Recently Batista was interviewed by the UK paper The Sun in promotion for the April RAW tapings and had some of the following things to say:
On Smackdown:
“I don’t consider it a rivalry at all. We’re a better show, period. There’s no comparison. I feel for Smackdown, I just don’t know what’s going on over there. I try to watch the shows but, for me, they’re hard to sit through. And that really makes me sick as it should be a top show. I’ve watched their tapings live and it seems like a lot of the guys couldn’t care less. There’s a lack of passion and pride. They need the stress of a live show on them, like we have. A lot of them think: “Oh, it’s taped. If I mess up, we’ll just redo it.” They’re more worried about where they’re going after the show, which also makes me sick because it means they’re not there to work.”
On “Deacon” Batista:
“That was the lowest point in my career. It was heartbreaking for me as I was a major player in OVW – our development territory – as Leviathan and then when I got to the WWE they chopped my legs off at the knees. They put me in a suit and made me carry around that stupid box.”
On Lesnar and Goldberg:
“One day I’d love to see Brock come back, as he’s a very good wrestler who left way before his time and there’s a lot of money to be made with him. Goldberg, I don’t know. It seemed like a lot of times we were bouncing around making him look good. I don’t think Goldberg ever really had a grasp of wrestling or got it.”
On Triple H:
“Most performers have a weak link, but I don’t think Triple H has one. He’s technically as sound as can be and he’s incredible on the microphone. He’s rugged, looks good and his psychologically is incredible.”
You can read the whole interview here
