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'Lost a lot of weight..was in bad health': WWE's Batista gives major health update amidst concerns over his unrecognisable new look

Batista appeared to have lost a lot of weight during a recent appearance and was almost unrecognizable. fans began to speculate about the retired superstar's health as a result.

Dave Bautista in frame (Getty)
authorSportsTak
Wed, 11 Sep 03:38 AM IST

After losing a lot of weight, there are rumors that WWE legend Batista might be sick. The Creature as of late tended to these hypotheses, giving a wellbeing update. The 55-year-old wrestling legend resigned from in-ring rivalry a while back, following his misfortune to Significantly increase H at WrestleMania 35. He has since turned into a full-time Hollywood star. The Animal as of late featured in The Killer's Game, which additionally includes Drew McIntyre. Batista appeared to have lost a lot of weight during a recent appearance and was almost unrecognizable. Concerned fans began to speculate about the retired superstar's health as a result.
 

The former World Heavyweight Champion addressed these rumors in a recent interview with BuzzFeed Celeb, assuring fans that he is well and feeling better than he has in a long time:
 

"Recently, there's a rumor that I'm, cuz I've lost a lot of weight, purposely, but I saw some people were questioning whether I was in bad health [laughs]. And I was like, I'm still 240 lbs and I feel better than I have in forever. Like, what do you want from me? You know, I'm not gonna be 300 lb my whole life. I'm 55 years old for God's sake," he said.

 

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Will Batista return to WWE?

 

While numerous previous WWE stars have emerged from retirement throughout the course of recent years, Batista as of late unveiled that he won't ever contend from now on inside the squared circle. In a meeting with Jake's Take, The Creature made sense of that it was a fantasy for him to end his profession with a match against Triple H, expressing that he won't return since he was glad for how he left

 

"It was a dream for me and it was a storybook ending. That's why I'm very proud of the way I went out and that's why I refuse to go back. Because wrestling retirement isn't really retirement. So, people don't take you seriously when you say you've retired," Batista said.

 

The Stamford-based business has seen tremendous success thanks to Batista. It would be fascinating to find out if he would soon be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

 

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