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Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred Contest) was one of the most interesting matches at this year's WrestleMania.
Not only did it tell us more about these two mainstay WWE characters, but it also resolved some important plotlines following the match itself.
Now that WrestleMania 35 has concluded and there is plenty to discuss, let us take a look at some interesting takeaways from Batista vs. Triple H at WrestleMania 35...
#3: The match turned out to be better than expected
This particular feud had a moderate buildup, with a few exceptions aside. It was easily predictable that Triple H would be the one to reign supreme in the end.
Not only that, but fans were quite apprehensive at first, because both superstars are past their prime, and one of the worst things that could happen at such a huge event would be for two well-known veterans to embarrass themselves in front of millions of people worldwide.
Fortunately, Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred Match) turned out to be a pretty good contest. One of the main reasons behind the success of the match was storytelling.
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For those who didn't pay close attention to the sequence of events occurring in this match, they might have missed some great examples of Storytelling throughout the bout itself.
In some ways, the buildup to this feud indicated that Triple H vs. Batista at WrestleMania 35 was supposed to be a throwaway match for old times sake, that was meant to attract more viewers and nothing else.
But the performers (Triple H and Batista) made the match worthwhile, and that is a great compliment since one of the biggest negatives heading out of WrestleMania 35 is that several other matches lacked in-ring effort that was expected in the first place.
#2: Batista has announced his retirement from Pro Wrestling following WrestleMania 35
We know that Batista has said in several media interviews that he always wanted to return to WWE for one last run.
Perhaps his match against Triple H at WrestleMania 35 was exactly meant to serve that purpose.
While the bout itself wasn't announced to include The Animal's career on the line as well, Batista took to Twitter following his loss against Triple H at the Grandest Stage of Them All, and said the following:
Clearly, this match meant a lot to Batista, and even though he did not pick up the win, The Animal could finally go out on his own terms.
We know his 2014 run didn't exactly go as planned, and Batista vs. Triple H at WrestleMania 35 served to close off this chapter from The Animal's in-ring career for good.
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#1: What this match tells us about Triple H as a character in general
When I said that this match showcased some great examples of in-ring storytelling, one of the things I specifically meant to shed some light upon was how much we learn about Triple H as a character during this bout.
Just the night before WrestleMania 35, Triple H was hanging out with his D-X buddies (the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony), without a care in the world about the fact that his career would be on the line the very next night.
But when the match did start, Triple H immediately resorted to brutal methods in order to decimate Batista, which plays into the hardcore, 'Cerebral Assassin' persona of Triple H. But the hardcore version of Triple H that we know from his cool entrances and brutal assaults is never the superstar that he really is.
You see, all of that toughness only masks the real truth about his character, which is that Triple H (the character) uses nefarious means to win high-stakes matches, no matter whether he is a heel or babyface.
A pattern started to emerge during his match against Batista at WrestleMania 35, especially when Hunter needed Ric Flair's help towards the end of the bout. It suggests that Triple H will resort to the cheapest tricks in order to get the last laugh over his opponents.
This particular observation was also an undercurrent theme during Triple H's renewed rivalry against The Undertaker last year.
So, there you go. When you put this particular observation about Triple H's character in perspective after the match was over, it is important to ask ourselves one big question about this feud itself: Out of Triple H and Batista, who was the heel, and who was the babyface in this feud, really?
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