Was Batista's 2014 Return That Bad?

[@wrestlingspremier]

New video! Batista's return was untimely. If it had happened in a time where Daniel Bryan wasn't that over, maybe it would've been a different story. I think it's unfortunate that despite his insistence on being a heel, they made him a face and he proved them right. What did you think of Batista's 2014 return?

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

The Animal... Batista.

[@loganparthimos4192]

Can you do john cena rivalry with brock lesnar ruthless aggressive to 2015 i think im 10

[@Ykwhat75]

Brooo do a video of the difference between Raw from 97 - 99 to 00 - 02

[@starshopping7833]

Do Bobby Lashley’s First Run In WWE

[@markmagician2471]

It was ok at best

[@albertocalderon9301]

I don’t understand why they shit on Batista until this day . He literally had great matches with current talent and he made Smackdown a little relevant that year. I’m glad he had success in movies like the Avengers because he is truly a superstar.

[@MA-qf5gq]

it has nothing to do with batista

[@matthewa7503]

Because the current crybaby fans hold grudges on wrestlers such as Batista, Goldberg etc because of the shows booking but will make every excuse in the book if its some 5'0 150 lb idiot who is booked badly.

[@humbleson8886]

I don't think batista was the problem, he was just the one who had to face the backlash of most of the fans because he was put in a position that I don't think he should have been put in. Daniel Bryan was so over at that time that everyone wanted to see him win the rumble instead of Batista or anyone else for that matter. Now the argument can be made that Batista brought eyes to the company and made smackdown a little more relevant as you stated, but this doesn't mean he had to come back and be in the main event at wrestlemania or win the royal rumble. They could've placed him in a high profile fued that didn't include the title and it would've brought the same level of relevance IMO. Another argument that can be made is that Bryan winning the rumble would be too predictable and WWE wanted to surprise the fans with a massive return like Batista, but the problem with that is everyone wanted Bryan to win. Yes, unpredictably is good but not when your audience wants something that badly unless you have something that can top it (which I don't think that there was anyone or anything that the audience wanted more than Bryan winning that night). Imo it should of been batista vs triple h at wrestlemania and Bryan vs Orton in the main event.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@humbleson8886 but for 4 years they were building new stars which it is a message

[@davyjones2032]

These are the same guys who'll complain about no stars. Spotlight Dave was greatness lol

[@leonidaspr805]

Batista and rey mysterio didn’t deserved to be booed they are wwe legends

[@j-man4132]

Agreed but the problem is now the legends are stealing from the young talent as long as Vince is CEO young talent will continue to screw young talent.

[@bionicrattlesnake2137]

@@j-man4132 ''ScReAwInG yOuNg tAlEnTs'' Maybe Vince doesn't sees anything special in your heros as the workrate isn't what makes you a draw and sends them off to your precious AEW.

[@j-man4132]

@@bionicrattlesnake2137 I’m not arguing about that because it’s facts however I honestly feel the fact that WWE is very lazy with the storylines and Vince’s lazy booking off course these new stars aren’t worth it and in my opinion and my advice to all NXT stars go to either AEW or TNA because WWE don’t give a crap about you.

[@InfernaLuck156]

yeah they shouldn't have but it was the company that puts them in those positions.

[@jotarouchiha5950]

Batista yeah a legend but if Eddie Guerrero didn't die Rey Mysterio would be a jobber

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Not having his return as a secret was a big mistake His feud with del Río was bad From wrestlemania, bluetista and the rest was awesome

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Right. Batista should've returned at the Royal Rumble.

[@wrestlingspremier]

He should've appeared at the Rumble itself.

[@aznick-san7954]

@@SpammytheHedgehog im a little curious on if he returned at tlc 2013 instead after the orton match to start the wrestlemania build. Maybe it would've cooled the fans off in preparation of him winning the rumble...unless that wouldve worsened it instead lmfao

[@LosHitman]

he feuded with Del Rio???

[@bourbon646]

Bluetista you must be a crackpot. Batista was a damm good worker.

[@dkj4593]

It's good to see that this return is given the recognition it deserves. Too bad the fans didn't receive him well.

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

It's not his fault he was put in Bryan's way

[@dkj4593]

@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD You're right. It's not his fault. If Vince says he should win, he definitely will. I mean, what did the fans expect him to do? Refuse?!

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

@@dkj4593 See if the titles weren't one or if Batista didn't win the rumble he could have waited honestly the triple threat evolution Mathed would have been better

[@dkj4593]

@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD Correct. Just imagine Evolution Triple Threat match in the main event of WrestleMania 30.

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

@@dkj4593 That was the orginal better plan but Db winning is fine

[@jrtg5758]

The fact you only have 67k subscribers is a shame. You're one of the best wrestling youtubers.

[@ThandoKING]

No cap😭🙏💯

[@900evancharlotte4]

No cap

[@900evancharlotte4]

I always say… if I know you.. you are somebody!!

[@liljacobxx]

67? He has 65

[@xeqeee]

he now has 65 so he lost subs?

[@prashantsharda6347]

It really hurt me when I saw people booing Batista. The guy was one of the biggest face of company along with Cena and returned after 4 years so we could relive those moments again. I don't care that Bryan was more over during that time but the disrespect those fans gave him was non deserving.

[@justinterry7853]

i mean that was Bryan was the elephant in the room for why Batista was booed

[@jkeilyndesmond9560]

I felt the same way. It was very disrespectful.

[@7swordquanta459]

True that. Rey and Batista were not bad. It was the fans who are bad.

[@bigdonald123]

Daniel bryan d*ckriders had a wierd obsession over him

[@Austin-l1j]

@@7swordquanta459yeah the fans that make the product are bad makes total sense. It’s not Vince McMahons fault for booking bad storylines and not having Batista come back as a heel and leaks confirming batistas return to win the rumble making it predictable.

[@carlosrp23]

I've always hate how the fans treated him at that time. He did not deserve all the hate he got but he was at the wrong place wrong time.

[@itachi-kun7736]

He wanted to came back on himself but Steph and Hunter intervene

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@itachi-kun7736 bad timing

[@raddderz]

Well said

[@nicktasteless360]

fans still do this everyday. They hated on brock lesnar but missed him when he left. hated john cena but missed him when he left. wrestling fans today are just a bunch of unappreciative nerds.

[@eboishea4980]

@@nicktasteless360 💯

[@Tsunami_Symon]

I wished that Batista had that last word title run.

[@lore2587]

Yes

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I was really excited for Batista's return in 2013 and 2014.

[@mostwantedtez707-]

Facts

[@MegaMarvelvsDC]

Me too

[@foodreacts837]

same he should of won the title after winning the rumble shame daniel was soo cheered

[@shawswervoo]

Same but at the time, I didn’t mind the yes movement which looking back at it now it ruined Batista’s return.

[@Winnerizzy]

@@shawswervoo Exactly. Wwe had big plans for him. Reuniting evolution pushing him alot more etc. When batista quit again I stopped watching wwe altogether because of smarks.

[@blaineperry9212]

The Yes Movement was too over. Had to change everything but Batista 2014 return was great they just should’ve kept it quiet. It was just DB year. Had nothing to do with Batista imo.

[@nadirsanchez1675]

Daniel Bryan sucks he's the most overrated wrestler in history those pathetic fans are not real wrestling fans

[@MA-qf5gq]

@@nadirsanchez1675 okay little boy

[@nadirsanchez1675]

@KING SOYBOY you telling me Daniel Bryan is a star😂in what universe all I know is that he pushed away all the casual fans wwe in 2011 when he was the champion was getting all time lowest ratings in history of the company it's really funny seeing a smark like you calling someone else a smark I can already tell your 12 I watched wrestling way before you even born he's the worst world champion in history

[@nadirsanchez1675]

@@MA-qf5gq just remember that your favorite wrestler is Daniel Bryan😂that's really funny from you I can already tell your a mark who likes flips and kicks for 30 minutes I bet you enjoy watching that you precious Daniel Bryan is a horrible wrestler it's a shame calling him a wrestler cus he dosen't even look like a wrestler he's an indie darling nothing more and nothing else

[@TheSHIELDCap]

@@nadirsanchez1675 Same thing about the likes of *AJ Styles* when he's my 2nd all-time favorite wrestler. And before that, there's *Bret Hart* and *Shawn Michaels,* whom you unironically hate and called them "vanilla midgets".

[@imjoker2823]

Batista was originally supposed to face Brock Lesnar at Summerslam after winning the title at Wrestlemania but since they switched plans(thanks smarks), Daniel Bryan won the title and was going to face Lesnar instead but since Bryan got injured a month after winning the title, they gave the belt to John Cena and the main event for Summerslam was Brock vs Cena

[@wrestlingspremier]

If only that match happened.

[@uainjansun]

@@wrestlingspremier yeah. 2007/2014 got it all wrong twice (not saying taker vs batista wasn't bad)

[@ThandoKING]

Super Cena 🔥🔥✌️❤️💯

[@ojsimpson.]

Well we eventually got one of the scrapped matches. Guess we're still waiting for the battle of the Batista Bite and the Brock Lock

[@Pack52022]

Daniel Brian still had a great run as people got what they wanted, phenomenal story and so on. Although I do feel bad for Batista and wish we got a Lesnar vs Batista match. Would have been better than the Brock vs Cena match for sure.

[@TheJAFFilms]

I like Daniel Bryan, but the fans aka smarks really ruined Batista’s return, I was upset they booed Batista and Rey Mysterio it wasn’t their fault, it was the creative’s fault.

[@dantedlane2]

Don’t look at the comment section

[@twistedsky_97]

I saw the thumbnail and read the title and thought “Batista’s 2nd run wasn’t that bad, if I remember it correctly”. Now I can say I remembered right because that run was actually pretty fun, and I wanted to see that championship 1v1 match

[@mercmenace9545]

I couldn't imagine Batista without his Saliva- I Walk Alone theme, it's iconic and suits him perfect

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I remember the Batista heel turn on smackdown. Because when the brand split ended smackdown was trash. But Batista made it feel important for 1 week.

[@wrestlingspremier]

Yeah he had some good promos on SmackDown.

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@wrestlingspremier not only his promos were great, it was realistic, I hated WWE at that point, fans would hijack the show and cheering and booing the wrong superstars

[@PJC0007]

Bro these on liners be killing me 😂😂🤣🤣. always fire content respect the grind💪🏾💯

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I would've paid thousands to see Brock Lesnar fight Batista.

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

It should have happened

[@ThandoKING]

Only if Batista beats Cock Lesnar

[@jordannewsom3606]

I was thinking that they should have unexpectedly had him return at the Rumble. I also think it he stayed, he should have won the title at MITB 2014

[@jordannewsom3606]

That match should have happened

[@ThandoKING]

@@jordannewsom3606 Nah Cena deserved to win the title at MITB and rightly so

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Batista quitting the WWE the second time was actually better than the first.

[@DADON99]

This when the smark era in wrestling started😂. Notice how in 2014…Wrestling started becoming more and more of a niche product. That’s what tends to happen when you stop pushing badasses and start pushing the hardcore audiences Indy darlings. CM Punk woke them up in 2011 with his “pipebomb” and in 2014…Daniel Bryan embraced them…which has led to the downfall of WWE to this day

[@midsectionmark8956]

Haha very true! The timeline doesn’t lie.

[@bionicrattlesnake2137]

Now that smarks have the AEW as their Mecca and WWE re-established NXT as their developmental territory that makes the future stars, not caters to smarks with 5-star matches, there's a hope.

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

I liked Daniel’s run but yeah this was the smarks era, when the Indy guys HAD to be pushed to have happy fans, I used to love NXT though but COVID really destroyed NXT for me

[@itsX2024]

Smarks have ALWAYS been around. Smarks booed Shawn in MSG at Survivor Series '96 and booed Rock in 1997, which is why he turned heel in the first place.

[@mrmcfister12]

the funny thing is i stopped watching in 2014 for that exact reason wwe wasn’t appealing to casuals anymore. instead wwe started pushing guys like dolph ziggler what a joke

[@HomelanderHL2]

I like Daniel Bryan but his fans (smarks) and push completely through Batista's return out of the bus. His fans forced him to take Batista's spot when WWE was ready to make him a Top Star again. They disrespected a legends return and they completely wasted his potential.

[@blizzy4202]

The timing was just wrong tbh Daniel Bryan already had a lot of momentum before Batista returned

[@JR-he6fn]

So you’re basically mad that Daniel Bryan got over? Batista came back at the wrong time, nothing he could do about it

[@Pack52022]

I agree did push through too much but the crowd Loved Daniel Brian so wwe should not have ignored it for so long. If they didn't Batista may have had a better surprise return or crowd involvement to him

[@midsectionmark8956]

The crazy part is that people that also liked Daniel Bryan that weren’t smarks, all realized that man this certain DB fan base is childish. I am happy he had his moment but not the expense of Batista. Batista is a legend who put Daniel Bryan and the shield over. By that alone his 2nd run should be respected more than it is.

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@JR-he6fn nope the little kids booed batista all over vanilla short man Daniel brysj that ms why Batista hates wrestling

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Batista knew that the WWE was gonna be screwed sooner or later. That's why he quit. Again.

[@itachi-kun7736]

if according to plan, Batista would have face Lesnar at SummerSlam '14 if he won the title at WM XXX

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@itachi-kun7736 a rumor

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

The WWE should've had Batista return at the 2014 Royal Rumble.

[@Money5_]

Would’ve been way better

[@Money5_]

Especially the fans knowing he would win the rumble since they pushed his return so hard

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@Money5_ 6 days prior it was not prepared

[@bionicrattlesnake2137]

@@Money5_ They would be pissed anyways that it wasn't Bryan that won since they even booded likes of Rey Mysterio lul but maybe just maybe the heat would be that big.

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

I'm going to be honest, I hated Daniel Bryan because of the fans treatment of Batista, he was one of my favourites as a kid and to see him first get announced ahead of time rather than be a surprise, then win the royal rumble to thunderous boos really pissed me off.

[@RomaroBrandon]

In the beginning maybe but that's Vince McMahon's fault. However after WrestleMania 30, Evolution vs The Shield was entertaining.

[@ajgraham1523]

Man nostalgic as hell

[@faizanhasan2744]

Being a ruthless aggression era kid, Batista has been my childhood hero and him coming back was a huge deal for me, I remember me and my brother being excited as hell for his return and when he won the rumble we cried in joy, but those pathetic Daniel Bryan fan boys ruined his return and crapped all over it, I mean how could you disrespect a legend like this, a guy who was one of the pillars of smackdown, honestly it could've been much better if it wasn't for those punk ass DB fans, probably Batista would've stayed a little longer and won't quit like he did

[@midsectionmark8956]

Then win was huge and in my opinion the babyish crowds couldn’t ruin that great moment for me. His whole run was entertaining and he adjusted to what he had to work with. You’re right though a certain vocal minority of fans made it their goal to make it all about them and their DB/ CM punk chants.

[@forzack9363]

Db fans?

[@marii2082]

@@forzack9363 daniel bryan

[@officerzack1108]

I'm glad that he managed to find happiness in Hollywood when he left for the Guardians of the Galaxy, and a lot of fans at that time were thinking he wouldn't make it in Hollywood. But Batista would be the one laughing back in their faces when he did

[@ODmarvel]

Db fans faults he left? That's bullshit, did you even watch the video?

[@certified__mv]

To me it was kinda underwhelming knowing Bryan was the hottest thing at the time and he was the one everybody wanted to win the rumble and to main event wrestlemania but Batista did so he just had a bad timing and it could've been better if DB was the biggest thing at the time

[@nadirsanchez1675]

Daniel Bryan is the most overrated wrestler in history

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@nadirsanchez1675 but not overall overrated but his 2013-14 Run was hella overrated

[@nadirsanchez1675]

@@itachi-kun7736 he's an indie darling nothing more and nothing less

[@liljacobxx]

@@nadirsanchez1675 Bryan has been amazing in aew

[@nadirsanchez1675]

@@liljacobxx nope him and punk are on aew rampage and it's getting 500k viewers I remember everyone was saying that punk and Bryan coming to aew will be like Hogan coming to wcw and forming the nwo what happened to that😂he never been a star ratings in 2011 and 2012 when he was world champion wwe was getting all time lowest ratings in history he's overrated and even now in aew you can't take him seriously he's not a tough guy he's only a vanilla midget he doesn't even look like a wrestler

[@BlackFlash7]

Mistake # 1: bringing him back as a face when the last time fans saw him he was a heel and was doing his best work. Mistake # 2: instead of Batista kicking off Raw, we treated to a 20 minute blue balls Authority promo which sucked all the air out of the room. WWE constantly stands in the way of their own product

[@billblaski9523]

Mistake #1 I think is he should've been a secret surprise for that Royal Rumble. The backlash would have been way less

[@BlackFlash7]

@@billblaski9523 he was gonna be but a Las Vegas venue spoiled his return

[@e93sports80]

While John Cena is my all time favorite, Dave Bautista was really fun to watch in the mid to late 2000's.

[@thedlsking1628]

I agree During their feud in 2010 i was hating batista and i love cena But now i love them both and i being appreciate batista so much

[@TheQuestionsssssssss]

Batista stay with the one liners “deal with it” & “Give me what I want” 😂😂😂

[@AP099]

I was hyped to see Batista back and main event wrestlemania he was the #1 star in raw or smackdown for years he deserved that moment

[@ShiningJudgment666]

He was arguably only really number 1 in 2005 up until he got injured in 2006. John Cena overtook him after that.

[@edwardtorai3545]

Can you do a video on Lashley’s TNA run? Loved the content as always

[@NICKWAPPERER117]

I began to resent WWE fans in a big way for how much they childishly loved Daniel Bryan. It wasn't even about him as much as it was the fans getting what they want. The way they treated Big Dave really turned me off to the product. That and the streak ending was the last straw for me personally

[@snakeeyes2551]

I agree with you 100% WWE fans sometimes act like children and if something doesn't go their way they start whining. They really need to grow up.

[@matthewa7503]

It's the manchildren smarky fans who are mostly attending AEW shows. Grown men who dont have a job, obsess over cartoons and take wrestling to seriously ruin the product. I know I stopped watching after they disrespected Batista.

[@PUNKEYE1]

Legit batista is a legend and was underappreciated at this time.

[@HomelanderHL2]

Fun Fact: if Daniel Bryan didn't won we could've a Evolution Triple Threat, The focus of Batista's return is to make a Evolution feud but that's backfired cuz of Outrage

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Yep.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

And if CM Punk didn't walk out on WWE, Daniel Bryan wouldn't have been pushed the way he was pushed in 2014.

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@SpammytheHedgehog yeah I agree, Punk deserves a WM main event, if Miz had one, why not Punk

[@noahp1124]

@@itachi-kun7736 cause the miz shouldn’t have had one. Honestly only reason he got it is bc of the post match build up and cena

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@noahp1124 but it was a bad progression.

[@blocknovice]

Same as last week “I’m Here to win the title” 😂

[@SonBlackHeart22]

I forgot that Bradd Maddox was the Raw GM at the time when Batista return he barely did anything during that gm run 😅🤔

[@malcolmcox18]

The Authority wouldn't let him it was so pointless

[@flodareltih4832]

He was too busy making movies with Xavier woods and Paige

[@SonBlackHeart22]

@@flodareltih4832 Yes 😏

[@aznick-san7954]

Had wwe actually booked batista a lot better in 2014 and had he got treated better both by fans and the company itself, who knows how many more appearances batista wouldve made and how long he couldve actually wrestled before his retirement. Its really unfair tbh...still want that lesnar batista match tho lol lashley too with all the improvements since their first encounter

[@midsectionmark8956]

Ya I agree very much! You gotta look at it this way. You can blame the booking because lord knows WWE booking is garbage a majority of the time, but aye you gotta blame the fans too. I know it’s a popular thing to say nowadays the fans are always right but come on around that time it easily the most annoying thing in wrestling to hear. A Batista vs Lesner match would be excellent but everyone involved would have to truly want to do it and make it the best match. I enjoyed the Lashley vs Lesner match, but have a feeling they didn’t set out to make it the match between the two.

[@aznick-san7954]

@@midsectionmark8956 yea i get what you mean i wouldn't always agree with fans either. Love db and they were justified in their anger but to take it out the way they did on batista and even rey mysterio (i dont think the poor guy was cheered until he got released that year) was really out of hand. Batista made it clear he really doesnt wanna wrestle again but if for whatever reason he goes back on his word (even shawn michaels did it so who knows) then hopefully him and lesnar could finally wrestle. Just hope both guys will want to work the match and can remain in good shape

[@bigdonald123]

Daniel bryan d*ckriders were something else during this time they had a wierd obsession over bryan

[@youngvoice2K]

I loved his return and I wished he would have one the world title on more time

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Batista should've gotten a title run. Not Brock Lesnar.

[@youngvoice2K]

@@SpammytheHedgehog I agree

[@HomelanderHL2]

We can't have that, as long as Daniel Bryan was around, People won't let him put over a Returning Legend

[@ThandoKING]

@@SpammytheHedgehog yeah facts💯

[@liljacobxx]

Batista was rusty tho and gassed out quick

[@rayvonvelez3129]

I would've had Bryan tap out Orton at WrestleMania. Them having Bryan tap out Batista ruined Batista credibility that year imo. Also after Bryan wins over Randy, have Batista turn heel and destroy Bryan. Have them feud a bit until Batista wins the belt. Than you can have Batista vs Brock Lesnar.

[@IncredibleFulk1]

I agree. But props to Batista for doing that for Daniel Bryan. He really didn’t need to do that for Bryan but he did.

[@braxtonwilliams3765]

Honestly I would've preferred that

[@BattleKid619]

Batista really was the epitome of everyones frustrations with WWE at that time. The man himself was fine, and as you said here, is a legend and definitely one of the all time best. But he was just the straw that broke the camels back, people had had enough of the direction the company was going and years of decline. Its such a pity because they could have done so much more with this run.

[@Invictus-Solaris]

Pushing Daniel Bryan ruined a lot of people…

[@midsectionmark8956]

This is fact and what did lead to … only one moment at WM 30 and fizzled out.

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@midsectionmark8956 and yeah he only held it for 2 months and the Annoying Yes! Movement was over, thanks stupid DB fans

[@InfernaLuck156]

lol what? it ruined one part timers push man, grow up

[@rayvonvelez3129]

That horrible Kane feud that got him injured too. Daniel run was a waste of time

[@thedlsking1628]

​@@rayvonvelez3129bryan is really overpushed

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I remember Michael Cole screaming in commentary, "Come on, Daniel! Come on, Daniel!" seconds before Batista tapped out at Wrestlemania 30.

[@theartistformallyknownasle4490]

No he was screaming “Come on Daniel! Come on Daniel!”

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

@@theartistformallyknownasle4490 close enough. Lol

[@LosHitman]

It’s kinda crazy cuz he hated DB all his career

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

Dude I would have loved a fate four match between Cena, Orton, Batista and Lesnar for wwe title in 2014

[@kingvega3004]

That would have been great, especially considering that they all started out in OVW. Would've made the match feel much more special

[@thedlsking1628]

I agree Road to wrestlemania for wwe championship should fatel 4 way between cena,orton,batista, and brock lesner And they shouldn't unite wwe championship and world heavyweight championship

[@kelbosskii9769]

Having evolution and adding Bryan is like adding Eugene on a match with them. Lol

[@Zaybo916]

Batista & Rey will always get my cheers! 💯 they are legends to me🔥

[@TheCamSays]

As for the “crowbar Daniel Bryan” thing and everyone doing the whole “durr smart fans ruined the main event” when in reality, it was WWE being tone deaf. You have one of your most popular names on your roster, they’re ready for them to pull the trigger on a title push on him and they don’t do it. Sure, nixed plans but why avoid trying to do that? Things would work out in the end but could you imagine past scenarios where they have a popular name and they don’t even capitalize on that popularity over a returning name?

[@jordannewsom3606]

The thing is Bryan's popularity only came of the yes chant. You can say he was still popular but know for a fact people said the YES chant without even knowing where it came from

[@midsectionmark8956]

He was popular but so was Batista. Plus the vocal minority making wrestling annoying the watch in 2014 wasn’t a good thing and drove more people away from WWE. Ya the company are tone deff alot of the time but their deff wasn’t as annoying as the babyish crowds.

[@azhagurajaallinall126]

@@jordannewsom3606 certainly true.. I never see Bryan were good at promos at the likes of Punk or even Sheamus.. When looking back at 2012,Bryan was the ego maniac teamed with Kane,his Yes & No screaming were that his own adamant thing when with Kane & then boom.. Cena put him over.. Remember who was over that time than bryan,like the MITB ppv? Its CM Punk.. the mitb itself showed Bryan really wanna steal spotlight & chants from every others in the All-Star MITB .. Its the constant playing with him the title put him over... And still there's Cm punk on aid at times & Punk had to deal with Shield,while bryan had to deal with Wyatts,which resulted in Shield/Wyatts feud .. Even if Bryan wasn't injured,I don't know if he could really the company with him.. Then Ziggler carrying Smackdown for the rest of 2014,when Ziggler/Bryan met the tables are in doubt.. And looking at Bryan's style of work,any wrestler he faces should automatically became a heel for him.. and it didn't delivered well with already under rated Ziggler.. Is Bryan the star maker? I don't sure.. Is Ziggler the star maker,Yes he is.. We need star makers & not people stealing the aura out of other wrestlers.. That's why Bryan can't be great baby face at all & ultimately WWE went with Brock/Roman,now there's no new Mega Stars relevant to carry the wrestling business after Punk.. And they never pulled the trigger on guys like Ziggler still (and wanna make people forget Star performers)

[@saikatkar4452]

See? People are still salty. They are making the reactions Bryan got out of the crowd to be a bad thing. They would much rather watch matches where there's pin drop silence and the crowd plays with beach balls and stuff. Certain people are simply idiots. Batista did nothing wrong. The writers however messed it up completely. I remember Batista coming back, he was cheered like the biggest thing WWE had ever seen. He should have feuded with Del Rio at the time. Instead WWE adamantly decided to stop Bryan's push and had him get into a bullshit feud with Bray Wyatt. Batista turned heel, played his part to perfection and made Bryan's WrestleMania 30 Main event, the best fucking main event in nearly 10 years. He did everything right. Bryan did everything right. The crowd expressed themselves and got what they wanted. And Ultimately, WWE got what they wanted too. They probably deserved a borefest of a Batista vs Orton feud instead, but they got lucky.

[@InfernaLuck156]

@@jordannewsom3606 Small sections of the crowd started getting behind him when he got squashed by Sheamus at WM28, after that the smarks all got behind him because they knew someone of his talent wasn't being used correctly.

[@azhagurajaallinall126]

Well,he had some awesome matches & side feuds like against Ziggler,a street fight match at uk,pinned Sheamus cleanly over years,knocking out Rollins,made him shine like a face & all this happened within Weekly Smackdown 🌟✨

[@krissanders987]

It’s hard to believe his 2014 comeback run been 10 years. I believe it could been better, but fans got weird on him. He also was so much smaller, which you don’t really see the animal in the ring. It’s like a shell of himself.

[@TheSUPERWIND2023]

Batista turning heel was a smart move.

[@TheCamSays]

This return could’ve been better but it was of course, right place at the wrong time. If there’s one plus to this, Dave was on the full time schedule here.

[@elmaz46]

The Original plan was Batista winning The world title at mania and was supposed to face Brock lesnar at summerslam Imagine that rivalry. But thanks to nerds they cheered Bryan so much that wwe had no chance but switch the plans. As much as I like Daniel Bryan I would prefer batista winning. and have a rivalry Brock lesnar. So sad it didn’t happen!!! Thanks to all of the nerd fans. So they made Daniel Bryan winning.

[@teminator365]

I think Batista having Rza during his theme and WWE saying no to the idea kills me and just goes to show how stuck in their ways they are sometimes… THAT WOULD’VE BEEN COOOOOLLLL

[@TripleR6000]

i was so mad when batista quit 2010 because i would miss him then being pissed off that batista was winning the royal rumble. i feel like if he returned at the rumble first he would of been cheered. or maybe it was daniel bryan time so it was bad timing. he was better 2018 return. 8:09 facts i feel like the crowd would of cheered if it was a surprise return

[@RayMon504]

What makes that entire situation so hilarious is that it could have all been avoided if they didn't unify the titles at TLC 2013. Big mistake not having two main title belts at the time.

[@bionicrattlesnake2137]

It could've been avoided if Bryan wasn't so over at that point

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

Yeah, we could’ve had John Cena VS Daniel Bryan 2 and Randy Orton VS Batista, although we wouldn’t have got the lovely Wyatt and Cena fued 😔

[@Toguro45]

That's what turned me away from wrestling at the time. Really all went downhill. Poor big gold belt.

[@ahmadceasar5484]

Finally the goat is back

[@thehoshangkoul]

Batista Vs Brock Lesnar. The dream match that never happened. Also, Although Batista and Roman Reigns have fought each other many times in the ring but man a Big Fight feel kind of rivalry between the Animal and the Tribal chief would've been absolute banger

[@ronaldwarner3469]

I still think they should gave him a title when he came back

[@midsectionmark8956]

Ya it makes no sense that they didn’t. If Daniel Bryan didn’t get injured, imagine a heel Batista beating Daniel Bryan to months into his reign

[@ronaldwarner3469]

@@midsectionmark8956 that would be cool but Also could have randy orton and Batista as tag champ too. So like twice they miss out on giving him the title

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@ronaldwarner3469 Orton and Batista tag team champions for a brief moment could help boost The Uso's popularit

[@ronaldwarner3469]

@@itachi-kun7736 I agree and work be interesting short feud

[@j-man4132]

I agree Batista needs it.

[@krissanders987]

I thought it was awesome. Came back, they loved it. Then he wants a championship right away. Fans booed him right back to previous 5 years when he was a heel. He made his evolution reunion again, and then it got cut to short once he left for Hollywood. Was still cheering his short comeback.

[@tjwizzy]

I wanna see the The Butterfly Effect. And others stuff like Divas, Attitude eras, TNA, AEW other stuff.

[@darkprince6543]

And I was the only person on earth who didn't want bryan to win the championships at WM.

[@Zaybo916]

I can say that too I was like 14 happy as hell Batista cameback

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

I loved Batista more than any other wrestler growing up. I sat through 2010-2014 pre-Rumble sour asl cuz Batista wasn't on-screen. And boy, I got into so many legit fights over people wanting Bryan over my childhood favorite

[@TroubleZxHCT]

Batista was always dope , dude went around a whole arena at a house show to give everyone fives and show love while Chris Jericho lay in the ring the whole time

[@ZeroGoCrazy]

you could make a video about paper towels and make it entertaining. keep up the work bro i love ur stuff

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

His return was just bad timing. Daniel Bryan was the most over wrestler that year and the fans didn't want anyone to win the Royal Rumble but him. I was glad Batista returned but it felt underwhelming. Ironically, the fans wanted Roman Reigns to win in 2014 since Daniel Bryan never made it to the Rumble. Batista returned to the right place at the wrong time.

[@Scheboygan8767]

Wwe fans are cry babies just say that

[@damaniresida9887]

If they wanted roman to win, than why did they boo him the next year

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@damaniresida9887 Because Roman at that point wasn't an established star and the CM Punk interview hadn't happened yet.

[@ThundurusT]

@@damaniresida9887 People wanted anyone but Batista at that point. Roman just happened to be the last guy remaining.

[@saikatkar4452]

Some fans are just stupid. As Batista has done multiple times in his career, he puts people over. He is NOT Hulk Hogan. He understood what the crowd wanted at that point and wanted WWE to listen. They didn't. WWE after salvaging that year's WrestleMania actually went on a 4-year streak where they shoved Roman Reigns down our throats for no other reason other than "Any reaction is good reaction". No dude, look at Roman now. Roman could have done this ages ago had he been allowed to turn heel and fans would have got what they wanted. You cannot force guys to be babyface unless the crowd treats them as babyface. And whenever someone gets over due to a chant, or a match or a promo or whatever, you take that moment and make a new star. WWE hasn't done that since they turned Becky into "The Man". They had Rusev Day, Cesaro Section, Kofimania and many more opportunities, but they royally fucked themselves in the ass. Now they have put all their chips into the Brock vs Roman main event and have got nothing else going on. They are fucked.

[@glennstewart-wrestlinggoat]

Agreed, Batista didn't deserve that hate.

[@blackrose8418]

Batista was one of the first to suffer from Daniel Bryan fever. It was a damn shame

[@wijinsama]

Grabs some food and relax because your regularly schedule program is here with WrestlingsPremier!

[@AverageArsenalFan]

imagine the heat if batista won that triple threat and left for 2 or 3 months holy shit

[@malikmurray4056]

In my personal opinion I think that is run was okay but he came at the wormy time like when the yes movement because Daniel Bryan was so over and he was the wrong choice to win the royal rumble

[@alexdao2987]

Even batista said it, it would have been better if he came back as a heel knowing bryan's popularity at the time, i mean he did have a good run won the rumble and had a wm main event but yeah i agree he didn't deserve all the fan backlash, til this day i wish his return was more of a surprise rather than pre announced.

[@BarelyAliive]

Fans that year where hotdog water at best.

[@CallMeO08]

Without actually watching the video yet, I remembered him putting all the newer guys over

[@stevenlopez1255]

Never liked the Yes movement, After this happened I hated it

[@Zaybo916]

Its okay he is ALL ELITE now his ass can stay there and build the Yes Movement there

[@breonwilliams7]

I was happy when Batista returned to WWE in 2014 but, the only problem was that Daniel Bryan’s popularity skyrocketed that’s why the fans started to turn on Batista. And I truly believe if the WWE would have kept Batista’s return a surprise then he would have gotten a bigger reaction from the fans.🤷‍♂️

[@RockerxxRicardo]

I feel kind of bad for Batista he just came back at the worst possible time ever. He came back when Daniel Bryan's popularity was at it's all time peak.

[@WRPORTAL]

Batista is still one of my absolute favourite

[@steviesavagegs8791]

He is the best of the WWE actors. He might not have as popular of movies as the Rock, but he is a good actor who doesn't need to rely on his athleticism

[@G.slayer]

Batista is arguably a better actor than the rock

[@blueviper64]

If they went with that Undertaker and Batista rematch at Mania, things would’ve definitely turned out better. He would not be interfering with the Daniel Bryan stuff so he wouldn’t receive shit from fans and he would’ve definitely declined to end the streak so Undertaker wouldn’t lose that night so he’d either retire undefeated or give the win to someone else who would greatly benefit from it. Shame how it all turned out.

[@mpklub]

Batista's 2014 run was great. I thought it was a shame he got booed the way he did. I get that fans were frustrated that VKM was going to ignore the fans desire to coronate Daniel Bryan and they kind of forced him into it. But Dave was a legit star who I was looking forward to having a second run. It's too bad it didn't last longer.

[@justicesangweni4598]

Skinny Jeans Batista vs Timbz Batista... Who ya got?

[@Suntearsfv]

how the hell do you not have 1 million subs already

[@anesseameer]

Can you do vids of failed Alex Riley Push Orton Vs Christian 2011 Feud and Triple H Regin Of Terror from 2002 to 2005

[@liljohn5853]

It wasn’t bad, they just used him poorly💯

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

I personally don't think Batista's 2014 return was bad, I was really pleased to see him back even if it was for a short run, I just think it was a case of him being in the right place at the wrong time especially as Daniel Bryan was red hot with the yes movement and the fans being really into him so much not to mention everyone was growing really tired of seeing the same guys either holding the title or part timers coming in to contanstly take the spotlight. I think WWE turning Batista heel was a great move because he was already getting crapped on as a face and to his credit, he did a lot of jobs and helped put guys over for the good of the company, Batista showed that he was a team player. I would say Batista's 2014 return got off to a shaky start but quickly saved itself from complete disaster by turning heel and reuniting with Evolution to feud with The Shield which produced two back to back epic six man tag matches. In 2019, Batista got to have one last match against Triple H at Wrestlemania and retire on his own terms, so it wasn't all bad. Everything worked out for the best

[@zavianmcdaniel4626]

Fans in 2014 was weird af they be booing legends and chanting other wrestlers name during a match that wasn’t in the match that’s why I stopped watching wwe after 2011

[@itachi-kun7736]

they were cheering and booing the wrong superstar, its funny they complain about part timers when Batista isn't

[@spiderphil]

dope video

[@JeliOrtiz]

The way I would've book this goes: Cena and Orton had the World tittles, instead of unifying the championships at TLC, Batista returns after TLC to challenge Cena for the WHC, at the Royal Rumble. Batista destroys Cena similar to how Lesnar killed Cena at Summerslam later that year. This gets him revenge for 2010 and turns him into a monster heel. Bryan wins the Royal Rumble but the authority makes up an excuse to make his win not count and instead do the unifying match at wrestlemania. "Yes movement" storyline ensues, Bryan beats Orton and Batista unifying the belts at WM.

[@glennstewart-wrestlinggoat]

Perfect.

[@BriggTheRig]

I hadn’t got into wrestling since the end of 2010 so I hadn’t seen Batista but I had known of him, I remember him coming back and winning the rumble in 2014 and I was thinking that he wasn’t gonna main event mania cuz that’s not always the case when winning the rumble, I think when Reigns got his big singles push I stopped watching wrestling and came back late 2016.

[@joseph.taylor305]

Dave Batista run in 2014 so underrated

[@oddgodd2273]

I know it’s still kinda recent but I wanna see a full over view of main event Jey Uso, like his whole pandemic singles run, from when jimmy got injured to when he came back

[@Venemofthe888]

I just think his return was wrong place wrong time and id argue if it was a year later it might of been received better

[@lakerfan2874]

It was right but after Team Hell No, Bryan was in limbo facing The Shield with Punk and a hand picked star at the time until the Wyatt Family storyline. That could've stayed until WM30 and John could have done something else and keep Batista in the spotlight more than the Daniel Bryan vs Authority feud since Summerslam where Punk faced Brock Lesnar also. It was the right time but the adding in of Bryan was the first as for 2015 and last year being the other 2 times they tried adding him in and I was worried that he would have won and give Edge the bury like he did Batista as in old legend comes back and regain the title after years of absence. I'd rather see Batista winning and keeping the title for a year or so until dropping it at WM31 to Brock.

[@chinonoelmoreno]

I mean Batista wasn't even the shit anymore to be honest bc they were just gonna give us Batista and Randy Orton for the 100th time. Wow he left WWE for 4 years just to give us Batista vs. a stale Randy Orton(at the time) in the main event. At least when he returned in 2019 it was cool because the build to Triple H Vs. Batista at Wrestlemania 35. And the match was cool.

[@midsectionmark8956]

That’s where we disagree. Batista left on the top of his game and just like returning wrestlers that actually became stars when they return after a period away they still bring that star power. Yes chances are a Batista vs Randy Orton match wouldn’t have worked especially at that time. The match we got was much better. But the only stale part of the match we would have got would have been Randy Orton. The being pushed down our throats as much as Cena.

[@thekingofkingsrp]

Those shield and evolution wars were incredible though.

[@HumorWrld]

I was excited ! But when he returned I got uninterested real quick, then excited again for evolution but got bored again lol 😂

[@unitedempire8865]

Yeah that butterfly effect thumbnail has me Intrigued I deafly wanna see what that’s about

[@billblaski9523]

Blows my mind that Batista vs Lesnar didn't happen at all that year

[@killermaxximux]

Just a bad timing Daniel is so hot that time

[@shawswervoo]

It was only bad because he came at the wrong time when the “YES” Moment was making waves for Bryan to get that big push which Push Batista to leave the 2nd time.

[@wwe682]

After 2013 the product was just unwatchable aside from some good stuff like like the shield and the Rhodes I mean often times the Fed was just super brain dead on hearing people. Like for example CM Punk and Daniel Bryan had a no-nothing feud between them and the Wyatt family and of course the whole Championship coronation where the fans took over and did not want to hear with the authority had to say