Let it officially be said that Dave Batista probably left WWE because he was asshurt that he was being booed by "catch-as-catch-can" and "highspot" wrestling-adoring millenial fans. Batista became Bootista and left as Bluetista all in the space of five months. Amazing. Is Batista a "bad wrestler?" No. Is Batista a grandfather who didn't necessarily come back in great ring shape who didn't bring his "A-game" in front of crowds who are now (as millenial and internet-savvy fans tend to be) hyper-aware of what "great wrestling" should look like? Definitely. In a case of being eaten alive by millenials constantly thirsting for more out of WWE, Batista was actually gone before he even arrived.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
