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.
