10 Most Ridiculous Oversells In Wrestling History
8. Dave Batista (Vs Mark Henry, WWE Monday Night Raw)
A cult favourite for reasons including the spectacularly silly gif above this text, Batista unlocked a mirror universe version of himself before stealing scenes in another world entirely after walking away from a full time career in 2010.
His heel turn was littered with moments of profound brilliance, opulent, smug and insufferable as he now was on the opposite side of the tracks to John Cena, Rey Mysterio et al before Hollywood came calling.
He perhaps never intended for his fearful fall from a Mark Henry haymaker to look quite so absurd, but it was oddly synergistic with his persona at the time. This bump may have been accidentally ridiculous, but the out-of-character fashion choices and whining promos were totally in keeping with a conceited former star careering off the rails. Comically buckling under the unexpected force of the 'World's Most Dangerous Man', Batista's bump was one of the first to benefit from the gif-heavy dumping ground Twitter was gradually becoming by then.
Viral in hours following their Monday Night Raw skirmish, 'The Animal' was roundly harrassed by audiences for his silliness. It was the exact the response he'd have harnessed anyway.