12 WWE Stars Who Got Better With Age 12

12. Batista

There are certainly people who would happily make the argument that Batista is “Boo-tista” and terrible at everything he does both as a grappler and character. However, it’s also possible that insofar as the classic model of what it once was to be a credible babyface or heel, Batista evolved into one of the best to ever do it.
                                                 

Trained by Afa the Wild Samoan, indoctrinated at Ohio Valley Wrestling by Jim Cornette and “Nightmare” Danny Davis, and working on TV with D-Von Dudley, Ric Flair and Triple H, he was groomed for nothing less than success by an “old school” standard. Once established, his work with the likes of Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero was truly engrossing. Now, returning after a four-year layoff, it’s arguable that as he loses his ring rust that he’s safer, smarter and more aware of how to execute as a heel character than ever before.