Ya'll have seen it (and if you haven't, its embedded above). Dave Bautista A.K.A. Batista is back in WWE and he has his sights set on one man - Triple H.

Last October, at SmackDown 1000, an Evolution reunion ended in a tense showdown between the two men, Batista reminding his former mentor that he has never been able to best him. That seemed like an obvious beginning for a programme between the two, something its long been rumoured Batista has been after to close his pro-wrestling career. However, that was put in doubt when Haitch tore his pectoral muscle in Saudi Arabia at the abomination that was Crown Jewel, and while it was known that "The Game" was back in training, it was speculated that he'd have to miss out on WrestleMania this year as an in-ring competitor. Add to that an Instagram post from Chris Jericho featuring himself as Batista and there were plenty of reasons to assume Batista wouldn't be getting his dream exit this year, or perhaps any year, perhaps even choosing to help out the budding AEW brand instead.

And then this past Monday happened.

At Ric Flair's birthday bash organised by Triple H himself, with a number of Flair's peers and nemeses' and the current RAW locker room in attendance, the chords of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra rang out... but there was no sign of "The Nature Boy". Cut abruptly to a camera man being dragged across the backstage area by a leather jacket adorned bald dude in skinny jeans, complete with blue shades and matching nose piercing: BATISTA! The crowd goes wild! And then he pulled the beaten, battered and bruised corpse of the now 70(!) year old Ric Flair out. "The Animal" dumping his prey's carcass like a trophy for the world to see as he looked dead into the camera, uttered a mere nine words: "Hey Hunter... do I have your attention now? HUH?!?"

Oh it is on!

You just know Batista is going to relish being a big nasty bastard, a role he excelled in throughout his career, and Triple H will bring the thunder as the legend out for blood and vengeance. This was an excellent cliffhanger to end RAW on and sets the stage for the legend showdown at this year's Mania, something this show seemed to be missing with a lack of Undertaker, John Cena et al as we headed into the New York/New Jersey area for the "Showcase of the Immortals". The match probably won't be anything special, but dammit I'm excited!

What sayeth the rest of you?