3 times Batista turned on his best friends

#1 Triple H

These two have faced off before on multiple occasions

As WrestleMania 21 was on the horizon, tensions were growing between the World Heavyweight champion, Triple H and his Evolution teammate, Batista.

Batista had just won the Royal Rumble match and was presented with a choice: He could either go to SmackDown and battle JBL for the WWE title, or he could stay on Raw and go toe to toe with his longtime friend, Triple H.

During the contract signing, Batista faced a tough choice, as both Teddy Long and Eric Bischoff tried to convince him that he should sign with them. Batista smiled at The Game and Ric Flair, threw the SmackDown title match contract on the mat and greeted them with a thumbs up.

Suddenly, the thumb went down, as an enraged Triple H charged towards Batista, only to be taken down.

Batista quickly disposed of The Game and The Nature Boy, followed by a devastating Batista Bomb on the table to Triple H. Batista picked up the Raw title match contract, and signed on the papers, signifying that the era of The Animal had begun.

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