[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Actually Batista's beginnings were in OVW where he dominated everything thrown in the ring at him, under the name "Leviathan". If I'm not mistaken Batista was undefeated in OVW until (for God knows what reason) he faced Kane... and lost. Batista used to have a shaved head back in those days too, anyone else remember that?[/quote]
That's why I said that Batista thinks he's too good for anything; he hated OVW with a passion, and never understood why he was sent there in the first place.
That having been said, I saw Leviathan vs. Sean O'Haire at an HWA show (they used to have shows at their practice space every Tuesday - still do, actually). It was hands down, one of the worst matches I have ever seen. You could put the Iron Sheik and Sgt. Slaughter in the ring right now, in their respective ages and conditions, and they would move more fluid and faster than those two did. It is the primary reason that I will never like O'Haire (he also had an abomination of a match with Spanky), and I consider Batista to be an awful wrestler.
Those were the days. Too bad you all never got to see Ron Waterman wrestle. He looked dead on Steiner; he had zero charisma, but worked very well for a big man (good, but not great - he would stand out among WWE main eventers, though).
myke.