Batista talks retirement, future HOF induction

[Chris]

On his last match:

“It was the way I wanted to go out. It was like a dream for me. It’s so perfect. It’s such a romantic way and wrestlers don’t get to choose the way they go out, I did. I went out on my own terms the way I wanted with the guy I wanted to go out with and I will never tarnish that.”

“It’s not that I don’t miss it. I miss the crowd, I miss the energy of the crowd. I dream about walking out and hearing my entrance music but I know if I do that I will just tarnish my storybook ending and I’m just not willing to do it.”

“I just have to come to terms with my time has passed."

On when he'll be inducted to HOF:

“Eventually, I will. I want to and there was a good opportunity for me to go in a couple of years ago and I agreed to do it. Hunter asked me to do it.”

“It was here in LA and I thought it was storybook because I won my first title here in LA and we just couldn’t figure it out. I was working on a film, I was in South Africa, so logistically, we just couldn’t make it happen but I’m still open to it and one day I would like to.”

 

[Cwalker]

Seeing Batista all gray is crazy.

But then I remember he was in his 30s when he started wrestling

 

[Chris]

Semi related since he's promoting this movie on the interview

 

[O-Blaze]

Seeing Batista all gray is crazy.

But then I remember he was in his 30s when he started wrestling

Yeah, dude did so much to start so late, it’s wild, and honestly in such little time also when you think about it.

 

[Cwalker]

Yeah, dude did so much to start so late, it’s wild, and honestly in such little time also when you think about it.

Cornette has told the story that when Batista was in OVW, Cornette told him something along the lines of “Listen, you don’t have a long shelf life, so if you’re gonna make money and they’re gonna make money off you, you have to be a big deal instantly.”

And outside of that short Deacon Batista run, he was always a main eventer.

 

[Dale]

It's not even the grey for me, it's how slim he is these days.

 

[Shane]

Hey DDP started at 35. Batista started at 30. Not young but not like crazy either.

He does look so fucking different now being slim and a full gray beard. I do miss the muscular goatee Batista ngl.

Kind of annoying how he’s still not committing to a date for the hall of fame. Just get your ass over to the city for one day and make it happen

 

[Deadd2009]

Kind of annoying how he’s still not committing to a date for the hall of fame. Just get your ass over to the city for one day and make it happen

It says he was gonna do the HOF when they were in Los Angeles but he couldn't because of a film commitment.

 

[Shane]

It says he was gonna do the HOF when they were in Los Angeles but he couldn't because of a film commitment.

Yeah that’s that one but I mean in the future now.

 

[R-Troop]

He said in the past I believe that he slimmed down because it's difficult to get roles when you're a super huge muscular dude. Doesn't want to get typecast.

And he'll go in soon enough. It's hard given that he's a working actor who is busy a lot.

 

[Cwalker]

He's definitely a better actor than Rock and arguably better than Cena so I'm happy he didn't get type casted into just being the meathead henchmen

 

[Shane]

Thank god for Drax

 

[OMB]

Batista out here looking like the real life version of Master Roshi

 

[Tommy Shelby]

He said he 380lbs pounds when he was training hard. 270lbs as Batista he was jacked af. He's knowing that continually juicing puts far much strain on the heart. He's down to 240lbs and looks better for it. Good on him for taking the necessary steps and I commend him for it. It's not easy losing weight .

 

[Tommy Shelby]

He's definitely a better actor than Rock and arguably better than Cena so I'm happy he didn't get type casted into just being the meathead henchmen

Cena is more suited to comedy. Batista can do any role and the rock is the same in any film.