25 Most Important WWE Stars Of The 21st Century So Far

16. Batista

He's currently back with the company on a part-time basis, but Batista's involvement at the beginning of the 21st century was very much a full-time thing. Perhaps the biggest stable of the century so far - Evolution - featured Batista heavily, and his many face and heel turns have proved to be incredibly entertaining over the last decade or so. The evening where he turned his back on his Evolution stablemates to attack Triple H and Ric Flair put him over big time with WWE fans, and he remains a popular guy, whether that is as a face or a heel. He makes plenty of money for the company, and is one of the WWE's biggest assets, in all fairness. That puts him nicely into the middle of this huge list to determine the most important stars of the century so far.