Dave Bautista

About

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, 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. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), 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 also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 and WrestleMania XXX, with the former being one of...

Known for

What We Do in the ShadowsSeries • 2019RawSeries • 1993SmallvilleSeries • 2001WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries • 1999Avengers: Infinity WarMovie • 2018Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019WWE SuperstarsSeries • 2009Avatar Aang: The Last AirbenderMovie • 2026ChuckSeries • 2007Dune: Part TwoMovie • 2024Blade Runner 2049Movie • 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Movie • 2023DuneMovie • 2021SeeSeries • 2019The Wrecking CrewMovie • 2026Marvel Studios LegendsSeries • 2021Thor: Love and ThunderMovie • 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Movie • 2017The Naked GunMovie • 2025SpectreMovie • 2015Guardians of the GalaxyMovie • 2014Room 104Series • 2017WWE ECWSeries • 2006The Best of WWESeries • 2020