Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day.
• “It’s just a cakewalk” – Former World Champion Compares Hollywood To WWE
Former World Heavyweight Champion Batista, who is now a successful actor, believes that the challenges of Hollywood don’t measure up to his time in WWE.
While promoting his new movie ‘In the Lost Lands’ in an interview with Film Inside, Dave Bautista spoke about his experiences in both industries. He stated:
“I have a strong work ethic, and my work ethic really came from the WWE, if nothing else, they’re not only durable people, but it’s just the hardest grind that I could ever imagine. Being in Hollywood and being on a film set, it’s long hours, but compared to the grind of being a professional wrestler, it’s just a cakewalk.”
Batista acknowledged that acting in Hollywood can be tough at times, but he expressed his gratitude for his current career:
“I’m in this business, and I find it hard to relate to people who are just always unhappy on set and always complaining about something. I don’t relate to that at all. So that’s it.”
The Animal is one of the most successful wrestlers to transition to acting, having appeared in major franchises like Marvel, Blade Runner, and even James Bond.
His final WWE match was at WrestleMania 35 in 2019 against longtime friend and mentor Triple H, in what was Hunter’s final WrestleMania match.
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• Backstage News On Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk
A feud between Roman Reigns and CM Punk was teased last year. They did feud on the road to WrestleMania 41, but Seth Rollins was also involved.
According to WrestleVotes, a singles match between Reigns and Punk won’t be happening anytime soon, especially not at SummerSlam 2025:
“Punk and Roman, again, it’s a possibility (in the future). I think they’re probably going to stay away from each other come SummerSlam, they’re both babyface at the moment.”
Roman was last seen on WWE programming on RAW after WrestleMania 41, where he was attacked by Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins.
On the other hand, Punk will team up with Sami Zayn to take on Rollins & Breakker on Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 24.
