{"id":51869,"date":"2019-02-11T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T22:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=51869"},"modified":"2019-02-11T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T22:20:55","slug":"dave-bautista-reportedly-negotiating-with-wwe-and-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/02\/11\/dave-bautista-reportedly-negotiating-with-wwe-and-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Bautista reportedly negotiating with WWE and AEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3255819508\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Dave Bautista is reportedly in negotiations with WWE and All Elite Wrestling for a return to the ring.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/dave-bautista-talks-wwe-wrestlemania\/#.XGHCs89KjOQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProWrestlingSheet.com<\/a> reports that while Bautista is talking with WWE about a WrestleMania match, AEW has also shown interest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Bautista and Triple H appeared to set up a match on the Smackdown 1000 show during the Evolution reunion. 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