"Bluetista" - The Disastrous 2014 Batista WWE Return

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Batista made a WWE return in early 2014. "The Animal" had left WWE to pursue an acting career, and Batista decided to come back to WWE after he'd finished up playing the role of Drax in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Batista was immediately pushed to the very top of the cards, he announced that he entering the 2014 Royal Rumble in hopes of winning the WWE World Championship from Randy Orton, but things went rapidly downhill at during the Rumble match.
Fans wanted to see Daniel Bryan rise to the top in WWE and fans had hoped that Bryan would enter the 2014 Royal Rumble. When this didn't happen the crowd got very hostile, and Batista's Royal Rumble win was met with a lot of criticism. Batista would eventually turn heel, he would earn the names "Bootista" and "Bluetitsta" during this run, and when it all ended Dave talked about how much he disliked his time in WWE during this return.
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - The Animal Returns
05:44 - The 2014 Royal Rumble
07:56 - Turning Heel
11:51 - WrestleMania 30
14:51 - The Return of Evolution
18:51 - Bluetistia
21:20 - Batista Leaves Again
23:30 - Credits
#WWE #Wrestling

[@glen46823]

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]

Biggest heel woah at most he was the second biggest heel if not the third Randy and Triple H were the main heels

[@glen46823]

@@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.

[@alphawilliams7923]

@@glen46823 yeah it's better to get a Cheer or Boo then getting straight silent.

[@17stunna76]

The fans booing was just because they weren’t pleased with what he was doing, if anything it was constructive criticism

[@joebidensdiaper8526]

No run for him was good. Dude couldn’t wrestle and still can’t act

[@TheLandofObscusion]

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.

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

Triple h has a good business mind in the wrestling world but that’s where it ends

[@DarkManX16]

@@OMAR-vk9pi even that is being more questionable

[@leeleblanc3788]

Moon landing levels - just as posed

[@LuisHGarcia]

Because The Chaperone and Inside Out were such bigger blockbusters of course.

[@zacoman2225]

@@LuisHGarcia Let's not forget Blade Trinity 😂😂

[@FreddPhucks]

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.

[@jamesgibson3716]

Give me what I want!!!!!!!!!

[@FreddPhucks]

@@jamesgibson3716 "what do you want!?"

[@Snyper1405]

@@FreddPhucks "I wanna I wanna"

[@MuhammadHosny0]

@@jamesgibson3716 🤨🤔

[@martifrey3357]

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

[@ju99yfresh]

Bluetista is a lifestyle.

[@GibDozer1]

Preach

[@REblll]

Facts

[@BeaMode1990]

That return was mad shat on by so many people at that time. 😩😩😩

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS I think Batista just returned at the wrong time in my opinion because it was during the peak of bryan danielsons yes movement.

[@Death-999]

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.

[@floyd2386]

Poor guy was collateral damage.

[@DarkManX16]

Yeah fans were such assholes for that

[@michaelrivera8360]

​@@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

[@whisperienced]

Wrestling Bios is my anxiety relief. Any time I am feeling overwhelmed and see a new video I know I can just chill for a bit and watch the greatest youtube wrestling historian.

[@tripleh327]

the meme of the five batista wearing the power ranger colours literally made me lost a lung laughing well done sir

[@flowern6499]

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.

[@dericharris9828]

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.

[@PhenomsServant4]

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.

[@julio1101]

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

[@dericharris9828]

@@PhenomsServant4 I’ll give u that Punk was the only other guy they would have not booed

[@taffysaur]

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.

[@TheInsanePanda]

What documentary is this?

[@blackjeez]

@@TheInsanePanda wwe 24: batista i believe

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

Except he wanted to be booed. He wanted to be a heel.

[@themightyegonga4131]

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.

[@hitomisalazar4073]

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.

[@casualsuspect9878]

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.

[@midsectionmark8956]

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.

[@slamdangles]

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.

[@num1Jaysta]

Thanks Triple H

[@reloadpsi]

He still looked funny though.

[@slamdangles]

@@reloadpsi that was the point.

[@Adyman182]

I hated it when smarks took over WWE in like 2011.

[@Moluminati]

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

[@Death-999]

It's nearly 10 years old, I wouldn't really call it modern. Also PS3 a retro console now.

[@imcashout7079]

@@Death-999 more modern than most his content relax bud

[@Death-999]

@@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.

[@Moluminati]

@@Death-999 who hurt you, friend?

[@Death-999]

@@Moluminati funny, from that response it sounds like you were hurt because I said you were wrong. Sad.

[@CamPopplestone]

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

[@christopherwilson2606]

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.

[@casualsuspect9878]

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.

[@SLAPTALK]

I just picture The Rock saying to Batista: "You green as grass, BLUE SON OF A B*TCH!!" 😆🙃😆

[@bradb7268]

​@@casualsuspect9878 2-0

[@TheBrister]

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.

[@slimypickle19]

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.

[@TheBrister]

@@slimypickle19 facts!

[@petersonofleo11]

@@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.

[@DJYC21215]

Batista's main drawing point was his Muscle. When he lost his muscle he lost his ability to draw.

[@mitchie2267]

He was still big however he noticeably lost hight

[@GtheMVP]

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

[@dbradandthem2727]

Batista was a victim of the AHole WWE fan Era

[@pleaseshutup7053]

It’s still going on lol

[@40KTheories]

I'd love to see this channel cover the whole Aces & Eights storyline from Impact at some point.

[@toma.4808]

I gotta fart

[@aaron.6923]

Dave didn't deserve the boos and cancelation...

[@sithvsjedi9696]

Agreed. Shambolic creative & booking as usual by the WWE in the modern era.

[@whyequalswhat]

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.

[@maxb4210]

@@whyequalswhat He wasn’t Daniel Bryan, that’s the only thing he’s guilty of, his matches and promos were fine

[@whyequalswhat]

@@maxb4210 Watch his match against Del Rio at Elimination Chamber. That match sucked and it was not Del Rio's fault

[@nic8577]

@@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

[@andrewhatcher2702]

I was there when Evolution officially reformed on Raw… Im ashamed to say that the Birmingham, Alabama crowd went absolutely mild lol

[@ogloc6045]

Daniel Bryan and these marks ruined Batista’s return

[@K0NVICTx]

I can’t believe this was back in 2014. Holy smokes. Where does the time go. I thought his return was like in 2018

[@otgomario]

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

[@atmontgomery93]

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.

[@SteRDLK]

Yes, watch a match against an all-time talent, this proves Bray can wrestle... yeah

[@malikevans2615]

@@SteRDLK i like bray but this was hilarious lol

[@abidiqbal3585]

Bluetista is 4 life lol! That theme though is still a banger!!!

[@theblackratexplores]

@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!

[@steven5232]

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.

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Hell yea they were booing Rey! That never happens.

[@aceassn716]

It was also in Philly

[@Klontruppe]

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.

[@Jetup24]

Batista lost A TON of muscle when he came back. He didn't have the same size/presence. Wasn't the animal anymore.

[@hogan4670]

Well that’s what happens to you when you stop using steroids

[@dariushenry88]

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."

[@Drb854]

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

[@jeniffer9248]

Bryan had been over for ages before Batista came back and was over with the whole crowd.

[@SuitedPim]

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

[@firstnamelastname9616]

The mix of entrance themes in the intro was awesome

[@Escape5150]

2014-2017 was such a horribly dry time in WWE

[@jk6971]

True, but also NXT was at its peak during this time

[@VidiverseExplorer]

He also had a small role in Blade Runner 2044.

[@LuisHGarcia]

And Spectre the next year. Bats was fairly busy doing pretty good overall.

[@Jjsmith6]

I'm glad this channel exists

[@leximille6801]

Same

[@spookyhelmet]

Baby come here! A new wrestling bios banger just dropped!

[@Michael-gc4bt]

This is honestly best wrestling channel on KZbin. Great work dude. Love it

[@stevechamberlain8286]

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

[@shaolinotter]

batista did more acting in blade runner than the rock has in his career

[@thebigbop5866]

Lol, fact. Same in Spectre

[@BIadelores]

The Rock doesn't act, the only thing he plays is himself with a million different names.

[@tdestroyer4780]

@@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.

[@billybutcher4951]

Dwayne Johnson’s acting range raise eyebrow cheesy grin flex that’s about it

[@delgrady10]

‘You’ve never seen a miracle’ What a movie

[@DarkManX16]

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.

[@ZacharyDarkes]

The marks ruined Dave's return.

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

Exactly

[@SteelSpurs]

WWE ruined Dave's return.

[@ZacharyDarkes]

@@SteelSpurs No the marks did.

[@SteelSpurs]

@@ZacharyDarkes This is what I don’t get. Instead of blaming WWE, you blame the fans. How and why?

[@ZacharyDarkes]

@@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.

[@justnick4171]

His entrance music was great, always get hyped when Drax is about to enter the ring

[@martynstembridge7714]

As mentioned, Dave just seemed to be constantly nervous through this entire run. Nothing looked natural, and he was overthinking everything!

[@joshmeads]

That RKO / Power Bomb when Randy landed on the unseen monitor still hurts. 😣

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

Why are you blaming daniel bryan for that? Orton fault for not making sure the monitor was out of the way

[@joshmeads]

@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 I'm not blaming Bryan. The monitor was hidden. It was no one's fault. Looked terrible though. 😳

[@TheCharlesJackson]

@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 how in the world did you get "blaming Danial Bryan" from that...????

[@peterversionone]

@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

[@Handle2point0]

I never realized how long his arms were until Maven pointed it out in an interview. He can touch his knees standing up straight

[@Greenbeans0987]

The nicknames became legendary status

[@Masterkief88]

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

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Wrestling Bios always picks the best topics😁. My favorite wrestling YT channel.

[@kevinfarris9859]

I know a lot of people soured on him just because he wasn't as muscular as he used to be.

[@GibDozer1]

He was way bluer. I feel that more than made up for the muscle loss.

[@xsyzz]

bro you upload everytime when i think i need a new wrestling bios video to watch while eating my dinner :D

[@doctorreynolds119]

Cross promoting his return as the drax character would have been huge for both products

[@jk844100]

His biggest crime was that his name wasn’t “Daniel Bryan”, simple as that really.

[@ju99yfresh]

Even in AEW, he's still a B+ player with a goatface.

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

Lol that was harsh dude

[@90sDude.]

Even though I don't watch AEW, I totally agree

[@SteelSpurs]

We been watching the same show?

[@stashallemagne4488]

And a thought process like this one is a reason ww2 started. Pls form your own opinion.@@90sDude.

[@princepittman4976]

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.

[@GibDozer1]

Not a Bautista fan, but I'll agree evolution was a solid faction.

[@johndillinger3988]

The fans ruined his return . They preferred the whimpy Daniel Bryan rather who has no charisma and only points and says " yes" 🙄 . When Batista had charisma and made a great heel ( turning on rey and his time in evolution ) . Made a great face when he teamed up with Eddie Guerrero.

[@90sDude.]

The show's were infested with a lot of Indy nerds back then

[@johndillinger3988]

@@90sDude. totally !! Those damn point Dexters!! Always ruin everything lol

[@aragorn4884]

Bryan had no charisma? Lol

[@Jiren261]

Wasn't just Batista who got hate at Rumble 2014, Rey Mysterio was number 30 and he got mega heat.

[@RenegadeGunn]

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

[@frankwitty7855]

@@RenegadeGunn wrestling fans are the absolute worst

[@thepubknight6144]

@@RenegadeGunn as much as I enjoyed daniel''s run it was downright sickening to see fans boo him and Rey

[@SteelSpurs]

@@thepubknight6144Sickening? Come on, they were voicing their displeasure and Rey was just a causality.

[@stashallemagne4488]

Just like when the fans booed the rock when he battled hogan at Wrestlemania 18 or Brock at Summerslam that year. ​@@thepubknight6144

[@thomascrowley9122]

Can't believe it's been over 8 years since the first GOG came out

[@lexkanyima2195]

And fit to make the video

[@grahambarlow9415]

Wow! So much history that usually gets glossed over. Much better vid than expected and that's saying something! 10/10!

[@benespinosa6725]

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 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@k1ngk0ff1ng8]

That songs an absolute banger

[@benespinosa6725]

@@k1ngk0ff1ng8 I Absolutely Agree

[@dannyboswell7188]

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

[@IStevenSeagal]

@@dannyboswell7188Nu metal got that soul meets rock meets rap thing to it. The genre was never meant for screamo satanic metal wannabe viking trailer trash type of fans.

[@floyd2386]

From Bootista, to Bluetista and his final evolution, Boo-hootista.

[@thepubknight6144]

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

[@597yasser]

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

[@CharlesHitmanStone]

I think had Batista returned in like 2012 and Evolution reformed. It would’ve been much more respectable

[@xXDopamineInbalanceXx]

Your videos always give me a nostalgic feel

[@anthonyanderson9303]

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).

[@mikeypitt8315]

I always wanted to see Batista vs Lesnar

[@stashallemagne4488]

They were on SmackDown in 2002 but Dave was a deacon

[@anthonyanderson9303]

@@stashallemagne4488 right that was literally the last time they were in the same place at the same time so to speak.

[@heyyou9693]

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.

[@JayBurris100]

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

[@Jason-el9ot]

wrestling bios is locked in with these uploads!

[@paulellington1505]

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.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

Except Batista wanted to be a heel so he managed to get exactly what he wanted thanks to their reaction.

[@ROUGH-RICHARD]

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

[@manraisedbypuffins9080]

Really enjoyed this Bios Man 🙌👍❤

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

I kinda think anyone who has ever done the yes chant should be given a 5 year prison sentence.

[@90sDude.]

Couldn't agree more

[@HBK22071980]

I love your WWE Games Background Music. Bring back some cool memories

[@stevengrvp]

This was an interesting time period

[@RoyHodgsonBurner]

You’re doing some serious “the Lords work business” and at this rate of business and work you’re doing you might qualify as a serious horseman

[@jansenmccloud]

batista should have tweeted: "Next, Redtista?" just to put delicious oil into the meme fire

[@Jsl_516]

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.

[@sithvsjedi9696]

It's a shame. He had the potential to go down as one of the greats.

[@GibDozer1]

Agree to disagree.

[@tjjordan4207]

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.

[@RaytheGrayt]

Batista should've won the title, and be an even bigger heel than he was. Would've loved it

[@satouhayate8715]

LOL

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

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

[@markjagger2412]

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

[@michaelaburns734]

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.

[@artry93]

Agree. At least he was honest about his dislike on the PG rated era of WWE and content in 2010s to 2019.

[@WithFearGaming]

Daniel Byran's popularity really ruined WWE for like 3 years lol

[@georgenovak2395]

Great video man 🔥

[@Ehgg-]

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

[@explosivepoptart3261]

I crave that Bryan Danielson video. You put out nothing but bangers so I need that! We need that1

[@Jerry-zc5qt]

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

[@Wetwilly87]

Missed their chance to have him fued with Brock before he left for good. I don’t remember them ever having a match together.

[@Debrody1]

I still remember the wrestle mania when Batista teamed up with Hulk Hogan to defeat Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.

[@mutts.nutts1]

The reason GOTG wasnt mentioned much is they simply did not know the juggernaut of a franchise they were starting

[@mackwilliams8853]

Batista is one of my favorites. I hated to see his WWE career end the way it did.

[@dogmd7]

Still had a great career, one of the bests you could ask for someone who started at his age. Injuries set him back a lot, but made a lot out of his time. Can't wait for him to inducted into the Hall of Fame.

[@master-of-mind5881]

What are you talking about? He was one of the best things about the ruthless aggression era. He helped define it. He main-evented wrestlemania 21. He had a great feud with the undertaker in 07. He put John cena over in 2010 and turned heel in the process, perfecting his mic and promo skills. His 2014 return was compromised by favouritism. The McMahons & triple H prioritised Dave because they knew he was an experienced main event player but more importantly Dave only signed to return because Vince promised him a world title run along with main-eventing wrestlemania 30. Thankfully the fans got what they wanted because Bryan won the big one and it was actually Dave who put him over. He may have won the royal rumble but Daniel won on the grandest stage of them all. When Batista left the night Seth Rollins betrayed the shield, his part-time contract officially expired. He fulfilled his obligations and went onto bigger and better things such as guardians of the galaxy. Not everyone’s career ends harmonically.

[@JustJulyo]

That remix in the end is so good!

[@crazyfun5150]

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.

[@petejackson7108]

Not gonna lie I enjoyed the whole shield part of his return , as a big shield fan I can't wait till you cover them, great video

[@ErikAziz]

I was at their first comeback ppv where rollins jumped off the crowd area. People were super hyped when Evolution theme hit.

[@cjcal2674]

Mate that HCTP music in the background ❤