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Dave Bautista
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For some reason, I'm the guy people love to hate, which I think is weird. People who know me find that very strange, but for some reason, I am.
Dave Bautista
American actor and former professional wrestler (born 1969)
- Fame65.5
- Momentum0.0
- United States rank#222
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- Fame65.5
- Momentum0.0
- United States rank#222
- Writers rank#108
- Wikipedia201.9K
Born 1969 · age 57United States
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Updated 2026-06-09
He headlined WrestleMania twice, held the World Heavyweight Championship longer than anyone in its history, then walked away from the ring and became what peers call the best wrestler-turned-actor ever — nine years as Drax alone.
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David Michael Bautista Jr. was born January 18, 1969, started wrestling in 1999, and signed with WWE in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, as Batista, he rose through Evolution to win the WWE Championship twice and the World Heavyweight Championship four times, his first reign the longest the title ever saw. He won the Royal Rumble in 2005 and 2014, headlining WrestleMania 21 — one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-views in wrestling history — and WrestleMania XXX. He left the business after WrestleMania 35 in 2019. As an actor he's played Drax across the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2014 to 20…
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Dave Bautista
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I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding.
Dave Bautista
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Nothing can motivate me any more than I'm already motivated. It just can't happen. Me being motivated was never a factor. Never.
Dave Bautista
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I'm not a big guy. I'm not a menacing guy. I'm not an intimidating guy.
Dave Bautista
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I'm particular about the projects that I've chosen. Each one of them, I've taken a step up, like climbing a ladder.
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