Its been a while since Batista held a belt (long time for a guy like Batista). He is a decent heel now so it's in a sense fresh. I would have went to bed pissed with Cena being champ tbh
I wouldn't mind Batista if they're slightly repackage him. Give him a mouth piece and make him just be like a monster destroying people.
That is likely what would happen; I could see it going down something along the lines of this:
Bret says he thinks he has "öne more" in him.
Teases a HBK or Vince match.
Batista comes out interrputs his saying he is going to end his carrer again blah blah.
Cena comes to make a save
Bret challenges Batista
Bret makes Batista tap out to the sharpshooter at Mania flashbulbs going crazy
Immediately after the match he thanks the WWE Universe for one last opportunity and relinquishes the belt to Cena
Cena thanks Bret and tells the fans to give him one last "sendoff"
Awkward male embrace
Bret Hart goes home to Calgary to never be seen again... Or so we think?
I'm not sure how Bret could really be believable in beating Batista, but if they wanted to do a Cena heel turn they could change it to this;
Bret makes Batista tap out to the sharpshooter at Mania flashbulbs going crazy
Immediately after the match he thanks the WWE Universe for one last opportunity and relinquishes the belt to Cena
Cena thanks Bret and tells the fans to give him one last "sendoff"
Cena hits Bret with the title and FUs him.
Bret Hart is carried home to Calgary to never be seen again...While Cena says Hart is old and had his time and that it's now Cena's generation, blah, blah, blah.
What has Cena's last few title reigns consisted of. Its all repetition
Really the only veteran Main Eventer that they could put the title on and seem somewhat fresh is HBK since it's been so long since he's had it. Everyone else besides a Shemus or another young guy would just seem like the S.O.S.