10 Most Unsuccessful WWE Returns Of All-Time

10. Batista

Batista left WWE on less-than-stellar terms in May 2010 when he didn't approve of the PG direction the company had been heading in.

That said, he made it clear he would be back at some point when the product got edgier and he wasn't as busy with other endeavors such as mixed martial arts and acting.

Following a nearly four year hiatus, Batista returned to WWE at the onset of 2014, and although fans were initially excited to have him back in the fold in time for WrestleMania XXX, the timing couldn't have been worse.

The way he was reintroduced made it quite clear he was the predictable pick to win the 2014 Royal Rumble match and go on to main event WrestleMania opposite Randy Orton.

The fans might just have accepted Batista's push had Daniel Bryan not been as hot as he was at the time, causing a major backlash to The Animal's Rumble win.

As a result of the fans' incessant demands for Bryan to headline 'Mania, any plans to put the strap on Batista before he left in June were nixed all together.

It's unfair to rank The Animal any higher than the No. 10 spot because he did in fact make the most of what he was given and became a hilarious heel in his final few weeks with the company, in addition to putting over Daniel Bryan and The Shield on multiple occasions.

Whether you liked it or not, you have to admit that his "Bluetista" phase was phenomenal.