20 years is a long time.
To put it into perspective, 20 years is how long ago Batista made his debut in WWE.
"The Animal" celebrates the 20th anniversary of his WWE television debut as the manager of "Reverend" D-Von Dudley on SmackDown.
In honor of 20 years since the former Evolution member joined the main roster in WWE, current WWE executive and fellow former Evolution member Paul "Triple H" Levesque took to social media to comment.
"In the 20 years since Dave Bautista was first introduced to the WWE Universe, he has never stopped growing and evolving," wrote Triple H via his official Twitter page today. "A main event player, multi-time champion and Hollywood star, one thing has stayed the same: he never stopped chasing his dreams."
Triple H concluded, "Congratulations Dave!"
Check out the actual tweet embedded below courtesy of the official Twitter page of Triple H. Also below is video footage of Batista's debut from the May 9, 2002 edition of WWE SmackDown.
In the 20 years since @DaveBautista was first introduced to the @WWE Universe, he has never stopped growing and evolving. A main event player, multi-time champion and Hollywood star, one thing has stayed the same: he never stopped chasing his dreams. Congratulations Dave! #Proud
— Triple H (@TripleH) May 9, 2022
