Birth NameDavid Michael Bautista Jr.
NicknameKahn Deacon Batista The Animal DJ
Height6' 5" (1.96 m)
Spouse
Angie Bautista
Glenda Bautista
(? - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Trade Mark
Smart dress and general appearance. In a similar style to the Four Horsemen of the 1980s
Finishing Move: Batista Bomb
Finishing move: Batista Bomb/Demon Bomb (Sit-Down Powerbomb)
Finishing move: Double Leg Spinebuster
Trademark move: Clothesline
Trademark move: Running Powerslam
Trademark move: Spear
Trademark move: Repeated Turnbuckle Thrusts
Trivia
Started his career in Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. He wrestled there from late 1999 until early 2001 under the name Leviathan.
Notable Title Wins Included: OVW World Heavyweight title; (WWE) World Tag Team titles with Ric Flair (2); (WWE) World Heavyweight title
Former member of Evolution with Triple H, Randy orton and ric flair
As Leviathan, he was a member of OVW's Disciples of Synn.
Batista debuted in WWE as a bodyguard to D-Von Dudley on the 'SmackDown!' brand. He later moved to 'RAW' and began wrestling with Ric Flair as his manager.
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.
His wife Angie is currently in a battle with Ovarian cancer. She is now in her 3rd year of remission.
Has held the WWE Tag Team Championship (RAW) twice with fellow Evolution member, legendary, Ric Flair.
He is part Greek and Filipino.
Is a keen collector of steel lunchboxes.
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.)
Has two Yorkshire Terriers.
Winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble
Is an accomplished break dancer, a skill used in a TV trailer for Summerslam 2004
He has three daughters, a 12 and 14 year old from his first marriage and a 19 year old step daughter.
Was trained by the legendary 'Wild Samoan' Afa.
Won his 1st World Heavyweight Champonship at Wrestlemania 21 when he defeated Triple H in the main event.
Got into wrestling after meeting Road Warrior Animal & Curt Hennig at a body building show in Minneapolis.
Grew up in the Washington DC area and often worked as a bouncer at many clubs in the area.
Went to the WCW Power Plant for a tryout, where they told him he'd never make it in the wrestling business.
#1 on the PWI top 500 wrestlers list in 2005.
Batista has 3 daughters....2 from a previous marriage and 1 stepdaughter....the third girl is not his biological daughter.
Former World Tag Team Champion.
Former WWE Tag Team Champion.
His sister was named after his mother, Donna Raye Bautista.
Shares the same birth name as his father, David Michael Bautista.
Has become a grandfather of two grandsons, Jacob & Aiden by daughter Keilani.
Has two daughters by his first wife, Keilana (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992).
Last name means "Baptist".
The third pro wrestler to go by the nickname or stagename, "Animal". The other two were George Steele and Joe Laurinaitis.
4th August 2008, along with John Cena, won the World Tag Team Championships on Monday Night Raw, defeating Ted Di Biase & Coady Rhodes after Batisa pinned DiBiase-this is Batista's 3rd Tag Team Championship, Cena's 2nd
Batista debuted in WWE as a bodyguard to D-Von Dudley on the 'SmackDown!' brand. He later moved to 'RAW' and began wrestling with Ric Flair as his manager.
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.
His wife Angie is currently in a battle with Ovarian cancer. She is now in her 3rd year of remission.
Has held the WWE Tag Team Championship (RAW) twice with fellow Evolution member, legendary, Ric Flair.
He is part Greek and Filipino.
Is a keen collector of steel lunchboxes.
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.)
Has two Yorkshire Terriers.
Winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble
Is an accomplished break dancer, a skill used in a TV trailer for Summerslam 2004
He has three daughters, a 12 and 14 year old from his first marriage and a 19 year old step daughter.
Was trained by the legendary 'Wild Samoan' Afa.
Won his 1st World Heavyweight Champonship at Wrestlemania 21 when he defeated Triple H in the main event.
Got into wrestling after meeting Road Warrior Animal & Curt Hennig at a body building show in Minneapolis.
Grew up in the Washington DC area and often worked as a bouncer at many clubs in the area.
Went to the WCW Power Plant for a tryout, where they told him he'd never make it in the wrestling business.
#1 on the PWI top 500 wrestlers list in 2005.
Batista has 3 daughters....2 from a previous marriage and 1 stepdaughter....the third girl is not his biological daughter.
Former World Tag Team Champion.
Former WWE Tag Team Champion.
His sister was named after his mother, Donna Raye Bautista.
Shares the same birth name as his father, David Michael Bautista.
Has become a grandfather of two grandsons, Jacob & Aiden by daughter Keilani.
Has two daughters by his first wife, Keilana (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992).
Last name means "Baptist".
The third pro wrestler to go by the nickname or stagename, "Animal". The other two were George Steele and Joe Laurinaitis.
4th August 2008, along with John Cena, won the World Tag Team Championships on Monday Night Raw, defeating Ted Di Biase & Coady Rhodes after Batisa pinned DiBiase-this is Batista's 3rd Tag Team Championship, Cena's 2nd
Salary:
WrestleMania 23 (2007) (TV)
$500,000
WrestleMania 23 (2007) (TV)
$500,000
Where Are They Now
(January 2004) Was a member of Evolution with Triple H, Randy Orton and Ric Flair.
(August 2004) Teamed up with fellow Evolution members, Triple H and Ric Flair to attack former Evolution member, Randy Orton just a few minutes after he defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Benoit 1 day after he won it.
(January 2005) Won the 2005 Royal Rumble and now will face the World Heavyweight Champion (probably Triple H) at WrestleMania 21.
(March 2005) Confirmed to fight Evolution leader Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania 21.
(April 2005) Defeated Triple-H to become World Heavyweight Champion.
(April 2005) Will take on Triple H in a match for the World Heavyweight title at Backlash on Sunday, May 1, 2005. The match is being called Batista/Triple H 2.
(May 2005) Defeated Triple H at Backlash.
(June 2005) Defeated Triple H at Vengeance in a Hell In A Cell match. This marked Triple H's first ever loss in a Hell In A Cell match.
(June 2005) He was the final draft lottery pick from RAW to go to Smackdown.
(June 2005) Is 3-0 in matches against Triple H before being drafted to "Smackdown".
(June 2005) Has been drafted to "Smackdown" from "Raw" in the Draft Lottery.
(July 2005) Will face JBL for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Great American Bash on Sunday, July 24, 2005.
(July 2005) Lost to JBL at the Great American Bash, but retained World Heavyweight Championship via disqualification.
(July 2005) Lost to JBL at the Great American Bash by DQ so he retained the WWE Heavyweight Title.
(August 2005) Defeated JBL at Summerslam in a no holds barred match, to retain the WWE world Heavyweight Title.
(December 2005) Along with Rey Mysterio, defeated MNM for the WWE tag Team Titles.
(January 2006) After suffering a serious tricep injury, was forced to surrender the World Heavyweight Championship, ending his 9 month reign as champion.
(July 2006) Returns to Smackdown! by attacking Mark Henry, The man who put him on the injury list.
(November 2006) Won back World heavyweight champion-belt from King Booker at Survivor Series '06.
(April 2007) Lost the World Heavyweight Championship to The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 23.
(September 2007) Defeated the Great Khali and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match at Unforgiven 2007 to win his 3rd World Heavyweight title..
(November 2007) Defends his title against Undertaker in a hell in a cell match at survivor series.
(December 2007) He loses his title to Edge in a triple threat match against at Armagedon.
(April 2008) Will face Shawn Michaels at WWE Backlash 2008
(June 2008) Recouping after scalp stitches sustained from head-on skull butt from Edge on "Monday Night RAW: 2008 Draft". Only to compete again with said wrestler at "Night of Champions" June 29, 2008
(January 2004) Was a member of Evolution with Triple H, Randy Orton and Ric Flair.
(August 2004) Teamed up with fellow Evolution members, Triple H and Ric Flair to attack former Evolution member, Randy Orton just a few minutes after he defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Benoit 1 day after he won it.
(January 2005) Won the 2005 Royal Rumble and now will face the World Heavyweight Champion (probably Triple H) at WrestleMania 21.
(March 2005) Confirmed to fight Evolution leader Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania 21.
(April 2005) Defeated Triple-H to become World Heavyweight Champion.
(April 2005) Will take on Triple H in a match for the World Heavyweight title at Backlash on Sunday, May 1, 2005. The match is being called Batista/Triple H 2.
(May 2005) Defeated Triple H at Backlash.
(June 2005) Defeated Triple H at Vengeance in a Hell In A Cell match. This marked Triple H's first ever loss in a Hell In A Cell match.
(June 2005) He was the final draft lottery pick from RAW to go to Smackdown.
(June 2005) Is 3-0 in matches against Triple H before being drafted to "Smackdown".
(June 2005) Has been drafted to "Smackdown" from "Raw" in the Draft Lottery.
(July 2005) Will face JBL for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Great American Bash on Sunday, July 24, 2005.
(July 2005) Lost to JBL at the Great American Bash, but retained World Heavyweight Championship via disqualification.
(July 2005) Lost to JBL at the Great American Bash by DQ so he retained the WWE Heavyweight Title.
(August 2005) Defeated JBL at Summerslam in a no holds barred match, to retain the WWE world Heavyweight Title.
(December 2005) Along with Rey Mysterio, defeated MNM for the WWE tag Team Titles.
(January 2006) After suffering a serious tricep injury, was forced to surrender the World Heavyweight Championship, ending his 9 month reign as champion.
(July 2006) Returns to Smackdown! by attacking Mark Henry, The man who put him on the injury list.
(November 2006) Won back World heavyweight champion-belt from King Booker at Survivor Series '06.
(April 2007) Lost the World Heavyweight Championship to The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 23.
(September 2007) Defeated the Great Khali and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match at Unforgiven 2007 to win his 3rd World Heavyweight title..
(November 2007) Defends his title against Undertaker in a hell in a cell match at survivor series.
(December 2007) He loses his title to Edge in a triple threat match against at Armagedon.
(April 2008) Will face Shawn Michaels at WWE Backlash 2008
(June 2008) Recouping after scalp stitches sustained from head-on skull butt from Edge on "Monday Night RAW: 2008 Draft". Only to compete again with said wrestler at "Night of Champions" June 29, 2008
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