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#2 Batista

Batista appeared on the SmackDown’s 1000th episode in a segment with his former Evolution stablemates. During the segment, The Animal teased a potential showdown with Triple H after calling The Game out for doing everything in the business except beating him. The two had a brief stare-down before hugging it out. However, the door to a future match between the two is still open.

Batista had expressed his desire to return to the WWE to work a program with Triple H after signing to play as Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. However, WWE turned down the idea because they weren’t sure the movie would be a success.

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But the movie received critical acclaim with Batista receiving high praise for his role in the film. The Animal reprised his role as Drax in two other Marvel Movies, and he is now a successful movie star giving The Rock and John Cena a run for their money. WWE could capitalize on Batista’s popularity and sign him to compete in his farewell match against Triple H.

Batista is a two-time winner of the Royal Rumble having won the match in 2005 and 2014, respectively. Though he will not win the Rumble this year, he can make a statement and show he’s ready to take on The Game at WrestleMania 35.

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He has been writing pro-wrestling articles and lists for 5 years and has written for other sites like thesportster and Whatculture.

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