Former WWE Superstar Dave Batista made his first public comments since leaving the company at last night’s Strikeforce MMA show in Los Angeles, California.
Batista said he left WWE because he didn’t like the direction the company was going in and that he does not plan on returning anytime soon.
Batista continues to workout at the Affliction MMA gym, but is more focused on his acting career than becoming a professional MMA fighter.
Batista’s final appearance on WWE programming was the May 24th edition of WWE Raw in which the company did an angle where he “quit” on-screen after losing to John Cena in an “I Quit” Match at WWE’s Over The Limit pay-per-view. In reality, his contract was up and he didn’t re-sign.
Sources from Batista’s camp have indicated he’ll be back to finish up his WWE career but based on Batista’s comments last night, those plans may have changed.
