Although I believe many people will disagree with this, but Batista’s 2010 run sucked. Probably because he won the WWE Championship in the laziest way possible, and only had one title defence, lost 3 consecutive matches to John Cena, and then quit.
His 2009 heel turn was promising, but in 2010, he wasn’t good. I will say this: I love Batista. He’s one of my most favourite wrestlers of all time, but he was not supposed to lose 3 times in one year to a man wearing jorts.
So, I will rewrite Dave’s story, at least how I would have liked to see Dave’s story in 2010.
2010:
I would keep the detail of Dave getting eliminated by John Cena from the Royal Rumble, as it sets up the rivalry perfectly. Next night on Raw, Batista says he has been screwed, and that he is worthy enough to compete for the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber.
Triple H comes out and tells Dave that he can’t demand stuff because he wants it, instead he has to earn it. To qualify for the Elimination Chamber, Dave must defeat Triple H in a one-on-one match in the main event of RAW.
Dave beats Hunter clean, and qualifies for the Chamber. In this story, Dave enters last, and at that point, Cena already eliminated everyone, so the final 2 competitors are Batista and John Cena. Batista pins Cena and wins the WWE Championship.
Vince McMahon comes out and congratulates Batista for winning the championship. Then, Vince turns his attention to Cena, and tells him that he can earn his title shot at WrestleMania 26 by defeating Batista next night on RAW.
Instead of Batista intentionally DQ-ing himself right after the match begun, Cena and Dave face each other in a solid main event, and Cena overcomes the Animal. The time has come for WrestleMania, Dave and Cena go at it, and Cena comes out on top.
Next night on RAW, Batista announces he will be using his rematch clause at Extreme Rules, and will defeat Cena. John then comes out and starts roasting Batista, and at that point, Dave snaps and starts beating the hell out of the champ. He brutalizes him with a steel chair, gets a table from under the ring, powerbombs Cena through it, then grabs the WWE championship as he poses with it for the camera.
I believe this is a good way to set up a good rematch, with Dave being seen as a legitimate threat, and gives us a good Face vs Heel match. The match ends in a controversial way, as Batista hits Cena with a steel chair, and the referee doesn’t react, and when Dave goes for the pin, the referee does a quick count.
Dave stands victoriously as he gets showered with boos. Next night on RAW, it was revealed that it was all schemed by Vince McMahon, as he ordered the ref to do a quick count, and under any circumstances not disqualify any competitors.
Cena demands a rematch, as he feels like he has been screwed, and Batista agrees to face Cena. The match happens at Over the Limit, where Cena beats Batista. After his loss, Dave goes on a different path. He starts getting attacked by Nexus, and this leads to an epic bout: Evolution vs. Nexus.
Batista, Triple H and Randy Orton put aside their differences and face a shared enemy, but in the end, they come up short. Then, at SummerSlam, Team WWE vs. Team Nexus happens, and in this universe, Team Nexus wins. Batista decides to take a short break, until 2011.
2011-2012:
As Dave’s story didn’t go too well in 2010, how would he go in 2011? Much better. He goes to SmackDown, and faces Mark Henry in his Hall of Pain era. Now, beating Mark Henry back in the day was… meh. But beating Mark Henry in 2011? Seemed impossible, and the crowd would go crazy.
Batista shows off his strength as he lifts up Henry, and slams him down with a Batista Bomb, and the crowd goes crazy! Batista defeats Henry at TLC and becomes the new World Heavyweight Champion.
He defeats Henry again, and at the Royal Rumble in 2012, he faces Big Show for the title. As both men lay down on the floor, Daniel Bryan comes out running to the ring, and cashes in his MITB contract! Bryan pins Big Show to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
And, instead of Sheamus facing Bryan, he gets replaced by Batista. At WrestleMania 28, Dave squashes Bryan, because this would again cause Bryan to go batshit and go into his Team Hell No part, plus, Dave is again champion.
Night after WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar returns, and instead of facing Cena at Extreme Rules, guess who he faces. That’s right, he faces Fandango- no he doesn’t. He faces Dave for the World Championship, but Batista beats Lesnar.
Dave loses the World Heavyweight Championship to Alberto Del Rio, with some help with Ricardo Rodriguez. Batista gets his rematch, but gets embarrassed by Del Rio, as he defeats Dave.
2013-2014:
Dave’s story doesn’t end here, as he is back for Round 3, baby! He goes to RAW once again, and faces newly crowned champion, Cena for the belt. In this story, HHH was already a corrupt Authority figure, so he helps Batista win the WWE Championship.
Batista defends the title against Cena and Orton on multiple occasions, and comes out victorious. This leads us to the Yes Movement.
Remember Daniel Bryan and how he lost to Batista at WM28? Well… he wasn’t too happy about that, and challenged Dave for a match for the title at SummerSlam 2013. Triple H told Dave that it wasn’t a good idea to face Bryan, but Dave got too cocky and accepted the match.
He was so cocky, in fact, that he put HHH as the special guest referee. During the match, HHH seemed to turn on Batista, and Bryan won the match. But, it was all a trap. Out comes Randy Orton with Evolution’s theme song, and cashes in on Bryan. Orton wins, and becomes the new WWE Champion.
Dave, Orton and HHH stand victoriously in the ring, as Evolution is reformed. Bryan gets his rematch at Hell in a Cell against Orton, but Batista gets added into the match too. Dave and Orton brutally beat Bryan, as Orton pins Bryan with the help of Batista.
It seems that Evolution was unstoppable, but, something happened. Dave started getting jealous of Randy, even almost costing him a match against Cena. HHH tries to stop it, but at Royal Rumble 2014, Batista and Randy Orton go one-on-one.
Orton beats Batista, and Batista quits Evolution. He then faces Brock Lesnar at Elimination Chamber, and loses, then faces him again at WM30, and loses again. Dave announces that he will be leaving WWE for a short while, so he can work on Guardians of the Galaxy. And… that’s about it.
2013: Batista Returns
The next run starts in 2013. Batista is the WWE Champion, and faces Daniel Bryan at Summerslam. Triple H, Batista’s ally, tries to warn Dave that he shouldn’t go through with this, but Dave gets cocky.
He faces Daniel Bryan, and loses. Triple H, the special guest referee congratulates Bryan on his win, but it was all a trap. HHH attacks Bryan. Batista recovers and beats Bryan down. And at that time, out comes Randy Orton, with Evolution’s theme song.
Randy cashes in his MITB contract, pins Bryan and wins the WWE Championship. Randy, Batista and HHH stand victoriously in the ring, as Evolution is reformed. Dave and Randy work together, to beat down Daniel Bryan every night on RAW.
It’s decided that Daniel Bryan and Batista will get a rematch against Randy Orton. A triple threat match between Randy, Dave and Bryan. But, since Dave and Randy work together, the match feels more like a 2-on-1 handicap.
Dave and Randy beat down Bryan, and Randy pins him, and retains the WWE championship. At TLC 2013, Orton faces Cena for the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship.
Randy wins, with the help of Batista, and unifies the titles. Randy Orton, now the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, is on the top of WWE, and guess who’s jealous… A dissention begins in Evolution, as Dave and Randy constantly argue.
Triple H always has to break it up, but it ultimately gets decided that Randy Orton and Batista will go one-on-one for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the Royal Rumble. Dave seems on the cusp of victory, but HHH turns on Dave, and helps Randy retain.
Meanwhile, Daniel Bryan wins the Royal Rumble, and will face Orton at WM30. But what about Dave? He will face Brock Lesnar. At Elimination Chamber, Brock destroys the Animal, and Dave wants a rematch. It seems like Batista will win, but a distraction by Paul Heyman gives Brock Lesnar the victory again. It is announced that Batista will have to miss Extreme Rules and Payback, because of Guardians of the Galaxy.
2014-2015 – A New Beginning:
As Brock Lesnar stands victorious at Summerslam 2014, out comes Batista and stands on the entrance ramp. He points at Lesnar, and gestures that he will get revenge. Dave explains his actions further the next night on RAW.
He calls out Lesnar, but out comes Paul Heyman, claiming that his client will not face Batista. Batista then goes on a rampage. Night after night, he attacks Lesnar and Heyman, and this forces Lesnar to face Batista in a No Holds Barred match.
Batista dominates in the match, but ultimately gets defeated after eating a F-5 onto a steel chair. What’s next for Big Dave? Well, Survivor Series is next. Dave has to make a decision. Will he join Team Cena, or Team Authority? Well… He joins Authority.
At Survivor Series, team Authority destroys Team Cena, with Batista and Seth Rollins dominating in the match. Batista’s role in the Authority is to be Seth Rollins’s bodyguard. Because of that, Batista starts using his real name, Dave Bautista, as his in-ring name.
He grows out a hair and beard, similar to his 2014 look. Bautista is forced to protect Seth Rollins on multiple occasions. Bautista gets added to a tournament to determine the next No. 1 contender for Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Dave wins the tournament, much to the displeasure of Seth Rollins. Rollins gets angry at Dave, and starts shoving Bautista. Dave then responds with a jab that sends Rollins down on the mat. The Authority attacks Bautista, but he takes care of them too. Batista is back! He returns next night on Raw with his bald look, and sends Rolllins one final message before his Hell in a Cell match with Rollins.
2015-2016 – The Grand Finale:
Dave and Rollins go one on one in a Hell in a Cell match, and Dave again loses, thanks to interference by Triple H. Batista is forced to take time off, and in 2016, he returns after the Royal Rumble.
In this universe, Dean Ambrose wins the Royal Rumble match and faces Roman Reigns in the main event. Batista calls out Triple H, and challenges him to one last match at WrestleMania 32. Triple H and Batista have a great match, and Batista slays the Game. A perfect send off to a perfect superstar.
And after that, Batista will focus more on his acting career. He will make some appearances on WWE, but in a non-wrestling role, such as announcing superstars on the WWE Draft, occasionally making appearances backstage, and even appearing on Smackdown 1000 as part of Evolution.
He will be added to the Hall of Fame in 2017, and in 2018 as part of Evolution.
And, that’s about it. That’s how I would have liked Dave’s run to end. Like I said, a perfect send-off for a perfect superstar.
Written by: Reddit user OkTemporary3437
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