Batista's Hamstring Surgery

The Animal Batista was the recipient of that nasty Punt kick to the head from Randy Orton on Raw two weeks ago, which forced him out of the Race to the Rumble. While Batista had to forefeit that match, he was recovering from the kick and also elected to undergo surgery for a hamstring tear. According to WWE.com, the injury occurred at Summerslam during the same match which saw John Cena suffer a severe neck injury.

Dave Batista traveled to the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama where Dr. Jeffrey Dugas was in charge of the surgical repair of his hamstring tear. According to the doctor and WWE.com, Batista will remain at the center for several days following his surgery, and begin rehab promptly afterwards.

Also according to WWE.com, Batista had a "bone graft in his jaw this past Monday, after having two of his teeth successfully removed due to the punt from Randy Orton". It's hard to say whether or not WWE was leading us into a potential rematch between Cena & Batista now as the news of this injury & surgery comes forth.

No word on how long the Animal will be out of action, but let's wish him a speedy recovery to the wrong, hopefully in time for Wrestlemania 25!

See WWE.com's official story on Batista's surgery