This is the match the wresting business should be trying to make

>>3012475
>Drax vs. President Dwayne

Batista isn't coming back. At all. Wrestling fans made him into a massive joke during his last run, and he's got a pretty successful movie career atm and doesn't need that sort of bad publicity. The only way I could see him coming back would be as a heel, and he won't do that because they won't bring in a part time heel like Batista.

>>3012494
>Batista isn't coming back.
He would come back under the right circumstances.
>The only way I could see him coming back would be as a heel
such as

>>3012494
It was only bad timing. Bryan was Stone Cold over and they decided to go with Batista Vs Orton? Fucking really?

>>3012475

>both guys are gassed 30 seconds in

Should do Batista Goldberg first at mania. Before Goldberg gets too old. Then the next mania do Batista Rock.

OP TELLS THE TRUTH

>>3012475
Sorry if Bautista returned to wrestling, he'd be going over in NJPW as the new leader of Bullet Club.
The Rock had his comeback. To bring him back again would be the WWE literally saying we have nothing left but former glory.

>>3012475
Agreed. This or Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley but preferably both. They've lost touch with what draws casuals.

Would prefer batista vs brock.

>>3012494
>Batista isn't coming back. At all. Wrestling fans made him into a massive joke during his last run
thankfully Batista isn't a mark for himself

but he won't come back anyway - he hates how WWMeme operates

>>3012766
>Bryan was Stone Cold over
House show average when Austin was on top = over 10k
Ratings when Austin was on top 5.0 to 8.0

House show average when Bryan was on top = 5k at best
Ratings when Bryan was on top = high 2's and low 3's

You're fucking deluded. Bryan was less over than Batista, Cena, Jeff Hardy and Mysterio in 00's

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Uh, no. I'd rather see Batista vs. Goldberg, and then Batista vs. Lesnar instead.

>>3012827
>Mysterio and Jeff Hardy getting Bryan-like pops
This has never happened

God, WWE sounds shitty enough to actually make this happen.

>Everyone we have sucks and no one draws for some weird reason, let's get the two Hollywood talents to main event

After Lesnar VS Goldberg, anything can happen

>>3012475
>not Batista v. Lesnar

18+

>>3012766
>Bryan was Stone Cold over

24+ please

https://streamable.com/xzu70

>>3012494
He knows full well why he was booed and begged Vince to make him a heel going in. It was only the senile old man who thought people would cheer for Batista over Bryan.

>>3012475
Nah man, everyone is waiting for Cena/Rock 3...

...in the Shazam movie.

>>3012766
18+
Batista in his prime was more over than anyone in this decade could ever even dream of being. It wasn't bad timing, it was a entitled millennial nu-male crowd who threw a temper tantrum when their favorite didn't win.

>>3013328
Did you literally just start watching in 2013?
Jeff hardy got way bigger pops than Bryan.

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>Bryan was Stone Cold over

Boring

This is the legitimately the only thing that will draw casuals.

>>3013328
Several wrestlers have said the biggest pop they have ever heard live was for Jeff Hardy

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>>3013328
Hogan 02 - 06 got bigger pops (and also drew e.g. SummerSlam 2005 buyrate unlike Bryan).

Pops don't equal over. Bryan pops were never amazing. Bryan got YES chants. Yes chant was over. But Bryan didn't get Road Warrior or Outsiders pops at their peak - that ROAR when they first enter. Bryan is a B+ player.

Jeff Hardy and Mysterio were way more OVER than Bryan

>>3012475
>2 retired wrestlers that are successful not because of WWE
Sounds like WWE's usual MO

>>3015203
Should probably include Bryan Danielson and the American Dragon in there.

>>3015203
>Pops don't equal over. Bryan pops were never amazing. Bryan got YES chants. Yes chant was over. But Bryan didn't get Road Warrior or Outsiders pops at their peak - that ROAR when they first enter. Bryan is a B+ player.
all of this

>>3012495
Batista has said multiple times he would only come back if it was a retirement angle and it would have to be with Triple H.

>>3012475
Nah, it should be
>orton buries a few wrestler and gets to 16
>Orton vs Cena at Mania to break Flair's record
>they both retire afterwards

>>3015203
Rey isn't really a fair comparison, he was hugely over with kids and international crowds and was easily one of the most recognisable faces in wrestling thanks to his mask

Hardy is a better comparison but he also got the chance to make his name when wrestling was the hottest thing on TV, while Bryan made his debut in an era where wrestling was out of the limelight and they needed C-list celebrities to pull a 3.5 rating.

Not denying Rey Rey and Jeff were infinitely more over, but they got the chance to shine when wrestling was popular, and thus drew more