Will bringing back Batista be a good draw?

[catlady]

I was thinking about it, and while I didn't see all of his stuff, from what I remember, people loved to hate him. Will bringing him back give wwe better ratings/draw more crowds? (not that they need them! lol)

 

[Farooq]

I think he could be a good draw, depending on how they use him. I think he should be in the world title scene a bit at least sometime in the first few months during his return since he'll be returning, and I have heard a lot of talk about people liking Batista. I don't think he'll be a huge draw, but I think he'll draw in a bit of good people.

 

[TheArabHammer]

He's gonna be a good draw. People are gonna mark their tits off when his theme hits.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I think his return will initially bring in some more fans, but it depends on his character and the storyline if people are going to continue watching.

 

[CrayJ Lee]

He's a big name so I think that alone will make him a draw. Batista and Lesnar will bring back some of the old fans that may have left when they left the company. I don't know what Batista's role will be but hopefully they utilize him well.

 

[Brad.]

Of course. The 20th Jan RAW will be one of the most-watched episodes of the year and Rumble buy-rate will increase too. Batista is one of the few stars that WWE have made that weren't involved in the AE. It's a huge return.

 

[Action Jackson]

No it'll be terrible. Nothing hurts ratings more than bringing back awesome world champions who powerbomb the shit out of people.

 

[DK JAMES]

 

[Lockard 23]

It'll definitely create interest at first but it all depends on how they use him after that. He definitely won't be a Rock-like draw but he'll bring in at least some extra numbers (at least for a little while) and you can almost be certain they'll put the world title on him to capitalize on his popularity and return as much as possible.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

It'll definitely be a good draw, I hope they use him to make one of the younger superstars look good though.

 

[Jonathas]

I hope he come as heel. And help to push some new guys.
I can imagine how good that would be, a match between he and Roman Reigns. (Good for Reigns of course).

 

[catlady]

I hope he come as heel. And help to push some new guys.
I can imagine how good that would be, a match between he and Roman Reigns. (Good for Reigns of course).

They way they are packaging him, seems like he will be a heel. (playin it off like we should cheer his arrival) It depends on where they go with him though.

Also... Am I the only one who keeps confusing this dude with Jono? lmao

 

[Stopspot]

Short term: Yes, most big returns tend to give at least a short term jump in the ratings.
Long term depends entirely on what they do with him.

 

[Jonathas]

They way they are packaging him, seems like he will be a heel. (playin it off like we should cheer his arrival) It depends on where they go with him though.

Also... Am I the only one who keeps confusing this dude with Jono? lmao

Who?

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Who?

Vaginathon, another user from this forum