Batista departed WWE in 2010, but returned in January 2014 and immediately won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Title opportunity at WrestleMania 30.
How did Batista win the Royal Rumble?
Batista won by last eliminating Roman Reigns to become a two-time Royal Rumble winner. Elsewhere on the event’s card, Randy Orton successfully defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena, Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan, and Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show.
How many buys did Batista get at WrestleMania 21?
Batista won the World Heavyweight Championship on April 3 in the main event of WrestleMania 21. WrestleMania 21 received 1.09 million pay-per-view buys worldwide – the then-highest ever number of buys for any non-boxing pay-per-view.
When did Dave Bautista start his WWE career?
While still in OVW, Bautista began appearing on non-televised WWE events. He began his televised WWE career on May 9, 2002 on an episode of SmackDown! as Deacon Batista, a villainous enforcer for Reverend D’Von.
How did Dave Bautista become a WWE Superstar?
When WCW officials told him he’d never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of being a Superstar. In May 2002, he made his debut on SmackDown using the ring name Batista, but it wasn’t until a move to Raw and two victories over Kane that “The Animal” began to make noise in the WWE Universe.
How did Dave Batista end his career?
Batista sought to end his career on his terms — and end Triple H’s career while he was at it — but Big Dave was ultimately defeated by Triple H in a brawl that proved a worthy farewell for a man they called The Animal.
Who did Davey Batista wrestle with at Survivor Series?
Batista then entered a feud with former Evolution partner, Randy Orton; at Survivor Series, Batista led a team of himself, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, and R-Truth to face the team of Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, William Regal, Cody Rhodes, and Mark Henry.
