David Michael Bautista, was born
18 January 1969. He is a
former American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and
actor, best known for his time in World Wrestling
Entertainment (WWE) from 2002 to 2010. In WWE, he was a six times world champion, won the
World Heavyweight Championship four times and the
WWE Championship twice.
He has publicly admitted to having a hard life there, as before he was nine years old, three murders occurred in his front yard. As young as 13 years old, he was stealing cars. At 17, he was seen as alienated from their parents and on their own, despite admitting later that I am proud of my parents. They are good, honest, hardworking people. They taught me the value of working hard.
He began his career at
WWE May 9, 2002 episode of Smack Down as Deacon Batista, a villainous enforcer for
Reverend D-Von. He made his WWE in ring debut in a tag team match teaming with
D-Von against Faarooq and
Randy Orton, pinning Orton. Over several weeks, Orton tried to beat
D-Von and
Batista with different partners, but lost each time.
