Anyone else let down by Batista's return?

[Stopspot]

Or was I the only one? The crowd wasn't nearly as high on him as expected, especially after he made it clear he wanted the title. But maybe that speaks more for a certain other roster members overness than Batista's.

Also am I the only one dissapointed in him returning as a face? Batista IMO is much more amusing as a heel.

Any other thoughts on the return that you have? Feel free to vent them here.

 

[Kuolema]

I kinda expected a somekind of HUGE pop or something like that, but that was.. Well.. Okay I guess? But it's not Batistas fault, imo the crowd was a bit silent for the whole show.

But yeah, I waited for a OMFG-THE-MOST-EPIC-RETURN-POP-thing and an unforgettable Raw. But it still was an ok Raw imo.

 

[Jeremy]

I marked when his music hit and he came out but I felt like the crowd was pretty weak all night

 

[Lockard 23]

A little but not really as I didn't really expect him to do much anyway. I pretty much figured his first night back would just be him making a quick appearance (and predictably power bombing ADR) and not much else.

 

[Leo C]

I agree, but to be honest, I didn't expect much nor cared. I did notice his pop was fine and that DB's was better, and yes, I also prefer his work as a heel (although I can't imagine a guy making his big return as a heel, since the crowd would pop anyway). Another though is that I don't want to see the guy win the Rumble nor main event WM. Other than that it was alright.

 

[Farooq]

You know something sucked if Klock doesn't write a paragraph about it.

 

[WWESpongefan]

I could go either way. I wasn't exactly thrilled about his return but I wasn't really dreading it either. I did like it when he got Del Rio though.

 

[Brad.]

It was exactly what I expected: Batista declares he's going to win the Rumble etc, and powerbombs Del Rio. However, I was surprised he didn't close the show seen as though it was his night. I guess they didn't want to make the Rumble overly predictable.

 

[Cloud]

I must admit it was poorly done mainly due to Orton interfering Batista just kind of appeared. An yes he should be heel it'd rock he's a great heel but average face.

 

[Danielson]

Yup it was anti-climatic.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

Yeah, I was dying for him to return as a heel. My hope is after beating Del Rio, maybe Cena beats Orton and Batista goes heel again and gets his revenge. If he stays face then I'm not too interested.

 

[WWESpongefan]

So whether Cena or Orton win one of them will have to face Lesnar or Batista. I'd kind of like to see Batista and Lesnar face each other.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

It was lame as fuck lmao. Orton being involved killed it, and Batista was just boring. He looked like me returning from a WWEF hiatus. Looking around like WHO'S GLAD TO FUCKING SEE ME'??? and people are like ..."eh, me.. sort of? watsup man"

 

[CM Punk]

Hell yeah. I barely marked.
He should have honestly opened RAW with no introduction and shit. Also, I didn't buy his look.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

It was like he came out and it was like 'yup, that's Batista" and Cole was like 'ITS BEEN 4 YEARS...!' and you go 'huh, 4 years, that's it then? well...' then he just stands there, then he barely talks and doesn't do a great job of it when he did.

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