Dave Bautista Net Worth

Dave Bautista's Quotes

• I look like a gorilla, just the way I'm built.
• I had been struggling to get roles in Hollywood for three and a half years after leaving the WWE. Then I finally got an agent - the agent I have now. He's a great guy, but he turned me down three times before he even decided to take me on a as a client.
• I don't watch my playbacks because I hate to see myself act.
• It was always one of my favorite things, the action figures, the video games, when I was with WWE, even though I'm not a gamer. I would literally go out and buy the games just so I could play myself.
• People look at me, and they have a certain perception, and they slap a label on me. The guy you saw in a wrestling ring is not who I am.

Interesting Facts about Dave Bautista

1. Started his career in Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. He wrestled there in 2000-2002 under the name Leviathan. He was a member of OVW's Disciples of Synn. Won the OVW Heavyweight Championship title in November 2001. A few months later, he joined the WWE. He debuted in WWE as a bodyguard to Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) on the 'SmackDown!' brand. He later moved to 'RAW' and began wrestling with Ric Flair as his manager.
2. Former member of Evolution with Triple H, Randy Orton and Ric Flair.
3. On March 1, 2003 at a WWE live event, Batista & Randy Orton teamed up to face the Dudley Boyz. This was famous for being a match that nearly no one walked away from unhurt. Batista tore his bicep, Orton broke his leg and Bubba Ray Dudley injured his back. On May 1, 2003, Batista re-tore his right tricep muscle when he fell while running with his wife. Batista returned to the WWE on October 20, 2003 where he attacked Bill Goldberg.
4. In December 2003, won the title World Tag Team Champion with Ric Flair (as Evolution) at WWE Armageddon (2003). They lost the title to Booker Huffman (Booker T) and Rob Van Dam at WWE Monday Night RAW (1993) in February 2004, but regained the title next month at Raw. In December 2005, with Rey Mysterio, defeated MNM (Adam Birch and John Hennigan) for the title of WWE Tag Team Champion at WWF SmackDown! (1999). In August 2008, with John Cena, won the title of World Tag Team Champion on Monday Night RAW, defeating Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes (Cody Rhodes) after Batista pinned DiBiase.
5. His father is of Filipino descent and his mother has Greek ancestry.
6. Is a keen collector of steel lunchboxes.
7. Storyline wise was responsible for Stone Cold Steve Austin losing the RAW Co-General Manager post at Survivor Series 2003 (he interfered in the Team Austin v. Team Bischoff match by delivering the Batista Bomb to Shawn Michaels.)
8. Is an accomplished break dancer, a skill used in a TV trailer for Summerslam 2004
9. Was trained by the legendary 'Wild Samoan' Afa.
10. Got into wrestling after meeting Road Warrior Animal & Curt Hennig at a body building show in Minneapolis.
11. Grew up in the Washington DC area and often worked as a bouncer at many clubs in the area.
12. Went to the WCW Power Plant for a tryout, where they told him he'd never make it in the wrestling business.
13. #1 on the PWI top 500 wrestlers list in 2005.
14. His sister was named after his mother, Donna Raye Bautista.
15. Shares the same birth name as his father, David Michael Bautista.
16. Has two daughters by his first wife, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992). Also has two grandsons, Jacob and Aiden (by Keilani).
17. Last name means "Baptist".
18. The third pro wrestler to go by the nickname or stagename, "Animal". The other two were George Steele and Joe Laurinaitis.
19. Published author.
20. Won WWE Royal Rumble (2005) and his first World Heavyweight Champonship at WrestleMania 21 (2005) when he defeated Triple H (Paul Levesque) in the main event. Defended successfully his title at WWE Backlash (2005) on May 1, 2005. The match was called Batista/Triple H 2. Defeated Triple again at WWE Vengeance (2005). This marked Triple H's first ever loss in a "Hell in a Cell" match. In July, lost to JBL (John Layfield at The Great American Bash (2005), but retained his title via disqualification. In August, defeated JBL in a "No Holds Barred" match at Summerslam (2005). In January 2006, after suffering a serious tricep injury, was forced to surrender the title, ending his 9 month reign as champion.