David Bautista

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Recent Role:
Tim Isaacs on Chuck
Gender:
Male
Born:
1-18-1969
Birthplace:
Arlington, Virginia
Birth Name:
David Michael Bautista
AKA:
Leviathan, Deacon Batista, Kahn, Batista
David Michael Bautista was born January 18, 1969 in Arlington, Virginia. Dave is a pro wrestler currently working for WWE on the RAW brand.



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Dave Batista has been "The Animal" since childhood, in temper if not in name. Raised in a rough part of southeast Washington, D.C., he describes himself as being "a skinny kid with asthma and a bad complex"- and a penchant for getting into trouble with authorities. He spent a few years in San Francisco after his parents separated, until his mother sent the troubled







More teen to live with his father in suburban Virginia. By the time he turned 17, he was estranged from both parents, living on his own, and still getting into trouble.



For the better part of 10 years, Batista spent his days training and competing as a bodybuilder, and his nights "bouncing in clubs, floating from here to there." (He's still amazed that one club he worked at is less than two blocks from Washington D.C.'s MCI Center, where he defended his World Heavyweight Championship against JBL at SummerSlam in 2005.) His drifting stopped the night he unleashed his explosive temper on two patrons who had attacked his fellow bouncers. "By the time I was finished with them," he relates, "they were lying on the ground with their eyes rolling in the back of their heads. I was very scared they were going to die." They didn't, but the incident did result in Batista's arrest, a year's probation, and his decision to make radical changes in his life.



Enrolling in Wild Samoan Afa's wrestling school in Allentown, Pa., Batista admits that at first he saw sports-entertainment simply as "a way to make a living"- until he was told at a WCW tryout that he didn't have the chops to make it as a wrestler. "That lit a fire under my a**. Wrestling became an obsession that I fell in love with. I completely redirected my training and philosophies, redesigned my body and mental outlook. I just really wanted to be an athlete and an entertainer."



Though his personal perseverance brought him to WWE in May 2002, Batista credits former Evolution colleagues Triple H and Ric Flair with developing "a muscleheaded goofball" into a World Heavyweight Champion, one who backs his composed words and demeanor with an explosive fury befitting his nickname. He considers himself neither a leader nor a follower in the locker room ("I'm just a loner, I keep to myself," he insists), but inside the ring, on the covers of muscle mags like FLEX, and even once against budding Superman Tom Welling on The CW Network series Smallville, "The Animal" is clearly a dominant species. A dominant species who, by the way, has collected more than 50 vintage tin lunchboxes. Our advice: respect this six-foot-six, 290-pound beast and his 1967 Green Hornet sandwich container (sporting Bruce Lee's face on the front), which he cherishes among his most prized possessions. You'll live longer.



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Batista went through two marriages and both of them in divorse. Dave has two daughters from his first marriage and he is also a grandfather too, because of his daughter gave birth to a son.

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    Batista is HOT!!!! hide show

    Batista is sexy and hunky!Next to undertaker he's my favorite wrestler.I dont care what people think about him,He got skills.People need to understand that he isnt rude to his fans he just shy and uncomfortable with the crowd, I mean c'mon give him a chance you'll like him.Batista is a good father and grandfather, I think people need to respect him a little more.Batista is a great wrestler I dont know why you keep saying stuff like he uses steriods at least he doesnt cheat like EDGE.Dont be hating him he did nothing to you if you hate him then shame on you.

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    Amazing power and brawling ability hide show

    David Michael Bautista was born on January 18, 1969 in Arlington, Virginia. David is a professional wrestler currently working for world wrestling entertainment, better known as the WWE on it's RAW brand. David micheal Batista has been known as The Animal since childhood, if not in name then in behavior and temper with out a doubt. Raised in a really tough part of southeast Washington DC, before becoming a professional wrestler, David Bautista was a very succesful bodybuilder. This career helped batista with his wrestling with out a doubt. Batista's finishing move is the batista bomb. Very powerful wrestler, no joke!

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    The animal Batista is one of the greatest power house's in pro wrestling hide show

    The animal Batista is one of the greatest power house's in pro wrestling. Dave Batista is a WWE superstar who currently wrestles on the Smackdown Brand. Dave began wrestling for WWE on May 9, 2002. Dave was trained by Afa Anoai. The animal has a ton of power mic skills, and of course Talent which makes him a great wrestler. He is a very nice towards his fans. but their are a lot of haters of Batista but you know he can kick their but. Batista was a member of Evolution(a stable with Triple H, Ric Flair, and Randy Orton) Batista has had great rivialeries with Triple H(PWI gave Batista the 2005 Feud of the Year Award with Triple H. Ric Flair, Randy Orton, The Undertaker the greatest rivalry of 2007. Edge and Batista have had a lot of great feuds in both 2007 and now into 2008. Batista finisher a very painful with the spine buster, spear, and the Batista bomb. Batista pumps up the crowd when he does the "thumbs up, thumbs down" gesture before he performs the Batista Bomb on his opponent and when he begins shaking the ring ropes violently before making his infamous "thumbs up, thumbs down". Batista is a 3 time world heavyweight champion. A 2 time world tag team champion with the nature boy Ric Flair. A WWE tag team champion with Rey Mysterio. Batista will be a power house that will be around for a long time

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    Batista is awesome! hide show

    Batista is cute,sexy and hunky! he's my favorite wrestler.I dont care what people think about him,He got skills.My favorite signature move from batista is the batista bomb.Batista is really cool and I want to meet him someday.Hes a sweet guy and I dont think hes mean to his fans he probably acts like that because he had a rough day I dont blame him.So people dont be mean to him maybe you'll like him Well,I would like to say to Batista good luck in the "night of champions" I hope you get your title back. You came a long way.Good luck!

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    Batista is good. hide show

    Batista is an all out powerhouse.Even though he is often accused of taking Performance Inhancing Drugs (Steroids) he is incredeble athlete.His finisher the Sitout Power Bomb (Batista Bomb) is highly effective.Other than The Undertaker know one has dared to kick out of it.One of Baitsta's downfalls is that he constantly gets WWE Title shots and more often than not dosn't make them worth it.What I'm trying to say is that Batista always gets Title shots and dosn't always win them.Batista theme music (I Walk Alone by Saliva)really suits his WWE Charactor.Batista is a good WWE Superstar.I need more words so I'm just going to do this:LA LA LA.

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