For a lot of wrestlers, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors you can receive. Batista was supposed to receive that honor three years ago. However, COVID-19 complications in 2020, and then clashing schedules the year after that, have prevented The Animal from becoming a Hall of Famer.
Batista Trying To Make Hall Of Fame Happen
Since it's officially WrestleMania season, 2023's Hall of Fame class will soon start to come together. Any day now, WWE will pick a publication or an outlet to team up with and reveal the first member of 2023's Hall of Fame class. As for whether Batista will finally be a part of that class three years after he was originally supposed to, the multiple-time World Champion certainly hopes so.
“I hope so, but I can’t say for sure. I can say that I’m trying. I am trying,” Batista told Comicbook.com. The wrestler-turned-movie star was actually discussing his new movie Knock At The Cabin with the site. The conversation briefly turned to WWE, and with the amount of hype for the movie on Raw last week, it certainly seems like Batista's delayed Hall of Fame induction is on the promotion's radar at the very least.
Originally Supposed To Go In Three Years Ago
As if that wasn't proof enough that Batista and WWE's relationship remains strong, even though the former Superstar wasn't a part of Raw's 30th-anniversary celebrations, Batista was backstage for an episode of SmackDown at the end of 2022. The same episode on which John Cena competed alongside Kevin Owens, ensuring a 20-year streak remained intact for at least one more year.
It's entirely possible Batista was up for an induction in 2022, but WWE didn't want to induct someone as big as him alongside The Undertaker who was the headliner during last year's ceremony. Batista definitely warrants a headline spot of his own when he is finally inducted, and the combination of his comments last week with his recent interactions with WWE suggests he'll be a part of 2023's class.
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