Thought of the Day: Batista and Wrestlemania
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As of right now, they would be insane to put Batista in the title match as the only challenger. He’s certainly a big name and worthy of being in the title hunt, but I think just bringing him back and immediately putting him in the title match in this environment was just asking for trouble. Thankfully it does seem like the company is backpedaling a bit on him as Batista is barely getting any TV time. Making the title match a three way would be acceptable, as I really don’t think the fans are as much anti-Batista as they are pro-Bryan. There’s a future in WWE for Big Dave, but it’s not as the sole challenger for Randy Orton at Wrestlemania XXX.
