10 WWE Wrestlers Who The Fans Truly Hated

10. Batista

Nowadays the very idea of booing Big Dave seems borderline criminal. He has successfully made the jump to Hollywood (arguably more successfully than Dwayne, if you’re talking quality of projects) and seems like a great guy. He has officially retired, but he’s surely welcome back any time.

The same could not be said for his 2013 return. While fans were briefly happy to see the Animal, his 2014 Royal Rumble win was met with nothing short of fury. In fairness, anyone other than Daniel Bryan would have been met with serious heat, but a part timer was as bad an alternative as you could hope for.

Batista was rattled by this, and in general did not have the happy homecoming he was expecting. WWE eventually turned him heel, and he actually had a pretty great run, headlining WrestleMania XXX and reforming Evolution for some incredible matches against The Shield.

Throughout it all, though, the WWE universe was not welcoming, and it stuck with him. The “Bluetista” chants are liable to get him angry to this day. Though they were very funny at the time.