Batista made his surprise return to WWE television on tonight's Raw from Atlanta, during the closing segment that was the 70th birthday celebration for WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon hosted the segment but when it came time for Flair to come out, he didn't show. The WWE cameras eventually cut backstage to Batista dragging a camera man over to Flair's locker room. We then saw Batista dragging Flair out of the room. He asked Triple H if he got his attention and then left. This closed the show.
WHAT THE?? Batista has appeared and attacked @RicFlairNatrBoy in a demand for @TripleH's attention on #Raw! @DaveBautista pic.twitter.com/NKzISy4fJ3— WWE (@WWE) February 26, 2019
For months, there's been rumors about Batista taking on Triple H at WrestleMania 35, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 7th in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium.
This has led to a lot of speculation that this segment was done in order to set up a match between Batista and Triple H. It appears that this is indeed the direction that WWE is going.
That was one of the most unpredictably wonderful endings to #Raw in some time. Welcome back Dave Bautista. Well done #WWE. #WrestleMania has the makings of another huge main event. Triple H vs. Batista. I’m all about all of this.— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) February 26, 2019
