How A Batista Return Could Work in the PG Era

[Viperfish]

Let's give Ryback at least as much time as Batista before making a comparison... unless you want to compare prime time TV Batista at 6 months in versus Ryback at 6 months in or something like that. I love these retarded comparisons about a guy just starting his career versus a guy that's been on prime time TV for years. Ryback's only 30, he's got a lot of years ahead of him if he wants it.

[Tommy Thunder]

Ryback could not even lace Batista's boots. Not that Batista's promos were great but Ryback can't talk and he is a bigger 3 move guy than Cena is. I'd take Batista over Ryback anyday of thw week!!!

I disagree. Batista > Ryback as far as talking goes, but Ryback > Batista in the ring.

[qtethervnnvrmre]

For me, Ryback would have to talk alot more before I would even compare his mic skills to anyone.

[Rick BoA]

I enjoyed Batista's work. He had some pretty damn good matches and evolved from a nobody who protected a preachers money to a Wrestlemania headliner. He had a damn good run.

As far as his return I honestly do not see it happening. He would need to put on 30lbs of muscle just to get back to where he was when he quit, not too mention that is a large load for a guy his age to undertake.

I would not mind him returning, but with all of the work involved and his current age I do not see it happening.

[The Phantom Menace]

I'm actually a Batista fan. Like Arn Anderson he's a man & doesn't like playing kiddie games. And like a lot of men he let his actions do the talking for him. Also unlike Ryback & Cena the fans chose Batista not Vince shoving him down our throats!

[Lowki]

Batista stated in the past, I believe it was early this year actually, that the reason he left was because of the direction the WWE as a company was going. He felt that the "PG" was too corny and not for him.

This. It wasn't his character not fitting it was him not wanting to be a part of it. I did read somewhere that all this pandering to kids and "super" characters weren't his thing. He gets a lot of stick but he is an old school wrestling fan like all of us.
And to the Ryback comparison, Batista is far more entertaining.

I'm actually a Batista fan. Like Arn Anderson he's a man & doesn't like playing kiddie games. And like a lot of men he let his actions do the talking for him. Also unlike Ryback & Cena the fans chose Batista not Vince shoving him down our throats!

This. I liked Batista before he even joined evolution. He was literally the animal in every sense. Personally, he was my favorite in that group, before he was pushed down our throats in his last few years.

[Dubs]

I'm actually a Batista fan. Like Arn Anderson he's a man & doesn't like playing kiddie games. And like a lot of men he let his actions do the talking for him. Also unlike Ryback & Cena the fans chose Batista not Vince shoving him down our throats!

Actually, the fans wanted to see Cena get pushed at one time during his Dr. Of Thuganomics days and draws way more than Batista ever did during his tenure in the WWE. So it's not like Cena got pushed hard because Vince liked him and seen him as someone who could carry the ball (Cena recalls Vince Mcmahon nearly letting him go during first year in the WWE back in 2002). Just like the fans wanted to see Punk get his due as the top guy in the company, the fans wanted to see Cena get pushed back in 04-05 as well.