Kemo
11-02-2015, 04:45 PM
Former WWE Superstar Dave Bautista recently spoke with Chris Van Vliet of WSVN Miami to promote the new James Bond: Spectre movie which hits hits theaters this Friday.
Batista sought out advice from The Rock about the transition from WWE to Hollywood and revealed that The Rock warned him to keep his sights set on his goals and not to get trapped in the ‘quicksand’ of WWE.
“I always found it amazing that he was actually able to go from film to wrestling and back to film to wrestling, and he described it as quicksand especially with the company, WWE because they are very controlling. They’re not the easiest company to deal with.”
“And he said don’t get caught in the quicksand, you’re not trapped here, you have to be strong and have to stand your ground. If this is what you want to do, you have to make it known and you’re not going to deviate from that plan. And that’s what I did when I went back for my short stint with WWE. He helped me make it work.”
Batista said that he would love to return to WWE one day, but his last run was anything but enjoyable. He didn’t want to be a babyface and wasn’t surprised when fans rejected the way his character was portrayed.
“I was just constantly butting heads with them creatively, which is something we talked about well beforehand and I was promised things that weren’t delivered to me. For one, I didn’t want to go back as a babyface. I said it’s not going to work, they don’t want to see me as a babyface. Nobody wants to see Batista as a babyface. I’m the worst babyface ever. But I’m a good heel, I know how to be a heel, I’m comfortable being a heel and the fans want me to be a heel. But they tried to shove me down everybody’s throats, and they rebelled.”
“They are not idiots and they don’t like it and they don’t want it. So, it just makes them rebel more. Then it became a state of confusion where they didn’t know what they wanted to do with me so they’d just send me out every week regurgitating the same crap and it was just horrible. After I had finally been there for a few months where I found my niche, when people started reacting to me in a positive way, I had to go and fulfill my obligations with Marvel.”
As he’s stated in previous interviews, Batista thinks the best scenario for him would be to only work live events, since that would give him a chance to wrestle and interact with fans without having to deal with TV writers.
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Batista sought out advice from The Rock about the transition from WWE to Hollywood and revealed that The Rock warned him to keep his sights set on his goals and not to get trapped in the ‘quicksand’ of WWE.
“I always found it amazing that he was actually able to go from film to wrestling and back to film to wrestling, and he described it as quicksand especially with the company, WWE because they are very controlling. They’re not the easiest company to deal with.”
“And he said don’t get caught in the quicksand, you’re not trapped here, you have to be strong and have to stand your ground. If this is what you want to do, you have to make it known and you’re not going to deviate from that plan. And that’s what I did when I went back for my short stint with WWE. He helped me make it work.”
Batista said that he would love to return to WWE one day, but his last run was anything but enjoyable. He didn’t want to be a babyface and wasn’t surprised when fans rejected the way his character was portrayed.
“I was just constantly butting heads with them creatively, which is something we talked about well beforehand and I was promised things that weren’t delivered to me. For one, I didn’t want to go back as a babyface. I said it’s not going to work, they don’t want to see me as a babyface. Nobody wants to see Batista as a babyface. I’m the worst babyface ever. But I’m a good heel, I know how to be a heel, I’m comfortable being a heel and the fans want me to be a heel. But they tried to shove me down everybody’s throats, and they rebelled.”
“They are not idiots and they don’t like it and they don’t want it. So, it just makes them rebel more. Then it became a state of confusion where they didn’t know what they wanted to do with me so they’d just send me out every week regurgitating the same crap and it was just horrible. After I had finally been there for a few months where I found my niche, when people started reacting to me in a positive way, I had to go and fulfill my obligations with Marvel.”
As he’s stated in previous interviews, Batista thinks the best scenario for him would be to only work live events, since that would give him a chance to wrestle and interact with fans without having to deal with TV writers.
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