1 00:00:02,512 --> 00:00:03,480 Batista he was a sponge 2 00:00:03,613 --> 00:00:05,081 and he was hungry and he wanted it. 3 00:00:05,215 --> 00:00:06,883 I saw enough that he was multiple. 4 00:00:07,017 --> 00:00:08,585 - You know, still trying to find my way. 5 00:00:08,718 --> 00:00:10,020 Definitely wasn't at that time, 6 00:00:10,153 --> 00:00:11,655 I wasn't a future world champion. 7 00:00:11,788 --> 00:00:15,492 - Everything you have, everything you are, 8 00:00:15,625 --> 00:00:17,794 I gave you. 9 00:00:17,928 --> 00:00:21,231 - You are starting to piss me off. 10 00:00:21,364 --> 00:00:22,098 [cheers] 11 00:00:22,232 --> 00:00:24,601 - The master versus the student. 12 00:00:24,734 --> 00:00:27,671 - The student feels like it's time for you to step aside and 13 00:00:27,804 --> 00:00:30,206 it's time for me to take over. 14 00:00:30,340 --> 00:00:34,844 - You need me a whole lot more than I need you. 15 00:00:34,978 --> 00:00:37,981 - The beast has been unleashed. 16 00:00:38,114 --> 00:00:41,484 - It's a student-teacher rivalry on every level. 17 00:00:41,618 --> 00:00:43,553 Every time Batista gets better, 18 00:00:43,687 --> 00:00:46,056 Triple H has to be that much better, 19 00:00:46,189 --> 00:00:49,092 which makes Batista even better. 20 00:00:49,225 --> 00:00:53,129 - Batista went to hell and he survived. 21 00:00:53,263 --> 00:00:56,199 - I quit. 22 00:00:56,333 --> 00:00:59,102 - We're always excited to see our favorite superstars 23 00:00:59,235 --> 00:01:02,439 make it in Hollywood, but everyone wanted 24 00:01:02,572 --> 00:01:05,108 to see one more run in WWE. 25 00:01:05,241 --> 00:01:07,744 - I want you at Wrestlemania. 26 00:01:07,877 --> 00:01:09,145 Man, I couldn't write it any better. 27 00:01:09,279 --> 00:01:10,380 This is a storybook ending. 28 00:01:15,118 --> 00:01:19,389 - This rivalry has just escalated into a war. 29 00:01:19,522 --> 00:01:23,226 - When two legends collide, their rivalry stays pinned 30 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,997 in our minds forever. 31 00:01:27,130 --> 00:01:28,298 This is where we break down 32 00:01:28,431 --> 00:01:30,000 the legendary stories behind the greatest 33 00:01:30,133 --> 00:01:31,301 rivalries of all time 34 00:01:33,103 --> 00:01:37,540 I'm Freddie Prince Jr. and this is WWE Rivals. 35 00:01:42,345 --> 00:01:46,483 - You think any one of these people even knew your name 36 00:01:46,616 --> 00:01:48,184 before you met me? 37 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:52,756 - We're going to talk about Triple H and Batista. 38 00:01:53,723 --> 00:01:57,227 This story and their rivalry last a long time, 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,665 but the way it starts is one of the coolest rivalries ever. 40 00:02:01,798 --> 00:02:04,567 - Triple H, he's as deadly as they come. 41 00:02:04,701 --> 00:02:06,736 The "Cerebral Assassin". 42 00:02:06,870 --> 00:02:09,172 - Triple H is very unique because not only 43 00:02:09,305 --> 00:02:11,741 is he a superb in ring performer, 44 00:02:11,875 --> 00:02:14,277 one of the very best ever, I think that he has 45 00:02:14,411 --> 00:02:17,213 the best wrestling mind of anyone that I've ever met. 46 00:02:17,347 --> 00:02:21,251 - I've got the talent and I've got the brains. 47 00:02:21,384 --> 00:02:23,987 - His vision doesn't just extend to the ring, 48 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,256 it extends outward to the entire industry. 49 00:02:26,389 --> 00:02:29,059 He sees things from miles away. 50 00:02:29,192 --> 00:02:31,327 His foresight is pretty wild. 51 00:02:31,461 --> 00:02:35,165 He's always looking for ways to elevate younger talent. 52 00:02:35,298 --> 00:02:37,634 - Batista just loaded with muscle, and speed, 53 00:02:37,767 --> 00:02:41,571 and power, about 6'6'', 313. 54 00:02:41,705 --> 00:02:45,175 Look at the face on this dude, man. 55 00:02:45,308 --> 00:02:47,711 - My first ever match with Batista was before 56 00:02:47,844 --> 00:02:49,345 he got to WWE, 57 00:02:49,479 --> 00:02:51,347 when he was with Ohio Valley Wrestling. 58 00:02:51,481 --> 00:02:53,283 He still needs some polish. 59 00:02:53,416 --> 00:02:56,319 He was kind of stiff as far as his movements, 60 00:02:56,453 --> 00:02:59,289 but that's just because he was new. 61 00:02:59,422 --> 00:03:04,127 By the time he got to WWE, he was put with D-Von Dudley 62 00:03:04,260 --> 00:03:07,030 and was D-Von's enforcer- 63 00:03:07,163 --> 00:03:10,200 - Oh no the collection box off the face. 64 00:03:10,333 --> 00:03:14,304 - but of course, there was a limit to how high that would go. 65 00:03:14,437 --> 00:03:15,472 - I hated everything about it. 66 00:03:15,605 --> 00:03:18,208 I didn't like the suit, I didn't like the box. 67 00:03:18,341 --> 00:03:20,477 - Uh-oh, this is not good. 68 00:03:20,610 --> 00:03:23,413 Batista planting D-Von. 69 00:03:23,546 --> 00:03:27,016 Batista is walking out on his partner. 70 00:03:27,150 --> 00:03:29,652 - I was so tense, and so nervous, 71 00:03:29,786 --> 00:03:32,922 and so afraid of messing up, 72 00:03:33,056 --> 00:03:34,357 and I just put all this pressure on myself, 73 00:03:34,491 --> 00:03:36,259 and I just wasn't progressing. 74 00:03:36,392 --> 00:03:39,562 Definitely wasn't at that time, wasn't a future world champion. 75 00:03:39,696 --> 00:03:42,432 It was, you know, still trying to find my way. 76 00:03:42,565 --> 00:03:45,135 - He hadn't had a lot of pportunity to shine, 77 00:03:45,869 --> 00:03:47,504 but he was a sponge, and he was hungry, 78 00:03:47,637 --> 00:03:50,173 and he wanted it, 79 00:03:50,306 --> 00:03:52,876 and I saw enough that he wasmoldable. 80 00:03:53,009 --> 00:03:55,578 - Take a guy like Batista, who really is an unknown 81 00:03:55,712 --> 00:03:56,713 quantity at this point. 82 00:03:56,846 --> 00:03:58,948 - You know, I've heard he is very good talent. 83 00:03:59,082 --> 00:03:59,983 Hopefully, he is. 84 00:04:00,116 --> 00:04:01,651 He's going to get the opportunity here 85 00:04:01,785 --> 00:04:03,887 to shine a little bit. 86 00:04:04,020 --> 00:04:07,290 - Hunter was the first guy to see something special in me 87 00:04:07,423 --> 00:04:10,460 and he started encouraging other people to see it. 88 00:04:10,593 --> 00:04:12,962 - I haven't seen something like you come along 89 00:04:13,096 --> 00:04:15,031 in this business in a long time. 90 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,369 - Flair and I had started to do a few things together. 91 00:04:19,502 --> 00:04:21,704 - That's "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. 92 00:04:21,838 --> 00:04:24,841 He has apparently aligned himself with Triple H. 93 00:04:24,974 --> 00:04:27,777 - I came to the idea of like, "What if we did this group?" 94 00:04:27,911 --> 00:04:31,147 What you see in this ring before you is the greatest 95 00:04:31,281 --> 00:04:34,584 example of Evolution you'll ever see. 96 00:04:34,717 --> 00:04:38,021 - The group was aptly named Evolution. 97 00:04:38,154 --> 00:04:42,559 Triple H, presented Evolution as the past, present, 98 00:04:42,692 --> 00:04:45,795 and future of WWE. 99 00:04:45,929 --> 00:04:50,099 - Ric Flair, 16 times heavyweight champion 100 00:04:50,233 --> 00:04:53,903 of the world, a living legend. 101 00:04:54,037 --> 00:04:55,138 - Started with Ric Flair. 102 00:04:55,271 --> 00:04:56,706 Of course, Randy Orton. 103 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,108 Amazing young talent at that time. 104 00:04:59,242 --> 00:05:02,845 - Randy Orton is the coal that will be squeezed 105 00:05:02,979 --> 00:05:05,081 into the next diamond. 106 00:05:05,215 --> 00:05:12,922 Dave Batista, 6'5", 325 pounds. 107 00:05:13,056 --> 00:05:15,291 - Randy and Dave is real automatic. 108 00:05:15,425 --> 00:05:19,329 Randy, your second generation, Dave just loves the business. 109 00:05:19,462 --> 00:05:21,831 - This kind of supergroup that's going to showcase 110 00:05:21,965 --> 00:05:24,667 the past, present, and future of the industry. 111 00:05:24,801 --> 00:05:28,871 - They were all different, yet they went together perfectly 112 00:05:29,005 --> 00:05:31,341 - Evolution has arrived. 113 00:05:31,474 --> 00:05:33,743 - Randy and I were very giddy about the idea of us 114 00:05:33,877 --> 00:05:35,278 being paired with them. 115 00:05:35,411 --> 00:05:36,613 - Hey, hey, hey, what's up man? 116 00:05:36,746 --> 00:05:38,548 - What's up, guys? 117 00:05:38,681 --> 00:05:40,883 - Until then, I didn't really have the cool factor, 118 00:05:41,017 --> 00:05:42,619 and I wanted the cool factor, 119 00:05:42,752 --> 00:05:44,487 and I knew that the pairing of all 120 00:05:44,621 --> 00:05:47,457 four of us was going to be the cool factor. 121 00:05:47,590 --> 00:05:49,659 - These guys are on top of the world now. 122 00:05:49,792 --> 00:05:52,595 That's what it's all about in this business, Evolution. 123 00:05:54,063 --> 00:05:56,299 - Evolution was set up for one reason, 124 00:05:56,432 --> 00:05:58,768 it was to get over Randy and Batista. 125 00:05:58,901 --> 00:06:00,303 - They made it pretty obvious, "Okay. Well, 126 00:06:00,436 --> 00:06:03,273 if Triple H and Ric Flair, I think these guys are important 127 00:06:03,406 --> 00:06:05,508 and they want to help them, then I want to pay attention 128 00:06:05,642 --> 00:06:07,010 to what they're doing." 129 00:06:07,143 --> 00:06:10,046 If they're linking up with them and they're taking them 130 00:06:10,179 --> 00:06:11,981 in as their brothers and riding around in limousines 131 00:06:12,115 --> 00:06:13,583 and going to the strip clubs with them, 132 00:06:13,716 --> 00:06:16,152 then you know, you want to pay attention 133 00:06:16,286 --> 00:06:17,487 and see what they're going to do. 134 00:06:18,554 --> 00:06:20,423 - The four of them being together, it was just magical. 135 00:06:20,556 --> 00:06:23,626 It was magical chemistry, and they all came off as stars. 136 00:06:23,793 --> 00:06:25,595 - What a night for Evolution. 137 00:06:25,728 --> 00:06:28,364 They're all champions, JR, all of Evolution. 138 00:06:28,498 --> 00:06:30,166 - Evolution on top. 139 00:06:30,300 --> 00:06:31,301 Woo hoo hoo. 140 00:06:31,434 --> 00:06:32,068 [cheers] 141 00:06:32,201 --> 00:06:33,269 - Yeah. 142 00:06:33,403 --> 00:06:35,171 - Got to have that rat pack feel to it. 143 00:06:35,305 --> 00:06:41,611 - We have all the gold, so we make all the rules. 144 00:06:41,744 --> 00:06:43,646 - They had this energy, this air about them. 145 00:06:43,780 --> 00:06:46,683 If they walked into a room, even if you didn't watch WWE, 146 00:06:46,816 --> 00:06:49,485 you'd know, oh, those guys are important. 147 00:06:50,887 --> 00:06:53,423 - One of the best things that happened for Dave 148 00:06:53,556 --> 00:06:55,792 is being aligned with Triple H. 149 00:06:55,925 --> 00:06:58,227 - You could tell that Triple H was mentoring him, 150 00:06:58,361 --> 00:07:01,631 not only on what to do in the ring when the camera was on- 151 00:07:01,764 --> 00:07:04,033 - Oh, Batista. 152 00:07:04,167 --> 00:07:06,803 - but also how to act and howto carry himself 153 00:07:06,936 --> 00:07:08,771 behind the scenes. 154 00:07:08,905 --> 00:07:11,007 - There was a lot of times when Randy was doing 155 00:07:11,140 --> 00:07:13,276 his own thing in Evolution because of his position, 156 00:07:13,409 --> 00:07:15,278 because of how good he was that 157 00:07:15,411 --> 00:07:18,114 Dave got to sit with me and Ric more. 158 00:07:18,247 --> 00:07:19,515 Come here. 159 00:07:19,649 --> 00:07:22,618 - If I hadn't had access to their brains, 160 00:07:22,752 --> 00:07:24,821 I never would've made it to the level that I did. 161 00:07:24,954 --> 00:07:25,855 I picked those guys brains. 162 00:07:25,989 --> 00:07:27,490 [laughs] 163 00:07:27,623 --> 00:07:30,660 - Go out there, know who you are. 164 00:07:30,793 --> 00:07:32,295 If you don't know who you are going out that door you're going 165 00:07:32,428 --> 00:07:35,031 to get lost if we ever get to the ring. 166 00:07:35,164 --> 00:07:37,767 Look at you, Dave, what's causing all that? 167 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:38,735 - What's going on? 168 00:07:38,868 --> 00:07:40,737 - Their biggest guns hit of all time. 169 00:07:40,870 --> 00:07:42,271 - He'd make a mistake or whatever it was 170 00:07:42,405 --> 00:07:44,107 and you'd tell him something, you'd give him some advice, 171 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:45,708 he'd apply it. 172 00:07:45,842 --> 00:07:47,610 It was just there. 173 00:07:47,744 --> 00:07:49,612 - Well, I can say personally, I would've killed to have an 174 00:07:49,746 --> 00:07:51,814 opportunity like that to be with Triple H, 175 00:07:51,948 --> 00:07:54,550 week in, week out, and even Ric. 176 00:07:54,684 --> 00:07:57,420 Batista really had all the ingredients to become great. 177 00:07:57,553 --> 00:07:58,855 - And Batista, oh, man. 178 00:07:58,988 --> 00:08:00,456 - [laughs] 179 00:08:00,590 --> 00:08:01,391 Look at Foley, he doesn't know 180 00:08:01,524 --> 00:08:02,658 where he is at. 181 00:08:03,993 --> 00:08:06,162 - Dave has come to be the muscle of the group, but it's so much 182 00:08:06,295 --> 00:08:10,333 more than that, like a guy that was having great matches. 183 00:08:10,466 --> 00:08:13,836 - And, oh, Batista blocked and the Spinebuster. 184 00:08:13,970 --> 00:08:16,839 - And you know that we were carefully crafting as the guy 185 00:08:16,973 --> 00:08:18,374 that no one could stop. 186 00:08:18,508 --> 00:08:21,744 - This Batista is a powder keg. 187 00:08:21,878 --> 00:08:24,113 - We started to plant just little things 188 00:08:24,247 --> 00:08:25,948 in promos and stuff. 189 00:08:26,082 --> 00:08:27,417 - You know, I've been thinking man-- 190 00:08:27,550 --> 00:08:28,684 - What now? 191 00:08:28,818 --> 00:08:31,387 See that's your problem right there, you thinking, 192 00:08:31,521 --> 00:08:32,955 I thought I smelled smoke. 193 00:08:33,089 --> 00:08:33,556 - Funny. 194 00:08:33,689 --> 00:08:34,190 - I'm just kidding. 195 00:08:34,323 --> 00:08:34,957 Lighten up. 196 00:08:35,091 --> 00:08:36,292 God, what's the matter with you? 197 00:08:36,426 --> 00:08:37,360 - You were like, "Man, I really wish Batista 198 00:08:37,493 --> 00:08:39,128 would turn on Triple H." 199 00:08:39,262 --> 00:08:41,764 They did so many teasers I remember, 200 00:08:41,898 --> 00:08:43,332 and really develop that story 201 00:08:43,466 --> 00:08:46,102 and build that story did it to absolute perfection. 202 00:08:46,235 --> 00:08:49,305 - The problem is you got a million-dollar body 203 00:08:49,439 --> 00:08:51,707 and a 10-cent brain. 204 00:08:51,841 --> 00:08:56,212 - They did a great job of building the moment when Batista 205 00:08:56,345 --> 00:08:58,915 decides that it's time to step out of Hunter's shadow. 206 00:08:59,048 --> 00:09:02,752 - You are starting to piss me off. 207 00:09:05,755 --> 00:09:07,590 - Now, we finally get into it. 208 00:09:07,723 --> 00:09:09,459 Batista is in the Royal Rumble. 209 00:09:09,592 --> 00:09:10,426 That's my favorite match, 210 00:09:10,560 --> 00:09:11,694 is the Royal Rumble. 211 00:09:11,828 --> 00:09:13,629 [buzzer] 212 00:09:13,763 --> 00:09:15,031 [Batista's music plays] 213 00:09:15,164 --> 00:09:16,699 - Oh, my God. 214 00:09:17,900 --> 00:09:20,036 Representing Evolution. 215 00:09:20,169 --> 00:09:23,639 The animal, 6'5'', 318. 216 00:09:24,807 --> 00:09:25,708 Oh My God. 217 00:09:25,842 --> 00:09:27,510 - Oh my God. 218 00:09:27,643 --> 00:09:31,113 That's 300 plus pounds into the Batista Bomb 219 00:09:31,247 --> 00:09:31,948 - Whoa 220 00:09:32,081 --> 00:09:35,151 - Snitsky out by Batista. 221 00:09:35,284 --> 00:09:40,123 Batista Evolution's animal has won the Royal Rumble. 222 00:09:40,256 --> 00:09:45,962 Batista will be in the main event at WrestleMania 21. 223 00:09:46,095 --> 00:09:49,565 [crowd chanting Batista] 224 00:09:49,699 --> 00:09:52,435 - Batista has won the Royal Rumble. 225 00:09:52,568 --> 00:09:55,905 He is getting an opportunity at the WWE Championship 226 00:09:56,038 --> 00:09:57,440 at Wrestlemania. 227 00:09:57,573 --> 00:10:01,110 The question is, which champion is he facing? 228 00:10:01,244 --> 00:10:05,281 - Will Batista be the next World Heavyweight Champion? 229 00:10:05,414 --> 00:10:08,551 - At this time in WWE, there was a brand split. 230 00:10:08,684 --> 00:10:11,087 You had Raw and you had SmackDown. 231 00:10:11,220 --> 00:10:14,090 Each brand had its own champion. 232 00:10:14,223 --> 00:10:18,261 On SmackDown there was the WWE Champion JBL. 233 00:10:18,394 --> 00:10:23,065 On Raw, there was World Heavyweight Champion Triple H. 234 00:10:23,199 --> 00:10:26,969 - He gets to choose between our wonderful panelists here, 235 00:10:27,103 --> 00:10:32,408 JBL, or his partners/mentor. 236 00:10:32,542 --> 00:10:35,578 - Why shouldn't he go to SmackDown and wrestle JBL 237 00:10:35,711 --> 00:10:37,146 for the WWE Championship? 238 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:38,414 I mean hell- 239 00:10:38,548 --> 00:10:40,449 That's a championship he could win. 240 00:10:40,583 --> 00:10:42,618 - Ric and Hunter are just trying to like, 241 00:10:42,752 --> 00:10:45,121 "Obviously, you're going to pick the Smackdown guy, right? 242 00:10:45,254 --> 00:10:46,556 You're going to go after JBL 243 00:10:46,689 --> 00:10:48,758 because you can't go after your mentor." 244 00:10:48,891 --> 00:10:54,830 - Triple H was posturing and planning behind Batista's back. 245 00:10:54,964 --> 00:10:56,566 - There's always going to come that time 246 00:10:56,699 --> 00:10:58,901 where the student is always going to think 247 00:10:59,035 --> 00:11:00,603 that he's- can beat the master. 248 00:11:00,736 --> 00:11:02,905 At some point, it's inevitable. 249 00:11:03,039 --> 00:11:05,441 - Sometimes Dave is not smart enough to know 250 00:11:05,575 --> 00:11:07,710 what's good for him. 251 00:11:08,811 --> 00:11:11,647 Dave being outside of the room and hearing the conversation, 252 00:11:11,781 --> 00:11:14,684 I think I'm outsmarting him, but he's outsmarting me. 253 00:11:14,817 --> 00:11:17,320 The more you did that stuff, the more it built. 254 00:11:19,322 --> 00:11:22,758 - Tonight, we make history. 255 00:11:22,892 --> 00:11:29,732 Dave Batista is going to sign one of these two contracts. 256 00:11:29,865 --> 00:11:32,201 - Let's let them be begging for this guy to turn around 257 00:11:32,335 --> 00:11:33,569 and punch me in the face, 258 00:11:33,703 --> 00:11:36,772 before we let him turn around and punch me in the face. 259 00:11:36,906 --> 00:11:38,441 - Really drew that out. 260 00:11:38,574 --> 00:11:40,009 That big turn. 261 00:11:40,142 --> 00:11:41,410 - I could tell that they were just waiting 262 00:11:41,544 --> 00:11:43,079 for this to just pop off. 263 00:11:43,212 --> 00:11:48,150 Hunter, I've done what I was going to do for a long time. 264 00:11:51,153 --> 00:11:54,624 - Knowing where it's about to go and milking getting there 265 00:11:54,757 --> 00:11:56,926 and taking your time and "Oh, here comes your time." 266 00:11:57,059 --> 00:11:58,928 Not quite yet. 267 00:11:59,061 --> 00:12:00,196 - I think that speaks to Batista's 268 00:12:00,329 --> 00:12:01,797 ability to tell a story. 269 00:12:01,931 --> 00:12:03,766 Look at the amount of time that goes by. 270 00:12:03,899 --> 00:12:06,836 That day Batista is not saying anything. 271 00:12:06,969 --> 00:12:11,007 Look at the fact that it's a simple gesture. 272 00:12:14,644 --> 00:12:21,083 - Does the thumbs down and Flair's reaction is-- 273 00:12:21,217 --> 00:12:25,488 As Ric Flair is it can be and Hunter's reaction is paralysis 274 00:12:25,621 --> 00:12:28,958 and shock and then Batista goes off. 275 00:12:31,027 --> 00:12:32,628 - Batista, 276 00:12:32,762 --> 00:12:34,030 - What's he doing? 277 00:12:34,163 --> 00:12:36,866 Look out. 278 00:12:36,999 --> 00:12:39,402 If you do this, there's no turning back. 279 00:12:39,535 --> 00:12:41,470 No, no. 280 00:12:41,604 --> 00:12:41,971 [cheers] 281 00:12:42,104 --> 00:12:43,305 - God Almighty 282 00:12:44,073 --> 00:12:48,077 - A Batista powerbomb through the table. 283 00:12:56,018 --> 00:12:57,820 - Batista had learned from Triple H who is 284 00:12:57,953 --> 00:13:00,890 "The Cerebral Assassin", what you do is you wait for your 285 00:13:01,023 --> 00:13:03,893 opportunity when your opponent least expects it 286 00:13:04,026 --> 00:13:05,394 and that's when you strike. 287 00:13:05,928 --> 00:13:07,063 - No, no. 288 00:13:07,563 --> 00:13:10,232 - God Almighty. 289 00:13:10,366 --> 00:13:12,001 What a big powerbomb. 290 00:13:12,935 --> 00:13:15,471 - It's a wonderful storyline played out and then when Batista 291 00:13:15,604 --> 00:13:17,840 has the opportunity, he turns against 292 00:13:17,973 --> 00:13:21,010 the two main guys and takes them when certainly 293 00:13:21,143 --> 00:13:23,379 everybody thought that he was going to take me. 294 00:13:23,512 --> 00:13:25,981 - I like it anytime I don't see it coming. 295 00:13:26,115 --> 00:13:27,283 You know what I mean? 296 00:13:27,416 --> 00:13:31,787 - This is one of the best moments in the history of WWE 297 00:13:31,921 --> 00:13:35,791 as far as the reaction to one small thing goes. 298 00:13:35,925 --> 00:13:38,627 - "Hunter, I'm staying right here on Raw. 299 00:13:38,761 --> 00:13:41,163 [Crowd cheering] 300 00:13:41,297 --> 00:13:47,937 At WrestleMania, I'm taking the World Championship- 301 00:13:48,070 --> 00:13:49,038 -from you. 302 00:13:50,673 --> 00:13:51,841 - Once he made that decision, 303 00:13:51,974 --> 00:13:54,610 that moment in itself made Batista a bigger star. 304 00:13:54,744 --> 00:13:56,379 Like, "Now it's my time." 305 00:13:56,512 --> 00:14:01,283 - Just such a badass way to get us into an incredible 306 00:14:01,417 --> 00:14:03,686 WrestleMania rivalry. 307 00:14:03,819 --> 00:14:07,323 - JIt's like the song goes, "It's all about the game 308 00:14:07,456 --> 00:14:08,891 and how you play it." 309 00:14:10,326 --> 00:14:15,297 Well last week, The Game got played. 310 00:14:16,999 --> 00:14:19,802 - The master versus the student. 311 00:14:19,935 --> 00:14:27,243 - Suddenly, the boy thinks he has what it takes to be the man. 312 00:14:27,376 --> 00:14:30,913 - The student feels like, okay "It's time for you to step aside 313 00:14:31,046 --> 00:14:33,482 It's time for me to take over." 314 00:14:33,616 --> 00:14:37,119 - I'm bigger, I'm better, and I'm smarter baby. 315 00:14:39,088 --> 00:14:40,556 - I think there's a lot of people saw that absolutely 316 00:14:40,689 --> 00:14:42,725 Dave's winning at Mania. 317 00:14:42,858 --> 00:14:45,961 You ungrateful piece of crap. 318 00:14:48,330 --> 00:14:50,065 But the promos on the way in were good enough to 319 00:14:50,199 --> 00:14:53,102 make you think like, "Man, maybe not." 320 00:14:53,235 --> 00:14:59,575 Everything you have, everything you are, I gave you. 321 00:14:59,708 --> 00:15:05,414 I plucked you from obscurity and made you a star. 322 00:15:05,548 --> 00:15:12,388 You were absolutely nothing when I found you. 323 00:15:12,521 --> 00:15:20,129 In six days, I'm going to put you back where I found you. 324 00:15:23,299 --> 00:15:26,769 - They physically looked awesome together. 325 00:15:26,902 --> 00:15:31,006 And at that time, there weren't a lot of people who looked like 326 00:15:31,140 --> 00:15:32,341 they could match up with Triple H. 327 00:15:34,643 --> 00:15:38,047 - You are an --. 328 00:15:38,180 --> 00:15:41,383 [crowd cheering] 329 00:15:41,517 --> 00:15:44,119 - Oh, oh my. 330 00:15:44,253 --> 00:15:45,020 - Oh, no. 331 00:15:45,154 --> 00:15:48,090 Batista taking down The Game. 332 00:15:48,224 --> 00:15:51,026 Who will leave wrestling WrestleMania 21 333 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,963 the World's Heavyweight Champion? 334 00:15:55,497 --> 00:15:56,999 - Hunter, he would say to me. 335 00:15:57,132 --> 00:16:00,035 "I want us to have a big fight feel." 336 00:16:01,170 --> 00:16:04,006 I always remember going into that week. 337 00:16:04,139 --> 00:16:06,642 We sat down, and we watched older videos. 338 00:16:06,775 --> 00:16:10,379 - Listen to the ovation Jess for the Ultimate Warrior. 339 00:16:10,513 --> 00:16:12,815 - Hogan and Ultimate Warrior is one that really 340 00:16:12,948 --> 00:16:14,383 stands out to me. 341 00:16:14,517 --> 00:16:15,718 Watching them come into the ring, 342 00:16:15,851 --> 00:16:17,353 watching the crowd react. 343 00:16:17,486 --> 00:16:18,988 - Champion against Champion. 344 00:16:19,121 --> 00:16:20,656 Title for all title. 345 00:16:20,789 --> 00:16:22,291 This is what it's all about. 346 00:16:22,424 --> 00:16:27,096 This is what has brought 68,000 strong here to the Skydome 347 00:16:27,229 --> 00:16:29,198 and they are ready. 348 00:16:29,331 --> 00:16:31,567 - Watching them face off everything about it 349 00:16:31,700 --> 00:16:33,535 felt like a big fight. 350 00:16:33,669 --> 00:16:35,170 He really wanted that for us. 351 00:16:36,338 --> 00:16:38,007 That's exactly what we got. 352 00:16:39,708 --> 00:16:44,547 - Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, this is WrestleMania 353 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:49,184 - WWE fans had been waiting for months to finally see 354 00:16:49,318 --> 00:16:53,389 a showdown between Batista and Triple H. 355 00:16:53,522 --> 00:16:55,658 - The number one contender Batista, 356 00:16:55,791 --> 00:16:58,027 the 10-time champion Triple H. 357 00:16:58,160 --> 00:16:59,728 The Main Event is next. 358 00:16:59,862 --> 00:17:03,032 - It was a very surreal moment to be walking down that ramp 359 00:17:03,165 --> 00:17:05,801 at WrestleMania was special. 360 00:17:05,935 --> 00:17:07,202 It was very special. 361 00:17:07,336 --> 00:17:09,805 - I think Batista got to have butterflies in his stomach 362 00:17:09,939 --> 00:17:11,573 the size of eagles, JR. 363 00:17:11,707 --> 00:17:16,445 - Now, it's WrestleMania and the entire world is watching and 364 00:17:16,579 --> 00:17:18,747 Your first WrestleMania match in a big spot, 365 00:17:18,881 --> 00:17:20,749 there's a lot of pressure on you. 366 00:17:20,883 --> 00:17:22,918 - It is an intimidating proposition. 367 00:17:23,052 --> 00:17:25,587 You go, "Okay, I'm in there with Triple H. 368 00:17:25,721 --> 00:17:28,057 so I'll be alright." 369 00:17:28,190 --> 00:17:30,559 But, you want to step up to his level. 370 00:17:30,693 --> 00:17:32,428 Either you're going to crack and crumble 371 00:17:32,561 --> 00:17:33,963 and be left by the wayside 372 00:17:34,096 --> 00:17:36,498 or you're going to step up and be remembered forever. 373 00:17:36,632 --> 00:17:38,601 - There was something that was terrifying but at the same time 374 00:17:38,734 --> 00:17:41,036 just extremely exciting. 375 00:17:41,170 --> 00:17:45,841 - Visually, you have these two mountains of muscle weight. 376 00:17:46,575 --> 00:17:47,910 Who doesn't want to see that? 377 00:17:48,010 --> 00:17:50,913 Who doesn't want to see the clash of the titans? 378 00:17:51,046 --> 00:17:53,649 - It was two gigantic guys stepping into the ring 379 00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:55,517 looking at each other and knowing we're about 380 00:17:55,651 --> 00:17:57,052 to rip each other's heads off. 381 00:17:57,186 --> 00:17:59,355 [bell rings] 382 00:18:00,589 --> 00:18:01,023 - Oh my gosh. 383 00:18:01,156 --> 00:18:01,824 Look out. 384 00:18:01,957 --> 00:18:03,792 - High back body drop. 385 00:18:03,926 --> 00:18:06,195 - Maybe as highest I've ever seen Triple H launched 386 00:18:06,328 --> 00:18:07,796 into the air on a backdrop. 387 00:18:07,930 --> 00:18:11,767 - Dave was definitely the young strong bull. 388 00:18:11,900 --> 00:18:13,469 But, young strong bull had to go against this 389 00:18:13,602 --> 00:18:16,005 "The Cerebral Assassin". 390 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:17,840 - He took a guy named Dave Batista 391 00:18:17,973 --> 00:18:19,475 and made him into the animal. 392 00:18:19,608 --> 00:18:21,810 Now, unfortunately, he's going to have to destroy that animal. 393 00:18:23,012 --> 00:18:24,013 - Look at that strength, 394 00:18:24,146 --> 00:18:25,914 - Big double-edged spine buster. 395 00:18:26,048 --> 00:18:27,516 - You know, I think he didn't feel like going back in 396 00:18:27,649 --> 00:18:28,684 and watching video. 397 00:18:28,817 --> 00:18:30,452 I don't think you'd really-- unless you were there, 398 00:18:30,586 --> 00:18:32,621 you wouldn't really know how special the energy was. 399 00:18:33,455 --> 00:18:34,690 - No, look out, oh. 400 00:18:34,823 --> 00:18:36,992 - For the love of God, the power. 401 00:18:37,126 --> 00:18:39,895 Triple H catapulted to the ring post. 402 00:18:40,029 --> 00:18:42,264 - That's going to be the turning point in this match. 403 00:18:42,398 --> 00:18:43,532 Oh, no. 404 00:18:43,665 --> 00:18:45,234 Batista feels it. 405 00:18:45,367 --> 00:18:46,535 - Oh, thumbs down. 406 00:18:46,669 --> 00:18:47,536 - Oh, my God. 407 00:18:47,669 --> 00:18:49,905 The thumbs down by Batista. 408 00:18:50,039 --> 00:18:52,007 Oh, Batista Bomb. 409 00:18:53,142 --> 00:18:55,911 [crowd shouts "One, two, three"] 410 00:18:56,045 --> 00:18:56,945 [bell rings] 411 00:18:57,079 --> 00:18:59,314 - Batista is the new Heavyweight Champion 412 00:18:59,448 --> 00:19:01,283 of the world. 413 00:19:01,417 --> 00:19:03,919 - The winner of this bout 414 00:19:04,053 --> 00:19:11,627 and new World Heavyweight Champion, Batista. 415 00:19:13,929 --> 00:19:17,332 - I legit broke down when that match was over, like broke down. 416 00:19:17,466 --> 00:19:18,667 I think I cried for three days. 417 00:19:18,801 --> 00:19:19,768 [chuckles] 418 00:19:20,736 --> 00:19:22,404 - It's a passing of the torch in a way. 419 00:19:22,538 --> 00:19:26,308 There weren't a whole people that beat Triple H back then. 420 00:19:26,442 --> 00:19:28,143 I was in the crowd for that match. 421 00:19:28,277 --> 00:19:31,313 It was a big crowning moment for him and the crowd was ready 422 00:19:31,447 --> 00:19:33,382 to accept him as the champion. 423 00:19:33,515 --> 00:19:36,885 - The beast has been unleashed. 424 00:19:37,019 --> 00:19:42,791 - Dave wins and he wins big and it's a huge moment. 425 00:19:42,925 --> 00:19:45,694 - Triple H put everything he had, the whole group, and 426 00:19:45,828 --> 00:19:48,163 Batista walks out the champion. 427 00:19:48,297 --> 00:19:50,599 - That's some of the magic is is that Triple H was willing to 428 00:19:50,733 --> 00:19:53,969 give and to elevate Dave Batista. 429 00:19:54,103 --> 00:19:55,237 - It was a dream come true. 430 00:19:55,370 --> 00:19:57,940 At that time, still a very surreal. 431 00:19:58,073 --> 00:20:00,275 I was floating on cloud a little bit. 432 00:20:00,409 --> 00:20:02,044 I was holding the world title and going home with it. 433 00:20:02,177 --> 00:20:03,479 I was like, "I can't believe this is happening. 434 00:20:03,612 --> 00:20:05,080 This is crazy." 435 00:20:05,214 --> 00:20:06,381 My bag's so heavy now. 436 00:20:06,515 --> 00:20:07,382 [chuckles] 437 00:20:07,516 --> 00:20:08,617 What? 438 00:20:08,751 --> 00:20:10,152 It shouldn't be this heavy, what the hell is going on? 439 00:20:10,285 --> 00:20:12,421 Oh, there's a world championship title in there. 440 00:20:12,554 --> 00:20:13,722 You know? 441 00:20:27,769 --> 00:20:31,006 - Batista becomes our champion and then Hunter's playing - Please welcome the animal known as Batista 442 00:20:31,140 --> 00:20:34,443 the selfish bad guy so well. 443 00:20:34,576 --> 00:20:37,012 - You are wrong if you think this is 444 00:20:37,146 --> 00:20:41,016 the start of the Batista era. 445 00:20:41,150 --> 00:20:47,556 You are wrong because Batista was great one night. 446 00:20:48,123 --> 00:20:50,259 - WrestleMania sometimes it is- 447 00:20:50,392 --> 00:20:53,195 - culminationand the conclusion of something, 448 00:20:53,328 --> 00:20:54,429 but a lot of times it's actually 449 00:20:54,563 --> 00:20:56,098 the beginning of something 450 00:20:56,231 --> 00:20:58,700 and that's where it was there. 451 00:20:58,834 --> 00:21:01,837 So what are you going to do to top what you did at 452 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:03,505 WrestleMania? 453 00:21:03,639 --> 00:21:04,606 - Batista-- 454 00:21:04,740 --> 00:21:05,307 - Face first. 455 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:06,441 - Good gosh. 456 00:21:06,575 --> 00:21:07,376 - No. 457 00:21:07,509 --> 00:21:07,943 - No. 458 00:21:08,043 --> 00:21:09,478 - Oh, my God, no 459 00:21:09,611 --> 00:21:10,612 No. 460 00:21:10,746 --> 00:21:13,148 - The better friends you are with an individual, 461 00:21:13,282 --> 00:21:16,051 the more respect you have for each other. 462 00:21:16,185 --> 00:21:17,819 The harder hit each other. 463 00:21:17,953 --> 00:21:18,587 - No. 464 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:19,788 - No. 465 00:21:19,922 --> 00:21:21,924 All of the Batista Bomb. 466 00:21:22,057 --> 00:21:22,724 The three. 467 00:21:22,858 --> 00:21:23,559 [bell rings] 468 00:21:23,692 --> 00:21:25,360 Batista's done it. 469 00:21:25,494 --> 00:21:29,031 - What's so fun about the Triple H-Batista rivalry is 470 00:21:29,164 --> 00:21:33,101 it's a student-teacher rivalry on every level. 471 00:21:33,235 --> 00:21:35,237 Every time Batista gets better, 472 00:21:35,370 --> 00:21:37,839 Triple H has to be that much better. 473 00:21:37,973 --> 00:21:38,473 - No. 474 00:21:38,607 --> 00:21:40,742 - No, a sledgehammer. 475 00:21:40,876 --> 00:21:44,446 - Which makes Batista even better. 476 00:21:44,580 --> 00:21:46,548 - They brought the physicality during that period. 477 00:21:46,682 --> 00:21:49,051 They brought the intensity even in the interviews. 478 00:21:49,184 --> 00:21:54,056 - The final step is Hell in a Cell. 479 00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:57,726 - It's going to get nasty, it's going to get ugly 480 00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:59,461 in this environment. 481 00:21:59,595 --> 00:22:02,531 - It was one thing for Batista get the win at WrestleMania, 482 00:22:02,798 --> 00:22:07,302 but then for him to win again, and now inside Hell in a Cell. 483 00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:08,503 - Look. 484 00:22:08,637 --> 00:22:09,938 Oh, man. 485 00:22:10,072 --> 00:22:12,507 - A bloody, nasty battle. 486 00:22:12,641 --> 00:22:13,141 - No, no, no. 487 00:22:13,275 --> 00:22:14,209 - No. 488 00:22:14,343 --> 00:22:15,544 Oh, my God almighty. 489 00:22:15,677 --> 00:22:16,545 - Look out. 490 00:22:16,678 --> 00:22:17,679 - Oh, my God. 491 00:22:17,813 --> 00:22:19,982 Oh, my God. 492 00:22:20,115 --> 00:22:21,650 - Oh. 493 00:22:21,783 --> 00:22:23,652 - That Cell in a Cell match, I remember that was one of my 494 00:22:23,785 --> 00:22:25,254 favorite matches of that year. 495 00:22:25,988 --> 00:22:28,323 - He's going to hit him-- oh. 496 00:22:28,457 --> 00:22:30,993 [crowd shouts "One, two, three"] 497 00:22:31,126 --> 00:22:32,227 [bell rings] 498 00:22:32,361 --> 00:22:34,930 - Batista went to hell and he survived. 499 00:22:37,266 --> 00:22:42,304 - What an amazing display of courage by both men. 500 00:22:44,706 --> 00:22:49,711 - It wasn't just one time, it was time and time and time again 501 00:22:49,845 --> 00:22:53,682 that Batista was able to defeat Triple H. 502 00:22:53,815 --> 00:22:57,219 - That's 3 and 0 for Batista over The Game. 503 00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:01,990 - And it's putting him at a higher level in cementing 504 00:23:02,124 --> 00:23:04,059 his legacy more and more. 505 00:23:04,192 --> 00:23:06,561 - That's how you build people and you pay it forward. 506 00:23:06,695 --> 00:23:10,899 Batista came out stronger and it takes guys like Triple H 507 00:23:11,033 --> 00:23:12,334 to be able to pass on that knowledge and that equity 508 00:23:12,467 --> 00:23:13,702 and go, "Hey, I'm fine losing because we're going 509 00:23:13,835 --> 00:23:16,505 to have a great match and we're going to tell a great story 510 00:23:16,638 --> 00:23:18,040 and everybody's going to win because the audience 511 00:23:18,173 --> 00:23:19,574 is going to be entertained." 512 00:23:19,708 --> 00:23:22,344 - Ladies and gentlemen, there you see the World's Champion. 513 00:23:23,478 --> 00:23:26,214 - It's hard not to take so much pride in seeing that come, 514 00:23:26,348 --> 00:23:28,483 especially for somebody that you liked so much 515 00:23:28,617 --> 00:23:29,885 and that you think so much of 516 00:23:30,018 --> 00:23:32,921 and then you know has worked so hard to get there. 517 00:23:33,055 --> 00:23:35,324 I wanted to help someone that was going to take it and 518 00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:39,061 run with it and be aggressive and try to be everything 519 00:23:39,194 --> 00:23:40,195 that they could be. 520 00:23:40,329 --> 00:23:43,131 The biggest star in the business and Dave had that. 521 00:23:43,265 --> 00:23:44,599 - He made me a star single-handedly. 522 00:23:44,733 --> 00:23:47,369 He put me over and put me over and put me over. 523 00:23:48,170 --> 00:23:51,740 I mean, he made me who I was. 524 00:23:57,312 --> 00:23:58,814 - This is Evolution, baby. 525 00:24:01,717 --> 00:24:03,885 - After he was able to get three victories against 526 00:24:04,019 --> 00:24:08,056 Triple H in a row, he was a Main Event guy. 527 00:24:08,190 --> 00:24:11,993 - You now have Batista headlining WrestleManias and 528 00:24:12,127 --> 00:24:14,763 Triple H still at the top of the card. 529 00:24:14,896 --> 00:24:17,265 - The Game is looking to compete here tonight and 530 00:24:17,399 --> 00:24:21,370 become a 12-time WWE Champion. 531 00:24:22,571 --> 00:24:25,207 - But they're not crossing paths. 532 00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:28,977 - By all accounts, being the guy on top of the WWE 533 00:24:29,077 --> 00:24:34,549 is a physically, emotionally, and mentally tasking job. 534 00:24:34,683 --> 00:24:36,651 - Get out of my face. 535 00:24:36,785 --> 00:24:40,922 - By 2010, there were a lot of rumors that Batista 536 00:24:41,056 --> 00:24:43,892 was kind of done with it. 537 00:24:49,431 --> 00:24:51,500 - Cena going for the Attitude Adjustment. 538 00:24:51,633 --> 00:24:55,137 - In 2010, coming off an absolutely grueling match 539 00:24:55,270 --> 00:24:56,238 against John Cena, 540 00:24:56,505 --> 00:24:58,373 Batista comes out to the ring. 541 00:24:58,940 --> 00:25:01,176 and you assume he's going to be a typical bad guy 542 00:25:01,309 --> 00:25:04,379 and just complain and whine, but instead, he hits us with 543 00:25:04,513 --> 00:25:06,381 something very different. 544 00:25:06,515 --> 00:25:08,750 - I quit. 545 00:25:11,153 --> 00:25:13,288 - I quit, and he does. 546 00:25:13,422 --> 00:25:16,224 There's no way and then it was. 547 00:25:16,358 --> 00:25:18,693 And then like other greats in this business, 548 00:25:18,827 --> 00:25:20,762 he gets the call from Hollywood. 549 00:25:21,530 --> 00:25:24,933 - The whole business of filmmaking is my obsession. 550 00:25:25,067 --> 00:25:28,136 I love everything about it. 551 00:25:28,804 --> 00:25:31,573 I've done a few acting bits when I was with WWE. 552 00:25:31,706 --> 00:25:33,542 Bit parts in this or that. 553 00:25:33,675 --> 00:25:36,711 Your blood must make you strong. 554 00:25:36,845 --> 00:25:38,780 I should taste it. 555 00:25:38,914 --> 00:25:40,849 I just left there with this the uneasy feeling 556 00:25:40,982 --> 00:25:44,753 that I was just mortified at how bad of an actor I was 557 00:25:44,886 --> 00:25:46,121 and I wanted to get better. 558 00:25:46,254 --> 00:25:47,789 That's when I started looking for opportunities 559 00:25:47,923 --> 00:25:50,792 within the company and there just weren't any for me, 560 00:25:50,926 --> 00:25:55,397 and so I wanted to do stuff outside the company and I did. 561 00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:56,932 - His people that completely literal. 562 00:25:57,065 --> 00:25:58,400 Metaphors are going to go over his head. 563 00:25:58,533 --> 00:26:00,335 - Nothing goes over my head. 564 00:26:00,469 --> 00:26:04,940 My reflexes are too fast, I would catch it. 565 00:26:05,073 --> 00:26:06,675 After Guardians of the Galaxy was released, 566 00:26:06,808 --> 00:26:08,910 I became a working actor. 567 00:26:09,010 --> 00:26:09,945 - Action. 568 00:26:10,078 --> 00:26:11,146 - Hey, everybody. 569 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:15,417 Kumail Nanjiani here with my good friend Dave Batista. 570 00:26:15,550 --> 00:26:17,786 - Dave worked his ass off to make it in Hollywood 571 00:26:17,919 --> 00:26:20,021 and he makes it and he makes it huge. 572 00:26:20,155 --> 00:26:22,257 As big as you can make it in Hollywood. 573 00:26:22,390 --> 00:26:25,360 - Everyone was so thrilled to see Batista get 574 00:26:25,494 --> 00:26:29,097 one awesome role after another, but everyone also wanted 575 00:26:29,231 --> 00:26:32,033 to see one more run in WWE. 576 00:26:33,201 --> 00:26:35,670 - He started talking about, down the line, down the line, 577 00:26:36,404 --> 00:26:37,539 and said, "I want to do one more, 578 00:26:37,672 --> 00:26:39,841 I want to do one more big run. I want to do it with you." 579 00:26:41,009 --> 00:26:43,011 - I knew it was the way I wanted to end my career, 580 00:26:43,145 --> 00:26:44,312 I've always known. 581 00:26:44,546 --> 00:26:47,182 The idea of this coming full circle, 582 00:26:47,315 --> 00:26:49,317 as melodramatic as that may sound, 583 00:26:49,451 --> 00:26:51,219 Hunter started it for me 584 00:26:51,353 --> 00:26:53,622 and I'd like him to end it for me. 585 00:26:56,992 --> 00:26:59,294 - When SmackDown 1000 came around, 586 00:26:59,427 --> 00:27:01,696 he was really engaged in, 587 00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:05,100 "Hey, do you think that's a possibility?" 588 00:27:05,233 --> 00:27:08,937 - In 2018, it's the 1000th episode of SmackDown 589 00:27:09,070 --> 00:27:10,872 and we're going to get Evolution back together. 590 00:27:15,210 --> 00:27:17,445 - This whole thing started at SmackDown 1000. 591 00:27:19,848 --> 00:27:21,483 - I know, but this is easier. 592 00:27:21,616 --> 00:27:22,250 - Yes. 593 00:27:22,384 --> 00:27:23,351 - You got full head of hair too. 594 00:27:26,021 --> 00:27:26,888 - Oh, shake. 595 00:27:27,022 --> 00:27:27,789 - Yes, I just came straight from the set 596 00:27:27,923 --> 00:27:28,623 and they put some powder on my head. 597 00:27:28,757 --> 00:27:29,624 [laughs] 598 00:27:29,758 --> 00:27:32,227 - Bring some shoe polish. 599 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:33,895 Evolution music, we'll get in the ring. 600 00:27:34,029 --> 00:27:36,498 We're all light up in there, we do whatever. 601 00:27:36,631 --> 00:27:38,433 Why stop short? 602 00:27:38,567 --> 00:27:40,535 - It was Hunter, he said, "They've seen Randy, 603 00:27:40,669 --> 00:27:42,571 they've seen Rick, they've seen me." 604 00:27:42,704 --> 00:27:44,573 - Then Dave's going to talk. 605 00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:48,176 - They haven't seen you talk to Hunter about it and he said, 606 00:27:48,310 --> 00:27:49,244 "What do you want to do?" 607 00:27:49,377 --> 00:27:50,345 I said, "Well, I want to tease our match. 608 00:27:50,478 --> 00:27:51,846 This is what I want to do." 609 00:27:51,980 --> 00:27:52,714 They said, "That's great. 610 00:27:52,847 --> 00:27:53,481 I love it. 611 00:27:53,615 --> 00:27:54,583 Let's do it." 612 00:27:54,716 --> 00:28:04,693 [Evolution's music plays] 613 00:28:06,328 --> 00:28:10,365 - Standing ovation in DC for one of the greatest 614 00:28:10,498 --> 00:28:12,601 factions of all time. 615 00:28:16,104 --> 00:28:19,040 - To reunite Evolution, we've got such a history together. 616 00:28:19,174 --> 00:28:21,876 We've got so much history together. 617 00:28:22,010 --> 00:28:25,013 Evolution, do you realize how special this is? 618 00:28:26,581 --> 00:28:27,449 Randy Orton. 619 00:28:30,819 --> 00:28:31,620 Ric Flair. 620 00:28:33,655 --> 00:28:35,991 - The crowd loves it, everybody's cheering, 621 00:28:36,124 --> 00:28:37,859 all of the faces are in there. 622 00:28:37,993 --> 00:28:41,429 It looks great, but we get a little bit of tension 623 00:28:41,563 --> 00:28:44,666 between Hunter and Batista. 624 00:28:44,799 --> 00:28:48,069 - There's nothing that this man hasn't done in this business, 625 00:28:51,273 --> 00:28:52,974 except beat me. 626 00:28:53,108 --> 00:28:57,746 [Crowd cheering] 627 00:28:57,879 --> 00:29:03,251 - They start teasing a match between Triple H and Batista, 628 00:29:03,385 --> 00:29:05,520 which would be iconic. 629 00:29:07,188 --> 00:29:09,691 - People reacted huge and I knew that people 630 00:29:09,824 --> 00:29:11,059 were still hot for it. 631 00:29:11,192 --> 00:29:12,594 Hunter knew it as well. 632 00:29:14,062 --> 00:29:15,630 - When we came back, Dave was like, 633 00:29:15,764 --> 00:29:18,099 "Oh my God, how good was that?" You know? 634 00:29:21,236 --> 00:29:23,071 It was talking about that night of, 635 00:29:23,204 --> 00:29:24,673 "Let's see if we can make this work." 636 00:29:29,177 --> 00:29:31,179 - Hopefully, it will lead to something bigger and better. 637 00:29:31,313 --> 00:29:32,814 I'd like to give the fans more. 638 00:29:32,947 --> 00:29:33,815 I miss it here. 639 00:29:33,948 --> 00:29:35,383 I missed that energy. 640 00:29:35,517 --> 00:29:36,518 I missed that immediate feedback. 641 00:29:36,651 --> 00:29:37,619 Let's see where it goes. 642 00:29:38,687 --> 00:29:39,954 - Good job, man. 643 00:29:40,088 --> 00:29:41,122 Alright man, I love you, see ya man. 644 00:29:41,256 --> 00:29:41,790 - Hang tight, bro. 645 00:29:41,923 --> 00:29:42,924 - Yes, I will. 646 00:29:46,027 --> 00:29:48,630 - I think you always feel like they're going to come back. 647 00:29:48,763 --> 00:29:51,566 9 times out of 10, they come back because 648 00:29:51,700 --> 00:29:53,702 Triple H was his mentor. 649 00:29:53,835 --> 00:29:56,638 I think he helped create Batista. 650 00:29:56,771 --> 00:29:58,673 - When you think back of all the guidance 651 00:29:58,807 --> 00:30:00,575 Triple H gave to Batista. 652 00:30:00,709 --> 00:30:02,877 - There's something inside of I want to say 653 00:30:03,011 --> 00:30:06,147 almost every wrestler, things coming full circle 654 00:30:06,281 --> 00:30:08,817 is an obsession for us, I'd say. 655 00:30:08,950 --> 00:30:11,820 You always want somebody you have a lot of history with, 656 00:30:11,953 --> 00:30:13,688 for a professional level, but I think also 657 00:30:13,822 --> 00:30:15,490 just on a personal note. 658 00:30:15,623 --> 00:30:18,693 It's just nice to be able to go out with someone you have 659 00:30:18,827 --> 00:30:22,430 a very strong bond with, and for Dave, that was Hunter. 660 00:30:22,564 --> 00:30:24,199 - It's the perfect Swan Song. 661 00:30:24,332 --> 00:30:25,600 I couldn't write it any better. 662 00:30:25,734 --> 00:30:27,035 This is a storybook ending. 663 00:30:30,605 --> 00:30:33,675 - You've got this amazing moment on SmackDown 664 00:30:33,808 --> 00:30:36,578 where after all these years, Batista and Triple H 665 00:30:36,711 --> 00:30:37,979 have this tension. 666 00:30:38,113 --> 00:30:40,148 What is going to happen? 667 00:30:40,281 --> 00:30:44,119 When you see a match this big teased, you can only assume that 668 00:30:44,252 --> 00:30:47,589 WrestleMania is where it's going to happen, 669 00:30:47,722 --> 00:30:49,691 but of course, you have Crown Jewel, 670 00:30:49,824 --> 00:30:51,159 the pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia 671 00:30:51,292 --> 00:30:54,429 a few weeks later where things don't quite go 672 00:30:54,562 --> 00:30:56,931 as planned for Triple H. 673 00:30:57,065 --> 00:31:00,802 - Four icons about to do battle in a tag-team match 674 00:31:00,935 --> 00:31:03,538 for the very first time at the sold-out 675 00:31:03,671 --> 00:31:08,042 King Saud Stadium at WWE Crown Jewel. 676 00:31:08,176 --> 00:31:10,879 And Triple H, oh my God, up over the top. 677 00:31:11,012 --> 00:31:12,547 Hunter hit hard. 678 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,216 - I got injured right in the beginning of the match and just, 679 00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:17,085 "Oh my God." 680 00:31:17,218 --> 00:31:18,987 In my head it's all I could think about was, 681 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,790 "Oh, I got to let Dave know, geez, 682 00:31:21,923 --> 00:31:24,893 I don't know that I'm going to make Mania." 683 00:31:25,026 --> 00:31:27,796 - At Crown Jewel, Triple H tears his pec 684 00:31:27,929 --> 00:31:33,935 and all of a sudden that match is completely in question. 685 00:31:42,744 --> 00:31:47,215 - Crown Jewel, with Shawn and I against Undertaker and Kane. 686 00:31:47,348 --> 00:31:48,716 I went over the top, broke backwards. 687 00:31:50,418 --> 00:31:53,254 - And Triple H, Oh, my God, up over the top. 688 00:31:53,388 --> 00:31:54,355 Hunter hit hard. 689 00:31:55,723 --> 00:31:57,826 - As my arm went up over my head, 690 00:31:57,959 --> 00:31:59,828 I just felt my pec just come off 691 00:31:59,961 --> 00:32:01,896 and I felt it shoot across my chest. 692 00:32:02,030 --> 00:32:03,898 I knew what I did as soon as I did it. 693 00:32:06,201 --> 00:32:07,202 - Yes. 694 00:32:07,335 --> 00:32:08,603 Dr. Dugas will do the surgery. 695 00:32:08,736 --> 00:32:10,505 He's one of the best in the world. 696 00:32:10,638 --> 00:32:12,874 - This is a super high-energy injury. 697 00:32:13,007 --> 00:32:15,477 We're going to pretty quickly get into his hematoma. 698 00:32:22,250 --> 00:32:24,853 Thank you, and thank you. 699 00:32:24,986 --> 00:32:27,889 The procedure took about 30 to 40 minutes. 700 00:32:29,157 --> 00:32:30,992 We'll start the strengthening process somewhere 701 00:32:31,125 --> 00:32:33,695 after the six to eight-week point if everything looks good. 702 00:32:33,828 --> 00:32:36,164 I would expect him to be back in the ring somewhere 703 00:32:36,297 --> 00:32:38,633 between the three and four-month point. 704 00:32:38,766 --> 00:32:42,470 We tied it down about 45 degrees. 705 00:32:42,604 --> 00:32:44,038 - Mania's around the corner, so we'll see. 706 00:32:44,172 --> 00:32:45,507 It gives me something to shoot for. 707 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:47,408 You get back to work and you're on day one 708 00:32:47,542 --> 00:32:53,047 of the road to recovery. 709 00:32:53,181 --> 00:32:56,150 d I was like, "Keep working on it in your mind 710 00:32:56,284 --> 00:32:58,820 like it might happen and I'm going to try to do 711 00:32:58,953 --> 00:33:00,588 everything possible to be there. 712 00:33:01,623 --> 00:33:03,892 I'm 49 now, I'm not 30. 713 00:33:04,025 --> 00:33:05,460 Injuries, they take longer." 714 00:33:10,665 --> 00:33:12,700 Dave kept saying, "If it doesn't happen this year, 715 00:33:12,834 --> 00:33:14,669 I'm done, man." 716 00:33:14,802 --> 00:33:18,539 - I know it's just because my time is running out. 717 00:33:18,673 --> 00:33:22,176 I'm getting farther and farther removed from being in the ring. 718 00:33:22,310 --> 00:33:23,912 This is my priority. 719 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:26,147 WrestleMania is my focus and my priority. 720 00:33:26,281 --> 00:33:28,783 WWE is my focus and my priority. 721 00:33:28,917 --> 00:33:31,085 - It just became a race against the clock. 722 00:33:31,219 --> 00:33:36,124 - 3, 2, 1, time. 723 00:33:38,993 --> 00:33:39,861 - I called Dave and said, 724 00:33:39,994 --> 00:33:41,462 "I think I'm going to be able to do this." 725 00:33:43,531 --> 00:33:46,167 - They probably know that Hunter and I are great friends. 726 00:33:46,301 --> 00:33:47,969 They know that I really owe him a lot. 727 00:33:48,102 --> 00:33:49,504 They know how I feel about him, how I look at him 728 00:33:49,637 --> 00:33:52,674 and his career, and what I owe him, 729 00:33:52,807 --> 00:33:55,009 but at the same time, they're blind for this rivalry 730 00:33:55,143 --> 00:33:57,178 because they're suspending their disbelief. 731 00:33:57,312 --> 00:33:58,880 They want to see this. 732 00:34:00,648 --> 00:34:03,585 We're going to do this on my terms 733 00:34:03,718 --> 00:34:05,486 and you're going to give me what I want. 734 00:34:05,620 --> 00:34:08,623 - I'm not going to give you a damn thing, Dave. 735 00:34:08,756 --> 00:34:13,861 - Batista wanting one more match and he wants it against Hunter. 736 00:34:13,995 --> 00:34:15,430 - Give me what I want. 737 00:34:15,563 --> 00:34:17,131 You know what I want, you just don't want 738 00:34:17,265 --> 00:34:19,534 to give it to me because you're not in control. 739 00:34:19,667 --> 00:34:20,601 I'm in control. 740 00:34:20,735 --> 00:34:23,905 Now, Hunter, give me what I want. 741 00:34:24,038 --> 00:34:26,607 Give me what I want. 742 00:34:26,741 --> 00:34:28,409 - Which is one of the greatest lines Batista's 743 00:34:28,543 --> 00:34:31,145 ever cut in a movie, in the ring, on the ramp, 744 00:34:31,279 --> 00:34:33,314 in a backstage segment anywhere. 745 00:34:33,448 --> 00:34:36,451 - I want you at WrestleMania. 746 00:34:36,584 --> 00:34:37,885 Give it to me. 747 00:34:38,019 --> 00:34:39,087 - "Give me what I want. 748 00:34:39,220 --> 00:34:40,488 Give me what I want." 749 00:34:40,621 --> 00:34:42,156 That one lives forever. 750 00:34:42,290 --> 00:34:44,692 I still use that meme sometimes when I'm texting. 751 00:34:44,826 --> 00:34:45,426 - Give it to me. 752 00:34:45,593 --> 00:34:46,995 Give me what I want. 753 00:34:47,128 --> 00:34:49,631 - Man, it was as simple as it got because he repeated it, 754 00:34:49,764 --> 00:34:51,966 he screamed it, he was adamant. 755 00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:53,401 - You want me in WrestleMania? 756 00:34:53,534 --> 00:34:54,302 - Give me what I want. 757 00:34:54,435 --> 00:34:56,971 - You're on. 758 00:34:57,105 --> 00:34:59,374 [crowd cheering] 759 00:34:59,507 --> 00:35:01,142 - Thank you. 760 00:35:01,275 --> 00:35:03,211 When I was leaving the arena that night, 761 00:35:03,344 --> 00:35:05,046 the last thing I gave Hunter a big hug and 762 00:35:05,179 --> 00:35:07,215 he said, "Get in shape [beep]" 763 00:35:07,348 --> 00:35:08,383 [laughing] 764 00:35:08,516 --> 00:35:11,653 so I knew that meant "Get ready for WrestleMania." 765 00:35:14,055 --> 00:35:15,189 I think for the better part of nine years, 766 00:35:15,323 --> 00:35:16,791 I've been out of the ring. 767 00:35:16,924 --> 00:35:19,027 There's a certain durability. 768 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,162 There's a certain conditioning that comes 769 00:35:21,295 --> 00:35:23,598 with professional wrestling and it's not something 770 00:35:23,731 --> 00:35:26,534 that you can get unless you have ring time. 771 00:35:29,237 --> 00:35:31,572 I've got a month, I can do it. 772 00:35:33,041 --> 00:35:34,609 It's one of those things when you train for something, 773 00:35:34,742 --> 00:35:36,778 you usually don't feel great while you're training. 774 00:35:41,282 --> 00:35:42,917 That's it. 775 00:35:43,051 --> 00:35:44,852 Tell them I'm not going to Mania. 776 00:35:44,986 --> 00:35:47,789 That's all a part of getting in shape. 777 00:35:47,922 --> 00:35:51,059 This requires 100% of my attention and my focus 778 00:35:52,293 --> 00:35:53,661 - There you go. 779 00:35:53,795 --> 00:35:55,296 There you go. 780 00:35:55,430 --> 00:35:56,364 Nice. 781 00:35:56,497 --> 00:35:57,665 Nice. 782 00:35:57,799 --> 00:36:01,302 - What pisses me off when people say, "You look good for 50." 783 00:36:06,174 --> 00:36:07,175 [bleep] you. 784 00:36:07,308 --> 00:36:08,676 I just look good, period. 785 00:36:10,778 --> 00:36:12,814 - He wanted it so bad and he just wanted to go 786 00:36:12,947 --> 00:36:14,282 out in the right way. 787 00:36:14,415 --> 00:36:16,551 He wanted to be able to do that match 788 00:36:16,684 --> 00:36:19,387 with his head held high and say, "And now I'm done. 789 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,222 I wanted to go out on my terms, I did. 790 00:36:21,355 --> 00:36:23,725 I had a blast doing it and I'm done." 791 00:36:37,004 --> 00:36:39,240 I'm kind of just in a dream state right now. 792 00:36:39,373 --> 00:36:42,143 It's weird because everything's blurry. 793 00:36:42,276 --> 00:36:43,511 It's one of those things I'm like, 794 00:36:43,644 --> 00:36:45,513 "I can't believe I'm here. I'm here. 795 00:36:45,646 --> 00:36:47,882 Today's the day it's actually happening." 796 00:36:48,015 --> 00:36:50,985 - I feel like it's the only craft where artists 797 00:36:51,119 --> 00:36:54,021 can pay back those who made them, 798 00:36:54,155 --> 00:36:57,825 where one artist says, "You helped build me. 799 00:36:57,959 --> 00:36:59,193 You helped make me." 800 00:36:59,327 --> 00:37:01,295 Without Triple H, I don't know if Batista's 801 00:37:01,429 --> 00:37:02,964 even in Guardians of the Galaxy. 802 00:37:04,132 --> 00:37:05,600 - The wonderful thing about WWE 803 00:37:05,733 --> 00:37:08,636 is you can do movies all day long, 804 00:37:08,769 --> 00:37:11,506 but you still have the allure of performing in front of 805 00:37:11,639 --> 00:37:15,676 100,000 people at WrestleMania, and if you're going to do that, 806 00:37:15,810 --> 00:37:19,914 you're going to want to do it with the best possible opponent 807 00:37:20,047 --> 00:37:21,149 and in his case, that was Triple H. 808 00:37:22,984 --> 00:37:24,185 - Okay, cool. 809 00:37:24,318 --> 00:37:25,286 - This whole match was a thank you. 810 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:27,388 - It was a thank you and it was also Dave 811 00:37:27,522 --> 00:37:28,689 wanting to put a button on his career, 812 00:37:28,823 --> 00:37:30,558 like, "Hey, I want that final stamp," 813 00:37:30,691 --> 00:37:32,093 and who better to do it with than Triple H? 814 00:37:34,395 --> 00:37:38,366 - Hunter, he knows how much I feel like I owe him. 815 00:37:38,499 --> 00:37:40,268 He knows how much I respect him. 816 00:37:40,401 --> 00:37:41,869 It's weird because sometimes we have our moments 817 00:37:42,003 --> 00:37:44,839 where it's just like it was us 818 00:37:44,972 --> 00:37:47,208 10, 15 years ago driving down the road. 819 00:37:47,341 --> 00:37:48,509 Ya know, we're just buds. 820 00:37:48,643 --> 00:37:51,379 He's not like this guy who's heading this massive company. 821 00:37:51,512 --> 00:37:52,813 He's just my boy. 822 00:37:54,048 --> 00:37:55,817 - This is what we're going to witness next. 823 00:37:55,950 --> 00:37:58,152 The latest chapter in this rivalry. 824 00:37:58,286 --> 00:38:00,621 It is Batista versus Triple H. 825 00:38:05,393 --> 00:38:08,896 - My storybook ending would be us just tearing the house down. 826 00:38:18,306 --> 00:38:20,374 - The latest chapter in this rivalry. 827 00:38:20,508 --> 00:38:23,678 It is Batista versus Triple H. 828 00:38:23,811 --> 00:38:27,715 - You have Triple H who is coming off of major surgery. 829 00:38:27,849 --> 00:38:30,051 You have Batista who's returning after not being 830 00:38:30,184 --> 00:38:31,586 in the ring for years. 831 00:38:32,687 --> 00:38:34,822 - Batista of course all fired up. 832 00:38:34,956 --> 00:38:37,458 He understands what is on his plate. 833 00:38:41,429 --> 00:38:43,631 - Batista. 834 00:38:43,764 --> 00:38:45,566 - Does Batista feel any added pressure seeing 835 00:38:45,700 --> 00:38:49,036 as how he he came back to WWE from the Hollywood world 836 00:38:49,170 --> 00:38:52,673 and demanded this matchup. 837 00:38:54,475 --> 00:38:57,245 - Triple H, in many ways, the mentor for Batista. 838 00:38:57,378 --> 00:38:59,013 One of the reasons Batista reached the the heights 839 00:38:59,146 --> 00:39:01,349 he did in his career. 840 00:39:01,482 --> 00:39:05,353 Triple H - Batista match underway no holds barred. 841 00:39:05,486 --> 00:39:06,354 Batista wanted this. 842 00:39:06,487 --> 00:39:07,622 He asked for this. 843 00:39:07,755 --> 00:39:09,957 He drove Triple H to this point. 844 00:39:10,091 --> 00:39:11,325 Oh my god. 845 00:39:11,459 --> 00:39:13,327 - God, you're kidding me. 846 00:39:13,461 --> 00:39:15,997 - Rico and it's already getting ugly. 847 00:39:16,130 --> 00:39:18,266 - Triple H driven on top of the table. 848 00:39:18,399 --> 00:39:20,868 Batista takes out The Game. 849 00:39:21,002 --> 00:39:25,506 - I kept going back to, "We need to create some moments. 850 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:27,742 Things that are so different. 851 00:39:27,875 --> 00:39:29,477 It's the stuff that sticks with you." 852 00:39:29,610 --> 00:39:30,478 - Batista he's helpless. 853 00:39:30,611 --> 00:39:31,779 He's pinned under the chair. 854 00:39:31,913 --> 00:39:33,547 - That's a sick smile. 855 00:39:33,681 --> 00:39:35,950 - It's a nice nose ring. 856 00:39:36,083 --> 00:39:39,787 It's this 50-year-old muscle head with a nose ring. 857 00:39:39,921 --> 00:39:41,489 But, it's one of the things that kept staring me in the face 858 00:39:41,622 --> 00:39:43,424 that I was like, "What would my character do?" 859 00:39:43,557 --> 00:39:45,326 My character would rip his nose ring out. 860 00:39:45,459 --> 00:39:46,093 - Oh. 861 00:39:46,227 --> 00:39:46,761 - No. 862 00:39:46,894 --> 00:39:47,361 --Oh, no, no, no. 863 00:39:47,495 --> 00:39:48,296 Oh my god. 864 00:39:48,429 --> 00:39:48,796 - Don't do that. 865 00:39:48,929 --> 00:39:51,198 - Oh my god. 866 00:39:51,332 --> 00:39:52,667 - Oh my goodness. 867 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:54,735 He got it. 868 00:39:54,869 --> 00:39:56,170 - I think it's hilarious just because he's, 869 00:39:56,304 --> 00:39:57,972 "You look like an idiot with this thing. 870 00:39:58,105 --> 00:40:00,775 I type of like you Hollywood --." 871 00:40:00,908 --> 00:40:03,444 - Triple H is maiming Batista's face. 872 00:40:03,577 --> 00:40:04,378 You're going to be able to be 873 00:40:04,512 --> 00:40:06,180 Guardians of the Galaxy after this? 874 00:40:06,314 --> 00:40:09,684 - I can't believe Batista is still moving forward. 875 00:40:12,953 --> 00:40:14,522 - Batista Bomb. 876 00:40:14,655 --> 00:40:16,223 - Oh my god, are you kidding me? 877 00:40:16,357 --> 00:40:17,224 This could be it. 878 00:40:17,358 --> 00:40:18,759 It could be over. 879 00:40:18,893 --> 00:40:21,128 Almost had him near fall. 880 00:40:23,030 --> 00:40:27,168 - Oh with a sledgehammer, launching himself off the steps. 881 00:40:27,301 --> 00:40:29,403 Triple H with a Pedigree 882 00:40:29,537 --> 00:40:31,772 - That's it. 883 00:40:31,906 --> 00:40:34,975 [crowd counts "one, two, three"] 884 00:40:35,109 --> 00:40:36,010 [bell ringing] 885 00:40:36,110 --> 00:40:38,813 - The game vanquishes the animal. 886 00:40:41,082 --> 00:40:42,483 - We gave them the match we wanted to give them, 887 00:40:42,616 --> 00:40:43,617 we went to war. 888 00:40:43,751 --> 00:40:45,052 I think it was a good storybook ending. 889 00:40:49,490 --> 00:40:50,791 It was with the guy wanted to end with. 890 00:40:50,925 --> 00:40:51,759 The crowd was hot. 891 00:40:51,892 --> 00:40:53,027 They loved that. 892 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:54,929 I could tell, and I could feel that they appreciated it. 893 00:40:55,062 --> 00:40:56,397 And that's what I wanted, man, 894 00:40:56,530 --> 00:40:57,765 That's closure. 895 00:40:57,898 --> 00:41:01,502 You know, that's respect factor that I needed to close my career 896 00:41:01,635 --> 00:41:03,571 - He got to go out in his terms with Hunter, 897 00:41:03,704 --> 00:41:05,606 such a close friend, the one that brought them up 898 00:41:05,740 --> 00:41:07,508 to the superstar level. 899 00:41:07,641 --> 00:41:09,977 - It was just awesome to be out there with him. 900 00:41:10,077 --> 00:41:12,980 Your head flashes back through all of it, 901 00:41:13,114 --> 00:41:16,183 through the career, through meeting each other, 902 00:41:16,317 --> 00:41:20,521 to Evolution, to everything that we did and went through. 903 00:41:20,654 --> 00:41:23,290 Then his success on his own and then he becomes his movie- 904 00:41:23,424 --> 00:41:24,492 It's just all of it. 905 00:41:24,625 --> 00:41:26,127 Now, he's wrapping up this chapter of his life here 906 00:41:26,260 --> 00:41:28,295 in front of the world. 907 00:41:28,429 --> 00:41:29,797 It was awesome. 908 00:41:29,930 --> 00:41:30,698 - It's been a hell of a career. 909 00:41:30,831 --> 00:41:32,133 I'm very proud of it. 910 00:41:32,266 --> 00:41:35,269 I feel like I can retire in peace. 911 00:41:37,471 --> 00:41:39,006 - You know most of the rivalries we've discussed here 912 00:41:39,140 --> 00:41:42,376 have been two people at the height of their game, 913 00:41:42,510 --> 00:41:45,413 either elevating one another or challenging one another. 914 00:41:45,546 --> 00:41:48,382 This is one of the few where it's one person 915 00:41:48,516 --> 00:41:50,684 who's made making another. 916 00:41:50,818 --> 00:41:52,319 I just think it's a beautiful story 917 00:41:52,453 --> 00:41:55,322 even beyond the rivalry itself. 918 00:41:55,456 --> 00:41:59,126 - Triple H and Batista is one of the true modern-day rivalries 919 00:41:59,293 --> 00:42:01,028 that really mattered. 920 00:42:01,162 --> 00:42:02,830 There's a real story. 921 00:42:02,963 --> 00:42:07,067 The tutelage of Triple H to the emerging Batista. 922 00:42:07,201 --> 00:42:12,907 - 6'5'', 325 pounds. 923 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:18,846 - It's the story of the teacher and the student and the mentor 924 00:42:18,979 --> 00:42:22,249 who becomes jealous of his creation. 925 00:42:22,383 --> 00:42:23,784 That's really timeless. 926 00:42:23,918 --> 00:42:25,786 - Batista and The Game will meet in the 927 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,355 Main Event of WrestleMania. 928 00:42:28,489 --> 00:42:31,859 - It ended up being a rivalry that bled over into years 929 00:42:31,992 --> 00:42:33,794 and years of WWE programming. 930 00:42:33,928 --> 00:42:36,697 - My God this is a showdown. 931 00:42:36,831 --> 00:42:38,933 - When you look at rivalry withstood the test of time 932 00:42:39,066 --> 00:42:40,634 is Batista was made. 933 00:42:40,768 --> 00:42:44,738 - That's 3-0 for Batista over The Game. 934 00:42:44,872 --> 00:42:48,109 - It's feather in Triple H's cap and history should remember 935 00:42:48,242 --> 00:42:52,146 that he made this individual. 936 00:42:52,279 --> 00:42:54,849 - I can do a whole thing talking about how much I love Hunter 937 00:42:54,982 --> 00:42:56,550 and how much I owe Hunter. 938 00:42:56,684 --> 00:42:59,854 - This is Evolution, baby. 939 00:42:59,987 --> 00:43:02,389 - He made my career. 940 00:43:02,523 --> 00:43:04,291 - People are going to remember Evolution, 941 00:43:04,425 --> 00:43:05,593 and they're going to remember 942 00:43:05,726 --> 00:43:08,062 the fights that Batista and Triple H had.