entertaining. We all cared, everyone was talking about it and the matches was a banger. What other factions done this over the years? Really think about it. Most of the time it’s a one day ruin. Evolution came back had a short run and put over the future.
I disagree the Evolution return wasbt great. It was. It was bringing them back for one big feud to put over a crop of new talent who had nobody left to fight as a faction, and considering all three Shield guys became world champions, I think it was a tremendous success, especially for a program that was in between WrestleMania and SummerSlam in those middle months
I lost my mind when Evolution came back. But when RF turned his back on em, I thought to myself, that runs over. So disappointed that a guy (RF), who spent the majority of his time putting wrestlers over, turned his back on the greatest faction to ever strap on the boots.
Loved every moment of the feud. When Shield have beaten Evolution with 3-0 it was a huge push. What a night, this match is very memorable in my opinion.
I just picture The Rock saying to Batista: "You green as grass, BLUE SON OF A B*TCH!!" 😆🙃😆
@@casualsuspect9878 2-0
He came back at the time that the WWE was intent on ignoring the WWE universe wanting Daniel Bryant as champ and it was just unfortunate. The WWE dropped the ball on this one. The fans were going to boo anybody who won that royal whose name was not Daniel Bryant. It wasn’t Batistas fault.
I think if Punk won it couldve been salvaged somewhat, (assuming he decided to stick around afterward) since he was the clear second favorite at the time.
Daniel Brayan wasn’t even that good Batista was right he doesn’t look like a hero it a bit harsh Batista will always be better than Brayan but Brayan in the attitude era and he will be treated like a cruiseweight
@@PhenomsServant4 I’ll give u that Punk was the only other guy they would have not booed
Dave didn't deserve the boos and cancelation...
Agreed. Shambolic creative & booking as usual by the WWE in the modern era.
He 100% did. He came back in horrible ring shape and just sucked in almost ever aspect. Him coming into the company as a heel still would’ve gotten him legit hate for winning the rumble.
@@whyequalswhat He wasn’t Daniel Bryan, that’s the only thing he’s guilty of, his matches and promos were fine
@@maxb4210 Watch his match against Del Rio at Elimination Chamber. That match sucked and it was not Del Rio's fault
@@whyequalswhat it’s not batista’s fault how he was booked during his return. Dude is a legend who brought tons of us joy during our lives. you cant expect a guy to be in same shape he was 10 years before. dude was still jacked at wrestlemania 30. He didn’t deserve the boo’s. But he didn’t need to win the rumble
@wrestlingbios your upload schedule is amazing. considering the quality going into every video along with the time to go back and rewatrch all this content its shows just how much dedication and and work you have put into this channel. ive watched since the very first video and have never missed a single upload. thanks for all the hardwork the dedication is really inspiring its been awesome to see the channel grow!
Batista was in a very difficult situation, they first shouldn't have even teased his return... It should've been a surprise at the rumble that no one saw coming. Then they brought him in to WIN the Royal rumble and main event wrestlemania after The Rock had headlined the last two. People already had an issue with part timers... Then they reunited evolution but had them battle against a white hot shield that couldn't afford a loss... Essentially he came back and took nothing but Ls. It's a very tough spot
I always thought the same thing Batista should've been a surprise entrance and winner of the rumble his RAW return was super underwhelming from what I remember. He had horrible promo coming back in and even more ridiculous outfit, the skinny jeans and weird looking sweat jacket. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Batista had his place in the post attitude era. I remember thinking at WrestleMania 21 that he had just as much momentum as John Cena did.
He was more over & a bigger deal than Cena up until they swapped brands in 2005. Vince forcefully made Cena the bigger star by 2007.
@@slimypickle19 facts!
@@slimypickle19 I think it was understandable that Vince made Cena the bigger star since Batista was the same age as HHH and John Cena was 8 years younger than Batista. Don't forget that Batista got injured at the beginning of 2006 which made Vince put all his faith in John Cena.
Flair really needed to be a part of Evolution's reformation, he was comedy gold in their first run. Regardless, their return, and Batista's in general, were great launching pads for DB and the Shield. Batista's 2014 was a great success, just not for Dave's legacy lol
I was there when Evolution officially reformed on Raw… Im ashamed to say that the Birmingham, Alabama crowd went absolutely mild lol
Daniel Bryan and these marks ruined Batista’s return
I was a kid when evolution was a thing back in the early 2000s and i absolutely love it so when they came back i was so happy
I'm glad this channel exists
Same
I watched the 2014 Royal Rumble having hardly watched any WWE for years and I've never heard anything like that crowd reaction for Daniel Bryan, and when Mysterio entered at #30 people in the arena were furious, it was crazy.
Hell yea they were booing Rey! That never happens.
It was also in Philly
That match with Wyatt at Royal Rumble was very underrated indeed. For people that think Bray can’t go in the ring, watch that match.
Yes, watch a match against an all-time talent, this proves Bray can wrestle... yeah
@@SteRDLK i like bray but this was hilarious lol
The mix of entrance themes in the intro was awesome
I'd love to see this channel cover the whole Aces & Eights storyline from Impact at some point.
I gotta fart
I can’t believe this was back in 2014. Holy smokes. Where does the time go. I thought his return was like in 2018
Batista's main drawing point was his Muscle. When he lost his muscle he lost his ability to draw.
He was still big however he noticeably lost hight
What a weird comment lol this isn’t even close to true
@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 numbers don't lie
Bluetista is 4 life lol! That theme though is still a banger!!!
Pushing Bryan over Batista in WMXXX was the biggest mistake of the modern era.
To this day fans havent quit whining trying to force the company to push boring indy guys.
No
The main issue with Bluetista was that the elbow pads and the shorts being different hues. I think it wouldn't have been anywhere that big a deal without this clash in itself as he would have still stood out, but not in such an egregious way.
Batista was a victim of the AHole WWE fan Era
It’s still going on lol
I never realized how long his arms were until Maven pointed it out in an interview. He can touch his knees standing up straight
This is honestly best wrestling channel on UA-cam. Great work dude. Love it
Another great video. The thing I love the most of your videos is something I don't see in other creators. Your adverts always kick in at a point where it doesn't interrupt you - no heels in charge when we come back from a break! - that attention to detail is what I love. Keep up the hard work, enjoy your upcoming break and I'll continue following the War and these look backs at particular angles
Baby come here! A new wrestling bios banger just dropped!
I'm probably one of the very few people who actually liked this Batista. Unfortunately, it was a middle of Daniel Bryan's run and because CM Punk left, the smarks was not having it that year. I always adopt Batista's motto to the smarks: "Deal With It."
I always liked batista and was pumped when he came back. I was never a fan of daniel bryan so was disappointed when batista was pushed the the side for him
Bryan had been over for ages before Batista came back and was over with the whole crowd.
Even in AEW, he's still a B+ player with a goatface.
Lol that was harsh dude
Even though I don't watch AEW, I totally agree
We been watching the same show?
And a thought process like this one is a reason ww2 started. Pls form your own opinion.@@90sDude.
He also had a small role in Blade Runner 2044.
And Spectre the next year. Bats was fairly busy doing pretty good overall.
The reason GOTG wasnt mentioned much is they simply did not know the juggernaut of a franchise they were starting
Yeah that's a good point they did not know how it was going to go.
He just looked weird. His face just off to me.
The worst thing to happen during this run was WWE catering to the marks and having Bryan being champ. Because look how that turned out, fans became more and more insufferable and more interested in making sure their favorites got pushed instead of actually enjoying the show.
How did his face change so much its like one day he woke up and his philipino side just decided to come out in full force
The marks ruined Dave's return.
Exactly
WWE ruined Dave's return.
@@SteelSpurs No the marks did.
@@ZacharyDarkes This is what I don’t get. Instead of blaming WWE, you blame the fans. How and why?
@@SteelSpurs Because the marks ruin everything good. They want soft soyboys as champion and wonder why they don't draw. Every wrestler does the same thing now and looks the same wrestling is dead. No good characters, no good stories it's all because of the fans.
His entrance music was great, always get hyped when Drax is about to enter the ring
Wasn't just Batista who got hate at Rumble 2014, Rey Mysterio was number 30 and he got mega heat.
Because they fans were all hyped about Daniel Bryan they were annoying and disrespectful they should have known better to show respect to the legends who came before Daniel Bryan
@@RenegadeGunn wrestling fans are the absolute worst
@@RenegadeGunn as much as I enjoyed daniel''s run it was downright sickening to see fans boo him and Rey
@@Chuck_ELSickening? Come on, they were voicing their displeasure and Rey was just a causality.
Just like when the fans booed the rock when he battled hogan at Wrestlemania 18 or Brock at Summerslam that year. @@Chuck_EL
My all time favorite superstar. Simple gimmick. Good enough matches. The pops he got were awesome. The entrance. Wish he got started when he was 25 or so. Sad to see the fans turn on him like that
My Favorite part of Batista's 2014 run was hearing Saliva's I walk alone again that song is awesome and Batista's blue attire is Absolutely Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That songs an absolute banger
@@k1ngk0ff1ng8 I Absolutely Agree
Never cared for the band personally. I’m a rocker n all. They just seemed too soft for me. But somehow Batista made that song so much better to me with his entrance
@@dannyboswell7188you’re a clown
Can’t speak for everyone but Evolution is one of the greatest factions of all time. From the beginning to the end, the idea of the group was great. Four greats of the past present & future & the slow face turn of Batista in 2005 was one of the greatest stories ever told.
Not a Bautista fan, but I'll agree evolution was a solid faction.
batista did more acting in blade runner than the rock has in his career
Lol, fact. Same in Spectre
The Rock doesn't act, the only thing he plays is himself with a million different names.
@@BIadelores That's so true. The Rock has only played 1 character in Hollywood and that's The Rock. He's like a reverse typecast actor.
Dwayne Johnson’s acting range raise eyebrow cheesy grin flex that’s about it
‘You’ve never seen a miracle’
What a movie
Batista didnt just get booed.he was absolutely destroyed. His career was pretty much over. He didnt deserve that hate
As mentioned, Dave just seemed to be constantly nervous through this entire run. Nothing looked natural, and he was overthinking everything!
2014-2017 was such a horribly dry time in WWE
True, but also NXT was at its peak during this time
Wow! So much history that usually gets glossed over. Much better vid than expected and that's saying something! 10/10!
@18:42 I was watching that match live with a friend of mine, both of us were asking “where the hell did he come from” when Rollins dove on top of them
I think had Batista returned in like 2012 and Evolution reformed. It would’ve been much more respectable
Batista unfortunately was the guy who the fans took out their frustration on. The WWE had his story all planned out but the fans wanted Bryan and they were going to hate anyone who the fans thought was getting the push over their boy D-Bry. It wasn't Dave's fault that the return didn't go as planned it was WWE shooting themselves in both feet and the knee by trying to force the fans to change the narrative.
Except Batista wanted to be a heel so he managed to get exactly what he wanted thanks to their reaction.
That RKO / Power Bomb when Randy landed on the unseen monitor still hurts. 😣
Why are you blaming daniel bryan for that? Orton fault for not making sure the monitor was out of the way
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 I'm not blaming Bryan. The monitor was hidden. It was no one's fault. Looked terrible though. 😳
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 how in the world did you get "blaming Danial Bryan" from that...????
I felt like they missed an opportunity to do Batista vs Lesnar during that run. That's one of the few "dream matches" we never got and they were both in the company at the same time for the first time ever. They even had a segment on Raw together one week if I recall (yes I'm aware they wrestled in OVW but that doesn't count).
I always wanted to see Batista vs Lesnar
They were on SmackDown in 2002 but Dave was a deacon
@@stashallemagne4488 right that was literally the last time they were in the same place at the same time so to speak.
The nicknames became legendary status
Bit of a mistake saying Roman Reigns wasn’t that big with the fans in early 2014- he was by far the most over member of the Shield around that time as hard as that is to believe given how the next several years panned out
I understand that Daniel Bryan was super over at this point but how do you boo a huge former champion during the ruthless aggression era, especially one with the caliber of Batista
Dave was a fine World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania 21 was awesome.
I had to agree after the PG era was really limiting Batista. It really stunk.
Bryan was a talent deserving the Main Title.
Agree. At least he was honest about his dislike on the PG rated era of WWE and content in 2010s to 2019.
Been watching Batista's rise from evolution and fued with the Game and damn is this bio great 🔥
Massive fan of the channel for a long time now
I know a lot of people soured on him just because he wasn't as muscular as he used to be.
He was way bluer. I feel that more than made up for the muscle loss.
I liked this run. He did house shows, and put over Daniel Bryan and The Shield in great matches.
When you started talking, I totally noticed and appreciate the menu select screen theme song you used from the game RAW on the original Xbox
Batista should've won the title, and be an even bigger heel than he was. Would've loved it
LOL
From Bootista, to Bluetista and his final evolution, Boo-hootista.
my favorite was when came out mock crying and mock posing when he was walking on the steps and doing daniel''s heel "no" in a mockery to get more heel heat @9:28 lmao
bro you upload everytime when i think i need a new wrestling bios video to watch while eating my dinner :D
Everyone loved the shield in 2014, it was only when they split up and Roman didn’t really acknowledge it or care when Ambrose & Rollins had an insanely passionate feud.
Also the cancelwwenetwork thing was Rumble 2015 or at best it was nowhere near the level it hit when Roman won
I personally loved his return in 2014. As usual, WWE and their lack of creative ruined his return. Batista whether or like him or not left a huge mark on WWE. Fans are so quick to turn on someone once they come back. Same thing recently happened to CM Punk. Which is why I enjoy the returns for what they are rather than basing it on popular opinion. The return of Evolution alone made it worth it. I loved the feud with The Shield.
Daniel Byran's popularity really ruined WWE for like 3 years lol
Having Daniel Bryan eliminate Batista in the Royal Rumble match to win should have been the booked decision. McMahon always has a thing for trying to resurrect the past in some way, whether if it be Hogan, Michaels, Austin, Triple H, Cena, or Batista. Yet he refuses to acknowledge what the audience want.
batista should have tweeted:
"Next, Redtista?"
just to put delicious oil into the meme fire
It's crazy how the same people who booed Batista in 2014 in favor of Daniel Bryan are now saying years later he didn't deserve the hate.
In 2014 the fans had nothing against Batista and didn't hate him. They just liked Daniel Bryan more. Dave was putting off Bret hart 1997 vibes in this run
I love your WWE Games Background Music. Bring back some cool memories
Wrestling Bios always picks the best topics😁. My favorite wrestling YT channel.
what was so special about bryan?
nothing really
Underdog stuff
His fans are smarks simple as that
@@blackmantis3130 exactly
He was the great value Chris Benoit
Can't believe it's been over 8 years since the first GOG came out
And fit to make the video
Cross promoting his return as the drax character would have been huge for both products
This was an interesting time period
Love the remix of I Walk Alone you did. FYI Saliva did a badass acoustic version with Jim Johnston that’s on Spotify on Jims page that I feel like nobody knows is there.
It just didn’t feel the same. He didn’t look himself, his matches weren’t the way they used to be and it just didn’t fly
I hated it when smarks took over WWE in like 2011.
wrestling bios is locked in with these uploads!
Your videos always give me a nostalgic feel
Unpopular opinion but i hated the way they treated batista when he returned he deserved so much better. It made me hate daniel bryan for it
WrestleMania 30. What a night. Proud to say it’s one of the 2 WM events I ever attended, with 29 not nearly as memorable
I had to be one of the few people who didn't care about Daniel Bryan...win or loose.... Bryan was irrelevant like CM Pink 😂
Really pissed me off that batista didn't become world champion again it's all daniel byran's fault along with horrible fans that made wwe change their mind
Batista promo about “what happened to the real men” showed the truth about wrestling fans during that time and now.
damn ain't this the truth
Wrestling fans are a fickle bunch.
Right!
It should have been Batista Vs Brock. And cena vs undertaker streak. Triple threat cm punk Daniel Bryan and Randy. Punk gets his main event bryan wins.
I kinda think anyone who has ever done the yes chant should be given a 5 year prison sentence.
Couldn't agree more
Great video, Bios. You should do a video on stars that were super over and never got a push. Owen Hart, Rusev Day come to mind. There are a lot of others, so I'd like to see you give it a whirl.
They should've had him be a surprise opponent and beat Orton at RR. Then have Bryan win RR. And have Bryan beat Batista
I will always be a Batista fan. He has one of the best entrances and music. He was a big and powerful, both things I've always looked for in wrestlers with being a big guy myself. I really would like to see him make one more run, or even see him join The Rock in the DCU. Loved him in Guardians, and would love to see both Marvel and DCU making great movies.
I was mad how wrong Batista was treated when he returned Batista did way more than Daniel Bryan ever did in smackdown alone.. smh but I'm glad he's treated well in Hollywood 👌👍👏