Bruce, also known as Sarge and Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, trained WCW’s up-and-coming wrestlers at the company’s Power Plant training facility. Batista, who only attended one tryout, said on Talk Is Jericho in 2014 that Bruce was a “bitter troll” who “ran him out the door.”
Speaking to John Poz on the Two Man Power Trip Podcast, Bruce defended his notoriously difficult training methods. He also argued that attending the tryout was a good thing for Batista’s career in the long run.
While Batista did not join WCW, he did go on to sign with WWE in 2000. The six-time WWE World Champion has become a successful actor since his full-time in-ring career ended in 2010.
What did Batista say about his WCW Power Plant tryout?
Batista said on Chris Jericho’s podcast that he paid $300 for his tryout with DeWayne Bruce at the WCW Power Plant.
Although the WWE legend completed the tryout, he did not agree with Bruce’s attempt to push him to physical exhaustion.
Batista is one of the most accomplished WWE Superstars of his generation. The 52-year-old was originally announced as a member of the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame. However, his induction had to be postponed due to a scheduling conflict around the time of the ceremony.
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