Spectre: 10 Reasons You Should Be Excited For Batista In Bond 24
6. Batista's Bond Villain Could Inspire A New Superstar Heel
In 1971, actor Geoffrey Holder portrayed the living embodiment of Hatian voodoo spirit Baron Samedi in Live And Let Die. Twenty years later in the World Wrestling Federation, wrestler Charles Wright portrayed Papa Shango, an evil voodoo priest who famously haunted the Ultimate Warrior in a bizarre feud. Vince McMahon is obviously a fan of Bond films, and if he can't get Batista back in the WWE fold after Spectre, the next best thing would be modeling a character after the persona played by Batista's Bond villain Mr. Hinx. Could the similarly big and tattooed Baron Corbin have a gimmick waiting for him this time next year on the main roster? Only time will tell.
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.
