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Dave Bautista

David Michael "Dave" Bautista, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, actor, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment competing under the ring name Batista. In WWE, he became a six-time world champion, winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times, and the WWE Championship two times. He is the longest-reigning World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history. In addition to these championships, Batista 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). Batista was also 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. After trying out at World Championship Wrestling's Power Plant, Batista signed a contract with the WWF in 2000 and was sent to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship. In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts. He won his MMA debut on October 6, 2012, defeating Vince Lucero via TKO in the first round. As an actor, Bautista made his feature film debut in The Man with the Iron Fists in 2012, after starring in various directs-to-video since 2009. He is set to star in two upcoming films: David Twohy's Riddick, the third installment of The Chronicles of Riddick franchise, and James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy, a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


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Born:
Jan 18, 1969 In Washington - District of Columbia - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
167
First Appeared:
In the movie Afterburn
Latest Project:
Movie In the Lost Lands 2024-09-26
Known For
Poster of Heist
Poster of Guardians of the Galaxy
Poster of WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Poster of Chuck
Filmography
Movie The Wrecking Crew 2025
Movie Afterburn 2025
Movie My Spy: The Eternal City J.J. 2025
Movie Highlander The Kurgan (rumored) 2025
Movie Parachute 2024-04-05
Movie In the Lost Lands Boyce 2024-09-26
Movie Dune: Part Two Beast Rabban Harkonnen 2024-02-27
Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Drax the Destroyer 2023-05-03
Movie The Boy and the Heron Parakeet King (voice) 2023-07-14
Movie Knock at the Cabin Leonard 2023-02-01
Movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Duke Cody 2022-11-12
Movie The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Drax 2022-11-25
Movie Thor: Love and Thunder Drax 2022-07-06
Movie Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder Self - Drax (archive footage) 2022-09-08
Movie Biography: Edge Self - Batista 2022-08-21
Movie Army of the Dead Scott Ward 2021-05-14
Movie Dune Beast Rabban Harkonnen 2021-09-15
Movie The Suicide Squad Christopher Smith / Peacemaker 2021-07-28
Movie Being James Bond Self (archive footage) 2021-08-29
Movie Army of Thieves Scott Ward (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021-10-27
Movie Creating an Army of the Dead Self 2021-05-21
Movie My Spy JJ 2020-01-09
Series Undertaker: The Last Ride Batista 2020-05-10
Movie The Firefly Funhouse Match Batista (archive footage) 2020-04-05
Series Home Movie: The Princess Bride Fezzik 2020-06-29
Movie Stuber Vic 2019-07-11
Movie WWE WrestleMania 35 Batista 2019-04-07
Movie Escape Plan: The Extractors Trent DeRosa 2019-06-20
Movie Avengers: Endgame Drax 2019-04-24
Series See Edo Voss 2019-11-01
Movie Master Z: Ip Man Legacy Owen Davidson 2018-12-20
Movie Escape Plan 2: Hades Trent DeRosa 2018-06-05
Movie Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased Batista 2018-10-02
Movie Final Score Michael Knox 2018-09-07
Movie Hotel Artemis Everest 2018-06-07
Movie Avengers: Infinity War Drax 2018-04-25
Movie WWE: Best of the 2000's Batista 2017-04-25
Movie 2048: Nowhere to Run Sapper Morton 2017-09-14
Movie Blade Runner 2049 Sapper Morton 2017-10-04
Movie Bushwick Stupe 2017-08-25
Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Drax the Destroyer 2017-04-19
Movie Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere Batista 2016-11-15
Movie The Warriors Gate Arun 2016-11-18
Movie Kickboxer: Vengeance Tong Po 2016-07-14
Movie Marauders Stockwell 2016-07-01
Series WWE 24 Batista 2015-01-30
Movie L.A. Slasher The Drug Dealer #1 2015-06-12
Movie The Destruction of The Shield Batista 2015-02-17
Movie Spectre Mr. Hinx 2015-10-26
Movie Heist Cox 2015-11-13
Movie Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! Batista 2015-06-05
Movie WWE WrestleMania XXX Batista 2014-04-06
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2014 Batista 2014-01-26
Movie WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 Batista 2014-12-31
Movie Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 Batista 2014-04-09
Movie WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 Batista 2014-02-23
Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Drax the Destroyer 2014-07-30
Movie WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries Himself 2014-10-14
Movie WWE Extreme Rules 2014 Batista 2014-05-04
Movie WWE Money in the Bank 2014 (archive footage) 2014-06-29
Movie WWE Payback 2014 Batista 2014-06-01
Movie Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 Batista 2014-05-09
Movie WWE: Batista – The Animal Unleashed 2014-06-01
Series The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW Self 2014-08-22
Movie WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come 2013-09-24
Movie Riddick Diaz 2013-09-02
Movie WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak Batista 2012-07-23
Movie The Man with the Iron Fists Brass Body 2012-11-02
Movie WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man Batista 2012-02-24
Movie The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption Argomael 2012-01-17
Movie WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 Batista (archive footage) 2012-01-03
Movie WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World Batista 2011-09-23
Movie The John Cena Experience Batista (archive footage) 2011-06-04
Movie WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century Batista 2011-07-12
Movie House of the Rising Sun Ray 2011-07-19
Movie Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator Batista (archive footage) 2011-09-06
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2010 Batista 2010-01-31
Movie WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time Batista 2010-12-07
Movie WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 Batista 2010-02-21
Movie WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches Batista 2010-06-08
Movie WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber Batista 2010-07-13
Movie Wrong Side of Town Big Ronnie 'B.R.' 2010-02-23
Movie WWE Over the Limit 2010 Batista 2010-05-23
Movie WWE Wrestlemania XXVI Batista 2010-03-28
Movie WWE Extreme Rules 2010 Batista 2010-04-25
Movie WWE Backlash 2009 Batista 2009-04-26
Movie WWE Judgment Day 2009 Batista 2009-05-17
Series WWE Superstars 2009-04-16
Movie My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team 2009-12-11
Movie WWE Extreme Rules 2009 Batista 2009-06-07
Movie WWE Bragging Rights 2009 Batista 2009-10-25
Movie WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 Batista 2009-12-13
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2009 Batista 2009-11-22
Movie WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 Batista 2009-10-04
Movie Batista - I Walk Alone Batista 2009-10-19
Movie WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship Batista 2009-12-15
Movie WWE Backlash 2008 Batista 2008-04-27
Movie WWE One Night Stand 2008 Batista 2008-06-01
Movie WWE WrestleMania XXIV Batista 2008-03-30
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2008 Batista 2008-01-27
Movie WWE Night of Champions 2008 Batista 2008-06-29
Movie WWE No Way Out 2008 Batista 2008-02-18
Movie WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One Batista 2008-06-10
Movie WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 Batista 2008-10-26
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2008 Batista 2008-11-23
Movie WWE Armageddon 2008 Batista 2008-12-14
Movie WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008 Batista 2008-12-20
Movie WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time Batista 2008-10-14
Movie WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero Batista 2008-11-11
Movie WWE No Mercy 2008 Batista 2008-10-05
Movie WWE SummerSlam 2008 Batista 2008-08-17
Movie WWE The Great American Bash 2008 Batista 2008-07-20
Movie WWE Unforgiven 2008 Batista 2008-09-07
Movie WWE Backlash 2007 Batista 2007-04-29
Movie WWE Judgment Day 2007 Batista 2007-05-27
Movie WWE WrestleMania 23 Batista 2007-04-01
Movie WWE No Way Out 2007 Batista 2007-02-18
Movie WWE One Night Stand 2007 Batista 2007-06-03
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2007 Bautista 2007-01-28
Movie WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary Batista 2007-12-26
Movie WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 Batista 2007-10-28
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2007 Batista 2007-11-18
Movie WWE Armageddon 2007 Batista 2007-12-16
Movie WWE No Mercy 2007 Batista 2007-10-07
Series Chuck T.I. 2007-09-24
Movie WWE The Great American Bash 2007 Batista 2007-07-22
Movie WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 Batista 2007-06-24
Movie WWE SummerSlam 2007 Batista 2007-08-26
Movie WWE Unforgiven 2007 Batista 2007-09-16
Movie Relative Strangers Wrestler (uncredited) 2006-05-01
Movie WWE No Mercy 2006 Batista 2006-10-09
Movie WWE Armageddon 2006 Batista 2006-12-17
Movie WWE SummerSlam 2006 Batista 2006-08-20
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2006 Batista 2006-11-26
Movie WWE The Great American Bash 2006 Batista 2006-07-23
Movie WWE No Way Out 2005 Batista 2005-02-20
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2005 Batista 2005-01-30
Movie WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 Batista 2005-01-09
Movie WWE Armageddon 2005 Batista 2005-12-08
Movie WWE WrestleMania 21 Batista 2005-04-03
Movie WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 Batista 2005-11-01
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2005 Batista 2005-11-27
Movie WWE No Mercy 2005 Batista 2005-10-09
Movie WWE SummerSlam 2005 Batista 2005-08-21
Movie WWE Vengeance 2005 Batista 2005-06-26
Movie WWE The Great American Bash 2005 Batista 2005-07-24
Movie WWE Backlash 2005 Batista 2005-05-01
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2004 Batista 2004-01-25
Series 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience Unknown 2004-02-02
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2004 Batista 2004-11-14
Movie WWE SummerSlam 2004 Batista 2004-08-15
Movie WWE Unforgiven 2004 Batista 2004-09-12
Movie WWE WrestleMania XX Batista 2004-03-14
Movie WWE Vengeance 2004 Batista 2004-07-11
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Batista 2003-01-19
Movie WWE Armageddon 2003 Batista 2003-12-14
Movie WWE Insurrextion 2003 Batista 2003-06-07
Movie WWE No Way Out 2003 Batista (Appearance) 2003-02-23
Movie WWE Armageddon 2002 Batista 2002-12-15
Movie WWE Global Warning Deacon Batista 2002-08-10
Movie WWE Judgment Day 2002 Deacon Batista 2002-05-19
Series Smallville Unknown 2001-10-16
Movie Pitch Black Diaz 2000-02-18
Series WWE SmackDown Batista 1999-04-29
Series WXW Rage TV 1996-10-01
Series WWE Raw Batista 1993-01-11
Series Saturday Night's Main Event 1985-05-11