Batista was backstage at WWE SmackDown on Friday night from Tampa, Florida.
It was newsworthy as John Cena competed in his first match since 2021, and Drew McIntyre and Charlotte Flair returned to WWE TV.
Titus O’Neil, who now works as a WWE Global Ambassador, shared photos of himself at the show. In one of the pictures, O’Neil can be seen hugging Dave Bautista (Batista). Gerald Brisco is also in the picture. Both Batista and O’Neil live in the Tampa area, so they didn’t have to travel far to be at the show.
#SmackDown Was Awesome tonight and always Great to see all of my @WWE Family ❤️ pic.twitter.com/V7qtVc8H6x
— Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) December 31, 2022
Batista has been away focusing on his acting career over the last decade but has returned to WWE from time to time. He had a run in 2014 before returning in 2019 to have his retirement match against Triple H at WrestleMania 35.
Rian Johnson, who worked with Batista on “Glass Onion” which recently premiered on Netflix, stated that he is the greatest wrestler-to-actor ever.
