Batista Heel Turn?

[A.J.]

Well in the closing moments of the No Way out PPV Batista turned on his own tag team partner the Undertaker and gave him the Batista bomb and allowed Taker to pinned by Cena...So is this what some of us have been hoping a Batista heel turn???

I hope so as Batista as heel be good for him even though i dont like him at all for his work, but seeing everyone boo him even better!!

[The Notorious JSlim]

Yeah I agree seeing ppl boo him is great but I hope that he doesn;t end Taker's streak at Mania. But it's a good thing seeing Batista turn Heel now I just wonder if HBK will turn Heel.

[duke2189]

They wont turn HBK heel bcos they want DX merchandise money, the Batisita heel turn if it is a heel turn can only be a good thing. They can really hype the match by making out Batista to be afraid to confront Taker face to face and attacking him from behind.

[The Notorious JSlim]

yeah it's a good thing but it does make Batista look like an asshole when he Batista Bombed Taker during their tag match.

[healyz84]

That was not an act to cause a "Batista heel turn". What that was in fact was Batista paying back the Undertaker. He said he would get payback, and he did. This was done to show that Batista is not intimidated by the Undertaker. Also it was done to add some fire to this match, as it will be the main event at wrestlemania. They now have roughly a month and a bit to turn this into an excellent feud...

As for HBK/Cena, they will probably go down the storyline route where 1 will watch the back of the other until accidental miscues end that relationship...

[MidNight Rider]

yeah it's a good thing but it does make Batista look like an asshole when he Batista Bombed Taker during their tag match.

that's the point of a heel turn

[tompell17]

I don't see why they just don't make Cena a heel because the fans are 50/50 with him anyway. If they turn him heel now, they can do a face turn down the road and maybe more people would like him.

[The Notorious JSlim]

At WrestleMania 23 it'll be like Cena V.S. HHH the fans will be 50/50 on both HBK's nad Cena's side. The WWE should make Cena Heel I guess...

[The Kid From 13th Street]

I always thought all 3 brands' champions (Batista, Cena, and Lashley) either had to turn heel or get out of the title picture...because quite honestly there is nothing really appealing about any of them in their current states. Good move for Batista if they choose to turn him heel.

[Banes88]

Even if it wasn't meant to turn Batista heel, he'll recieve heel heat from the crowds for turning on The Undertaker. So I highly doubt we'll see a face-charactered Batista now.

[Carlito_Orton]

This isn't a heel turn. Look at the wwe homepage and what it says about the end of the match.


Proving he’s not intimidated by Undertaker, Batista delivered a spinebuster to the Deadman at No Way Out. The move was payback for Undertaker’s chokeslam on The Animal a few weeks ago. The move also led to John Cena & HBK picking up the win.

[A.J.]

Ya it is prolly not a full fledge heel turn but he will have heat leading to his match with Taker at WM23 as Taker is a legend and the fans love and respect him. But what i'm saying of they did it be good but then again its more just payback, but it will land him heat as he have payback to Taker

[kevitudev1]

Lol Undertaker is like the respect machine touch him and your auto hated. note the boos whenever someone hit HBK or Undertaker haha.

Cena wont get half the crowd at wm you'll be lucky if he gets 1/4th however If they keep Batista face there is just no point everyone is going to be rooting for taker in that match.

[Downward Spiral]

I think they are trying to turn him heel but the fans may have already decided that, and with good reason. A lot prefer Taker to Batista and I think a lot don't want Batista to ruin his streak and rightly so because he doesn't deserve anything like that. Good to see them do that though, but I doubt Cena will do that as he has too much going for him as a face. I think it wasn't really meant to be a heel turn but the fans are solidly behind Taker here, and so am I. I hope the challengers go over though, because everyone knows they should and wants them to because they deserve the title a lot more than the champs do. Good decision though to make Batista easier to hate though because it could have been a disappointment to the fans if they were both strong faces.

[jay_extreme]

That was not an act to cause a "Batista heel turn". What that was in fact was Batista paying back the Undertaker. He said he would get payback, and he did. This was done to show that Batista is not intimidated by the Undertaker. Also it was done to add some fire to this match, as it will be the main event at wrestlemania. They now have roughly a month and a bit to turn this into an excellent feud...

First of all, batista hit a spinebuster on taker, not a batista bomb. Secondly, I think healyz84 is right. Batista might turn heel, but for the moment being, he just got his payback. I am damn sure about this because if you watch the ending when batista was leaving and taker was looking at him through the ring, you can see batista turn around and say, I GOT MY PAYBACK. Batista is an idiot, the guy was getting a good reaction from the crowd, but now he is gonna get a lot of heat. As with Cena/HBK, I have no idea in hell, what gonna happen with them. There TAG TEAM CHAMPS!! BTW, did you guys see the Diva Invitational, Ashley was looking smokin hot!!

[duke2189]

well you dont have long to wait, the smackdown spoilers will be in 2moz so if they do develop this into a heel turn it will happen on smaackdown i would think, as they are only about a month off mania.

[scorpionz_venom]

Neither Cena nor HBK will go heel. Neither will Taker. And there's no way there will be two face vs. face main events at Mania. Something's got to give, and right now, Batista is prolly selling the least merchandise, so WWE can absorb that hit. He's about to get paranoid about his belt, ala HHH a few years back. (wow, trips hasn't been champ for like 2 yrs)

[Shando]

Cena and Batista will turn heel over the next few weeks. Batista is pretty much hated now after NWO and nobody liked Cena to begin with :D

[Rabbid Wolverine]

batista needs to turn heel cuz i'm sick of seeing him being all smiles and crap, this will probly make batista more popular then anything, becuz really the only time i liked him was when he was the enforcer for evolution.

cenas good as a face (better as a heel), but good as a face becuz he always stands up for a challenge, doesnt ever really back down.

lashley.... i juss dont know wut to say, he's defending the ecw title on other brands more than his own LMAO... as for his wrestlemania opponent, should be sandman or dreamer, but that wont really happen

[DTroy]

Know what would've been even better at NWO, if Cena and Batista turn heel. Batista Batista Bombs Taker and Cena FUs HBK and the match end in a No Contest. Cena and Batista forms some kind of an alliance until mania.

[xfearbefore]

Thats a pretty good idea Dtroy, but I'd rather keep those two feuds seperate so that it adds more to each individual fued for Wrestlemania. I think that Batista performs much better as a heel, and in all honesty is just awkward as a face.

[jcdrules]

If Batista Is Now Gonna Be Full Fledged Heel, It Means That Vince, And Taker Both Came To Thier Senses And Realized That Taker At Wm Is Untouchable And Should Never Be Changed. The News In Nov When This First Came Out, Was That Vince And Taker Were In The Decesion Process To Put Batista Over. Im Sure This Would Be Only To A Face Batista Not A Heel Batista. Taker Should Win At Wm, Feud With Big Dave Through The Summer And Pay Back The Job At Summerslam. If You Really Wanna Turn Batista Full Fledged Heel Tomorrow Nite At The Sd Tapings, Have Him Attack Rey During His Home Town Return Speech. That Would Just Blow His Heat Off The Roof.

[quis82788]

Batista would be a ok heel. I mean the last time he was he had HHH and Flair talking for him. So if he turned heel i think he needs a manager. Then again he needs someone to talk for him now cuz even psycho sid could carry a interview a lil bit this guy sucks.

[stsean]

"yea but still" what....none of us know whats going on yet because it wasnt made clear

[Cpmac22]

If Batista turned heel maybe its like the Hogan and HBK back in the summer of 2005. When HBK turned heel he only did it for the feud and then instantly went right back to face. They may be doing the same with Batista & Taker.

[The Teflon Don]

Batista cant make it as a heel he had to be carried as a heel in Evolution and only because Flair was teaching him during the whole Evolution storylines

[Inmate #1 pastie1545]

Actually I think Batista will be a strong heel now and possibly the start of a new fresh Batista because he was a face for well over two years and it was getting boring. During the Evolution storylines I agree that he wasn't that good of a heel but he was learning so to speak, and now he can be the top heel or one of the top heels with Booker who at this point seems to be in the upper-mid card. Personally I think this is a good choice by the bookers and writers (believe it or not LOL) a heel turn is what he needs to futher his carrer even more.


pastie out (yes i know im leaving but im checking to see where i post ppov)

[Abyss]

Like I say, I think you should DEFINATELY try him as a heel, his face role is rather pathetic now.

[HellBoundPower]

I think Batista would make a MUCH better heel. I look back at his days as Leviathan in OVW, and he seemed like he was a.) a better wrestler and b.) a VERY good heel. I could see him coming out and dominating the competition as a monster heel, and it would actually bring some credibilty to him, instead of him being shoved down our throats with this fake, nice guy, I'll kiss your baby and grin kind of attitude he has. If WWE was smart, they would've made him a heel a LONG time ago.

[Big Ray]

he would make a great heel jus based on the fact that i hate him as a face...alot of people hate him anyway due to his limited moveset so they should turn him and cena to heels but they arent gonna do either anytime soon, especially not cena cuz they love him but they dont like batista as much cuz of his backstage attitude

[E.G]

It would be good if he did turn heel. But the fans have only just got used too batista being face. If Triple H goes too smackdown he could join up with him again then he could reform evolution. They just need Ric Flair or a new member.

[sean]

Batista is garbage whether he is heel or face. just like cena and just like Lashley. No talent no wrestling ability losers that nobody with a brain recognizes as a champion...

[Ticked Off Texan]

Turn Batista heel, then let him feud for a while then fire his ass.

E.G. I would hate to see Evolution reunite, well Triple H and Flair would be ok, but Batista got a push from Triple H at Mania and he hasn't used that push to what it could be, I mean look he still sucks in the ring and on the mic.

[kilva]

I would rather see Batista/Cena heel than The Undertaker or HBK. Since these 2 are veteran superstars while Cena/Batista are just rising superstars and have only been in the WWE brand for more than 4years

[rockynater]

Yeah They Should Make Him Or Cena Heel So They Can Feud With HBK/ The Undertaker longer

[jedite]

If they were to turn Batista heel, fans will hate him, not from the fact that he's a heel. It's the fact that he has no passion for the business. But, Vince will still continue to keep him, because he's a moneymaker for the kids.

[AveKal]

Heres how you turn him heel. First he loses at Backlash. Rey Mysterio comes back to action, hes gonna have a match against someone ( ex. Finlay) and hes going to win, Batista comes out applauding Rey's victory ( b/c it took him a long time to get back to the ring, etc.), he joins him in the ring, raises his arm in victory, then WHAM!! nails him with a giant clothesline, Batista Bomb, Done. From there make him live up to his name " The Animal", have him destroy everyone in sight (similar to when Brock first started) and make his character become obsessed with the title. Since the fans already dislike him due to his lack of passion, he becomes the man no fan wants to be champion. Have him win and lose the title over the course of time and it will be gravy. He must become the super bad-ass heel character that no fan will respect in order for this to be a success.

[Mr Marijoana In The Bank]

Sorta like HHH September 2002 to July 2005 I Think tat would be cind of good I would enjoy that quit a bit but Taker is the Champ and that wouldnt be very fair on him It could work after Taker looses the belt and say Rey is the champion and Batista turns on him IN the same way as AveKal said

[Joker ' Ferreira]

I don't really care about Batista and his heel turn, I think is careless right now, they could push someone else to do his task, I believe that there's nothing else to do with him, after Judgement Day, I predict that it will be his last chance for the title (or not it depends on Vince), they will put him again as face, facing Mark Henry or even Great Khali but after that... there's nothing else, if they move him to RAW or even ECW it would be good for him and for SmackDown! that needs a new main-eventer (at this time not only one anyway).

[Derf]

I think Batista would make an amazing heal, he has the look and the wrestling skills for a heal, and he was a monster in Evolution. I'd much rather see a Heal Batista as Champion right now, but he's really the only Face on Smackdown right now that can hold the title, or at least that Vince will let hold it (...benoit...) I'd say that his best chance right now, since Taker is gonna be giving up the title, is to give it to Batista, turn him heal, and make him feud with Benoit. I'd love to see that feud. Drag it through Summerslam, with Batista picking up multiple victorys against Benoit, most cheap ones, then have Benoit win the title at the Biggest Party of the Summer, 3 years after he lost it. Batista will go another month to feud with benoit, have a rivalry with someone else for a few months, then team with Orton around the Rumble, and eventually start a feud with HHH and Flair at WM24. That's the best move for the WWE IMO right now.

[Larceny]

What the writers are doing right now with Batista and HBK aswell is sort of cheesing me off a bit.

They haven't made it totally clear as to whether they have totally gone heel or not, we all know the HBK can play an amazing heel but he hasn't done anything "heelish" enough to go all the way.

The same thing with Batista aswell, he talks some trash and whatnot but the same as HBK he hasn't done anything majorly "heelish" like maybe Edge or Mr. Kennedy would do.

[Numberonewrestler]

Batista is a worthless musclehead and will be forgotten about in 5 years. Yes I just said that


Batista is actually a good wrestler and he keep on improving his wrestlemania match with the Undertaker is actually a decent match and his Backlash rematch with the Undertaker is actually his greatest match in his entire WWE Career not to count his Hell in a Cell match with HHH 2 yrs. ago.

[mork83]

I would love to see this Friday the Undertaker either win or dominate Batista and then all the heels from the locker room come out beat down Undertaker. Taker can maybe even have a coffin a ringside for Batista. but they all put Taker in it (ala Yokozuna/Undertaker years ago).

The title is then vacated and there is a giant tournament. Batista is then a heel, but doesn't need to feud with anyone specific until the tournament ends. The finals could be Benoit/Batista, they can go for a month or two, then Mysterio returns or HBK/another face switches to Smackdown.

[TNA Smark]

Batista would get over more as a heel. I liked his heel run in evolution and he has the charisma and mic skills for it. I would like to see him do something original instead of doing a repeated angle that WWE did a long time ago. I would rather have him attack Undertaker before the steel cage match and then as the steel cage match happens Taker doesn't show up and he says he deserves to be the champion since Taker no showed and then Long comes out and tell's Batista it was because of his actions Taker wasn't there and say's there is going to be a tournament. Then they do an angle where they say Batista put Taker out of action for 6-8 months on a injury.

[mork83]

Considering they have advertised two main events in the past two weeks that didn't happen that night (HBK/Cena and Edge/Orton), I don't think that adding a third in three weeks would be wise. Plus, I think it's fun for fans to see an old reference to a previous angle. The fact is, it worked the first time, Batista can even say that it worked in the past.

I don't know what Taker's condition is right now, but I would hope they are able to put on some type of match. Obviously not if his health is at risk though. Although, I don't see them having a normal match and Batista winning cleanly.

[Big Ace]

I think we can say ''Bye-Bye'' to a Batista heel turn. It looks like he's going over in that Steel Cage match with 'Taker and they don't want to turn him heel. Kennedy is fine where he is at and he should win that damn Title. As for a Batista heel turn, not likely, but hopefully it happens.

[danbek]

no matter wot appens batista will always suk , he has little ability even tho ill give him credit his matches with taker were betta than expected, and cuts the worst promo in the world ! doesnt deserve any more than mid-card and a heel turn may be more interestin than his current ways or maybe send him over to RAW as a heel to fued wif Cena :)

[Levy]

Batista is simply another muscle headed talentless wrestler who vince hired because he loves them big. The only time he looks good is when he is facing a legend like taker or HHH. But for the most part the guy is unwatchable and will not turn heel because the crowd loves him too much. So until they turn on him it wont happen

[Nj Fan 04]

They have has moments where Batista has almost turned heel for a while, including last year's No Way Out when he attacked Undertaker. There is desperate need for another top heel in WWE, as there are plenty of faces now. I think Batista needs to make a heel turn. Have in run-in on a Mysterio beat down only to help Edge, or anything along those lines. It doesn't matter how, but Batista must make the switch now!

Thoughts?

[the_phenomenal1]

I think if Batista did turn heel he would need to stay as he is in the sense that he does everything himself. I wouldn't wamt to see him as a heel and becoming Edge's bitch. He has shown he can pull off a heel persona with Evolution, so without me thinking it through thoroughly, yeah, it would be worth a try

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Batista turning heel could be done very well, but I think if he did that, he'd have to move over to Raw. Smackdown doesn't have enough face value for him to go up against, but if we traded Batista and Umaga, we'd have Hardy, HBK, Triple H, Cena, and Jericho for options against Batista, plus Umaga would be given some fresh opponents as well like the Undertaker.

[Rusty]

What the hell is the WWE waiting for..... turn Big Dave heel now!!! He would be an awesome heel and could be very entertaining. Is it just me or at the Royal Rumble, was Batista getting booed when it was down to the final three???

Batista vs Mysterio, Batista vs Matt Hardy, Batista vs Finlay..... these are just some of the possibilities that Batista could wrestle if he was to turn heel and stay on Smackdown because at the moment... I find Batista very stale on Smackdown!

[Highlight Reel]

As a face, theres not much where Batista can go now. I'm predicting Taker will defeat Edge at WrestleMania, but Batista may be backed in a corner now. The only thing he can do now is either turn heel or put other stars over, since I don't think he'll be back in the World Title division for awhile, or atleast if he ends up against Edge and losses at No Way Out. Khali is slowly dieing, and feuding with Mark Henry I don't think would be a good move because they have already been-there and done-that. The best move I say for Batista right now is turn heel, revert back to an angry monster, and feud against someone like Rey Mysterio. Refresh his gimmick.

[Nj Fan 04]

Personally, I would love to see Batista turn at No Way Out. Rey takes care of the Edgeheads, Vickie, Chavo, whatever and has Edge to himself. Edge knocks the ref down and then set Rey up for spear. Batista runs out with a chair, and when you think he'll hit Edge, Rey stands up and gets hit. Ref rolls over and counts to three giving Edge the win and adding Batista to the new stable.

[Freedom 35]

I dont think theres much in the line of heel work for Batista. as a heel you have to be very good on the mic and be very versatile two things that Batista isnt. The only way a Batista heel turn would work if he were in a non talking role such as like people have said an enforcer role in Edges stable but the odds of him taking a step back and being anything but a main eventer are unlikely. Batista will most likely stay in the role hes in until his age catches up with him which could be soon, he just doesnt have enough charisma to be a big time heel

[IrishEnglishman24]

think batista needs to go heel, but that just leaves too many powerful heels dragging things down. smackdown already has mark henry and khali lumbering thru the role of the power heel. batista's not good enough on the mic to generate heat like santino or jbl can so he'd have to go for the sneak attacks.

i dont ever see batista taking a step down from main event level on his own terms. in fact i cant think of a time he wasnt at that level recently. maybe a trip to RAW or ECW would give him a main event slot and give him new opponents and at the same time let some1 else have a shot... but then it's smackdown and that'l just mean they'll put mysterio back in that role.

either way smackdown needs something new because unless they push either finlay or mvp, they have only batista, rey, taker edge without being forced to use khali and mark henry. it's stale and tired

[LadyFranchise]

It's time for him to turn heel. The man has been a face since 2005 and it now he is just completely stale. I was watching some youtube videos back from his evolutions days and I found him to be more entertaining back then. He is one of those wrestlers who would be better suited as a heel than a face. He also needs to take a break from the World Title scene also.

[MR.DERP]

Batista Should Be A Heel Cause He Really Doesn't Give A Crap About The Fans. The Man Flips Out When One Person Out Of The Crowd Doesn't Like Him. He Did His Thumbs Up Thing And I Did A Thumbs Down And He Just About Lost It. Did The Cool L On His Forhead And Said He Would Slap Me Around. No Crap Mr. Roid Rage. I Hate The Man And Want Somthing Really Bad To Happen To Him, But A Heel Turn Would Probally Show Is True Side. He's Gonna Lose It One Night And Attack A Fan.

[brudog56]

Well in the closing moments of the No Way out PPV Batista turned on his own tag team partner the Undertaker and gave him the Batista bomb and allowed Taker to pinned by Cena...So is this what some of us have been hoping a Batista heel turn???

I hope so as Batista as heel be good for him even though i dont like him at all for his work, but seeing everyone boo him even better!!

It's not 1987 anymore - A babyface attacking another babyface doesn't automatically constitute a heel turn.

I agree with you though, I'd really like to see Batista turn heel. I think the turn would be most effective if he started to acknowledge all the boos and gradually turned on the fans.

As long as his merch. is selling, though, they won't change anything about him.

[ECWildsider]

Batista needs something fresh and new and a heel turn would give him new ground. He did do the heel thing when he was part of Evolution, but he has yet to do it by himself. I would even go as far as to say have him beat Flair at Wrestlemania and solidify him as hated and disgusted by the fans. You know whoever beats Flair gets a lifetime credit as the world's biggest A-Hole and Batista retiring him mentor...WOW! He could go heel for a long time! Good ol JR could have a fit at the announcers booth and this could spark mutiple feuds that will lead to a solid title run.

:flair:

[dancing monkey]

Batista needs something fresh and new and a heel turn would give him new ground. He did do the heel thing when he was part of Evolution, but he has yet to do it by himself. I would even go as far as to say have him beat Flair at Wrestlemania and solidify him as hated and disgusted by the fans. You know whoever beats Flair gets a lifetime credit as the world's biggest A-Hole and Batista retiring him mentor...WOW! He could go heel for a long time! Good ol JR could have a fit at the announcers booth and this could spark mutiple feuds that will lead to a solid title run.

:flair:

I suggested almost the same thing and my son said I was an idiot no-one would believe Batista would retire Flair. I think Flair might go that angle too they have a lot of respect for one another and it would bring a fitting end to Flair's career and a bit boost to a tired Batista.

[champishere7]

I suggested almost the same thing and my son said I was an idiot no-one would believe Batista would retire Flair. I think Flair might go that angle too they have a lot of respect for one another and it would bring a fitting end to Flair's career and a bit boost to a tired Batista.

Yeah i think Batista could end Flair's career, but not have a heel turn. Maybe if he does end flairs career, Have to have done it or never a title shot again, e.t.c.

[dancing monkey]

Yeah i think Batista could end Flair's career, but not have a heel turn. Maybe if he does end flairs career, Have to have done it or never a title shot again, e.t.c.

Are you suggesting Vince give Batista an ultimatinum? Beat Flair or else. I don't see that happening. Smackdown has too many faces. You have Taker, Mysterio, Kane and now it looks like Finlay in the hunt for the title. They need another heel. Batista needs a new storyline and having him do a heel-turn would open things up for him. He could also tag team with Edge and go for the World Tag titles. Flair and Batista were members of Evolution and I think given the reasons above Batista is the one to take him out. Batista would be hated for sure. It is the perfect time and place to do it.

[dancing monkey]

Yeah i see your point, and it would be a big heel turn. But out of all people i dont think he would team with edge.

I believe that if it gives him another run at the title he would team with anyone. Batista turned his back on Evolution once and took on his good friend Triple H seeing that I can see him teaming with Edge. Batista in my eyes is just as opportunitist as Edge and any move to boost him forward I think he'd do it. If not what else is there for him?