Yeah, I'm sure WWE brass told him to say that his feud with JBL was horrible and that a lot of people in WWE are completely lazy and unmotivated. Not to mention NOT burying Brock for his decision to leave unlike every other interview with a WWE guy regarding that.
It's not like Batista is the only person who doesn't like AJ Styles' style of wrestling, though that being said he shouldn't really judge without actually, y'know, seeing more than clips.