Dave Bautista recently sat down with GQ to promote his new movie
Stuber and the subject of The Undertaker came up as did his recent, critically panned match with Goldberg at
Super ShowDown. Interestingly, the man once known as Batista revealed that he gave the Deadman a call and tried to talk him out of the match.
"I called, man. I called ‘Taker and said, ‘Is there any way I could change your mind?’ He laughed, and I knew I couldn’t change his mind. He said it sounded good when we first started talking about it. I only saw highlights which were, you know, low lights. it was not good. It’s just bad circumstances all the way around. I feel like Taker’s there for the right reasons. I think he’s there because he still loves it."
"But I wish that they would utilize him in the right way," he continued. "I think a novelty match with Goldberg is the wrong way. I just don’t think it’s good for anybody and especially it’s not good for the fans. I wouldn’t have gone to Saudi at all. I don’t care who they would’ve booked me with. I just would not have gone."
It's hard to disagree with what Bautista is saying here but The Undertaker vs. Goldberg was a dream match for fans and it went wrong for a lot of different reasons. We all thought that Taker's career ended a number of years ago but he's intent on continuing and is expected to continue performing throughout 2019.
What do you think about Bautista's remarks?