Vince not happy with Batista not being over

[Crayo]

- Vince McMahon is said to be unhappy with Batista not being over with fans. There’s a continued frustration within WWE that Batista isn’t being perceived as a bigger star when he’s scheduled for the WrestleMania XXX main event after a lengthy absence from the company.

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What do you guys think about this then?

 

[Cloud]

Lol I find it funny that Vince is getting frustrated with fan reactions tbh. Makes me laugh to think he's like YES bring back Batista he has the look! Then Batista gets zero reaction and Bryan who has no image that the WWE Backstage relate to is getting huge pops.

 

[Trip in the Head]

Hilarious

 

[Jonathan]

Ah a guy has been here for ages and gets monster pops every time he comes out, lets go with that guy because he's got big muscles! :

 

[edge4ever]

Vince is mad about a star not being as big as what he feels he should be.... yet, when he has talent sitting right in front of his face--DB, Ziggler, Bray, Reigns, etc...he may or may not push them quickly....that doesn't surprise me at all. Triple H and Vince have a bad mindset in general when it comes to WWE superstars: they push whoever is good friends with them. It's all politics and backstage agendas. They think that because Dave sold a lot tickets at one point, he can return 4 years later--out of shape, clearly rusty, and looks like hell--and go over well with the fans? Sure, if it was just Cena and Orton still dominating the entire company and that was the only talent in the locker room, Dave's return would've been bigger because fans would be begging for anything new at that point.

But Dave returned when DB, Bray, Reigns, Cesaro, Punk (when he was here), etc., are all waiting to get their chance to shine at Mania. Dave walks in being all "buddy, buddy" with Triple H and look what happens...The Animal comes in out of no where and wins the single biggest even of the year. Personally, I don't hate Dave when he's a heel wrestler; but overall, I feel that he sucks. In addition, he left the WWE, in the fans eyes, on a bad note. He left quitting like a baby in a wheel chair after getting his ass kicked by Cena and then coms back and loves the fans again? Real consistent...

I know I went off on a spree, but I am trying to illustrate the point that Vince and Triple H are both blind most of the time when it comes to talent. Dave is not The Rock. He can't return at any point and cause an explosion with the fans...he's just not that big. And, most people don't care that much.

 

[Butters!]

Vince, Stop being a hipster we hated him first.

 

[Aids Johnson]

Turn him heel or stfu. Hopefully this brings back Vinny Mac. (did that on purpose)

Could you imagine the face turn for the authority if Heel Vince came back and shoved Batista down our throats?

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Things are going so well for WWE outside of the terrible Batista decision and Orton as champ. Two pretty big hiccups though sadly.

 

[Lockard 23]

Well, it's easy to see why people would reject having a 45-year old ex-wrestler-turned-actor-turned-wrestler-again-but-only-part-time come back and win the Rumble over the current, full time superstars that they've become invested in year round. It's different if you're a mega star like The Rock, who's one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood and who once basked in the spotlight of the wrestling industry's most popular and successful era, but Batista was never that caliber of a star in wrestling and sure as hell isn't in Hollywood. And not even The Rock was handed things so easily after his return. Rock/Cena was built up for a year before it happened and then Rock saying he was on a quest to become the WWE Champion once more was also built up for several more months before it happened, too. Batista, on the other hand, goes absent for four years and then comes right in and gets a huge victory and a ticket to the Wrestlemania main event just ONE week after his return... all in spite of the fact that the fans are clearly behind a certain other superstar at the moment.

But hey, Batista was a big star nine years ago (I was still in high school nine years ago...), plus he has a movie coming out in August! So clearly it just made more sense for him to be pushed instead.

 

[edge4ever]

Things are going so well for WWE outside of the terrible Batista decision and Orton as champ. Two pretty big hiccups though sadly.

Agreed. Those 2 big hiccups have caused heartache for me. Can't win em all.

 

[edge4ever]

Well, it's easy to see why people would reject having a 45-year old ex-wrestler-turned-actor-turned-wrestler-again-but-only-part-time come back and win the Rumble over the current, full time superstars that they've become invested in year round. It's different if you're a mega star like The Rock, who's one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood and who once basked in the spotlight of the wrestling industry's most popular and successful era, but Batista was never that caliber of a star in wrestling and sure as hell isn't in Hollywood. And not even The Rock was handed things so easily after his return. Rock/Cena was built up for a year before it happened and then Rock saying he was on a quest to become the WWE Champion once more was also built up for several more months before it happened, too. Batista, on the other hand, goes absent for four years and then comes right in and gets a huge victory and a ticket to the Wrestlemania main event just ONE week after his return... all in spite of the fact that the fans are clearly behind a certain other superstar at the moment.

But hey, Batista was a big star nine years ago (I was still in high school nine years ago...), plus he has a movie coming out in August! So clearly it just made more sense for him to be pushed instead.

I agree with everything you stated. However, regardless if they built Batista's return correctly or not, like they did The Rock, he's still not nearly as big and it wouldn't have gone over well either way. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel that most fans in general don't give 2 shits about Batista whether he's a good built up story or not. He's only interesting as a bad guy.

 

[Lockard 23]

I agree with everything you stated. However, regardless if they built Batista's return correctly or not, like they did The Rock, he's still not nearly as big and it wouldn't have gone over well either way. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel that most fans in general don't give 2 shits about Batista whether he's a good built up story or not. He's only interesting as a bad guy.

Of course it wouldn't mattered even if they did build up his comeback longer on-screen, but the way he came back only one measly week before the Rumble, barely said anything, and then went on to win the match regardless was still lazy and contrived.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Of course it wouldn't mattered even if they did build up his comeback longer on-screen, but the way he came back only one measly week before the Rumble, barely said anything, and then went on to win the match regardless was still lazy and contrived.

Less is more in wrestling. I think giving Batista more screen time leading up to the RR match would have made for just as big a disaster.

 

[edge4ever]

Of course it wouldn't mattered even if they did build up his comeback longer on-screen, but the way he came back only one measly week before the Rumble, barely said anything, and then went on to win the match regardless was still lazy and contrived.

Agreed. Could've made it more interesting.

 

[edge4ever]

Less is more in wrestling. I think giving Batista more screen time leading up to the RR match would have made for just as big a disaster.

maybe...maybe some more back story...not necessarily talking on the mic a whole lot but give him some more appearances and kick somebody's ass now and then?