3 Opponents who have defined Batista's in-ring career 

Batista is going to be inducted in the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame
Batista is going to be inducted in the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame

#1 Triple H

Batista and Triple H had a great match at WrestleMania 26
Batista and Triple H had a great match at WrestleMania 26

There is no one, and we mean no one,.who has been such an integral part of Batista's wrestling career as Triple H. The Game was one of the biggest proponents of the Washington-native during his time in WWE. Not only did The Cerebral Assassin take Batista under his wing as part of Evolution, but he also helped make Batista a megastar in the business. It goes without saying that without his feud with The Game, Batista wouldn't have reached the heights that he did in his career.

During his time in Evolution, Batista was essentially a muscle for Triple H. He helped The Game retain the World Heavyweight Championship on numerous occasions. But, as soon as he won the 2005 Royal Rumble, Triple H and Ric Flair started manipulating the Animal to keep him away from the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista doing the thumbs up followed by a down to Triple H during their contract signing is considered to be one of the best segments in RAW history.

WrestleMania 21 marked the arrival of Batista as a main-event Superstar. Him defeating Triple H in the main-event was sort of a passing of a torch as Batista (alongside John Cena) would become the biggest star coming out of the show. The Game and The Animal would feud over the World Title following WrestleMania 21 with Batista coming out on top every single time.

In what can be described as truly poetic, Batista would challenge The Game at WrestleMania 35 in what would turn out to be The Animal's final match inside the squared circle. But, this time it was Batista who was the aggressor and tormentor with The Game playing the babyface. The duo ended up having a great match last year with The Game finally getting one over The Animal.

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