Top 5 wrestlers who turned down a contract with WWE

The Hottest Free Agent in sports entertainment finally gets his contract

#1 Batista

The most dominant Heavyweight Champion in WWE’s history

After being introduced as the enforcer for Evolution, Batista quickly rose through the ranks in the locker room, partly due to his chiselled frame and mostly due to McMahon’s fetish for big guys. While he was a stiff competitor, WWE was high on powerhouses those days. Therefore the push for Batista was inevitable.

Batista was booked brilliantly by WWE, and also became their longest reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Even after WWE handed the beast a variety of squash matches, he decided to go on sabbatical in 2010 to take up MMA.

He returned to the wrestling scene in 2013. His run since then was forgettable and offered no value to the viewers. Batista finally decided to pull the plug after Triple H denied him a title shot. Even though he was offered a substantial role in WrestleMania 32, Dave turned it down and stated he would return only for something more ‘meaningful’.


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