10 Most Notorious Batista Urban Legends

8. He Was Hated For Criticizing Talent

Story: Batista became a main eventer in 2005, which was his third year on the main roster. He headlined WrestleMania 21 and won the World Title from Triple H. He also decided to be critical of the Smackdown brand. Here are his comments from a 2005 interview with The Sun: "I€™ve watched their tapings live and it seems like a lot of the guys couldn€™t care less. There€™s a lack of passion and pride. There are guys on both shows who are lazy, couldn€™t care less and show no dedication." Later that same year, he said he got in trouble for it: "I got lectured by Vince McMahon, The Undertaker and all the way down. I had good friends who just turned on me, but I still think there are guys on both shows who are lazy, couldn€™t care less and show no dedication. But we€™re slowly weeding those guys out." He was moved to the Smackdown brand in the summer of 2005 and spent the majority of his run as a main eventer on that show. Why People Believe It: Batista has never been shy with his comments, so if he says something critical of others then people are going to believe it. Should We Believe It: This has always been something that I took with a grain of salt because he likely knew he was moving to Smackdown post WrestleMania 21 since WWE obviously wanted John Cena on Raw. Maybe he was just planting a seed. He likely was expressing his true feelings too, so it's one of those where I'd say it was about 60% real, 40% working.