- Source of Wealth: Film, Sports, Wrestling, WWE and MMA
- Age: 51
- Birth Place: Washington, D.C., United States
- Height: 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Weight: 290 lbs (130 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Sarah Jade)
- Full Name: David Michael Bautista Jr.
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: January 18, 1969
- Ethnicity: Filipino and Greek
- Occupation: Actor and Retired Professional Wrestler
- Education: Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute
- Children: 2 (Keilani and Athena)
Dave Bautista was born as David Michael Bautista Jr. on January 18, 1969. He is a semi-retired professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist, American actor, and bodybuilder with an estimated net worth of $13 million.
Batista was in WWE from 2000 to 2010 and 2013 to 2014 under the ring name Batista. He became a six-time world champion. Batista holds the record for having the longest reign of 282 days as the World Heavyweight Champion. He was able to win the World Tag Team Champion three times. Batista won the Royal Rumble in 2005 and became the headline of WrestleMania 21. It is one of professional wrestling history’s top pay-per-view events.
On August 2012, Bautista had a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports that involve fighting in mixed martial arts. He was the winner in his debut on October 6, 2012. Bautista defeated Vince Lucero through TKO in the first round. Upon Batista’s return to WWE in 2014, Batista won the Royal Rumble match in 2014.
In 2006, Bautista entered the acting world. He starred as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Riddick (2013). Bautista was also in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) and the 24th James Bond film, Spectre (2015). He also played in L.A. Slasher (2015), the 2016 Kickboxer reboot, Kickboxer: Vengeance, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Bautista reprised his character Drax the Destroyer in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.