From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista and became a six-time world champion by winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice.
3 (2023), after which he confirmed he was leaving the franchise.īautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and in 2000 signed with the then- World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed WWE in 2002). In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) up until Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Mixed martial arts career Martial arts careerīrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie ĭavid Michael Bautista Jr.