It's safe to say Batista doesn't have a WWE return on his mind.
"The Animal" left the company in June 2014 for what was expected to be a temporary hiatus to hype "Guardians of the Galaxy" and he has yet to return. Now, he's publicly blasting the boss of the WWE, Vince McMahon.
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With his star rising in Hollywood and his last WWE run not going as planned, Batista has become increasingly critical of the organization.
The six-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion laid into Vince McMahon for his suspension of his good friend Titus O'Neil. The former Prime Time Player grabbed McMahon in a playful manner during Daniel Bryan's retirement celebration on RAW, and was hit with a 90-day ban, which was eventually dropped down to 60.
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Following the incident, Batista tweeted that O'Neil should just quit the WWE and he doubled-down on that sentiment.
I did something better! I called @TitusONeilWWE and told him to ask to be released. #onelife https://t.co/ileACzeB8j
— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) February 11, 2016
"He got shafted," Batista told TMZ. "That's bulls--t. That should have been a man-to-man conversation, not a suspension. He was being playful with Vince -- which we all are because Vince is a very physical, playful guy -- even if it was at the wrong time, again it's a one-on-one conversation. You know all of a sudden don't turn into somebody's boss because you don't like the way they touched you."
Batista also went in on McMahon for the punishment, especially since it keeps O'Neil from appearing at the huge WrestleMania 32 event on April 3 at AT&T Stadium.
"So not only did he f--k him with the suspension and the fine," Batista said, "but he just double f--ked him by taking WrestleMania away from him, so that's why I said just leave. It's bulls--t. I think he should leave. I think that's one dude who doesn't have to be there, he's there 'cause he loves it."
Batista also believed that O'Neil could find success outside the squared circle in comments that could hint he's done with the company himself.
"He can make more money doing a million other things," Batista said. "Titus is a talented dude, educated dude. He doesn't need to be there, he's there because he loves it."
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