Post by CrazySting on Nov 25, 2007 15:36:54 GMT -5
web.charleston.net/news/2007/nov/25/batistas_climb_top_took_toll/
this bit was kind of surprising to me, he makes it sounds like him and Melina are currently dating, which I don't think it correct at all.
this bit was kind of surprising to me, he makes it sounds like him and Melina are currently dating, which I don't think it correct at all.
Relationship with Melina
The current woman in his life is WWE diva Melina (Melina Perez).
“I was heartbroken after me and my wife split up, and I started dating other girls. I really fell for Melina,” Batista says.
Although he says his ex-wife thought he was sleeping with Melina right off the bat, while the two were still married, it wasn’t true. “It did make me feel guilty being friends with her.”
Batista ended up dating another WWE diva, Rebecca DePietro, who is no longer with the company. That relationship was short-lived, and he started seeing Melina again.
“I really fell hard for Melina.”
Their friendship wasn’t exactly a secret in the WWE locker room. “We’ve been open about it for a long time now,” he says.
The 28-year-old diva had dated the former Johnny Nitro (John Hennigan) — now John Morrison — since joining WWE.
“He (Hennigan) knew everything from day one. From the day we started talking,” explains Batista. “That was one of the things that a lot of people didn’t realize and didn’t bother to ask. Melina and John weren’t together anymore. He was always aware of what was going on, and she was very honest with him. They split up and moved apart, and we started dating each other. She still considers him her best friend in the world. But he always knew exactly what was going on.”
Batista also let Melina read beforehand what he wrote about her in the book.
“I still love her and am very in love with her. I wouldn’t put that out there if it were hurtful to her. I didn’t want to just throw her under the bus and put it out there without her knowing about it.”
The business, though, has even put a toll on their relationship.
“It’s been pretty rocky for us. A lot of it has to do with the business. It’s very hard to date in this business. We still talk on a daily basis, and there’s still a lot of love there. But we’re having a really hard time.
“Trying to have a relationship with anybody is hard enough, but trying to have one with people in this business, knowing what goes on, is difficult. New guys and girls coming out and coming in ... it’s really hard.”
The current woman in his life is WWE diva Melina (Melina Perez).
“I was heartbroken after me and my wife split up, and I started dating other girls. I really fell for Melina,” Batista says.
Although he says his ex-wife thought he was sleeping with Melina right off the bat, while the two were still married, it wasn’t true. “It did make me feel guilty being friends with her.”
Batista ended up dating another WWE diva, Rebecca DePietro, who is no longer with the company. That relationship was short-lived, and he started seeing Melina again.
“I really fell hard for Melina.”
Their friendship wasn’t exactly a secret in the WWE locker room. “We’ve been open about it for a long time now,” he says.
The 28-year-old diva had dated the former Johnny Nitro (John Hennigan) — now John Morrison — since joining WWE.
“He (Hennigan) knew everything from day one. From the day we started talking,” explains Batista. “That was one of the things that a lot of people didn’t realize and didn’t bother to ask. Melina and John weren’t together anymore. He was always aware of what was going on, and she was very honest with him. They split up and moved apart, and we started dating each other. She still considers him her best friend in the world. But he always knew exactly what was going on.”
Batista also let Melina read beforehand what he wrote about her in the book.
“I still love her and am very in love with her. I wouldn’t put that out there if it were hurtful to her. I didn’t want to just throw her under the bus and put it out there without her knowing about it.”
The business, though, has even put a toll on their relationship.
“It’s been pretty rocky for us. A lot of it has to do with the business. It’s very hard to date in this business. We still talk on a daily basis, and there’s still a lot of love there. But we’re having a really hard time.
“Trying to have a relationship with anybody is hard enough, but trying to have one with people in this business, knowing what goes on, is difficult. New guys and girls coming out and coming in ... it’s really hard.”