I remember being out in the pool with tatanka, and then dave batista shows up and it was almost like a cloud coming over that nice beautiful. Batista looks to become the new world heavyweight champion. I could actually say that because those guys were stone cold cool, man. Batista may have played the raging badass in the ring, but he has a rather mixed record as a reallife tough guy. Batista and booker t once had a real fight behind the camera. Booker ts victory in the fight with batista has earn him extra lockerroom respect. They had a vibe about themselves that you wanted to be a part of that group. Batista made several tries to win back the championship title before finally winning it back from booker t on november 26, 2006. In case anyone hasn t read batista s book yet, heres an excerpt. Wwes booker t shoots on backstage brawl wrestletalk. My guess is that booker must have said something smart to batista and booker must have done the what are you going to do about it.
Dave bautista, also known as batista in wwe, and booker t never really talked, but they came headtohead over a wrestlers court situation revolving around 3x womens champion melina. Triple h beating booker t at wrestlemania 19 is still. When we pulled booker t and dave batista apart and stood em up, sharmell kicked dave right in the nuts. The award is given to an individual in wrestling who has taken the skills of the. Booker t was never really supposed to wrestle triple h 15 years ago at wrestlemania 19 for the world heavyweight championship. The truth about batista and booker t s reallife fight has been revealed. Booker t spoke about his backstage confrontation with the guardians of. In case anyone hasnt read batistas book yet, heres an. During the latest episode of the hall of fame podcast, booker t shared his thoughts on the nwo and batista s wwe hall of fame inductions. You would think that the muscle man dave bautista would be able to handle booker t but apparently not.
At first, the brawl between the two monsters known as batista and booker t was thought to be a work. Hannibal tv recently caught up with the former wcw star and during the interview, he recalled that incident with the animal among some other things. During a commercial shoot for the 2006 summerslam payperview, batista got into a legitimate fistfight with booker t. Booker t talks 2006 backstage fight with batista, how he. Dave batista simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A very interesting look into the life of david michael bautista. The reallife brawl between dave bautista and booker t. Booker t did take a very personal verbal shot at batista, however, one source said that it did not come until the situation became very.
Former wrestler booker t rips superstar dave batista. Wwe wrestler dave bautista 9 to 48 years old ii bautista transformation ii 2018 duration. Booker t s victory in the fight with batista has earn him extra lockerroom respect. Booker t talks about his backstage fight with batista. Intriguingly, while dave batista and booker t s backstage fight made headlines back in 2006, both wrestlers seemed to be providing varying versions of the. Wwe batista vs king booker wwe survivor series 2006 youtube. Booker t then showed his true colours and told batista he was sick of guys coming to wwe and getting title shots months later because he has be wrestling for more than 2 decades. Finlay says batista was the one who beat up booker t in. From 2000 to 2010 and 20 to 2014, he was signed to wwe under the ring name batista, where he became a sixtime world champion, winning wwes world heavyweight championship four times and the wwe championship twice. One source stated that booker t dominated batista due to having more street fighting experience. The funny thing is that even though arn and ric are the greatest of friends, really big friends, arn would just cringe at some of the things that ric does in the ring. The shoot fight between batista and booker t from 2006 is one of the most famous backstage incidents from wwe of the ruthless aggression era.
The crowd turned batista from heel to babyface after they were electrified by his awesome physique and physical wrestling style. People around the world know dave batista as world wrestling entertainments the animal, the ropeshaking, spinebusting world heavyweight champion, one of the most popular superstars in recent years. I mainly bought the book because i wanted to hear his side of things regarding that fight with booker t, his relationship with the sexy melina perez, and whatever else he had to offer. Booker t reacts to the nwo and batistas hall of fame. Smackdown superstars batista and booker t got into a knockdown, dragout fight monday afternoon on the set of world wrestling entertainments summerslam commercial shoot in encino, california. Booker t weighs in on nwo and batistas hall of fame. Big dave has seen many wrestlers come and go during his stint with the wwe, some of whom he loves, others of whom he doesn t. Episode 4 dave batista, booker t, finlay and the truth behind their real fight. But that wasnt always the case back in 2006 there was a lot of heat on big dave. With terry allen, dave bautista, richard blood, antonio burke jr ecw title match.
During the match, booker tried to nail batista with the title, but big dave countered and used the belt to his own advantage, blasting his foe and picking up the pinfall and the title. Dave bautista, also known as batista in wwe, and booker t never really talked, but they came headtohead over a wrestlers court situation revolving around. Legend has it that booker t emerged the victor when he clashed with batista in real life, but what really happened and why. Attending the national wrestling pro hall of fame ceremony in stillwater oklahoma, booker t received the lou thesz world heavyweight championship award.
Booker has claimed he beat batista good during the said fight. Some fans may not know that aside from sharing the squared circle during their wwe days, batista and booker t actually. King bookers court was a professional wrestling stable in world wrestling entertainment. The incident was reported on, with both men telling their sides of the story. Booker t was also asked about an old backstage battle in 2006 with dave bautista. Batista v booker t dave batista has a rep as one of the nice guys in wrestling. As it turns out, booker t had this to say eleven years later, batista and i, right now, guys, were good friends. Batista had developed an attitude after moving to raw from smackdown and winning the world championship.
These are 5 wrestlers batista is on good terms with, as well as some of those who would do best to avoid the animal once the hall of fame finally rolls around. Batista vs booker t written by the wrestling professor on july 28, 2016 in backstage fights at first, the brawl between the two monsters known as batista and booker t was thought to be a work. World heavyweight champion batista, from smackdown, and wwe champion john cena, from raw, team up to face king booker and finlay. Batista may have left the wwe, but his most hated rival is still talking trash claiming the former heavyweight wrestling champ is gonna get crushed when batista. At summerslam, king booker would lose to batista by disqualification, thus retaining the title and. It was actually a press conference for a ppv and the two of them were getting annoyed with each others sarcastic comments. Wwe batista vs king booker wwe survivor series 2006. It was formed shortly after booker t who would become known as king booker won the king of the ring tournament in mid2006.
Inside the famous backstage fight between booker t and batista in. Booker t got into an argument with him after dave made some bad comments and it developed into a 30 seconds shoot fight between the two before being broken by other stars. The nwo and batista were announced as the headliners. Some say that batista was the one who started the fight but dave doesn t seem like the type to start fights.
Ironically, batista regained the gold in the same arena in which hed been forced to vacate it earlier in the year. It seems things have calmed down since booker t claimed, well never be friends. It was a brutal, bloody, vicious affair that lasted at least five minutes, according to a dayof report quoting wwes thendirector of tv promotions. Batista while at a summerslam commercial shoot in may 2006, former world champions booker t and batista got into a widely reported fistfight. Booker and batista were in encino, ca filming a commercial for summerslam, which featured a match between the two for the world title. It was reported that batista got into a reallife fistfight with booker t. Batista vs finlay vs bobby lashley vs king booker dailymotion full match wwe no mercy 2006. Batista vs booker t vs finlay vs bobby lashley video. Dave bautista had a really, really difficult childhood, as detailed by the man himself in his book batista unleashed. Dave bautista net worth 2020 salary house cars wiki. Booker t recalls his backstage fight with dave bautista. In the wrestling business, there are checks and balances, tiers that the talent need to adhere to, unwritten rules and regulations that every single person who finds themselves backstage needs to get in line with. Looks like theyre going for a booker batista feud when dave comes back.
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