Former WWE World champion Batista is advertised for the 2/16/14 WWE event in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas & Mack Center via both radio ads and internet advertising.
In speaking to WWE sources this evening, they confirmed he was expected back (one source believed at the Royal Rumble as a surprise) and that the advertising was released prematurely, spoiling a planned surprise.

Batista had been talking to Triple H about a return at least as far back as last Spring, according to sources, but his acting schedule (he has a big part in Marvel's Guardians of The Galaxy) prevented him from doing anything.

Batista has long talked of wanting to come back for one final WWE run, as opposed to just coming back to do one big match. He quit the company in 2010, completely unhappy with the PG type of programming the company was producing at the time.

One of the sources we spoke with tonight believed Batista would be working with the company until he was needed to do promotional work for "Guardians", which is slated for a 8/1/14 theatrical release

I actually loved Batista in his heel run just before he left, so if we got that I'd be more than happy.

Agreed.

The problem is, it is hard to be the big, dominant, heel in PG because you can't be nearly as insulting as you used to be able to be. You can't bully people on the air anymore. At least not like the old days.

But his last heel run was in PG WWE, wasn't it?

I wasn't a fan of his generic babyface crap, which is probably what he'd do at first if he returned due to the crowd probably going crazy, but if it eventually morphed into him being a heel again I certainly wouldn't be against it.

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It was in PG, but was also the reason that he quit. He couldn't do it how he wanted to.

AHHHH OMG YAYAYAYAYAYAY I always loved Batista. Even as a face, cause his feud with Taker and Edge was one of my all time favorites and it's what got me into wrestling a lot.


I do hope he returns as a heel, but I don't see that happening since WWE needs more faces.

The fact that WWE's top three wrestlers right now are faces.

CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and John Cena are faces.
Cena gets mixed reactions.
Punk is in the mid card.

Heels:
Randy Orton
The Shield
Alberto Del Rio
Brock Lesnar (occasional)
Ryback
The Miz
etc. etc.

I'm not saying WWE lacks faces, I'm saying it could do better with more.

Miz is face again, and not a top talent.

Miz was heel the last time I watched WWE, which was the last PPV.

I remember him cutting a face promo on Damien Sandow last night on Smackdown.

EDIT: But the fact I actually watched Smackdown

Damnit, WWE, the Miz is gold as a heel.