10 Best Times Wrestlers Faked Life-Changing Injuries

10. Batista

Sadness gripped the air on the 14 September 2009 episode of Raw. There, some in the Toronto crowd believed that Batista might actually retire, or at least announce that he couldn't compete for a while. You see, dishy Dave had turned up with his left arm locked in a cast.

He was still selling an attack by Randy Orton's Legacy group from a few months prior; during that, Batista had legitimately suffered a torn bicep. That very-real injury came into play when Orton teased his old Evolution running buddy and took credit for his impending retirement.

BOOM! It was all mind games from the 'Animal'.

Batista slid off his cast and battered the hell out of Orton instead. He then went on to reveal that the big announcement WWE had teased was a jump to SmackDown, and ended his night by beating Randy in a blow off to their feud.