5 reasons why Batista returned on WWE RAW

#4. WrestleMania match with Triple H

This was clearly established. In fact, it was teased dating back to SmackDown 1000 in October last year. Evolution had a one-night reunion and Batista returned to WWE TV for the first time in four and a half years.

He took a quick dig at Triple H, telling him that he had accomplished everything except beating The Animal himself. The match was then put in jeopoardy after Crown Jewel. During the main event of the Saudi Arabia special, Triple H had torn his pec. He had undergone surgery and somehow got medically cleared a lot faster than anticipated.

With just a little less than two weeks left to Fastlane, it looks like WWE has amped up the road to WrestleMania in a big way. Triple H vs Batista is going to be a marquee match, all the more interesting because the roles are reversed from 14 years prior.