WWE Latest News: Batista Up For WWE Return; Former WWE Star Jeff Hardy Signs On Once Again With TNA
Former World Wrestling Entertainment world champion and heavyweight champion Batista may be making an appearance sooner than later.
According to a report by Sean Rueter of Cageside Seats, "The Animal" has been in talks with company head honcho Vince McMahon for a possible comeback at the WWE's biggest annual spectacle, WrestleMania.
WrestleMania 32 is scheduled to take place on April 3 at the AT&T Stadium, more popularly known as the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The report adds that while Batista did pass on the initial offer by the company, he is still open to listening to other possible ideas that may work for him.
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Rueter's report did clarify that the 47-year-old professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter might not make it in time for WrestleMania since he still needs to fulfill his obligations as an actor.
"He'll be in the midst of filming Guardians, Volume 2. The Drax role requires him to spend several hours a day in make-up, and it's safe to assume he'll have a bigger role and be needed at more days of shooting given that his character was a big part of the first film's breakout success," an excerpt of the report reads.
Batista's last WWE appearance was during the June 2nd 2015 episode of Monday Night RAW where he left the company for the second time after being denied a shot at the heavyweight championship. He left the company for the first time in 2010, citing he was not happy with the direction the company was headed for.
Meanwhile, former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy recently re-signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In another report by Cageside Seats, the 38-year-old Hardy squashed rumors about leaving TNA and making a final run with the WWE.
But TNA president Dixie Carter announced through a tweet that "The Charismatic Enigma" would indeed be sticking with TNA. Hardy's last WWE appearance was in 2009, where he was involved in a feud with CM Punk. He then left the company to give himself time to heal up from injuries.
He signed with TNA in January of the following year.
