7 biggest WWE rumors of the past week (March 3, 2019)

#3 The Animal to battle The Game at WrestleMania 35

Batista attacks Ric Flair backstage on Raw

This past week on Raw, another major return occurred during Ric Flair's 70th Birthday Celebration. Batista returned for the first time since the SmackDown 1000 episode last year and attacked Ric Flair. He then asked Triple H;

"Do I have your attention now?"

According to PWMania, The Animal will indeed battle The Game at WrestleMania 35:

This angle is supposed to lead to a match between Batista and Triple H at WrestleMania 35. The person with knowledge of the match was not certain on the length of Batista’s return but thinks it would just be for the April 7 event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Batista was rumored to face Triple H since he took a shot at him on SmackDown 1000. But Triple H suffered an injury during the tag team match at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, where he teamed with Shawn Michaels to defeat The Brothers of Destruction.

Batista has said in several interviews that he desperately wanted a final match with Triple H before he ends his in-ring career. He also was in WWE Headquarters a few weeks back to discuss his in-ring return, WWE also considered various other opponents for The Animal, such as Randy Orton or The Undertaker.

Now, it looks like Triple H might be ready to compete on the show of shows and his opponent will be Batista. This could turn out to be the final time we see The Animal compete in the WWE before he retires as an in-ring performer.