Dave Bautista, in full David Michael Bautista Jr., is an American actor, retired professional
wrestler, former mixed martial artist and bodybuilder, born on January 18, 1969 in the
Washington, D.C. suburb of Arlington, Virginia.
Bautista had his start in professional fighting, although he later moved into acting with considerable
success.
His career has won him many fans both in the movie business and in the world of professional
fighting.
Bautista is the son of hairdresser David Michael Bautista and Donna Raye Mullins, who is of
Greek descent.
Bautista stated that he grew up in a rough neighborhood and that murders used to occur
regularly right outside of his house.
He also spoke about the financial hardships his family went through when he was young.
Soon enough, Bautista was living a life of crime.
At the age of 13, he became a car thief and later moved away from his parents to pursue
a career as a criminal.
Dave later found work as a bouncer for a nightclub and was arrested and charged as a result injuring
two people.
He also worked as a lifeguard and later started bodybuilding.
Dave Bautista married his first wife, Glenda, in 1990.
The couple had two daughters, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992) before
divorcing in 1998.
Bautista married his second wife, Angie, in October 1998.
They have a son together, Oliver, after divorcing in 2006.
In October 2015, he married competitive pole dancer Sarah Jade.
The couple separated in early 2019.
Before wrestling professionally, Bautista learned his trade at the Wild Samoan Training
Center wrestling school in 1999.
Although he went into professional wrestling soon thereafter, he later trained again in
the arts of Muay Thai, Eskrima, and Jiu-Jitsu.
Although Bautista signed with WWF in the year 2000, he started off in Ohio Valley Wrestling.
At that point, he was fighting under the name "Leviathan" and won the OVW Heavyweight Championship
before being promoted to WWE's main lineup.
It wasn't until 2002 that Bautista appeared in a televised WWE event.
At this point, he changed his stage name to "Batista."
In 2003, Batista joined Triple H, Ric Flair and Randy Orton to form the villainous stable
Evolution, which later became strained.
Bautista went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship during WrestleMania 21.
The event generated over 1.09 million PPV buys, a feat largely attributed to Bautista's
appeal among fans.
What followed was the longest-ever reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days.
Ultimately, a recurring issue with his triceps tearing forced him to vacate the championship.
Although his arm required surgery, he returned to WWE to fight for the championship once
again.
He won and lost the title a number of times in the years that followed, and he continued
to struggle with arm injuries.
From 2013 onwards, Bautista started to get booed by fans.
This led to a slow downfall, which culminated in Bautista quitting the WWE.
He did eventually return to WWE in 2018, making a final appearance against Triple H, losing
in 2019, and retiring permanently.
Within WWE, Bautista is a six-time world champion by winning the World Heavyweight Championship
four times and the WWE Championship twice.
He holds the record for the longest reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days
and has also won the World Tag Team Championship three times and the WWE Tag Team Championship
once.
In December 2019, WWE officially announced that Batista will be inducted into the WWE
Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2020.
Dave Bautista began acting in 2006 and has starred in numerous films such as The Man
with the Iron Fists (2012), Riddick (2013), the James Bond film Spectre (2015).
Perhaps his biggest breakthrough in the film world came with the role of Drax the Destroyer
in Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy . With this
role, Dave Bautista showed off his acting abilities and forced Hollywood to take him
seriously.
It was announced that Bautista would be playing a major role in the upcoming film, Dune (2021).
As of 2021, Dave Bautista’s net worth is $16 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Dave Bautista's home, located in the Port Tampa area, is a 4,000 square-foot contemporary-style
with a gated entrance.
The home has three bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Bautista owns several cars and bikes that most men can only dream about owning.
Matching his tough-man persona in the ring, the highlight of Bautista’s car collection
is his gold-plated Hummer H2.
The production of Hummers ended in 2010 but a new one can be sold at $50,000 at the time.
When Batista was completing his collection, he didn't forget to include the Lamborghini
Murcielago.
The average price of a Murcielago is around $220,000.
One of the motorbikes that Batista owned was the Cenzi Chopper, which he refers to as his
baby.
There's no information about the exact value of his bike as it's been customized, but a
new Cenzi Chopper can be sold at $7,000.