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Dave Bautista

David Michael "Dave" Bautista, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, actor, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment competing under the ring name Batista. In WWE, he became a six-time world champion, winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times, and the WWE Championship two times. He is the longest-reigning World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history. In addition to these championships, Batista has won the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). Batista was also the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in pro wrestling history. After trying out at World Championship Wrestling's Power Plant, Batista signed a contract with the WWF in 2000 and was sent to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship. In August 2012, Bautis

Dave Bautista

American actor and professional wrestler (born 1969)

"David Batista" redirects here. For the Brazilian footballer, see David Batista (footballer).

Dave Bautista

Bautista in 2019

Born

David Michael Bautista Jr.


(1969-01-18) January 18, 1969 (age 56)

Washington, D.C., U.S.

Occupations
  • Actor
  • professional wrestler
  • mixed martial artist
Years active1999–2019 (wrestling)
2006–present (acting)
2012 (MMA)
Political party Democratic
Spouses

Glenda Bautista

(m. 1990; div. 1998)​

Angie Bautista

(m. 1998; div. 2006)​

Sarah Jade

(m. 2015; sep. 2019)​
Children3

Professional wrestling career

Ring name(s)Batista
Dave Batista
Deacon Batista
Khan
Leviathan
Billed height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1]
Billed weight290 lb (132 kg)[1]
Billed fromWashington, D.C.
Trained byAfa Anoaʻi
Marre

Dave Bautista Biography

Date of Birth:
Jan 18, 1969Birth Place:
Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

David Michael Bautista Jr. was born on Jan. 18, 1969 in Arlington, VA. Following involvement with crime in his teen years and early adulthood, Bautista found personal reinvention in bodybuilding, which led to him launching a career in wrestling at the age of 30. After training under wrestler and manager Arthur Anoa?i Sr., Bautista signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2000, performing on television series like "WWE SmackDown" (UPN/The CW/MyNetworkTV/Syfy/USA/Fox 1999-). After more than a decade of earning acclaim as a professional wrestler under aliases including Deacon and Leviathan, Bautista expanded his horizons to mixed martial arts. Around the same time, Bautista explored the beginnings of an acting career, appearing in films such as "House of the Rising Sun" (2011), "The Man with the Iron Fists" (2012), and "Riddick" (2013). Bautista's proverbial big break as an actor came with his casting as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie "Guardians

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