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Dave Bautista

Dave Bautista is named as David Michael Bautista Jr. He was born on the 18th January of 1969. He was born in the city of Washington DC. His parents were Donna Raye and David Michael Bautista. His parents were from two different origins such as his father was a Filipino while his mother was Greek.

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Education

Dave Bautista is a professional wrestler and he got the proper training for the wrestling. To achieve his dream of getting into the WWF, he was sent to the training center named Wild Samoan Training Center in the school of Afa Noa’i’s. He got his training with many renowned individuals that comprise of Marrese, Cesar Gracie in Eskrima, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Career Experience

Dave Bautista was told by the WCW officials that he will not be able to make his career in the field of sports entertainment. However, he was determined to achieve his dreams and for this purpose, he made his debut in 2002 on the Smack Down platform. He used Batista as his ring name. After getting two victories and moving into the universe of RAW, he was named as “The Animal”. His performance impressed the Triple H and Ric Flair, who were in the search of new rising stars in the sports entertainment industry. After joining with Randy, Ric Flair, and Triple H, all of these four superstars were renowned as Evolution.

He earned his first championship with the “The Nature Boy” in December 2003 event of WWE Tag Team Championships. At that time, Evolution was dominated the sports entertainment in WWE and Batista started to come out of the shadows of Evolution by winning the Royal Rumble Match in 2005 and it was seen as a grave threat by Triple H. In 2006, the title was relinquished by him and he reclaimed his title in 2006 at World heavyweight Championship at the Survivor Series. After four months, he faced Undertaker but could not resist the “The Deadman” at the event of Wrestle Mania. In 2009, he put blame on Rey Mysterio for his desperate loss and he further attacked his former partner of a tag team. However, he was so caught in the rivalry that he also became rival with his very close friend John Cena in WWE Championship. In May 2010, he said “I quit” and left the sports entertainment even after knowing his net worth.

Afterward, he started his career in the Hollywood and he made his debut in Riddick (2013) against Vin Diesel. Later on, he also made his directorial debut in 2012 with movie “The Man with the Iron Fists. His movies comprise of The Scorpion Kin 3, House of Rising Sun and Wrong Side of Town. One of his latest movies is Guardians of the Galaxy that was released in 2014.

Personal life

Dave Bautista had a twisted relationship as he left two spouses. His first spouse was Glenda Bautista, the second was Angie Bautista and the current one is Sarah Jade. He has two daughters named Keilani Bautista and Athena Bautista while two grandsons named Jacob Bautista and Aiden Bautista.

Publications

Dave Bautista has joined MMA fight and won it and returned to WWE in 2014. He is working on the movie named Kickboxer: Vengeance that is expected to release in 2016.

Dave Bautista is considered one of the finest wrestlers in the WWE heavyweight championship. He is not only strong and powerful but also determined as he achieved his dreams of fighting in WWE.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 18 Jan, 1969
Age: 51 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Arlington County
Gender: Male
Description: American actor and professional wrestler
Twitter Id: DaveBautista
Net Worth 2021: 16 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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