12 Unluckiest WWE Injuries Ever

12. Batista

'The Animal' had carried the WWE World Heavyweight Title through some extremely tumultuous times following his WrestleMania 21 victory over Triple H, but an inhuman stack of injuries caused a tearful surrender of the gold in January 2006.

Arriving on Smackdown via the Summer 2005 'Draft Lottery', Dave Batista overcame a bumpy start on the blue brand after alienating the locker-room with comments referring to the Tuesday crew as the 'B-show'.

Earning respect in his first programme with show stalwart John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, Batista then moved into a feud with Eddie Guerrero, in what would prove to be 'Latino Heat's final storyline before his untimely death in November.

Mourning the loss of one of his best friends and nursing a muscle tear in his back suffered the prior month, Batista gamely lead the brand as its champion as the group tackled the very real challenge of working through their bereavement.

He'd work very hurt, regularly appearing bandaged up beyond reasonable expectation to gut out contests as a talismanic figure, but the mounting knocks finally caught up with him after he sustained a right tricep tear in a match with Mark Henry, and time off became a necessity.