Mick Foley: “Batista Deserved Better”

In a recent post on his official Facebook page, WWE Hall of Famer and “Hardcore Legend” Mick Foley discussed Batista and how he was treated upon his return to the company:

 

BATISTA DESERVED BETTER

He was simply the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unfortunately for Dave Bautista (Batista), his return happened to be part of the perfect storm – the night WWE fans wanted Daniel Bryan – WWE Universe to walk out as the winner of the 2014 #RoyalRumble …and would settle for nothing less. The initial reaction – the pop – was there when Dave made his Rumble entrance; the WWE Universe was excited to see him. They just didn’t want anyone but Daniel Bryan to walk out of that match as the winner. Unfortunately, the fans directed their anger at Batista personally. And that’s wrong.

Shouldn’t we be happy for Batista? He left his bread and butter – the WWE – to pursue the bold new dream of acting. Now he’s landed a dream role, in a major motion picture – Marvel’s #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy and, yet. no one seems very happy for him.

Hey, I laughed too at #Bootista and #Bluetista. But Dave’s a good guy, who worked hard to carve out a legacy inside WWE – and he deserved better than what he got.

Just one guy’s opinion. Feel free to share yours.

 

Batista “quit” WWE on the June 2 edition of “Monday Night Raw” after an in-ring segment with COO Triple H.

During an appearance during the recent Wizard World Comic-Con held in Philadelphia that same month, Batista confirmed a Fall WWE return.

Editor’s Note

“He was simply the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.” That about sums it up. Batista returned during a period where all fans cared about was Daniel Bryan getting his moment of glory. If that wasn’t the case, perhaps Batista’s immediate reaction from the WWE Universe would have been more pleasant.

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