“I left the company, and I left on good terms. I left at the height of my career, but it was for the right reasons.

Batista also ruled out a return to WWE…

“It’s hard to walk away. Most people don’t. That’s why it’s almost like a running joke when wrestlers retire, because they never retire. They retire like five times.

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Written by Michael Finch, the reboot is based on the 1986 classic about immortal warriors battling across time. Production, delayed due to Cavill’s training injury, is set to begin in early 2026. The project is being produced by UA, Neal H. Moritz, Stahelski’s 87Eleven, and Davis Panzer Productions, with rights secured to potentially launch a new series.

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While appearing on the FOX News show Gutfeld, Undertaker commented on how he feels about Batista following Trump’s election victory…

“So that it’s perfectly clear, I don’t have any angst towards Dave Batista. I haven’t seen him, but he’s still a good friend of mine and somebody that, if I saw him, when I would give him a big hug. Mick Foley, too. I mean, I don’t care what your politics are – you’re wrong, everybody knows it – but I still love you and I’m just going to say hello and I’m going to give you a hug whether you want it or not, when I see you. So I think people, if they would adopt that a little bit more and not get so much vitriol and so much hate over politics – it’s just ridiculous.”

The Undertaker says he doesn’t have any angst towards Batista

“I still love you. I’m gonna say hello and I’m gonna give you a hug whether you want it or not when I see you.”pic.twitter.com/OV7Y9SMAaa

— Vick (@Vick_8122) November 26, 2024

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“I didn’t realize during the match. I didn’t know why he was sitting there. I had no idea what was going on, and I was just worried about the match. Then they got him out of there. I think I found out later on, and the funny thing was, I can’t remember where we were the next day, and I got to the building, and somebody immediately said, ‘Vince want to see you in this office.’ I was like, ‘Ah, here it comes.’ So I went to his office. My heart is beating, in my head, I’m packing my bags [laughs]. I walk into his office, and he’s sitting, he’s got his crutches beside him, he’s all bandaged up [laughs]. He just starts laughing, he’s laughing at the top of lungs. I was like, ‘You’re not gonna fire me?’ He goes, ‘No, I loved it. It was real. It was so great, and it was real, and nobody knew what was gonna happen.’ He loved it.

I think that Vince thrives on chaos. I think because that moment was so chaotic, I think it just excited him and exhilarated him, so even though it was a total botch, I think he just had so much fun in that exhilarating, exciting moment that he thrived on it, and he forgave me.” (quote courtesy of Colin Tessier)

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“I would still be involved with WWE, I hope. Because I really loved it. It wasn’t that I ever wanted to not be a part of that universe because I love the WWE Universe. It was just that I became so passionate about acting, and I’m still pursuing it with everything I have, but I still love that world. I have a good relationship with the company. I hope that they would always leave the door open for me because I just love professional wrestling.” (quote courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)

Plans for Batista to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame have been postponed several times and it’s still unknown when it will happen.

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“You know who I think was really overlooked as an actor — I don’t know if he hasn’t pursued it as much as he’d like to because he’s still heavily pursuing professional wrestling — but is CM Punk, Phil Brooks.

His potential in acting is pretty unlimited. So I really want to see more from him in acting. I’d actually love to work with him. Because I think he has a passion for acting, but I think still his heart is in professional wrestling. Until he’s able to let that go a little bit, he’ll never be able to fully envelop himself in acting. But I think Phil Brooks, he’s a great actor.” (quote courtesy of F4WOnline.com)

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“I’m getting super trimmed. This is probably the lightest I’ve been since I was 19 years old. The heaviest I’ve ever been was 370 pounds. When I started Deacon, I was about 325 pounds. Throughout most of my wrestling career, I was about 290 pounds. Now I’m about 240 pounds. Just a year and a half ago for Knock At The Cabin, I went up to 315 pounds and that’s when the nightmare started. Getting that weight off has been a real challenge.”

“I’ve even saw online that some people are worried about my health. When I say it out loud to people, I’m 6’4″ and 240 pounds. When you say that out loud, it sounds like I’m a big person. People have seen me so much bigger over the years and they think I’m anorexic, but I’m still, I’m just a large human being. So at 6’4″and 240 pounds, next to your typical actor, I look like a gorilla and it’s distracting.” (quotes courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)

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During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Batista addressed the situation…

“Eventually, I will. I want to, and there was a good opportunity for me to go in a couple years ago, and I agreed to do it. Hunter asked me to do it, and I said, ‘Yeah, of course.’ It was here in LA, and I thought it was perfect, it was storybook because I won my first title here in LA, and we couldn’t figure it out because I was working on a film. I was in South Africa, so logistically, we just couldn’t make it happen, but yeah, I’m still open to it, and one day, I would like to.” (quote courtesy of Colin Tessier)

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“I love where Dave is and I never try to drum up any controversy or any kind of friction. Dave is definitely somebody I would love to have a match with. It would be something that would do some huge box office numbers. Dave, since he’s left WWE, his whole entire career has exploded to another level. Of course you want to bring somebody like him back. If we can, I know it would be a great match up. I never say that one person is going to win in a competition like that. I’m always betting on myself, but at the end of the day, the fans would win that.” (quote courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)

Batista officially retired from wrestling following his loss to Triple H at Wrestlemania 35 in 2019.

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