Batista On John Cena’s Retirement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Former WWE Superstar and Hollywood actor Batista joins Chris to discuss his opinion on John Cena's retirement tour.
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The more I watch Batista interviews, the more I realize he might be the most intense introvert ever
Laughs in Chris Benoit 😂
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@@tomdesbiens7541 haha true
@@tomdesbiens7541 again laughs in Chris Benoit
@@Dd-fb2tj again laughs in Chris Benoit
I think John feels the same way as Batista does, but a part of him wants to give the fans a chance to say goodbye as he would feel guilty if he didn't give them that chance.
Nah, John $ena always care sell you tshirts, nothing else.
There's also a lot more money in the way cenas doing it, I respect it tho because it'll also help elevate current talent
Dave Batista will say goodbye if he is finally inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame
@@nicolasyt3845 What I'm interpreting from that collection of words is that you think Cena only cares about merch sales? Literally all he has to do is make another shirt, he doesn't *have* to come back, we will buy it because it's John Cena lmao
Well, not necessarily "we" because I'm not wearing a good bit of those corny shirts. He has some bangers though for sure. The point is, Cena is wrestling because he deems it necessary. He could've retired like Batista and no reasonable person would be upset about it.
@@bullworthlessthe key word you used there was "reasonable", theirs a lot of wrestling fans that just aren't reasonable and will moan no matter what. They don't watch to enjoy the product, they watch to criticise it.
He’s not wrong, Batista was the type of babyface who the audience liked cause he kicked people’s ass.
Exactly. Kicked peoples ass. Not kissed peoples ass.
Batista was one of those titan wrestlers. That's what I use to call those super heavyweights like Kane, Undertaker, Big Show, Khali, Batista was one of those. I grew up watching the attitude era where wrestlers were technical, had great storylines and there was no PR and poster boys. The Rock and Austin were the favourites but they still competed with a hella cast of wrestlers which they were all equals as wrestlers and fanbases but they made it look more real that the titan wrestlers could go take out a whole lock room of wrestlers then they had this PR monsters Cena doing these things. Cena is one of the reasons I stopped watching wrestling around 2010. I even stopped watching Wrestlemania unless one of my old school wrestlers are back. If The Rock didn't return this year I wouldn't had watch Wrestlemania and I probably watched maybe 5 WM since I stopped watching in 2010 mostly was because the Undertaker and The Rock. I got tired of seeing Cena being pushed as the poster boy, burying talent because of his ego and then WWE made Cena winning and hogging world titles. He wasn't even a good wrestler just did his stat padding 5 moves after 90% getting beaten around which the script made it obvious Cena gets beaten down then he does his comeback and win. That's some underdog shit and mans was doing this against rookies and jobbers. This is why I stopped rating Cena when he started doing this superhero gimmick when he was WWE champion for the first time. The fans got brainwashed mainly kids a women was his biggest fans. Batista was overlooked because of Cena's PR but the attitude era fans probably preferred him because he had that Attitude Era aura of a titan
I don't know why Cena fans are getting triggered, Dave didn't say anything insulting.
@@1878OriginalsWouldn't say that now lol
And he was organic
Batista had a storybook ending. Watching his whole career it made wrestling sense
Like warrior he was never absorbed by the business to the point where he needed it more than it needed him.
@@wizzerwiser2056 wise
@@wizzerwiser2056warrior was complete ass in the ring
Of course you couldn’t do it. You were not even close to being as over as Cena at any point in time
@@BirdmanSR18 But he was a top draw and made money for himself and Vince. Wrestling isn't about in ring skills.
Met Batista at Best Buy when he was doing autographs back in 2007ish.. the guy was an absolute unit.. shook his hand and everything. Surreal moment.
Is he tall in personal?
It's different because John Cena was literally the face of the business where as Batista was a top guy but he wasn't the face of the business
Exactly summed it up perfectly and I didn’t even mind when Batista retired I was just happy for him but Cena is literally my guy that shit tore my heart out
He was the #2 for a few years
yeah john is the only face of wwe to say goodbye hogan and steve didnt
Yes you are correct but before batista quit in 2007-8 (I don't remember properly) for some years he was face along with john .... John was face of raw while Batista was face of SmackDown... But they had to choose 1 guy and batista was significantly older than john and he wanted to pursue Hollywood and cena and actually better than Batista so they went with cena
Dave Batista was also the face of the compnay as well as Ruthless Aggression Era. Facts. Period.
We need John and Batista to react to one of their old matches it would be perfect to see how they judge it and give great perspective I hope WWE can make it happen.
SummerSham ‘08 or the I Quit Match from Over The Limit 2010 come to mind.
@@MrDarkness1119 Facts! If they can react to the Summerslam match that would be good I would definitely like to see cena talk about his neck injury that occurred as well.
Lol the 2005 rumble for sure
@@aqibfreed4672 Cena admitted that it was his fault for why they both fell out of the ring so it would be interesting to see how they both react to both of them going out at the same time.
@@MrDarkness1119that summerslam was so good to see in person as a kid, esp when taker stopped and went back to the ring
We need him and John in a movie together
No we don’t
The movie that they want to play as themselves, yes, I believe the movie can be made. The title should be "Ruthless Aggression", and have Randy and CM Punk playing as themselves. If John can pull this movie out at the last retirement tour without making Dave feeling uncomfortable but confident enough to wrestle again, then yes, it is possible.
@@RoseyRK shut up okay !
Ha ha ha I guess you’re upset now
If john cena in Batista’s film then the movie will be a disaster bcz of john cz he Doesn't even know a single acting
so basically the case of an introvert vs extrovert
Also, and no disrespect to Bautista here - John Cena's career in WWE is on another level. If anyone can pull off/ deserves a year long farewell tour, its gotta be Cena.
Give Dave Bautista credit for his candor and honesty. At 55 years old, he knows exactly who he is and would never front for people like that.
John Cena has every right to do his retirement his way. I think Batista is just conscious enough that he's not as big as Cena to think he deserves to go out like that. They're both right in handling their retirements.
Well Dave Batista to me is a big as Cena is, in fact in the future Batista is yet to be inducted in the Hall of Fame in which he is supposed to in 2020, but he will someday
Well Vince pushed cena to be the markee name of the company. Dave was in the evolution with Triple H..he only got his spotlight because Triple H had a injury.
Yeah he definitely wouldn’t saying that he didn’t have a right tbh( I mean that in the kindest way possible lol) he’s always been that way from I’ve seen. Just VERY to himself but knows how to turn it off for work(atleast for a match or segment) Like what he was seeing with accolades he doesn’t like em, so it definitely makes sense seeing as every time he’s praised or called the goat etc She is always politely declined it but always says thank you. He respects John for doing it, it would feel weird for him to have all that attention on him
It's important for John to do that because he Is literally one of the very few important stars that has made wwe what it is today.
I wouldn't say john is among the few who made wwe what it is today. He is 1 of the best babyface but wwe literally went downhill because they kept pushing cena even when fans were over him. Rock, Austin, HHH, Undertaker, HBK, Flaire, hogan are the ones that made wwe what its today. Even randy orton would be ahead of john.
@sadman225 He drove away fans of the Attitude era, yes. But for the fans that stuck around and especially the new fans and kids from the Ruthless Aggression/PG Era, Cena was a huge part of shaping their childhoods. WWE basically turned the page on the Attitude era and Cena was forefront for the new generation of fans. So yes, he is still a big part of making the WWE what it is today.
@@sadman225 Okay, we got it. You are the cool guy who wants to show they prefer dark/bad-ass characters rather than boring plain good guy.
@@hamzakh555 it's not about liking a good guy or bad guy. Wwe is all about entertainment and story. At the early stage John cena was great but as time went on it seemed forced. Even the crowd were done with constant John cena push when it didn't mean anything and also wwe went downhill for that. It's all about utilizing the characters properly, they used John as a good guy so much that it became boring after some time.
@@Navman_ you are not wrong but yet wwe is now going back towards the attitude era, because that pg era was very bad.
Gotta respect Batista. One of the only wrestlers who actually kept his word about staying retired unlike many like Taker, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair etc
The Undertaker retired only once. What are you talking about?
@diluktharuka10 Taker has had multiple retirements. Most of them were implied like leaving his hat and cape in the ring.
Undertaker was kayfabe. Flair and Michaels were real.
@anthonyfaucy2761That wasn't a retirement. He didn't say he retired or WWE didn't announce it. He retired only once.
@diluktharuka10 It was definitely implied he was retired multiple times. In fact Taker was supposed to retire after his match at WM against HHH as it was supposed to be an 'end of an era' match.
Taker wrestled far longer than he should have and hasn't been interesting for years
That's why John Cena is the greatest of all time in WWE history... He inspired and gave hope to most of the 90's kids ❤
Do you mean 90s babies? 90s kids were New Generation Era/Attitude Era fans. Stone Cold, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, etc. Most stopped watching wrestling by the time John Cena became face of the company (in some cases, because of it).
Respect for both legends. Why do y'all always have to judge? Sad.
I have exactly zero respect for Cena. I stopped watching wrestling because of how sick i was of his push, he might be the most boring wrestler ever.
Just like what Dave Batista says people are creating rivalries here in the internet and thinking they have a grudge or something, it really upsets me that they are saying that Cena is better really tells me they are just haters. Let me tell you, Dave Batista is happy how his WWE career ended and he accomplished much especially being the better wrestler turned actor in Hollywood, and rarely does make visits to Make A Wish for kids
Dudes... (facepalm)
@@richievelvet
Good for you 😂
@@richievelvetgood for you 😂😂😂😂
From all the clips I’ve seen, Dave is such a humble dude. There’s no ego or personality difference. He’s just his honest self.
It wouldn’t have been right for him to do a retirement tour as Batista wasn’t that guy, John was. John was the Michael Jordan of WWE for years and years so he’s making everybody well aware this is his last tour and that when the last match happens he will never be stepping foot in the ring as a competitor again.
Expect he is a brainwashed dog nutter
I love both versions. Batistas is great, he got his closure & the one match he wanted & Cena is gonna travel the world to give everyone one last chance to see him
The more I see of Batista the more I respect him.
Batista wasn't over when he came back the first time and he knows it.
I agree with both guys
In a way, that's true. John gets to boost his Holkywood career with this move and do things that will get him more cheers, like a salesman sending thank you cards to his customers. The man mainly sees dollar signs
John was the face of WWE while Batista was just in the top 5 guys so him retiring just hits more
Dave Batista was also the face of WWE and Ruthless Aggression Era
@@tovolumethere is only one face if wwe and that was Cena...Batista was #2 .....which is not an issue after all
@@tovolume He really wasn't! For the latter half of this era, he was about a top-5 or a top-10 guy! I'd rate him somewhere in-between. In absolutely no way, was he more of a face or "the man" than Brock Lesnar for example. He could do absolutely nothing as good as Brock(similar body types, similar style of performers), in the ring or otherwise. For a year or so, maybe even top-3. 2002 - end of 2004 Dave wasn't even top-15. John undoubtedly became THE face of the company, THE man! As much as i hated that, at the time.
@@khesipresents1885Orton comes after Cena and before Batista I believe but that's my opinion
@@tovolume No he wasn't. He was Devon's sidekick.
I think I need to watch some good Batista shit after work today. That does include Guardians
Same with me, i have been a longtime fan of Dave Batista since 2005
The difference is cena impacted a whole generation he was our Superman this means a whole much to us than cena
Dave was never the E’s franchise player, even as he got the rub from ending HHH’s Reign of Terror. Even after 3 HHH pins across 3 PPVs, he got sent to Smackdown while Cena gets the Monday Night lights and the push in spite of all men booing
Cena And Batista 🙌🏻✨
Batista has harsh criticisms of Cena as a wrestler and actor and wonders why people take it the wrong way 😂
We just need a heel run in one of these rivalry’s over the next year, give us a few months of menace Cena
WWE used Batista so poorly in his last moments of his career there. But his acting has really impressed me more every year
The WWE fans choose Bryan over Batista and Bryan choose AEW over the WWE fans, that why Miz over Bryan.
@@029muhammadezambinilyasa6 Bryan will come crawling back to WWE eventually.
I think you should change to "I couldn't do that.", which your current heads-up photo can give people the wrong idea.
That’s the point. It’s clickbait.
This Is Why I Like Batista
John is probably going to get in hall of fame
Probably?
Yeah he's got a shot
why probably its a fact his gong in dummy !
And so is Dave Batista, he was supposed to be inducted in 2020, but because of the Corona Virus and his busy film schedule he was the one who requested to delay it until a future date and WWE agreed with him
Tyson is in that lol. The whole roster will eventually get inducted eventually
I understand what he said. I retired after 20 years and they wanted to have a big party in corporate, I was working in another branch, even got a call from the Director, and told her, I came in quietly to the organization and now I want to leave quietly as I came in. She was ok with that decision. Just had a small party at the branch and then I just left quietly. I'm an introvert so it was an easy thing for me to do, but if you are someone else, you may think differently.
Good interview yesterday
I see it both ways. If it were me, I'd want to just go out like Batista did without any fanfare but at the same time John Cena is like a mega-megastar so to just be like welp that's it will maybe feel a bit disappointing to his fans whereas announcing the farewell tour kind of thing at least gives fans from everywhere one last chance to go to the show and give him his flowers. Kind of doing it for the fans *and* himself?
I agree and i prefer Dave Batista in the way he went out, but he will be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame someday
Cena did it to help WWE & Netflix get the views needed to start off a phenomenal year.
So it's official....Batista vs Cena Wrestlemania 41 1st night in John's and Dave's final match!
Well Cena deserves to have farewell tour and i believe he is the first
Batista is the kind of guy who leaves a job quietly. Makes no song and dance just takes the goodbyes and thanks them for the time he was there.
John is a good guy, hard working, but during his months notice makes a big deal, shaking everyone's hands and telling anyone who'll listen that he is off.
Respect to both it's just the difference between an introvert and an extrovert.
I'm glad bc atleast ik and have the chance to see him
I completely agree
Love you batista😊
I remember when i was a kid john and dave were basically the ali and Frazier of WWE
One of the coldest entrance in WWE history for sure
Our legends getting old😢
The rivalry probably come from those of us that grew up with smackdown vs raw 06 lol
I think John did the right thing…is good that he’s letting his fans know in advance and giving them one last chance to enjoy his presence in the ring before hanging the shorts and sneakers for good. How many wrestlers that we loved didn’t have that chance and just retired out of nowhere because of secrecy or injuries.
Yes that's the key words you said batista. You said you did it how you wanted. There you go batista. John doing it how he wanted.
He said, “I couldn’t do it,” many times, almost as if someone tried to convince him to do it, but Dave thought no.
Most of the people's emotions are attached to John Cena rather than batista,Cena carried the company on his back when everyone was leaving.Only he cared for his fans
It was probably the video game raw vs smack down why everyone wanted the rivalry, just a guess, 2 of the biggest names at the time, and great wrestlers with personalities that would bonk heads alot.
difference is no one will care if he announces his retirement. John Cena retiring is a big deal to the sport
This is why people say wrestling was never Batista passion he just did it for a cheque
This will eventually age well
wish batista and cena can do a duo movie
Batista was number 1 early 2005, he was Triple H’s guy
John Cena became number 1 mid 2005 he was Vince’s guy
Cena was also a bigger merch mover that’s why they did the draft and Batista also had more injuries soooo that made Cena being ontop easier.
I would have found it weird if others did it, but it’s John and I just want to see him for the last time.
John Cena is what happens when you work hard and run into a lot of luck. Y’all should research the insane luck he ran into when he was on top, because it wasn’t supposed to be him. Glad he’s doing it the way he wants too
You can just leave it at "luck." Many people work hard, but not everyone can succeed if they don't have luck on their side.
You're right, John Cena wasn't supposed to be the face of the WWE. When he first debuted in 2002, the company almost got rid of him, because they wanted to push Brock Lesnar, who they put the WWE title on 6 months after debuting.
Cena didn't really click with the audience, until he started rapping and even then he wasn't the top guy in WWE. It was still Lesnar, until he left in 2004.
Eddie Guerrero was the WWE champion (who took it from Brock), then he dropped it to JBL, and then it went to Cena (who was still on Smackdown at the time, and had been since he debuted in 02). He took the WWE belt with him on Raw, and stayed there for 10 years.
@@jerelminter I believe Stephanie McMahon was the one who see that there is potential with Cena.
@@player2-lightwater914 Yup, she heard him free styling on a tour bus.
Batista don’t have so many that he needed a tour. But the people who resonate with Batista more than Cena are legends. Nobody has more beautiful traps than Batista. He was a perfect embodiment of an aggressive persona
Never seen anyone make a rivalry of them
I remember batista vs john cena back in mid 2000s
I always will Respect Batista.
Body language is everything and even though Dave may say him and cena are cool is body language speaks differently.
It's probably jealousy. WWE chose John Cena to be the face of their company because he was 10 years younger, more charismatic, and more bankable. Coming out of OVW, Cena was the one who had the least prospects. He was nearly about to be let go, then Steph McMahon thought his rapping would make a good gimmick, but even then they only expected he'd be a midcard talent (he was on SmackDown on the US title scene), but his popularity grew organically. Batista got to go on RAW and work a program with HHH and Ric Flair. Cena simply got more over and was the better investment option. Orton was in the running too, but he was a bit of a shitbag at the time and simply never worked well as a face.
We want one last match between Batista vs John Cena
He is retiring the way he wants too. At least you know you can book his last match or something close to it. If you a big enough fan to want to do that.
Isn't this the guy who retired as 'Bluetista'?
In all seriousness though, they're both completely different wrestlers. Cena was a super fan, who realized his dreams and became one of the best ever. Batista was scouted by HHH to play a role, and Batista did that, and much more. Both are great, but Cena is in that very top tier.
Neither Cena or Batista intended to be wrestlers. They were both bodybuilders who tried it out and the rest is history. In Batista's case, he was living in poverty doing low paid odd jobs. Cena had a degree in exercise physiology and didn't know he was going to do in life.
John cena has to do this he different man
I respect Bautistas' opinion but I don't agree with Batista.. because John Cena is a true living legend he has that special connection with people, as he says Hustle,Royalty and Respect... He is a true icon and how he interact with fans and everyone that's he's personality he's built that way and he can't change it even when he will be 70s' and 80s' because I believe God will give him good health, he was made for that business and he's like that....
Batista is starting to look more like a mob boss the more he gets older.
Fair enough that Batista retired the way he did, he clearly didnt want a big retirement which is fine however even if he did he couldnt. Batista was massive name but it doesn't come close to cena.
There are very very very few who are deserving of a retirement tour Cena, Taker, Stone Cold, The Rock and Triple H.
That’s what John does he’s our hulk hogan
With all due respect to Batista he may be bigger in Hollywood but in WWE they're not comparable. WWE retiring is like when Cal Ripken ended his ironman streak, you need to acknowledge it in a dif manner.
Did nobody watch the full video? Barista literally goes into detail as to why he understands what Cena is doing and that it's just his preference to not do a tour and just end it lmao
@hhoyt3501 Just like what @Adachifan54 said, and i also want to add that Dave Batista has a different mindset than Cena has, he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it. And yes they are not comparable in WWE, they have achieved their accomplishments, is Cena the longest reigning WWE Champion? Nope, it's Dave Batista is the longest reigning World Heavyweight Champion.
You’re a clown
That’s his opinion tho, and if he looks back none of his endorsement deals, movies and money won’t be as big if he didn’t have that career in the WWE. He used to be my favorite but now naah atleast John has that “RESPECT” for his fans all through the years and decided to give it a one last go.
Love Batista but he's not John Cena so that's why it's different.
John Cena was the face for yearsssss
I disagree on the second part of your sentence, Dave Batista was also the face for years during the mid decade of the 2000s in the Ruthless Aggression Era and Cena is not the only one
Did Batista dirty here...
Dirty on what?
How?
That’s why cena was the face of WWE and Batista was always 2nd best because he was not willing to go the extra distance like cena did
Crazy how Batista was suppose to be the face & Cena a backseat. Cena just ran with the ball, Batista could never keep up with his work rate.
Well, there were some things Batista couldn't control, such as his late start in wrestling (he's a decade older than Cena) and as a wrestler he simply wasn't anywhere as charismatic. Batista was the big muscleman they went to after Brock Lesnar walked out on WWE.
And this is why Dave was always the number 2 - 3 guy in the company. Which still very good but you know...
Which he would prefer
And you’ve never been number 1 either so you’ve got something in common
@@happyChappy96621 what a stupid irrelevant thing to say. Majority of people aren't number 1 of anything
@@CYB3R2K I agree, i remember what AJ Styles said that nobody stays on top forever
Austin and the Rock didn’t do anything like that and they are more number 1 than Cena could ever be.. Because it was be weird for their character and who they are. It makes sense for Cena to do something like that as it fits his character to a degree. Know what I mean?
Bro... we barely remember you. You definitely left with less than a whisper to be heard. No one was calling for that speech. But John is the GOAT.
I met Batista in person. But he’s in denial about this cause that’s exactly who he was. He just quit in an unprofessional way. He’s still the animal for forever
Each of his own.
As someone else who is made wildly uncomfortable by praise I find it really interesting that the same weird pathology affected his choices for his wrestling character.
From 2005 to 2008, Batista and John Cena stood side by side and both used to be face of RAW and SmackDown respectively, during that time, I was a bigger fan of Batista than John Cena. However, after 2008, Batista's career began to decline, while John Cena's career continued to rise. I always wished that Batista could have maintained the same level of performance and longevity as Cena but unfortunately it didn't happen
He was (relatively speaking) too old for the position he was at. Batista is a similar age or even older than guys like HHH, Kurt Angle, The Rock, Edge, Chris Jericho, and various others who'd been on the scene for years by the time Batista debuted.
Batista was 36 in 2005, John Cena was only 28 so had lots of prime years ahead of him.
Cause John cena is giving us as fans one last run he’s not doing it for the money he’s doing it for us
Batista is a wrestler. John is a wrastler. Thank you both. But few wrastlers get that title
He heard you, its BOOTS TO ASSES AND IT BEGINS AT RR. SUPER CENA IS BACK
I wanted more of heel Batista
We seem to be forgetting that Batista didn’t have the same career as Cena though. Batista was a main event guy for the 5 out of 6 years he was there, Cena was the legit top guy for well over a decade and was at that level for 15 years. Totally suits Cena better to do it than Batista.
There is a clear difference between The GOAT and Dave.
I associate the word BETTER with Dave
People will now start acting like they never used to boo John Cena all the time. They booed him for most of his career. Even, I personally think his matches are very boring. A lot of people stopped watching when Cena started getting pushed around mid 2000s.
Yep, because all the legends were retiring or going part time. By 2002 the halcyon days were over, mid carders like jbl were suddenly too guys because they were desperate
are u crazy not all his matches are boring u clown u just hate him simple as that and don't give him the proper respect just like you doing now sat neon miserable plus he was getting cheered and booed rest of his career wrestling fans are fickle and and fake thats all !
American males aged 16+ stopped watching* John Cena was popular with kids, women (because he was handsome etc) and in international markets like India and China where WWE significantly expanded their reach in the 2000s/2010s.
But it wasn't because of Cena, those guys started tuning out of wrestling after 2001. Even Brock Lesnar did little to hold their interest. It was cool to like Stone Cold and The Rock, those two carried literally everyone else on the roster during the Attitude Era (and I'm including guys like Undertaker in that).
I'm not overcrediting Cena to say he's one of the people who saved WWE from fading into total irrelevance. Yeah, you might like it or give a fk if his fans are 8-year-olds or people who live thousands of miles away, but money is money.
@BlossomField91 brock lesnar was much better than John cena imo. He carried ruthless aggression era 02-04 .Cena was merely a jobber at that time with his rap gimmick. It's only when goldberg,Austin,Rock and Brock were all gone,they started pushing Cena as the top guy
@@zw6512 so what and who cares that pushed cena because his that good u spilling on hatred on him u clown !
1 more Bautista Bomb? No we all get old
I smell some beef cooking...very subtle but its possible...i got goosebumps....imagine batista "bark bark bark thats what you do, i dont do that" wrestlmania lets fn go...please Cena reply start something 😅
When they were in ovw under jim cornette batista was the exact opposite of cena, he wasn't comfortable with the crowd he didn't talk much with others he said he is a shy guy and he didn't have alot of passion for wrestling while cena was the opposite of that that's why they chose john cena as the face of the company and not batista and that's why batista could never do what cena is about to do
hall of fame speech then
Ehhhh idk the person who fit more for Hall of Fame speech is Randy Orton due to both of them being really close friend
@@kratosgow342 Dave Batista deserved it, don't believe me, look at his accomplishments
@@tovolume oh you mean him being inducted in Hall of Fame? Yeah definitely but it's the matter of when they planned in 2020 but due to COVID they had to scrapped it and his schedule doesn't alligned for him to being inducted sadly
@@kratosgow342 That's the reason for the delay and it was Dave Batista's decision to put on hold until the future date and WWE agreed to that
can still has a heel run due in his career so it’s far from over
bcz no one cared when batista retired but jhon cena is jhon cena..jhon cena literally run the WWE for years..people who doesn't know about WWE knows jhon cena in my country.
Is that because of his WWE or Hollywood career though? Tbh, at least where I come from, wrestlers haven't been mainstream stars since the days of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Even now, despite The Rock being a legit A-list actor, I can talk to people of a certain age and they remember him better as the WWF wrestler. He hasn't been on the main roster in nearly 25 years. Of course, below a certain age, you get people who have literally no idea that Dwayne Johnson was this popular wrestler called The Rock. Lots of people can't name a single wrestler. If you say "Roman Reigns" or "LA Knight" to people, they'd say "who the fuck is that?"
Batista acting like he didn’t throw shots at cena before
Your going to say the same thing about Cena as if he didn''t like Batista?, your just proving Batista's point about the internet rivalry that people are creating, it's not like they have a real life grudge like Bret Hart and Shawn Micheals
I mean it wouldn’t really hit the same with Batista. John Cena is a cornerstone for peoples childhoods and the face of the company. Batista was a top guy for a few years. He wasn’t THE guy like Cena
i love you DAVE ☘☘☘☘☘☘☘💕💞💓💗💖💝💘
Is he in the HOF yet
To be fair Batistas retirement was more of a hey I want more promos and screen time wwe isn’t treating me good even though I’ve been great for them so I quit to be a full time actor