As it turns out, booker t had this to say eleven years later, batista and i, right now, guys, were good friends. Some fans may not know that aside from sharing the squared circle during their wwe days, batista and booker t actually. It had been brewing for a long time, said former world heavyweight champion dave batista in an exclusive interview with about the brutal fight he had with booker t on the set of the wwe summerslam commercial shoot in encino, california. Booker t talks 2006 backstage fight with batista, how he would greet batista today by aaron varble august 02, 2018 booker t was recently honored with the lou thesz award by the dan gable pro. Inside the famous backstage fight between booker t and batista in. The shoot fight between batista and booker t from 2006 is one of the most famous backstage incidents from wwe of the ruthless aggression era. Aug, 2012 on the nowinfamous fight between booker t and dave batista. This unscheduled smack down took place at a beautiful encino mansion. Sep 08, 2017 wwe had some real backstage fight also. Batista apparently caught a couple of lucky suckerpunches on the former g. People there tried to talk batista out of it, as he couldve re. By all accounts, booker took exception to daves behavior.
Batista while at a summerslam commercial shoot in may 2006, former world champions booker t and batista got into a widely reported fistfight. What started the booker tbatista fight reported by brian cantor on june 10th, 2006 source. If the two were to get into a heated argument, who would come out on top and why. Batista s backstage problems continued at the 2006 summerslam payperview commercial shoot. Then again, it must be noted that the initial reports of the fight s legitimacy appear to have come from the wwe itself, and dave bautista and booker t. You don t have to be an mma fighter to get into a fight and remember, bautista wasn t trained when he fought booker t, but he is now. It just wasn t as much fun for him as he thought it would be. The incident was reported on, with both men telling their sides of the story. His father is filipino, and his mother has greek ancestry. The animal spoke about it in his 2007 autobiography, batista unleashed. Wrestleview also reported that bautista confirmed things had been escalating for a while between booker t and himself, and the fight had been a long time coming. But that wasnt always the case back in 2006 there was a lot of heat on big dave.
Booker t s victory in the fight with batista has earn him extra lockerroom respect. Former wrestler booker t rips superstar dave batista. Wwe backstage real fights part02 batista vs booker t youtube. Reportedly stemming from a wrestlers court though others claimed this happened on a summerslam advert shoot over batista and. Batista had vacated the title early that year due to a triceps injury and had failed to regain the belt during several encounters with king booker. Booker t talks about his reallife backstage fight with batista and how he feels about him today. May 22, 2006 booker ts victory in the fight with batista has earn him extra lockerroom respect.
Real life fights between the worlds most famous wrestlers. No matter how i felt, i should have at least been respectful and said hello, not acted as if he didn t exist, he wrote. The reallife brawl between dave bautista and booker t. I remember being out in the pool with tatanka, and then dave batista shows up and it was almost like a cloud coming over that nice beautiful. Booker is said to have kicked batista s a in 2006, and most of the. In the wrestling business, there are checks and balances, tiers that the talent need to adhere to, unwritten rules and regulations that every single person who finds themselves backstage needs to get in line. Booker and batista were in encino, ca filming a commercial for summerslam, which featured a match between the two for the world title. Booker t talks 2006 backstage fight with batista, how he would. Sometimes ego of one wrestler may come into place and resulted into a fight with another thats what happend between batista and booker t on smackdown. The two main event wrestlers definitely went at it for real, and both had the battle wounds to prove it. When wcw officials told him hed never make it in sports entertainment, bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of being a superstar. Booker t spoke about his backstage confrontation with the guardians of. Oct 03, 2011 about booker t and bautista, booker t used to box as a kid and got into street fights and bautista used to get into street fights as a boy stealing cars and was a body builder.
Batista had developed an attitude after moving to raw from smackdown and winning the world championship. The wellpublicized booker t batista fight, about which reports conflict in identifying it as either a work or shoot, started when booker t confronted batista about not shaking hands with all of his colleagues on the summerslam commercial shoot. It was unclear whether this was a shoot or a work, as it was announced on. Mar 22, 2020 booker t and batista famously had a real backstage fight in 2006, which was curiously even covered by at the time despite being an altercation that never occurred on tv or in a scripted form by the company. Some fans may not know that aside from sharing the squared circle during their wwe days, batista and booker t actually had. Booker t wrestling observer newsletter star ratings. Booker t did take a very personal verbal shot at batista, however, one source said that it did not come until the situation became very heated. In one of batistas most personal wwe rivalries, he challenged king booker at survivor series 2006 for a shot at the world heavyweight championship. People around the world know dave batista as world wrestling entertainments the animal, the ropeshaking, spinebusting world heavyweight champion, one of the most popular superstars in recent years. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name batista and became a sixtime world champion by winning the world heavyweight. Dave bautista, also known as batista in wwe, and booker t never really talked, but they came headtohead over a wrestlers court situation revolving around 3x womens champion melina. Theres always been guys like dave bautista that have come along in the business and skyrocketed to the next level.
The fight was so intense that both reportedly were left swollen and bloodied. Wwe legend rips batista hell get killed in mma tmz. Two months later at wrestlemania 23, batista lost the championship to the winner of the royal rumble match, the undertaker. Touching on his charity, booker discussed the booker t fight for. Former wrestler booker t rips superstar dave batista silive. It was a brutal, bloody, vicious affair that lasted at least five minutes, according to a dayof report quoting wwes thendirector of tv promotions. Vip audio 86 10 yrs ago wade keller hotline the news 51206. Dave bautista and booker t never really talked, but they came headtohead. The crowd turned batista from heel to babyface after they were electrified by his awesome physique and physical wrestling style. Batista vs booker t vs finlay vs bobby lashley video. Jun 01, 2017 batista v booker t dave batista has a rep as one of the nice guys in wrestling. It was reported that batista got into a reallife fistfight with booker t. Jan 15, 2012 as a teenager, he passed his time by stealing automobiles as a bouncer, he beat a man almost to death he stole other guys women in the locker room he was smacked around by booker t for his backstage attitude in a fight he started he generated major backstage heat for knocking the product in the british sun he was part of wwes permitted steroid use brigade he is a selfindulgent, abrasive. During a commercial shoot for the 2006 summerslam payperview, batista got into a legitimate fistfight with booker t.
Perfect had become liquored up enough to challenge ncaa world class wrestler and former wwe champion brock lesnar to a fight, insisting he was a better amateur wrestler. Booker t got into an argument with him after dave made some bad comments and it developed into a 30 seconds shoot fight between the two before being broken by other stars. Apr 25, 2019 wrestleview also reported that bautista confirmed things had been escalating for a while between booker t and himself, and the fight had been a long time coming. About booker t and bautista, booker t used to box as a kid and got into street fights and bautista used to get into street fights as a boy stealing cars and was a body builder. He is a sixtime world champion, winning the world heavyweight championship four times and the wwe championship twice. He won his lone mma fight on october 6, 2012, defeating vince lucero via tko in the first round. Booker t believed that batista considered himself to be better than the rest of the roster due to his main event status and. Dave batista in an exclusive interview with about the brutal fight he. Inside the famous backstage fight between booker t and. The truth about batista and booker t s reallife fight has been revealed. You don t have to be an mma fighter to get into a fight and remember, bautista wasn t trained when he fought booker t. Dave batista simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Booker t was also asked about an old backstage battle in 2006 with dave bautista. May 24, 2007 last summer, booker t and batista got into a real life fist fight backstage. He enjoyed the hell out of the training, but not the fight as much. Booker t talks 2006 backstage fight with batista, how he.
I think the story got out there that booker beat dave up, which is not true. More backstage details on batistabooker t fight wrestlezone. What started the booker t batista fight reported by brian cantor on june 10th, 2006 source. Booker t recalls his backstage fight with dave bautista. Going into may 06, an incident occurred, as batista and booker t got in a scuffle at a commerical shoot for summerslam 06.
Then again, it must be noted that the initial reports of the fight s legitimacy appear to have come from the wwe itself, and dave bautista and booker t were promoting their title match. He left her wife when she was diagnosed with cancer. I mainly bought the book because i wanted to hear his side of things regarding that fight with booker t, his relationship with the sexy melina perez, and whatever else he had to offer. Sep 20, 20 batista and mark henry sign the contract for the great american bash 07 14 06 worlds strongest man wwe wrestling batista smackdown pictures, batista and mark henry duration. David michael bautista born january 18, 1969, better known as dave batista or by the ring name batista, is an american retired professional wrestler, actor, mixed martial artist, and bodybuilder. Oct 20, 2016 the brawl that ensued apparently lasted for 30 seconds till booker t got the best of batista. Booker t and batista famously had a real backstage fight in 2006, which was curiously even covered by at the time despite being an altercation that never occurred on tv or in a scripted form by the company. It seems things have calmed down since booker t claimed, well never be friends. If booker t was the one with the black eye, how come everyone is saying that batista lost. Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t. More on booker t batista backstage fight, reflecting on ddpbagwell fight, cornette.
Introduction below you can see all known star ratings for wrestling matches featuring in dave meltzers wrestling observer newsletter. But that wasn t always the case back in 2006 there was a lot of heat on big dave. One source stated that booker t dominated batista due to having more street fighting experience. Huge correction on booker tbatista wwe sources say fight was legit. Batista vs finlay vs bobby lashley vs king booker dailymotion full match wwe no mercy 2006. Sports wrestling dave bautista batista vs nunzio wwe, 9162005 tape machines are rolling batista joins bear grylls on natgeo tv, voting for nxt breakout. Jul 20, 2016 hello and welcome to the 10 real wwe backstage fights that happened lets hit 700 likes. Booker t may have made batista look like a sucka, but big dave would later earn a measure of redemption. Booker t talks about his backstage fight with batista. Episode 4 dave batista, booker t, finlay and the truth behind their real fight. It was 2006 during the summerslam season and a group of pro wrestler stars met at the mansion to do a promo shoot. Batista hadnt been around for months, as he was home rehabbing his triceps and torn lat muscle, the former of which he had surgery on. I also heard batista as completely rude to other wrestlers and wwe fans.
No matter how i felt, i should have at least been respectful and said hello, not acted as if he didnt exist, he wrote. Booker t talks about how he feels about dave batista 12 years after their. Booker t recently had an interview with hannibal tv where he talked about his upcoming mayoral campaign, getting lou thesz award by the dan gable pro wrestling museum and more. Batista and mark henry sign the contract for the great american bash 07 14 06 worlds strongest man wwe wrestling batista smackdown pictures, batista and mark henry duration. Who would win in a legit street fight, dave batista or a.
January 18, 1969 is an american actor, mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, and retired professional wrestler who is best known for his two tenures at wwe, where he performed under the ring name dave batista or simply batista. Batista made several tries to win back the championship title before finally winning it back from booker t on november 26, 2006. People there tried to talk batista out of it, as he couldve reinjured his triceps badly and risked his entire career over it. A very interesting look into the life of david michael bautista. Dave batista 65 318 lbs mike tyson 511 222 lbs this is a legit street fight. Dave won the fight, but ended up taking crap for lucero not looking to be in prime physical condition especially compared to him.
By all accounts, booker took exception to dave s behavior. Booker t on his reallife backstage fight with batista. After leaving wwe in 2010, batista started seriously training in jiujitsu under cesar gracie. Please note that ratings are given to the overall match.
After losing the tag team titles to rob van dam and booker t, batista. Dave batista omg brock lesnar and john cena brutal fight. Booker t did take a very personal verbal shot at batista, however, one source said that it did not come until the situation became very. Batista vs booker t you would think that the muscle man dave bautista would be able to handle booker t but apparently not. Hannibal tv recently caught up with the former wcw star and during the interview, he recalled that incident with the animal among some other things. After the beating, booker was praised for finally shutting batistas ranting mouth. Jan 17, 2017 booker t may have made batista look like a sucka, but big dave would later earn a measure of redemption. The truth about batista and booker ts reallife fight has been revealed. Legend has it that booker t emerged the victor when he clashed with batista in real life, but what really happened and why. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and signed with the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe in 2000.
Booker t discusses batistas hall of fame induction wrestling world. Bobby lashley vs dave batista mma comparison youtube. Fit finlay talks rey mysterio, great khali, booker t. Booker t has fighting words for former raw colleague corey graves. Booker responded that the two of them should go find an empty room right now, close the door, and go for it. Batista is currently signed to the wwe under the legends program batista has held the world heavyweight championship four times, the world tag team championship 3 times with ric flair 2 and john. Aug 03, 2018 booker t talks about his reallife backstage fight with batista and how he feels about him today. Wwes booker t shoots on backstage brawl wrestletalk. Bro but, other than that, this fight had a clear winner in booker t, who proved that he was the more adept street fighter. Jul 28, 2016 batista made a comment that he could take booker out any time in a fight.
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