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 David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of being a Superstar. In May 2002, he made his debut on SmackDown using the ring name Batista, but it wasn't until a move to Raw and two victories over Kane that "The Animal" began to make noise in the WWE Universe. The wins impressed Ric Flair and Triple H, who were looking to align themselves with the industry's brightest new stars. After a lengthy search, they identified Randy Orton and Batista. Collectively the four Superstars became known as Evolution.Batista earned his first championship alongside "The Nature Boy" when the duo captured the WWE Tag Team Championships in December 2003. As Evolution dominated WWE, Batista started to emerge from the shadows of Triple H and Ric Flair. By the time Batista won the 2005 Royal Rumble Match, World Heavyweight Champion Triple H viewed him as a serious threat to his title.After a triceps injury at the hands of Mark Henry forced Batista to relinquish the title in January 2006, he vowed to return. Batista successfully regained the World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series in 2006. Four months into his second reign, Batista faced the Undertaker at WrestleMania 23. "The Animal" took Undertaker to the limit, but was unable to stop the streak of "The Deadman" at WrestleMania. Though disappointed, Batista stayed hungry and always managed to keep himself in the championship hunt for the rest of his career.At Bragging Rights in 2009, Batista shocked the world when he blamed Rey Mysterio for a loss to Undertaker, then attacked his former tag team partner. "The Animal" then became locked in a tense rivalry with another former friend, John Cena, over the WWE Championship. The grueling match at Over the Limit led to a wheelchair-bound Batista declaring "I quit!" the following night on Raw before fading from the WWE Universe in May 2010. Following his departure from WWE, Bautista appeared opposite Vin Diesel in the Universal film Riddick (2013) and RZA's feature directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), in which he played the villainous Brass Body and starred opposite Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu. His other film credits include The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012), where he played Argomael; the action film House of the Rising Sun (2011); and Wrong Side of Town (2010) opposite rapper Ja Rule.Two years later, he joined MMA and won his first professional MMA fight. In January 2014, he made his long awaited return to the WWE, before quitting a second time in June of that same year. He did this in order to promote Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which was released on August 1, 2014, and starred Chris Pratt, Benicio Del Toro, Zoe Saldana, and Djimon Hounsou, alongside Bautista.He will shoot Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016), directed by John Stockwell, and co-starring martial artist Alain Moussi and UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre. The remake of the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme film, Kickboxer (1989) is about two brothers David and Kurt Sloan; When David wins the Karate World Championship, a promoter lures him to Hong Kong, despite his brother's protestations that the man is a crook. When Kurt travels to Thailand to meet his brother, he discovers he has died and seeks his revenge.After starring in films such as, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Hotel Artemis (2018), Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018), and Final Score (2018), he made a special guest appearance on WWE Smackdown! (1999) for it's 1000 episode reuniting with his former Evolution members Triple H, Randy Orton, and Ric Flair on October 16, 2018. The following year on February 25, 2019, he made his return to WWE Raw (1993) when he attacked Ric Flair on his 70th birthday at the end of the episode sending a message to Triple H that would ultimately lead to a No Holds Barred match for WrestleMania 35 (2019). Batista added the stipulation that if he wins the match, Triple H will have to retire from in-ring competition. As a result, Triple H was finally able to beat Batista for the first time and won the match, which ultimately led to Batista announcing his official retirement from wrestling in the WWE. Following his retirement, he will continue with his career as an actor in Hollywood.His next films scheduled for release will be; Stuber (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019), and My Spy (2020). He is one of many professional wrestlers to make the smooth transition from wrestling into the entertainment world.
Bio:
David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of being a Superstar. In May 2002, he made his debut on SmackDown using the ring name Batista, but it wasn't until a move to Raw and two victories over Kane that "The Animal" began to make noise in the WWE Universe. The wins impressed Ric Flair and Triple H, who were looking to align themselves with the industry's brightest new stars. After a lengthy search, they identified Randy Orton and Batista. Collectively the four Superstars became known as Evolution.Batista earned his first championship alongside "The Nature Boy" when the duo captured the WWE Tag Team Championships in December 2003. As Evolution dominated WWE, Batista started to emerge from the shadows of Triple H and Ric Flair. By the time Batista won the 2005 Royal Rumble Match, World Heavyweight Champion Triple H viewed him as a serious threat to his title.After a triceps injury at the hands of Mark Henry forced Batista to relinquish the title in January 2006, he vowed to return. Batista successfully regained the World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series in 2006. Four months into his second reign, Batista faced the Undertaker at WrestleMania 23. "The Animal" took Undertaker to the limit, but was unable to stop the streak of "The Deadman" at WrestleMania. Though disappointed, Batista stayed hungry and always managed to keep himself in the championship hunt for the rest of his career.At Bragging Rights in 2009, Batista shocked the world when he blamed Rey Mysterio for a loss to Undertaker, then attacked his former tag team partner. "The Animal" then became locked in a tense rivalry with another former friend, John Cena, over the WWE Championship. The grueling match at Over the Limit led to a wheelchair-bound Batista declaring "I quit!" the following night on Raw before fading from the WWE Universe in May 2010. Following his departure from WWE, Bautista appeared opposite Vin Diesel in the Universal film Riddick (2013) and RZA's feature directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), in which he played the villainous Brass Body and starred opposite Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu. His other film credits include The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012), where he played Argomael; the action film House of the Rising Sun (2011); and Wrong Side of Town (2010) opposite rapper Ja Rule.Two years later, he joined MMA and won his first professional MMA fight. In January 2014, he made his long awaited return to the WWE, before quitting a second time in June of that same year. He did this in order to promote Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which was released on August 1, 2014, and starred Chris Pratt, Benicio Del Toro, Zoe Saldana, and Djimon Hounsou, alongside Bautista.He will shoot Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016), directed by John Stockwell, and co-starring martial artist Alain Moussi and UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre. The remake of the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme film, Kickboxer (1989) is about two brothers David and Kurt Sloan; When David wins the Karate World Championship, a promoter lures him to Hong Kong, despite his brother's protestations that the man is a crook. When Kurt travels to Thailand to meet his brother, he discovers he has died and seeks his revenge.After starring in films such as, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Hotel Artemis (2018), Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018), and Final Score (2018), he made a special guest appearance on WWE Smackdown! (1999) for it's 1000 episode reuniting with his former Evolution members Triple H, Randy Orton, and Ric Flair on October 16, 2018. The following year on February 25, 2019, he made his return to WWE Raw (1993) when he attacked Ric Flair on his 70th birthday at the end of the episode sending a message to Triple H that would ultimately lead to a No Holds Barred match for WrestleMania 35 (2019). Batista added the stipulation that if he wins the match, Triple H will have to retire from in-ring competition. As a result, Triple H was finally able to beat Batista for the first time and won the match, which ultimately led to Batista announcing his official retirement from wrestling in the WWE. Following his retirement, he will continue with his career as an actor in Hollywood.His next films scheduled for release will be; Stuber (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019), and My Spy (2020). He is one of many professional wrestlers to make the smooth transition from wrestling into the entertainment world.
Tivia:
Has a Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Cesar Gracie, and is trained in Muay Thai, Wushu& Kickboxing.Is a collector of steel lunchboxes.Is an accomplished break dancer, a skill used in a TV trailer for Summerslam 2004.Published author.His father was born in Washington, DC, of three-quarters Filipino and one-quarter British Isles (English/Irish) ancestry. Dave's Filipino grandfather received US citizenship after fighting in World War II. Dave's mother has Greek ancestry.Worked as a lifeguard before becoming a bodybuilder.Grew up in the Washington, DC, area and often worked as a bouncer at many clubs in the area.Went to the WCW Power Plant for a tryout, where they told him he'd never make it in the wrestling business.Has two daughters by his first wife, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992). Also has two grandsons, Jacob and Aiden (by Keilani).In an interview prior to Spectre (2015) with IMDb, he stated that his two favorite 007 movies were a tie between Goldfinger (1964) and Skyfall (2012).Admits to having grown up very poor.Was trained by the legendary Afa Anoai, aka "The Wild Samoan".In Spectre (2015), he only has one word of dialogue.Got into wrestling after meeting Joe Laurinaitis (aka "Road Warrior Animal") and Curt Hennig at a bodybuilding show in Minneapolis, MN.Last name means "Baptist".Has a son named Oliver, who was born after the divorce from his second wife.Shares the same birth name as his father, David Michael Bautista.The third pro wrestler to go by the stage name, "Animal". The other two were George 'The Animal' Steele and Joe Laurinaitis (aka "Road Warrior Animal").On 3/1/03 at a WWE live event, he and Randy Orton teamed up to face the Dudley Boyz. This was famous for being a match that nearly no one walked away from unhurt. Batista tore his bicep, Orton broke his leg and Mark LoMonaco (aka Bubba Ray Dudley) injured his back. On 5/1/03, Batista re-tore his right tricep muscle when he fell while running with his wife. He returned to the WWE on 10/20/03 where he attacked Bill Goldberg.Started his career in Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. He wrestled there in 2000-02 under the name Leviathan. He was a member of OVW's Disciples of Synn. Won the OVW Heavyweight Championship title in November 2001. A few months later, he joined the WWE. He debuted in WWE as a bodyguard to Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) on the 'SmackDown!' brand. He later moved to WWE Raw (1993) and began wrestling with Ric Flair as his manager.Is a registered Democrat.WWE Hall of Famer.Has a younger half brother named Michael, from his father's second marriage.His sister was named after his mother, Donna Raye Bautista.Bautista tried out at the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Power Plant, but was told he would never make it in the wrestling business by Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker.#1 on the PWI top 500 wrestlers list in 2005.Storyline-wise was responsible for Steve Austin losing the RAW Co-General Manager post at Survivor Series 2003 (he interfered in the Team Austin v. Team Bischoff match by delivering the Batista Bomb to Shawn Michaels).Although standing 6'4", the WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2008 (2007) claims to have him measured at 6'5".Won the WWE Royal Rumble (2014). Lost to Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) at WrestleMania XXX (2014) in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.Former member of Evolution with Paul Levesque (aka "Triple H"), Randy Orton and Ric Flair.Left his second wife Angie while she was suffering from cancer.In July 2006 he returned to Smackdown! by attacking Mark Henry, the man who put him on the injury list.In June 2005 he was the final-draft lottery pick from RAW to go to Smackdown.In December 2003 he won the title World Tag Team Champion with Ric Flair (as Evolution) at WWE Armageddon (2003). They lost the title to Booker Huffman (Booker T) and Rob Van Dam at WWE Raw (1993) in February 2004, but regained it next month at "Raw".In June 2008 he received several stitches in his scalp for injuries sustained in a head-on skull butt from Edge on "Monday Night RAW: 2008 Draft". On the 29th of that month, he again faced Edge on "Night of Champions".In August 2004 he teamed up with fellonm1169315w Evolution members Triple H Paul Levesque and Ric Flair to attack former Evolution member, [xxxxxx] just a few minutes after he defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Benoit one day after he won it.November 2006 he won back World Heavyweight title from Booker Huffman (King Booker) at Survivor Series (2006). In April 2007, lost the title to Mark Calaway (The Undertaker) at WrestleMania 23 (2007).Won WWE Royal Rumble (2005) and his first World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 21 (2005) when he defeated Triple H (Paul Levesque) in the main event. Defended successfully his title at WWE Backlash (2005) on 5/1/05. The match was called "Batista/Triple H 2". Defeated Triple again at WWE Vengeance (2005). This marked Triple H's first-ever loss in a "Hell in a Cell" match. In July, lost to JBL (John Layfield at WWE the Great American Bash (2005), but retained his title via disqualification. In August defeated JBL in a "No Holds Barred" match at Summerslam (2005). In January 2006, after suffering a serious tricep injury, was forced to surrender the title, ending his nine-month reign as champion.In December 2005, with Rey Mysterio, defeated MNM (Adam Birch and John Hennigan) for the title of WWE Tag Team Champion at WWE Smackdown! (1999). In August 2008, with John Cena, won the title of World Tag Team Champion on Monday Night RAW, defeating Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes (Cody Rhodes) after Batista pinned DiBiase.In April 2008 he lost to Shawn Michaels at WWE Backlash (2008).In September 2007, defeated the Dalip Singh (The Great Khali) and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match at WWE Unforgiven (2007) to win his third World Heavyweight title. In November, successfully defended his title against The Undertaker in a 'Hell in a Cell' match at Survivor Series (2007). In December, lost his title to Adam Copeland (Edge) in a triple threat match against at WWE Armageddon (2007).In October 2008, won his fourth World Heavyweight title at WWE Cyber Sunday (2008), defeating Chris Jericho. However, Jericho won his title back in a Steel Cage match at WWE Raw (1993). |
| Name: |
Dave Bautista |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
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| Model rank: |
166 |
| Last update: |
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| Height: |
6' 2?' (1.90 m) |
| Biography: |
David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.When WCW officials told him he\'d never make it in sports entertainmen |
| Trivia: |
Has a Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Cesar Gracie, and is trained in Muay Thai, Wushu& Kickboxing.Is a collector of steel lunchboxes.Is an accomplished break dancer, a skill used in a TV trailer for Summerslam 2004.Published author.His father was born in Washington, DC, of three-quarters Filipino and one-quarter British Isles (English/Irish) ancestry. Dave's Filipino grandfather received US citizenship after fighting in World War II. Dave's mother has Greek ancestry.Worked as a lifeguard before becoming a bodybuilder.Grew up in the Washington, DC, area and often worked as a bouncer at many clubs in the area.Went to the WCW Power Plant for a tryout, where they told him he'd never make it in the wrestling business.Has two daughters by his first wife, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992). Also has two grandsons, Jacob and Aiden (by Keilani).In an interview prior to Spectre (2015) with IMDb, he stated that his two favorite 007 movies were a tie between Goldfinger (1964) and Skyfall (2012).Admits to having grown up very poor.Was trained by the legendary Afa Anoai, aka "The Wild Samoan".In Spectre (2015), he only has one word of dialogue.Got into wrestling after meeting Joe Laurinaitis (aka "Road Warrior Animal") and Curt Hennig at a bodybuilding show in Minneapolis, MN.Last name means "Baptist".Has a son named Oliver, who was born after the divorce from his second wife.Shares the same birth name as his father, David Michael Bautista.The third pro wrestler to go by the stage name, "Animal". The other two were George 'The Animal' Steele and Joe Laurinaitis (aka "Road Warrior Animal").On 3/1/03 at a WWE live event, he and Randy Orton teamed up to face the Dudley Boyz. This was famous for being a match that nearly no one walked away from unhurt. Batista tore his bicep, Orton broke his leg and Mark LoMonaco (aka Bubba Ray Dudley) injured his back. On 5/1/03, Batista re-tore his right tricep muscle when he fell while running with his wife. He returned to the WWE on 10/20/03 where he attacked Bill Goldberg.Started his career in Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. He wrestled there in 2000-02 under the name Leviathan. He was a member of OVW's Disciples of Synn. Won the OVW Heavyweight Championship title in November 2001. A few months later, he joined the WWE. He debuted in WWE as a bodyguard to Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) on the 'SmackDown!' brand. He later moved to WWE Raw (1993) and began wrestling with Ric Flair as his manager.Is a registered Democrat.WWE Hall of Famer.Has a younger half brother named Michael, from his father's second marriage.His sister was named after his mother, Donna Raye Bautista.Bautista tried out at the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Power Plant, but was told he would never make it in the wrestling business by Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker.#1 on the PWI top 500 wrestlers list in 2005.Storyline-wise was responsible for Steve Austin losing the RAW Co-General Manager post at Survivor Series 2003 (he interfered in the Team Austin v. Team Bischoff match by delivering the Batista Bomb to Shawn Michaels).Although standing 6'4", the WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2008 (2007) claims to have him measured at 6'5".Won the WWE Royal Rumble (2014). Lost to Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) at WrestleMania XXX (2014) in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.Former member of Evolution with Paul Levesque (aka "Triple H"), Randy Orton and Ric Flair.Left his second wife Angie while she was suffering from cancer.In July 2006 he returned to Smackdown! by attacking Mark Henry, the man who put him on the injury list.In June 2005 he was the final-draft lottery pick from RAW to go to Smackdown.In December 2003 he won the title World Tag Team Champion with Ric Flair (as Evolution) at WWE Armageddon (2003). They lost the title to Booker Huffman (Booker T) and Rob Van Dam at WWE Raw (1993) in February 2004, but regained it next month at "Raw".In June 2008 he received several stitches in his scalp for injuries sustained in a head-on skull butt from Edge on "Monday Night RAW: 2008 Draft". On the 29th of that month, he again faced Edge on "Night of Champions".In August 2004 he teamed up with fellonm1169315w Evolution members Triple H Paul Levesque and Ric Flair to attack former Evolution member, [xxxxxx] just a few minutes after he defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Benoit one day after he won it.November 2006 he won back World Heavyweight title from Booker Huffman (King Booker) at Survivor Series (2006). In April 2007, lost the title to Mark Calaway (The Undertaker) at WrestleMania 23 (2007).Won WWE Royal Rumble (2005) and his first World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 21 (2005) when he defeated Triple H (Paul Levesque) in the main event. Defended successfully his title at WWE Backlash (2005) on 5/1/05. The match was called "Batista/Triple H 2". Defeated Triple again at WWE Vengeance (2005). This marked Triple H's first-ever loss in a "Hell in a Cell" match. In July, lost to JBL (John Layfield at WWE the Great American Bash (2005), but retained his title via disqualification. In August defeated JBL in a "No Holds Barred" match at Summerslam (2005). In January 2006, after suffering a serious tricep injury, was forced to surrender the title, ending his nine-month reign as champion.In December 2005, with Rey Mysterio, defeated MNM (Adam Birch and John Hennigan) for the title of WWE Tag Team Champion at WWE Smackdown! (1999). In August 2008, with John Cena, won the title of World Tag Team Champion on Monday Night RAW, defeating Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes (Cody Rhodes) after Batista pinned DiBiase.In April 2008 he lost to Shawn Michaels at WWE Backlash (2008).In September 2007, defeated the Dalip Singh (The Great Khali) and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match at WWE Unforgiven (2007) to win his third World Heavyweight title. In November, successfully defended his title against The Undertaker in a 'Hell in a Cell' match at Survivor Series (2007). In December, lost his title to Adam Copeland (Edge) in a triple threat match against at WWE Armageddon (2007).In October 2008, won his fourth World Heavyweight title at WWE Cyber Sunday (2008), defeating Chris Jericho. However, Jericho won his title back in a Steel Cage match at WWE Raw (1993). |
| Trademarks: |
Smart dress and general appearance. In a similar style to the Four Horsemen of the 1980s
Finishing Move: Batista Bomb
Finishing move: Batista Bomb/Demon Bomb (Sit-Down Powerbomb)
Finishing move: Double Leg Spinebuster
Trademark move: Clothesline |
| Quotes: |
I look like a gorilla, just the way I'm built.
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I had been struggling to get roles in Hollywood for three and a half years after leaving the WWE. Then I finally got an agent - the agent I have now. He's a great guy, but he turned me down three times before he even decided to take me on a as a client.
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I don't watch my playbacks because I hate to see myself act.
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It was always one of my favorite things, the action figures, the video games, when I was with WWE, even though I'm not a gamer. I would literally go out and buy the games just so I could play myself.
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People look at me, and they have a certain perception, and they slap a label on me. The guy you saw in a wrestling ring is not who I am. |
| Salaries: |
Dune (2021) - $2,000,000
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WrestleMania 23 (2007) - $500,000
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WWE Smackdown! (1999) - $1,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
(February 2022) TV commercial: Nissan with Eugene Levy, Catherine O' Hare, Danai Gurira, and Brie Larson |
| Spouse: |
Sarah Jade (October 7, 2015 - present) (separated)Angie Lewis (November 16, 1998 - 2006) (divorced, 1 child)Glenda Fe Bautista (March 25, 1990 - April 1, 1998) (divorced, 2 children) |
| Children: |
Keilani BautistaAthena Bautista |
| Parents: |
Donna Raye Bautista (Mullins)
David Michael Bautista |
| Relatives: |
Donna Raye Bautista (Sibling) |
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