David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the most prolific professional wrestlers of his generation, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000.

Mar 3, 2025 · Dave Bautista (born January 18, 1969, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Known for his imposing physique, he made a name for himself as World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) Batista and transitioned easily into portraying intimidating characters on film.

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.

May 13, 2024 · Dave Bautista, known to wrestling fans as Batista, was one of the faces of WWE during the Ruthless Aggression Era. His departure from the company in 2010 came as a surprise to many,...

May 17, 2024 · Dave Bautista was arguably the face of WWE in 2007, after he turned on Triple H and became the promotion's biggest babyface. However, things weren't always good between the Superstar...

David Michael “Dave” Bautista Jr. is an actor and former professional wrestler from America. Beginning his career as one of the biggest stars of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he has also built an impressive résumé as an actor over the course of the last ten years.

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his time wrestling for WWE from 2002 until 2019. As an actor, he gained fame with his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

Jan 4, 2023 · Speaking with GQ UK, Dave Bautista detailed the desperate moment that made him swallow his pride and led to his in-ring (and onscreen) career. Out of all the WWE alumni who have gone on to Hollywood, there is one Superstar who may have more on their plate in 2023 than anyone else.

Nov 26, 2019 · When Dave Bautista debuted in the WWE as Deacon Batista, the piously muscular henchman of the Reverend D'Von Dudley, he didn't exactly scream, "big screen" or "big star" and certainly not "Star Lord." But good Lord, Bautista was big. That is, until in 2010 he left the WWE unexpectedly.

Mar 23, 2025 · Dave Bautista has become one of the biggest crossover stars of WWE by storming Hollywood, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped taking bumps. Batista retired from WWE after a No Holds Barred match with Triple H at Wrestlemania 35 and he’s become one of the most interesting actors in Hollywood since.