AEW Star Credits WWE Legend Batista For His Entire Wrestling Career

This AEW star has thanked WWE Hall Of Famer Batista for inspiring him.

by Jamie Kennedy
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AEW star Wardlow has told Muscle & Fitness that he credits Batista for his entire pro wrestling career.

The Pinnacle heavy says he used to look at the multi-time WWE World Champ and think, "That’s it, that’s what I am gonna be". Wardlow shares a lot of similarities with Dave; he's big, he's muscular, he's handsome and he's been introduced as a bodyguard for somebody else (Batista for Reverend D-Von and Wardlow for MJF).

Still, he'd like to thank the WWE Hall Of Famer for inspiring him someday.

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Wardlow also credited a healthy appetite for exercise as another reason why he managed to reach the heights of AEW. He scanned pics of Batista, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others, then tried to reshape his body to look like their physiques.

Let's just say it worked out well for the guy.

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Wardlow turned heads immediately upon joining AEW, but he's in a great spot as part of The Pinnacle alongside MJF, FTR, Shawn Spears and Tully Blanchard. Together, the group will clash with The Inner Circle in the second 'Stadium Stampede' match at AEW's Double Or Nothing 2021 pay-per-view this Sunday.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.