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.

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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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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram