Batista Interview: Why I was booed, I want to return to WWE, advice from The Rock, more
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2015
- Chris Van Vliet from WSVN-TV in Miami talks to Batista (Dave Bautista) in Mexico City about SPECTRE.
He talks about WWE inspiring his Bond villain character, the advice he got from The Rock and Jim Ross, what he would do differently about his previous run in WWE and what he would want out of a WWE return. 
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Every WWE fan who trashed Batista when he came back needs to watch this, and his interview on Chris Jericho's podcast. If anything, what this guy let the WWE do to him in terms of booking and even hurting his legacy just shows the dedication he has to the fans. So much fucking respect for this guy, the face of the Ruthless Agression Era in my opinion.
Great interview by the way, Chris!
'Face of the attitude era' he wasn't around during the attitude era...
AlexHutchins09 My bad, meant ruthless agression.
+Guny Fuentes , i will include myself in this group. I thought he was equally culprit of him being imposed in 2014 just because of his friendship with Hunter and Stephanie and the fact that also Road Dogg and Billy Gunn where shoved as tag team champions,
My favourite wrestler back in the day. should have come back as a heel as batista himself said
+Guny Fuentes Yeah,he's one of my favorites of all time,and when he came back i couldn't understand all that "booing".I Think that he was even a better heel than orton during the Shield vs Evolution.But yeah,he got shoved down fans throats,and that just fucked it up.Creative needs to be all dismissed and to employ new people
Such a chill dude. Seems very happy
+NIMERKING why the fuck they give a wwe wrestler like this a bond role. FUCKING RIDICULOUS . JUST IMAGINE HIS EGO INFLATION
+Duncan jameson he used to have a big ego but the older he gets the more down to earth batista is....he finds himself ugly he said lol
+Simply The Best He's also been quite frank with how limited he is as an Actor
+Duncan jameson To be fair, this wasn't the MAIN villain, as then yes that would be terrible. But as a henchmen, Batista is great, he can just be imposing and do what he does.
+NIMERKING that's what happens when you keep your body steroid-free. you start smiling more.
"I'm not a good babyface"
Can't tell if he was joking there, because he was one of the best babyfaces ever on SmackDown and basically carried the show for like a couple of years along with the Undertaker.
+Bork haha you from canada bro? sounds like something we would say here in NL
+Bork not hating at all i meant just the way the sentence sounds haha. "hates it" and booed " to shit" . Canadian slang right there hahaha 💯
+Trevor Carter nl? Newfoundland & Labrador?
Haha yup
He ruled as the face of smackdown
Dave is a very humble person he definitely deserves all the success.
9+Isaac Newton True, shame to WWE for making him look bad.
@Geovany Franco And why are you here anyway? Just piss off if ya don't like it. Its entertainment the bumps are real dumbfuck, learn some knowledge before talking crap about something you're not familiar with.
Geovany Franco, 🤣🤣 who hurt you my guy?
Batista was my childhood hero before john and when Batista return I couldn’t wait and watched the rr on yt, I heard booes on Batista and I got angry so
I decided to quit watching wwe cuz of the fans.
And now I’m back cuz of Drew McIntyres transformation, he’s only reason I’m watching wwe again
His troubles from the past make him the man he is today
you can tell Dave loves wrestling, seems really frustrated with WWE
@@brainfuel2931 scam
In Evolution days, I'd never image Batista as a Bond villain. This guy dominates everything he touches. Really happy for him. Fuck those people who booed him last year. Big Dave is the ANIMAL
very well said . Unlimited respect for this man
+Madball When they booed Batista, they were actually booing the creativity of the WWE. Batista's return could've been epic, and they totally screwed it up.
+Samarth Raizada do you mean the mistake of have given a title shot at mania or that they should have had him have rivalry with someone else not in main story line for example
+judge218 Actually both. I think Brock and Batista did have a kind of a faceoff, but WWE just pushed that aside. Brock vs Batista would've be great esp. if Batista had a good manager as well, like maybe Bischoff. One of the better matches that never happened.
+ShinxXRyu couldn't have said it better myself. all this creative this and creative that nonsense. Bryan fans shut on batista like that made me sick
"Can we do one more?" that's just so satisfying to hear because not only do you have the subject into the conversation, it's massive respect to the interview who did a great job keeping him engaged and intrigued. I can watch CVV clips all day.
4:20 You could tell Btista was enjoying this interview and had his back and asked them to give him more time
Chris Van Vliet interviews are always so well done and a joy to watch. You actually get to learn a lot from the person being interviewed. Plus, Batista is a cool dude. :) Awesome interview!
+MultiRevamp Thanks very much!
+MultiRevamp i agreed he does his homework, not just asking random bullshit questions
+Chris Van Vliet Agreed.Maybe entertainment reporting is your passion & that is fine,but,you are ready for prime time.Very polished.
+Chris Van Vliet awesome to see you taking time to ask wrestling question when dealing with an actor from such a Big movie 👍
+Malevi1985 Right after this interview, Batista said to me "I love talking wrestling". It was awesome!
I love how Batista doesn't shy away from his wrestling past. Some people don't wanna talk about it and wanna move on with their lives, while other's are still proud of their wrestling past and are willing to talk about the good and bad of their careers.
Also Batista is smart. So So smart. That is exactly how we felt. After he retires from filmmaking and Vince is gone and its HHH heading it, HIRE THIS MAN.
"Can we do one more?" - Asks to give the Journalist a little more time, shows a lot of respect he has with fans etc
Was waiting for someone to comment that and appreciate what he did there. (2 years late but just saw the vid lol)
He answered things in a very intelligent and informative way. This was a pleasure to listen to.
he is always being real, even in WWE
Great interview :D
You know you are really good when Batista asks for one more question, after getting told that the time is over
Ya, that was really cool of Batsita to do that... He absolutely didn't have to, but couldn't have been nicer!
+KILLER CLOWN Mine as well please come back
Love how genuine Batista is here, and I completely agree with his point of view on a lot of what he's saying. The creative hive mind working in WWE just seem to make things so much more complex and frustrating for the fans AND for the wrestlers too. He's right, nobody wanted "Batista" as a babyface (good guy) in his return, they wanted Daniel Bryan and Dave understood that because he's intelligent and in touch with the product. Dave really does seem like a great guy, all the best to him in his acting career.
NewJapanGuy Honestly the problem wasn't him being a babyface the problem was him being a babyface who rose to the top like he never left
Batista was in his prime in 2006 during the Ruthless aggression Era
PG Era does not work for Batista
+Pasha 92 he was gone in half of 2006 lol, I think you mean 2007, and 2005, although his 2010 heel run was gold.
yeah 2005 was his year
Pasha 92 He was great in 2007 too, he had the match and rivalry of the year with the undertaker and their survivor series match.
+Pasha 92 The PG era can work for anyone as long as the booking is logical and you can believe it.
+Pasha 92 its nearly 2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now bro stop calling it the pg era COME ON
Don't come back you're better than the company
Yes the time he said to the people and fans that WWE is nothing without him I was a little disappointed but He was right all along look at what's happening to WWE now they're losing fans and can't come up with a great idea.
You're always better than the company Batista so I agree you shouldn't come back.
True man
Batista seems like a pretty cool dude. I wish WWE would give the wrestlers more freedom. It seems like some of the coolest moments nowadays are the ones that weren't (supposedly) planned out beforehand.
Excellent interview Chris , as always.
Also, it's pretty cool he let you ask the final question when he was told the time was up.
+christianfberry Thanks man! Ya, that was really awesome of him to give me extra time... especially to answer a question about WWE
+Chris Van Vliet Did he know in advance where your last question was going? He seemed to have his canned answer that he gave on Jericho's podcast ready and waiting for you to ask.
Michael Moreno That is true.
Awesome interview, Batista seemed to be very open. His insight (& the Rock') on the shackles of creative suffocating talents was interesting.
+bardock123 It's pretty much the same thing that any and every former WWE superstar has said. And the sad part is that it's probably never going to change. It's like WWE exists in this bubble where they can do no wrong and every decision they make is going to be accepted by their fans, so they shove Cena and Reigns down people's throats when people want to see Cesaro and Ziggler, or how Charlotte is Divas champ when clearly everyone wants Sasha Banks to be on top.
+[thr33x gaming] thank you finally I see some sees an agrees what I Said yes Cena an Roman everything for them but why not push ziggler, Cesaro, kevin, bray especially an Batista is returning but just for his retirement match he said
+Diego Rodarte We gotta accept the fact that WWE is meant for Sports-Entertainment, not actual Pro-Wrestling like what going on in Japan, Mexico and in the Indys. All the talented guys in WWE joined WWE to gain fame and get to the top but entertainingly not sportively. So therefore all the talented guys aren't getting their chance at the top. That's why you have Cena and Reigns because Vince wants entertainment and guys like Cena and Reigns are what makes Vince $$$.
+Yves Heinrich Reigns is an entertainment guy? lol
Patrick Bateman If you think it's funny then you're a fool because he is. It's doesn't matter if he entertains YOU or anyone else. He an entertainer just like Cena, Batista in the past, The Rock, Steve Austin, everyone who's gimmick was built to sell and talk on the mic, not to show performances like most Technical wrestlers and those who've been in the Indys for years.
Super cool how Dave called for one more question. That’s CLASS
That he is!! He is a class act!! I hope he has a lot of success!!!!
Watched Spectre yesterday and Batista was awesome in it!
LOL! Same!
+FGG_Madim Me too, i say his character Mr. Hinx is up there with Oddjob, Jaws and others
Me too lol
+FGG_Madim was the movie good? I had to work all weekend and heard good things about it?
neckisstiff it is
i miss you Batista 😢
ELFarah | @siwonvoice me too 😢
Mara thodi hai
in the ring batista is a angry , furious monster but here I saw him as a happy , chilled out man
After watching this I got hell of respect for Dave he's one of the great wrestlers who wouldn't let wwe ruin his character
Much respect to Batista. He is far more humble than I thought.
do you know him personally??....Everyone has a mask when the lights an camera are on.
@@josephhuff9195 You are correct!! People do wear mask and act nice so one never knows
Whether he's heel or face, I'll always love him! He made me watch wrestling and got me into it (of course that has changed after year and a half) and I'm happy with what Batista's doing right now! Wrestling, movies, whatever! Seeing a celebrity that I follow and like him that what makes my happy and being happy for them as well!
+Yves Heinrich WWE was entertaining as hell when Batista was WHC on Smackdown lol
ShowTime You damn right!
+wyrw Exactly, Smackdown had a much better roster & was overall more entertaining than RAW. Batista was a better champion than Cena ever was.
+wyrw What about Nature Boy, Randy Orton, [evolution]. Benoit was more time on RAW, also Edge, then Eugene, Shelton Benjamin...
***** For me that was better than SM. One of the things I liked from SM was the Undertaker, Reymysterio, Eddie, andThe Dudley Boyz, beyond that...
Anyways, those times where better than today's shows. Ether SM or Raw.
I keep coming back to this interview on the daily because it's just too good! Hope you get to interview him again!!!!
dicks out for harambe
+Harmabe I Love UUUUU
+Patrick Star Whats up patrick.
Spongebob Squarepants the land 😆
Patrick Star where is squidward
The Rock is a good friend for fellow pro wrestlers. When Brock Won over Mir, he also congratulated brock.
Respect to the Great One.
Yeah and The Rock also congratulated Dave Batista for this role in Spectre
Theres a reason why the rock is always welcome any time
Danfrombackhome I hope Dave Batista is welcome back with respect this time if he decided to come back which I don't know if he would in the future, all I wanted as a Batista fan is he has his own great swan song if he does one more active wrestling
What a genuine guy, the person who takes them to the interviews said he had to go and because the interviewer had already started asking the question batista asked if he could finish it.
Legend, he appreciates the lifestyle he has.
Its at a point now where the wrestlers these days have more logic in story lines then the moronic creative team wwe has.
He worked with ric falir and triple h what did you expect..
What a gentleman he is, I quited watching wresting at 2012 but if I knew he came back I would start gain. Shame on the people who booed him. They don't know what was the real WWE.
I agree with you. They are entitled little babies who ruin the show so their neckbearded goat boys can get the spotlight
I totally agree with both of you
Couldn't have said it any better.💯👌
Triath Fuck daniel bryan fans
I had stumbled upon Wrestlemania 30 and Royal rumble 2014 since I hadn’t watch WWE in 8 years. Pretty much the last I saw of Bautista. Then I was checking if he made any returns and he did. I was pretty shocked that the fans booed him and Rey mysterio during the RR and booed Bautista at WM30. I guess all the real fans left. I would have never booed him. I met him in person at a restaurant when I was 11 in San Francisco. He’s always been a nice guy
Man, I miss Batista.
He was my favourite haha. It was Cena or Batista back then. Sad times.
+LawlTwins one of my fave rivalries was undertaker vs batista
He is back for 1 match.
He is facing Triple H tomorrow at Wrestlemania 35.
He retired against Triple H last Sunday check out my RUclips channel I have his entrance
Same
3:37 to 3:49.You know what Batista.I like you again.He gets it
TeamForwood On the true money. Even Bautista’s more genuine on how he’s going on as a WWE Superstar.
No Dave, you are NOT one of the worst baby faces ever, you're 2005-09 days were AMAZING, you were one of the most over superstars and a true gem of that era.
Smarks don't get it . How could they boo a legend like Batista.
@@pcpc9710 Is Batista a smark? Because he gets it. He knew it would happen before it did.
Respect for BATISTA...such a great guy and good wrestler Dave you deserve every thing you have reach so far thank you for all the memories 🙏
3:22 WWE hasnt learned their lesson, its happening with Roman Reigns all over again
Vince McMahon is the reason for all of this with his old, crusty and delusional ass. lol
And i'm wondering why those nut head crowd are cheering for Vince everytime Vince makes a special appearance? They should be chanting "Screw you Vince" or "Your doing it wrong Vince" but no, they didn't do that, instead they wrongfully blamed the wrestlers, so both sides (Vince, the creative and the fans) are at fault, no wonder WWE is becoming crappier than ever
+Mister Who If they blame Vince, it's no skin off his nose, he's a billionaire who's been dancing around bad press for years. When you blame the wrestler (and when people do, they always mean the character not the actual performer) Vince has to take notice because something he's investing time and money in isn't working, Wall Street executives don't care if the country despises them they care if their stocks are down.
LOL at "old, crusty Vince" I agree though. Vince needs to wake up!!
1. Roman Reigns
2. John Cena
3. Batista
4. Bobby Lashley
Seems like such a cool dude.
Massive respect for Dave. He always remember his beginning in the WWE. Hope Spectre will be a success
He said he'd do just house shows. That's cool. So it's not the spotlight that he wants. He just likes to act for the sake of acting. Not the fame. I respect that. I was at a house show years ago with a friend. We got front row because of a mistake somehow. Anyway, after Batista's match he came by and hit the side of his hand on ours to acknowledge us fans as a face. His hand hit mine like it was solid steel lol. It didn't hurt but you could feel how powerful these performers are. His dad was there and told me to "watch out little guy" so he could talk to his son lol. Even the ring announcer lunged at me for a joke.
nice joke buddy
....I doubt Batista's father was there. If he was, he would've gotten his teeth knocked out for leaving him and his family when he was a child.
A huge compliment to the interviewer when the guy in the background basically says to wrap it up, and dave is still interested in one more question
Future hall of famer , gave me some of the best smackdown memories , thank you dave !
*_Feel bad for booing Batista, tbh. Was just so disappointed when he won the Royal Rumble that year. If anything, I’d like to see him in a feud with Brock Lesnar leading up to WrestleMania. Look what a cool & chill guy he is in real life. That’s pretty damn nice!_*
+Razor Ramon Funny, before his return to WWE last year, Dave Batista wanted to face Lesnar at Wrestlemania 30 and Lesnar himself also wanted to face Batista, but Vince McMahon and creative changed the plan
Yea but wwe chooses whatever story they want which is sad
+Mister Who Source?
+Razor Ramon You Booed Batista? GTFO the internet, kid.
Did you boo because of Goat beard Daniel Bryan........ Or is it for a good cause (DA)
worst babyface? he was ridiculously over as a babyface for years.
Exactly xD, the top baby face of SmackDown for like 3 years
doesn't mean he was comfortable in that role
+youtubin222 Yeah, I thought it was weird he said that. Obviously he's a better heel, but he was still a good babyface in my opinion.
+youtubin222 He had to be the babyface because there was nobody else there on Smackdown who could be the top face.
+youtubin222 He constantly feuded with Edge when Edge was one of the best heels to ever grace the industry, plus Batista was a not so PG kind off face, which they tried to turn him into one in 2014 and it didn't work.
I have a ton of respect for Dave and the fact that he gets it. So happy, he got the recognition in Hollywood.
Trust me, Dave is one of the best most humble, honest n straight forward dude u will ever meet in this lifetime. Love this brother 👊
Just now seeing this interview. I must say it looks awesome and very professional as always and Dave comes off as a gentleman. To those who ask in the comments "How is he so nice but an a**hole on TV?!" Usually 98% of the time, the Heel Wrestler is the nicest guy you can meet. There are exceptions but for the most part they are the nicest.
+PixelProtocol Some of those fan do not understand pro wrestling. They think it's real.
+Jacob Larson It's actually script
I agree. I think them getting to play the heel is a relief for them to an extent because they're tired of always being "the good guy" they get to blow off steam as a heel.
You can tell Dave enjoyed this interview as he even asked if he could do 'one more'.. Signs of a great interviewer.
Such a nice man. Actually wanted to answer more questions for the interviewer when they said time was up. And you could see and hear the passion in him when he talked about wrestling. Much respect for this humble man.
Now I feel bad about Booing Batista, I'm sorry about that, he is a Very cool dude
You fuck you booded him shame on you
+Dxov1 You suck*
+Kuroko Tetsuya and you swallow bitch now fuck of plz
+Dxov1 alright alright i was just trying to help ! sorry
I forgive you, but it's too late, the damage is done, you and the other yes idiots ruin my favorite wrestler who I have been a fan for 11 years
I just got back from watching Spectre and Batista impressed the hell out of me as an actor. He did his role very well and was quite believable and intimidating. Glad to see him have success and be a part of the James Bond family
Wow that was a fantastic interview, you can tell Batista still really loves the wrestling business. I'm sure he was happy to be talking to someone who actually knew about his WWE career rather than constantly being asked the same questions about Marvel again and again
nearly everyone looks up to The Rock as a influential person. Respect.
WWE Creative is just terrible, I Keep watching it and when things finally start getting good it just gets taken away, like out of the many examples they started building Cesaro, and he was almost there at main event level and they just took it away from him, It feels like they never go the full way anymore with things and its just shitty. It doesn't even feel like Pro Wrestling anymore it feels more like a Parody of Pro Wrestling, where they don't call Wrestling Wrestling and they don't call fans fans. fucking stupid.
+Toxic Twist Maybe if fans buy his shirts, then WWE would push him.
I don't blame anyone for wanting to pursue something more. I hope to see Batista a lot more in movies in the near future. I'm really pulling for him.
+Toxic Twist That's what they do, build a good gimmick then bury it. Look at Bray Wyatt, he and his family should be running rough shod over wwe, Bray as the champion, Braun as both the IC and US champ and the other two as the tag champs, but Bray was involved in that shit Roman angle, but lost that. Now they're going after Taker and Kane.
Then they have Cody Rhodes become this incredible Stardust character who is everything Cody could never be on his own. He was a tag champ with his brother once. He should've been IC champ by now.
Kevin owen's character got fucked up, The ascension got messed up, I never saw them in NXT, heard they were great there but looked mediocre as hell once they got to the main roster.
TNA wrestling is better
+Toxic Twist yeah they wasted many talents, good thing there's NXT story and bs is kept to a minimum and batista could do great in NXT rhino did it and he did great there too.
BATISTA FOR WWE HALL OF FAME.
2020 Hall Of Famer
He rejected the hall of fame 😂
He was an awesome babyface! WTF Dave! LOL. During the Ruthless Agression era he was the face of Smackdown and along with John Cena he was the face of the company. I think his best work as a wrestler was as a babyface. One thing I admire about Batista was that he always wants to put guys over. He said from the begining that he didn't wanna win the Rumble and thought that someone like Regins or Bryan should have won as they're up and coming stars in the business.
If anyone is to blame about Batista's 2014 return it's creative and partly the fans. This guy gave his body to the profession and company years before any of these fan boys and IWC jerk offs even watched wrestling. It was discusting to see the reception he received when he came back.
Trust me the next time Batista comes back even if it's just for one night, he'll get a huge pop.
Wwe superstars are their own critics
3:14 "I was promised things that weren't delivered to me" Just like C M Punk.
How can one guy be this chill and kind? He's also not some dumb knucklehead. I wish him all the best.
what a great guy vouching to get that last question in. had the pleasure of speaking w/ Dave earlier this year - can’t say enough great things.
OMG, look how many movies batista has been in. He is like The Rock. Good on him, congrats Batista, moving forward and in Hollywood. 4 movies in 2016, 5 movies in 2017, 2 in 2018 so far, Wow.
Who would've thought this guy was this eloquent.
*press guy tries to hurry them up * Batista "can we do one more?" What a nice guy ! You could tell he enjoyed the wrestling questions and is a true artist in many fields. Love this guy
Batista leaving wwe was a wise decision because 1. he's doing good in his movie career and 2. he didn't wanna get screwed over, just looked what happened with jericho and rvd, 2 former world champions that came back only for wwe to turn them into jobbers
Fantastic interview. Dave comes across as a really nice guy and it's also good to hear an interviewer who knows his stuff. Bravo.
Batista is an inspiration, being an actor wouldn't be easy. He done MMA and now pursuing acting knowing people will label him for being a muscle head, but still carries on...like Connor Mcgregor says, "winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners"
Great interview. Chris really asked the right questions in the right way. I've met Dave in person. (Quick handshake) and he has an intense way about him. He is a 100% real guy.
Always a big fan of Batista, no matter what script he got in wrestling and what role he gets in movies.
Batsita seems like a cool dude.. happy for his success its amazing to see him in big movies nowdays i i remember when i first saw him with evolution
Great interview. Chris your suit is impeccable where you get that bro?
Thanks man! My suit is from a bespoke company called Indochino.
+Chris Van Vliet Great interview Chris. You're really skilled at making your guests feel relaxed, and bring out the best in who they are as performers and people.
+Chris Van Vliet I love your knowledge of the company Chris. Most people that interview Batista just know him as the "wrassler" turned actor. You know this business, and your attitude makes everything so calm and relaxed, for 5 minutes, that was a great interview
+Jason Watson Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Jason!
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From the bottom of my heart i wish Mr Batista all the success in the world...he deserves every inch of it.
Dave is so real yo. He called out WWE, but he wasn't butthurt about it.
Great interview. Batista comes off as such a genuine and humble guy. and he was right everyone would have loved him if he was a heel from the start.
This is probably one of the best reasons why i say that Batista doesn't get nearly enough credit for what he does, whether acting or especially as a wwe superstar. Dave also clearly exemplifies a true passion for wrestling, and just wants to go back and plainly wrestle. So i hope Batista continues to have a great film career, and i hope sooner or later he makes a wwe return
he's achieved a lot... being a WWE superstar, an MMA fighter and now a big time hollywood celebrity and he's a very educated person to talk to. Keep up the good work and more success.
What a class act! Very sweet, humble and true gentleman. I especially like the part where the interview will get cut off and Dave asks for him to continue…
He seems like a cool, genuine guy.
At this point why should Batista even return to WWE he's already well established and has accomplished what he wanted to in professional wrestling. There is nothing left for him there. Batista should still continue to make movies while he is still young. The ship has sailed for him in WWE.
+Lee Pavano If he wants to wrestle just for the sake of wrestling why not ?
because he's a shit actor
XxTheFrenchKillerxX Because he is old and can't wrestle anymore. Did you see his last WWE run? not only was it a disaster but he also couldn't perform in the ring getting gassed out like 5 minutes into every match. If he does return I can only see maybe some sort of Wrestlemania match with a guy like Lesnar. That's the only thing that would be interesting if he returned.
+Lee Pavano I am a human and I contain dna, genetical patterns, and so much more.
+awesome1ru more talent than you'll ever have
Beautiful, so well articulated. Great interview with Dave Bautista, thank you for this look into Batista's more human side (other than the face in WWE) and insight into what his decision was between WWE and big goals like acting -- he definitely lights its up for me (even more) when in the movies.
Congrats on the film, I look forward to seeing your next one
Werd. Dave was feeling the real vibe of the interviewer and held him down (had his back) when the alotted time exceeded. real classy dude Bautista is!
I love batista such a beast
I like how the interviewer was more nice and approachable than a lot of other reporters. This is a great video with a great wrestler.
thank you CVV for bringing out the best in everyone you interview. you are the man!!
Such a great interview!
I love batista.
Well spoken , humble, respects and strong . He deserves every bit of success.
Chris, great interview! Thanks for showing us this! You're the wrestling fans entertainment tonight!
Miss his matches with undertaker my two all time favourite wrestlers
Great interview!
Good to see an interview where the person asking the questions is genuinely interested in the response. You could tell Batista liked that. My students, in media, have to learn interview techniques, they could learn from this.
That was a great interview. Chris Van Vilet is very polished and asked great questions. In addition, it was cool to see Batista in this light.
My all time favourite wrestler, miss him so much!
One of the best interviews I have seen.
BATISTA.....he's so positive,happy and confident..loved the interview..!!
I admire how Batista is so comfortable about being open, not shying away from expressing his feelings towards stuff like the Rock helping him out and WWE, freely exposing aspects that most people would watch themselves saying (WWE being controlling, JR shrewdly showing him how to sell) due to ego or fear.
Been fan since you had 1k subs
You're the man! Thank you!
Batista is much better than lady voice Brock lesnar
broken dreams
Lesnar Vs Batista Universal Champion?
supremepwr hell yeah
As old as this is, man I gotta say you asked all the right questions. And Dave is right, you can see it in the way the fans respond even today, they want what they want, but wwe just keeps shoving things down their throats. Dave saw this before he even got in, and well... the rest of the story speaks for itself.
Is incredible the level of respect I have for Dave Batista! I hope he flies even higher
I like him as Drax. Also Dave has the right mindset don't shove me down the fans throats as a babyface if they're booing me. *cough Roman Reigns
The Rock is still number 1 as far as WWE wrestlers/superstars turned actors go, but Batista is starting to fill that gap with a not-too-distant number 2 spot.
Great move by batista to ask for one more question. Loved him in WWE, really cool dude.
It's awesome that he stayed to answer one more question. I've worked with a lot of big names and their handlers push them around. Batista was just chill and cool. Sounds like Chris Van Vliet knows what he's talking about too, which helps.