As reported, former WWE Champion Batista responded to fan who was hoping that ‘The Animal’ would be at the Smackdown 1000 show, but Batista replied that the company didn’t even ask him to be there.
Batista has expressed interest in returning to the WWE for one last run; however, it doesn’t seem that the company is very interested in using the former WWE champion despite him being a recognizable figure with the media. While the WWE has not extended him an invitation to the Smackdown 1,000 episode taking place next month, former ECW champion Tommy Dreamer invited The Animal to House of Hardcore instead: