Dave Bautista

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Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista in 2019.

Dave Bautista in 2019.
Data
Surname David Michael Bautista Jr.
Ring name Batista
Dave Batista
Deacon Batista
Leviathan
Additions to names The Animal
height 198 cm
Fighting weight 132 kg
birth January 18, 1969
Arlington , Virginia , USA
nationality United StatesUnited States United States
Announced from Washington, DC
Trained by Afa Anoa'i
debut July 11, 1997
retirement April 8, 2019

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969 in Arlington , Virginia ) is an American film actor and former wrestler . He was mainly known under the ring name Batista at the wrestling market leader WWE . Since 2014 he has mainly appeared as an actor. Bautista received the league's highest title six times and is a member of the Hall of Fame .

Early years

Bautista is of Filipino descent on her father's side and Greek on her mother's side . His grandfather worked as a taxi driver and supported the family through several part-time jobs. Bautista himself says that he is not ashamed of his poor origins. His childhood was marked by terrible events: among other things, three murders occurred in the front yard of his parents' house. At the age of 13, Bautista began stealing cars. He later became a bouncer . It was especially during this time that Bautista developed a passion for bodybuilding , until he was sentenced to one year suspended prison sentence after a bloody argument. In addition, Bautista also worked as a lifeguard .

Wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2010)

Ohio Valley Wrestling and Evolution (2002-2005)

Dave Bautista began his wrestling career on October 30, 2002, after being trained by Arthur Anoa'i , at Ohio Valley Wrestling under the name Leviathan.

In 2002 he joined the WWE as "Deacon Batista" as a ring companion to D-Von Dudley , who was then the Reverend D-Von. From 2003 he made his breakthrough in the “Evolution” stable when he won the World Tag Team titles twice with Ric Flair .

Face-Turn and World Heavyweight Champion (2005-2008)

Batista as World Heavyweight Champion at SmackDown in 2007

In January 2005, he made the big step up by winning the Royal Rumble to secure a title fight for the World Heavyweight Championship. At the major WWE event Wrestlemania 21 he was allowed to prevail on April 3, 2005 against Triple H and win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time .

Two days later, as part of the line-up change in 2005, Bautista became SmackDown! sent and started a feud program there with former WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield .

On December 16, 2005, Bautista also received the WWE Tag Team Championship with Rey Mysterio against MNM at SmackDown.

On December 30th of that year he had to give up the WWE Tag Team title in a rematch against MNM. After being in a SmackDown! Houseshow against Mark Henry had torn his triceps muscles, he even had to take an injury break. During the recordings for SmackDown on January 10th, the World Heavyweight Title was declared vacant and was later re- awarded in a Battle Royal .

On July 7, 2006, Bautista returned to SmackDown after a 7 month injury hiatus! back. A following feud program against Mark Henry could not take place as planned because he had also injured himself. Henry was then replaced by Mr. Kennedy .

Then he was again involved in the action for the World Heavyweight Champion title. At the Survivor Series 2006, Bautista was allowed to defeat King Booker and became World Heavyweight Champion for the second time.

At Wrestlemania 23 , Bautista had to surrender his World Heavyweight title to the Undertaker , but was still present in the title event. After The Great Khali subsequently became the title holder, Bautista received the World Heavyweight Champion title again at the Unforgiven event on September 16, 2007 . He finally had to give it back to Edge at WWE Armageddon on December 16, 2007 .

In early 2008, Bautista denied feuds against MVP and Umaga . From April he found himself in a feud with Shawn Michaels , which ended with a victory for Bautista at the WWE One Night Stand event .

On June 23, 2008, Bautista was again switched to the Monday program RAW and involved in the events for the World Heavyweight title . On August 4, 2008, he and John Cena received the WWE World Tag Team Champion title against Ted DiBiase, Jr. & Cody Rhodes . However, they had to send this to Rhodes and DiBiase jr on August 11th. return. In the course of a feud program with Chris Jericho , Bautista was allowed to receive the World Heavyweight Champion title from him again at the Cyber ​​Sunday 2008 event . On November 3rd, however, he had to give it back to Jericho.

Bautista injured his thigh muscle at the Summerslam in August. In December, the WWE built the injury into a storyline to give Bautista the break he needed. After an operation, Bautista's break should last until June 2009, according to WWE.

WWE Champion and Heel-Turn (2009-2010)

WWE Champion Batista in 2010.

However, he returned in the Monday Night Raw issue of April 7th, after only a 3 month break. There he intervened in a brawl between Randy Orton , Triple H and some other wrestlers. At the major event WWE Extreme Rules 2009 on June 7th of that year, he was allowed to defeat Randy Orton to receive the WWE Champion title for the first time. On June 9th the title was declared vacant due to a real injury to Bautista.

On September 14, 2009, Bautista said goodbye to RAW, stating that he would be returning to SmackDown because SmackDown was running out of audience favorites. He then feuded with Rey Mysterio. At the PPV Elimination Chamber 2010 he was allowed to receive the WWE Champion title, directly after it was won by John Cena. At the major event WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, 2010 he had to give up the title in a rematch to Cena. He played his last match at the major WWE Over the Limit event in an "I quit" match against John Cena for the WWE Championship. In the following issue of RAW on May 24, 2010, Bautista announced that he would be leaving WWE.

On June 16, 2010, Bautista visited Strikeforce: Los Angeles ( mixed martial arts event). On June 21, 2010, he announced to tmz.com that he wanted to start an MMA career. In his first fight, Bautista was able to defeat Vince Lucero in the first round by technical knockout on October 6, 2012 .

Return to WWE (2014, 2018-2020)

Reformation of Evolution (2014)

Batista at WrestleMania XXX .

At the RAW edition on January 20, 2014, Bautista was again included as an active wrestler in the WWE roster . Six days later he returned to the ring at the Royal Rumble Match and won it for the second time. Bautista was then allowed to compete against Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania XXX, but not win it. From May he took another break from wrestling, which continues to this day.

Resignation and admission to the Hall of Fame (2018-2020)

On October 16, 2018, Batista performed with Evolution at the 1000th SmackDown edition. On the February 25, 2019 edition of Raw , Batista returned and attacked Ric Flair , who appeared for his 70th birthday celebration, backstage. Then he called Triple H out. At WrestleMania 35 he lost a no holds barred match against Triple H, after which he ended his in-ring career.

Acting career

He played his first minor role in 2010 in Wrong Side of Town . a. House of the Rising Sun , Scorpion King 3 - Battle for the Throne , The Man with the Iron Fists and Riddick . In 2014 Bautista took on a more prominent role in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as "Drax the Destroyer" for the first time. In 2015, Bautista played the role of Mr. Hinx in the 24th James Bond film Specter . In 2017 he appeared again as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . For the follow-up to the film Blade Runner , which was released in 2017 as Blade Runner 2049 , Dave Bautista took on the role of the fleeting replicant Sapper Morton . In the short film 2048: Nowhere to Run , part of a short film trilogy that came about in the course of the Blade Runner sequel, he played the same character. He can also be seen in Hotel Artemis as Everest .

Private life

On October 13, 1998, Bautista married his second wife, Angie. He has two daughters and a stepdaughter. Before he was 40 years old, Bautista had two grandfathers. In August 2006, Bautista divorced his second wife, Angie.

On October 16, 2007, his autobiography " Batista Unleashed " was published in the United States.

Filmography (selection)

Titles and awards

  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2005)
    • Wrestler of the Year (2005)
    • 1st place in the PWI 500 (2005)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dave Bautista "Batista" . sherdog.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c Batista . genickbruch.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Batista . cagematch.de. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ Batista Unleashed ISBN 1-4165-4410-0
  5. ↑ Pinoy hospitality tames the Animal
  6. ↑ Batista Unleashed ISBN 1-4165-4410-0
  7. ↑ Who's afraid of Batista?
  8. ↑ Title history World Tag Team title
  9. ↑ Results Wrestlemania 21
  10. ↑ Title history WWE Tag Team title
  11. ↑ Batista injured his triceps
  12. ↑ Kurt Angle receives the title in a Battle Royal
  13. ↑ Batista again title holder
  14. ↑ Undertaker defeats Batista at Wrestlemania 23
  15. ↑ Batistas won third title
  16. ↑ Edge receives the title against Batista
  17. ↑ Batista and John Cena new World Tag Team Champions
  18. ↑ Rhodes and DiBiase receive the World Tag Team Championships against Batista and Cena
  19. ↑ Batista receives the World Heavyweight Champion title from Chris Jericho
  20. ↑ Jericho gets the title back in a steel cage match
  21. ↑ Batista new WWE Champion
  22. ^ Cagematch: Title vacant due to injury
  23. ↑ Dave Bautista wins MMA debut. In: GroundandPound.de. October 7, 2012, accessed October 7, 2012 .
  24. ↑ Report on WWE Monday Night RAW # 1078 on cagematch.de
  25. ↑ Batista Unleashed: pgs 212, 235, 238

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Commons : Dave Bautista  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
personal data
SURNAME Bautista, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bautista, David Michael (real name); Batista (ring name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH 18th January 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Arlington , Virginia , United States