10 Wrestlers Who Beat The Hell Out Of Each Other Backstage

5. Booker T/Batista

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There are contrasting reports about this one, so try to stick with it.

In 2006, Batista and Booker T came to blows, and the popular story is that Book beat the hell out of his peer to teach him some respect. However, Fit Finlay once said during a shoot interview that it was actually Batista who got on top of Booker and started raining down punches.

WWE's own account of the situation admitted that it got ugly and that both men were pretty intent on kicking the sh*t out of each other. That, as Booker has since confessed on his podcast, was born out of his belief that 'The Animal' wasn't respectful to veterans behind the scenes.

Big Dave says otherwise, but has also admitted that he and Booker didn't see eye-to-eye. Regardless of who actually "won" the fight though, it did happen, and it did threaten to go too far before the pair were broken up.

Amazingly, they've put past issues behind them and are friendly today.

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