A recent interview with Batista about his 2014 return.
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Thought the return was botched from the start. He wanted to come back as a heel but Vince thought fans would cheer for him as a babyface.
Admitted he wasn't in good shape because he came back with a torn Achilles and stayed away from vigorous workouts to focus more on acting.
He argued with Vince & co. every day of his return.
Wanted to work SummerSlam. Said it would be huge for the company since Guardians of the Galaxy would come out around that time. Stephanie & HHH laughed and said they doubted it would be any good.
Said at that at WM30, creative told Daniel Bryan not to sell any of his kayfabe injuries in the main event.
Got extremely pissed with Shield breaking up the night after Evolution put them over. Thought they should done more with Shield vs the Wyatts after that feud.
Also got pissed that the night after the Shield/Evolution, all anyone would talk about was "Bluetista".
Said that his feelings were hurt that he and Dolph Ziggler would put on kickass matches and all the crowds would do was chant CM Punk or "Bootista".
Got confused by how fans would treat him as a face around the Royal Rumble. Said it felt like a personal attack and crowds were just trying to be trendy.
He struggled hard with promos when he was starting out because his promos were so scripted and he was terrified of public speaking.
When WWE Films started, he asked for some opportunities after seeing how almost every lead role went to John Cena. Decided to audition for roles outside WWE Films, WWE got pissed at this. This lead to him giving them a year's notice before he left in 2010.
Said that his last night with the company in 2010 put things in perspective for him. Only a few people said goodbye or thanks, then security escorted him out the door.
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