A WWE legend recently talked about leaving the company with headquarters in Stamford to pursue another dream. He revealed that his mother thought he was crazy for making that decision at that time.
Batista had a massive success at the WWE between 2000 and 2010. Although he left the promotion 14 years ago, he made two short return in 2014 and 2018 before hanging his boots after his defeat before Triple H in Wrestlemania 35. Since then, the 55 -year -old fighter has become a superstar in Hollywood, starring several films and television programs.
In a recent interview in The Jennifer Hudson Show Batista recalled his mother's reaction when he told him that he would leave wrestling to devote himself to Hollywood performance. He said she thought she was “crazy.”
“That was when I left professional wrestling (…) I said: 'Mom, I think I'm going to leave professional wrestling. I really want to dedicate myself to performance.' She told me: 'You're crazy.' I said: 'But, you know, it's really what I want to do.' But my mother is my greatest fan and we are very close,” he said.
Batista wants another WWE star to follow her steps
In a recent interview with Buzzfeed celeb, Batista He expressed his desire to see the WWE CM Punk superstar move away from wrestling and follow a race in Hollywood as he did.
The Animal He affirmed that Punk had been underestimated as an actor and described him as “great.” He pointed out that he believed that Raw's star potential was unlimited.
“Oh, you know who I think really ignored him as an actor, I do not know if he has not looked as much as he would like because he is still very interested in professional wrestling, but it is cm punk, Phil Brooks. His potential in the performance is quite unlimited. So I really want to see more of him in the performance. And I would love to work with him, because I think he has passion for the performance. That he is able to put that aside a little, he can never dive completely in the performance.
The current punk rival at WWE, Drew McIntyre, He participated In the last Batista movie, The Killer's Game. It would be interesting to see if The Best in the World would also work with The Animal in Hollywood.
