David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an

American actor,

retiredprofessional wrestler,

former mixed martial artist and bodybuilder.

Bautista began his wrestling

career in 1999, and signed with the

World Wrestling Federation

(WWF, now WWE) in 2000.

From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name

Batista and became a six-time world champion by winning the

World Heavyweight

Championship four times and the

WWE Championship twice.