She actually saw things from a different perspective from reading the book. Shortly after his 45th birthday, Batista returned to WWE and stunned the fans by winning the Royal Rumble Match in 2014. He had his debut match as Khan on October 30, 1999. The event featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw and SmackDown! [78] They continued their feud with a Last Man Standing match at Backlash later that month, which ended in a draw. My view of Batista eliminating Roman Reigns to win the 2014 Royal Rumble!! Royal Rumble Match CM Punk entered the match at #1. The 2003 Royal Rumble was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). [171], Bautista appeared as the villainous Brass Body in the Universal Studios film The Man with the Iron Fists. That all happened as planned. He made his OVW debut later that year under the ring name Leviathan, where he immediately joined forces with Synn. The panel went over their Royal Rumble picks. on notice that the World Heavyweight Championship would return to him by WrestleMania 23. Batista was supposed to attempt a Bastista-bomb. [98] Batista then competed in the World Heavyweight Championship championship scramble match at Unforgiven and was eight seconds away from being a four-time world champion, but Chris Jericho snuck in and pinned Kane in the waning seconds. His first reign with the World Heavyweight Championship is the longest reign for that title at 282 days. [110] Batista defeated Mysterio again in a street fight on the December 11 episode of SmackDown. After leaving WWE in 2010, he re-signed in December 2013, making his first appearance back in January 2014 and won that year's Royal Rumble match. [204] In October 2015, he married competitive pole dancer Sarah Jade. [174] Bautista joined the cast of Blade Runner 2049 as Sapper Morton, which was released on October 6, 2017. [126] Six days later at the Royal Rumble, Batista entered the Rumble match at number 28 and last eliminated Roman Reigns to win the match, becoming the fifth wrestler to win multiple Rumble matches, and the first, and so far only multi-time Royal Rumble winner to win from the same entrant number (28). Batista – Royal Rumble 2014. In October 2018, Bautista made his second return to WWE and faced Triple H at WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, before retiring from wrestling. as Deacon Batista, a villainous enforcer for Reverend D-Von. [14] After a trial, he was sentenced to one year of probation. On the August 4 episode of Raw, Batista and Cena won the World Tag Team Championship from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, making Batista a three-time World Tag Team Champion. [167], Bautista has acted and guest-starred in several television shows as both himself and in-character as Batista. Randy Orton won his first Royal Rumble match in 2009 in a fantastic performance. The 2014 Royal Rumble is one of the more controversial Rumbles in recent memory. Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve … [191] Batista has also appeared on MTV Cribs showing his house and his cars. [172] He played Mr. Hinx in the James Bond film, Spectre (2015),[173] and starred as the villain Tong Po in the reboot of the 1989 martial arts film Kickboxer, opposite Georges St-Pierre. Batiste Polka Dots and Undertaker have received a direct invitation to be in the WWE Royal Rumble 2008.. Batista and Taker have in combination 7 world championships and two victories in the Rumble (the Undertaker won it in 2007), so we can consider them among the favorites, especially for the great prize that the Rumble represents: A World Championship match at Wrestlemania. The hero had survived the gauntlet. The main feud folding out at the Royal Rumble features [186] Baustia remarked on his 2007 appearance on MTV Cribs that "I was trying to collect my action figures, but I gave up, there became too many". Long before that, however, it was CM Punk who kicked things off, entering at No. As we know, CM Punk is the #1 entrant. El evento es uno de los cuatro eventos más importantes de la WWE después de WrestleMania, SummerSlam y Survivor Series, … The following night on Raw, Batista won a singles match against Big Show due to a distraction by John Cena, to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day, which he won by disqualification. Despite a positive reaction originally, the crowd began to boo Batista after Reigns was eliminated. [13] By age 17, he was estranged from his parents and lived on his own. Evans was replaced by journeyman and 40-fight veteran Vince Lucero. They were supposed to tumble over the top rope. Bautista evolutions animal has won the Royal Rumble Will Bautista be the next world's heavyweight champion. This is Batista’s second Royal Rumble Match victory as the No. Buddy Lee Parker. [138] On the April 14 episode of Raw, Batista, Triple H and Randy Orton came down to the ring to attack The Shield after their 11-on-3 handicap match, using the name and the theme of Evolution. First squaring off with No. So that was definitely therapeutic. Justin Roberts went over the rules for the Royal Rumble match. As he did in his last two Royal Rumble Matches, Kofi found a way to survive as he balanced himself atop the thin railing, took a running start and miraculously jumped back onto the ring apron. Yet by the time he handed off his coat to Michael Cole, he was sacked by the domineering Reigns. [102] Batista went on to defeat Orton in a rematch at Extreme Rules in a Steel Cage match to capture his first WWE Championship. As a member of the Disciples of Synn stable, he went undefeated until being beaten at Christmas Chaos by Kane with help from Stone Cold Steve Austin. [189], On September 7, 2008, he appeared on an episode of Iron Chef America as one of the judges, with snails as the theme ingredient. The panel went over their Royal Rumble picks. "[188] One source of controversy was the book's mentioning of Chris Benoit, a wrestler who famously killed his wife and strangled his son in a murder-suicide, who was almost completely removed from the book. I despise what he did, but that doesn't erase him from my life. [137] Later that night, Batista and Orton, along with Kane, attacked Bryan before he was set to defend his title against Triple H. Before Triple H could defeat Bryan, The Shield interrupted by spearing Triple H and taking out Batista, Orton and Kane, causing Bryan to retain his title via disqualification. This distraction, however, cost Triple H his championship, after he lost it to Orton. Batista paid homage to Guerrero during the Raw and SmackDown! with Batista retaining his championship. Batista was knocked out and put out of action indefinitely due to a storyline head injury. 'The Animal' Quits Wrestling Again Due To Creative Differences And Payment Issues With The Company! Legacy was given on-screen credit for his injury. Batista hurled John Cena up for the Batista Bomb, though this was when things went awry. [140][141] On the June 2 episode of Raw, Batista quit WWE after Triple H denied him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The Chaotic, Unplanned Vince McMahon Injury Sustained at 2005’s Royal Rumble. [125] Batista returned as a face to confront WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton on the January 20 Raw, and vowed to win the 2014 Royal Rumble match and become champion at WrestleMania XXX. [6][9] His paternal grandfather served in the Philippine military, worked as a taxi driver and barber, and held other jobs to feed the family. 28 entrant. On the December 15 episode of Raw, Batista was put into a handicap match against The Legacy with John Cena as his partner. Dave Batista remained the last man standing in his first match after a nearly four-year hiatus from the professional wrestling scene, winning the 2014 World Wrestling Entertainment Royal Rumble … Batista hurled John Cena up for the Batista Bomb, though this was when things went awry. He played Drax the Destroyer in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, which was a critical and commercial success. [69] He then set his sights on King Booker's World Heavyweight Championship, with the two facing in a match for the title at SummerSlam on August 20. [22] Batista suffered his first loss in a match against Rikishi after D-Von accidentally punched him, allowing Rikishi to take advantage and pin Batista. Watch the 100 greatest Royal Rumble Match eliminations ever! The Bulgarian strongman planted Kingston on the barricade, but the high-flyer’s feet never touched the floor. Batista (spot No. Surprisingly The Undertaker had never won a Royal Rumble match until he did it in style in 2007 when he entered 30th and became the first man to win the Rumble from that position. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, This page was last edited on 15 May 2021, at 09:48. It took place on January 19, 2003, at the Fleet Center in Boston, was the first Royal Rumble produced under the WWE name and employed talent from the Raw and SmackDown! He saw. They have a son together, Oliver,[200] after divorcing in 2006. After the match (which Undertaker won), Batista and Mysterio appeared to patch things up, but Batista said he was tired of coming so close only to be stabbed in the back and told Mysterio he was going to rip his head off. [42] Batista won the match at Vengeance, retaining his title yet again. [citation needed] Bautista had his first biographical DVD released through WWE Productions entitled Batista: I Walk Alone. This collection started when he bought Angie an E.T. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania 21) for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the brand divisions. brand as the last pick in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery, making a surprise appearance to attack JBL, who was celebrating his victory in a six-man elimination match to crown the inaugural "SmackDown! Batista won the 2005 Royal Rumble match, by last eliminating John Cena, earning the right to participate in the main event of WrestleMania 21 against the champion of his choice. Since late 2004, the relationship between Batista and Triple H began to deteriorate in kayfabe. [21] He made his WWE in-ring debut in a tag team match teaming with D-Von against Faarooq and Randy Orton, pinning Orton. [51] Batista ultimately helped his team win the match. [175] He reprised his role as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The Crowd main event match", "WWE news: Live Rumble report on Batista flipping off fans after winning the Rumble, more in-person notes", "Talk Is Jericho Episode 69: Batista (Pt. The 2021 WWE Royal Rumble will take place on January 31 and it is THE marquee events of the calendar for the company when it comes to Pay-Per-Views. However, in April 2011, Bautista stated that negotiations fell through when the organization was bought by the Zuffa company. 25). Batista returned on the Raw after WrestleMania 25, to save Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon from The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.). As part of the PPV rush, Vince McMahon started replacing WWE’s closed circuit with pay per views and these two events were the end products. [62] At Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII, Batista won a six-man tag match with teammates Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley, defeating World Heavyweight Champion King Booker, Finlay, and Mark Henry. They are good, honest, hard-working folks. This spot on this list was a toss up between Batista’s victory in 2014 and Roman Reigns’ win a year later. After Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match (forcing Flair to retire) later that night,[91] Batista began a feud with Michaels, calling him selfish and egotistical. In his first win in … [198], Bautista married his first wife, Glenda, in 1990. The 2005 Royal Rumble event came at a time when WWE was really moving forward in terms of pushing new talent. [170] He has also made a cameo appearance in Relative Strangers. He aligned himself with Ric Flair[24] and feuded with Kane, whom he defeated at Armageddon. The Royal Rumble match traditionally involves 30 wrestlers and usually lasts an hour (the 2011 edition had a 40-man field). Batista then removed his arm vice, which turned to be fake, and attacked Orton. tapings on January 13, two days after surpassing Triple H's previous mark of 280 days for longest reigning champion. Only seven WWE superstars have won The Royal Rumble more thaa once. Duggan went with Ziggler, Michaels went with CM Punk and The Shield (he picked four people) and Flair went with Batista. [159] WWE has also ranked him as the second best World Heavyweight Champion of all time. [108] That same month at Bragging Rights, Batista was unsuccessful in winning the World Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal Four-Way match including CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, and champion The Undertaker. Batista defeated Cena at SummerSlam, legitimating injuring Cena's neck in the process. Batista and Kane, Edge's title opponent, faced Khali at The Great American Bash in a Triple Threat match where Khali retained the title. I believe he is the only candidate that can get us back on track. Edge would go in to detail about the 2005 Royal Rumble match, where an unplanned ending saw the final two participants, John Cena and Batista, … [197] WWE suspended ten wrestlers named in the statement; Batista was not one of them. This set up a title match between Batista and Punk at The Great American Bash which ended in a double disqualification after Kane interfered and attacked both men. ! He was the man eliminated several seconds before the final two - Cena and Batista both headed over the top rope. The event featured four professional wrestling matches and one associated with match, two of which were for the championships. During the match, Edge returned and interfered by giving The Undertaker a con-chair-to. I am officially retired from sports entertainment and I am grateful for every second of my amazing journey ✌", "Batista and The nWo to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2020", "Major WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Removed From Class of 2020", "To the WWE Universe Unfortunately due to previous obligations I am unable to be a part of the WWE HOF this year. Following the match, Edge took advantage and won the title from The Undertaker by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. [134] Batista responded to the audience on the February 28 episode of SmackDown, saying that he did not come back to be liked, then mocked the other wrestlers by stating that they were not "real men" and promised to be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion, thus turning heel. [201] Before the age of 40, Bautista already had two grandsons through Keilani. Batista’s predictable and underwhelming win capped off last night’s Royal Rumble. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. Evolution (No Holds Barred Elimination Match)", "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 6/2: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – PPV fall-out, huge angle at the end of Raw, post-Raw coverage, MITB hype, more", "Batista Leaves WWE Before 'Payback 2014' PPV! Batista wins Royal Rumble 2014. [135] He was declared as the 50th greatest wrestling villain of all time by a WWE article in 2012. Now that the road to Wrestlemania is in full swing, the question remains where does the WWE go from here? Daniel Bryan was the face of WWE in 2014 and many believed that he would win the Men’s Royal Rumble Match, but that never happened. In his book, Batista Unleashed, Batista said that he believed that Henry was "careless" during their match as he never gave Batista any warning that the move was coming. 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