10 Wrestlers That Became Stars In ONE SECOND
8. Batista (WWE Raw, November 8th 2004)
By 2004's Survivor Series, Randy Orton's babyface push was as good as dead thanks to a miserable three weeks on top as Champion and one too many failed efforts to get under Triple H's skin since their post-SummerSlam split.
An elimination main event win on the Thanksgiving show was something of a last gasp victory for the 'Legend Killer', in that it granted him and his team the opportunity to book Monday Night Raw for a month and make 'The Game's life at very least worse than it had been for the majority of the last two years. But Hunter's plan to save himself before all this revealed his most dangerous threat for the very first time.
Six days before the pay-per-view, Triple H's teammates Edge and Gene Snitsky both explained that they were only working closely with the Champion to get closer to the Championship. Enraged, Hunter asked his Evolution heavy Batista to straighten them and their motivations out. Storming off, he left behind the very thing that had caused all these headaches, and 'The Animal' had it to himself for the first time.
Fans were shown the very possibility for the first time, and a swerve turn a few weeks later amplified the excitement around his eventual ascension.