In an attempt to persuade Batista to challenge WWE Champion John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield rather than Batista facing Triple H at WrestleMania , Triple H concocted a scheme to have Batista run over in a limousine resembling the one used by Layfield . In an attempt to persuade Batista to challenge WWE Champion John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield rather than Triple H at WrestleMania , Triple H concocted a scheme to have Batista run over by a limousine resembling the one used by Layfield .