DAVE BAUTISTA

Bautista  at  the  Guardians  of  the  Galaxy  premiere  in  July  2014.
Born David  Michael  Bautista  Jr.
January  18,  1969  (age  46)
Washington,  D.C.
Residence Tampa,  Florida
Occupation Professional  wrestler,  actor,  mixed  martial  artist
Years  active 2000–2010,  2014  (wrestler)
2006–present  (actor)
2012  (MMA  fighter)
Net  worth Increase  $10  million  (2014)
Spouse(s) Angie  Bautista  (m.  1998–2006)
Children 2

Professional  wrestling  career
Ring  name(s) Batista
Dave  Batista
Deacon  Batista
Khan
Leviathan
Billed  height 6  ft  6  in  (1.98  m)
Billed  weight 278  lb  (126  kg)
Billed  from Washington,  D.C.
Trained  by Afa  Anoaʻi
Marrese  Crump
Ohio  Valley  Wrestling
Debut 2000

David  Michael  "Dave"  Bautista  Jr.  (born  January  18,  1969)  is  an  American  actor,  former  professional  mixed  martial  artist,  and  former  professional  wrestler  best  known  for  his  time  in  the  WWE  under  the  ring  name  Batista.  He  is  a  six-time  world  champion,  winning  the  World  Heavyweight  Championship  four  times  and  the  WWE  Championship  twice.  He  is  the  longest-reigning  World  Heavyweight  Champion  in  WWE  history,  and  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).  He  was  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.  Batista  also  won  the  2014  Royal  Rumble  match  after  which  he  headlined  WrestleMania  XXX.

In  August  2012,  Batista  signed  a  contract  with  Classic  Entertainment  &  Sports  to  fight  in  mixed  martial  arts.  He  won  his  MMA  debut  on  October  6,  2012,  and  defeating  Vince  Lucero  via  TKO  in  the  first  round.  He  was  representing  the  Philippines.  As  an  actor,  Batista  has  starred  in  The  Man  with  the  Iron  Fists  in  2012,  Riddick  in  2013,  Guardians  of  the  Galaxy  in  2014,  and  will  appear  in  the  Kickboxer  reboot  and  24th  James  Bond  film,  Spectre,  due  for  release  in  2015.  He  has  also  appeared  in  several  direct-to-video  films  since  2009.

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