Ex-WWE Diva Reveals Truth About Rumored S*xual Relationship With Batista

This former WWE Diva was linked with Batista in some wild rumours.

Batista was a major star in WWE from the Ruthless Aggression era in the early-to-mid 2000s, when he was a rising star, to the PG era, where he cemented himself as one of the greats.

Batista retired in 2019 after a match with Triple H and also had a successful career in Hollywood, most notably for his role as ‘Drax’ from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

During his time in WWE, Batista was one of the most popular guys in the locker room and was linked to many women on the roster. He was once linked with Shelly Martinez (FKA Ariel).

Former WWE Diva Shelly Martinez Clears Up Dave Batista Intimacy Rumours

Speaking on her podcast Too Much Information with Shelly Martinez, Martinez clarified that she never had an intimate relationship with Batista like the rumours suggested. She even talked about the pair butting heads backstage, and one interaction she had with him also got her fired.

Let’s move backwards, so the infamous night that i got into a fight with Dave Batista, so for me it was very memorable because, Ozzy Osborne was was there with his band and I was really vibing with his bandmates and after they performed Ozzy left but his band stayed becuase they wanted to see me perform with Kevin beasuse they were like so enchanted with our character this and that, so i was excited. I was there looking for a hairspray.

I was backstage where the moniter is and where we can all see the show and is see this wrestler whisper to Batista something and Batista goes, “Hey Shelly or something to the effect of last I checked the thing that happened in catering had nothing to do with you, so why don’t you mind your business,” and i just looked at him and that time he and I had been butting heads leading up to that. The one thing I want to say [is that] it annoys the hell out of me that people assumed that I had s*xual relations with Batista. I never did anything. It was never like that. (37:02 – 37:49)

In 2005, Shelly Martinez signed with WWE’s then-developmental territory, OVW. She made her main roster debut in 2006 as part of the revamped ECW and also appeared at WrestleMania 23.

Her stint with the company was short, as she was released in 2007. Martinez believes her backstage fight with Batista led to her being fired.

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