David Michael "dave" Batista Jr.

No wonder they say: the ways of the Lord are inscrutable. History proves to us that human life can change in the blink of an eye, and change dramatically. So it was with Eminem after meeting Dr. Dre, so it was with street musician James Bowen after an article about him and his magnificent cat named Bob, so it was with David Michael Batista Jr. after receiving a suspended criminal record.

Dave was born on January 18, 1969. It happened in Washington, the capital of the United States of America. His mother, Donna, was Greek, and his father, David Michael Batista Sr., was from the Republic of the Philippines. The family broke up even before the boy went to school. Childhood Batista generally turned out to be dysfunctional - even before his tenth birthday, he managed to witness three murders, and by the age of thirteen he himself got on a slippery slope, starting to steal cars. There was no question of any schoolwork.

In 1986, the guy tried to quit crime. To earn a living (by that time Dave was already living on his own), Batista got a job as a bouncer at a local club. Once, while calming another riotous visitor, Batista overdid it. A few days later he received a subpoena. Thanks to the lawyer, I managed to get the minimum possible sentence - a year probation. This event forced the guy to seriously rethink his life and redistribute priorities. The very next day, Dave got a job as a beach lifeguard, and began to spend all his free time in the gym. In his autobiography, Dave mentioned that this decision saved his life.

Back in the late nineties, Batista decided to try his hand at wrestling. The first attempt was to qualify for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The attempt was unsuccessful - the coach Buddy Lee Parker, conducting the selection, said that Dave didn’t get to perform in the fighting ring. This angered the guy a little, and he decided to go to the competitors of WCW - World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). And this attempt was successful - WWE managers immediately sent Dave to the Wild Samoans Training Center.

Batista's first appearance in the ring took place as part of the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) show, in 2000. Then the young wrestler performed under the name Leviathan, in honor of a huge biblical monster (Dave's height is 198 centimeters, and his weight is 132 kilograms).

After three solo performances, Dave is a member of the Disciples of Synn group. For a long time Leviathan remained invincible, but Batista's series of victories was interrupted by Glen Thomas Jacobs, also known as Kane. It happened during the Christmas Chaos. However, Batista quickly regained his former status and also won the Ohio Valley Wrestling title by defeating Doug Bashman. After that, Dave had another fight at OVW - with Prototype, and then moved to the central WWE site - SmackDown. It happened on May 9, 2002.

Batista's first SmackDown victory was in a doubles duel - with Divon, Dave defeated Ron Simmons and Randy Orton. The first defeat was in a one-on-one duel against Rikishi.

Also in 2002, Batista signed a contract with Monday Night Raw.

In 2003, Dave joined a new group - "Evolution", which he left due to a muscle injury.

From 2003 to 2010, he regularly took part in such fights as Armageddon, Summer Slam, No Mercy, Wrestlemania, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, The Great American Bash, Blacklash, Cyber ​​Sunday, No Way Out, One Night Stand, Bragging Rights, Tables / Ladders / Chairs, Elimination Chamber, Outer The Limit, Judgment Day and Hell In Cell.

In 2010, he resigned from World Wrestling Entertainment due to a conflict with Brett Hart, the organization's general manager. At the same time, Batista decided to try his luck in mixed martial arts competitions. However, it was possible to perform at the MMA championship only once - on October 6, 2012 in Providence (Rhode Island). Dave defeated his opponent Vince Lucerne by technical knockout in the first round. Realizing that the path to the world of mixed martial arts was closed to him, Batista returned to the WWE.

The wrestler's comeback took place on January 20, 2014. It happened during the next Royal Rumble. Elimination Chamber, Extreme Rules and Payday followed. In mid-2014, Batista stopped his performances in connection with filming a movie. According to rumors, Dave plans to return to the ring as early as 2017, during the next annual Wrestlemania show.

Dave first appeared on the screen in 2006. Batista's film debut is the comedy "Strange Relatives" with Danny DeVito and Katie Bates. The first television appearance is considered a role in one of the episodes of the series "Smallville".

The next chance to appear in movies and on TV had to wait for four whole years - in 2010 Batista was noted in the TV series "Chuck", as well as in the films "My Son, My Son, What Have You Done" and "The Wrong Side of the City".

In 2012, the wrestler starred in the third part of The Scorpion King. Remarkable is the fact that the previous two involved his colleague Dwayne Johnson (known as The Rock in the world of wrestling).

The following year, Dave starred in Riddick, a sequel to Black Hole and The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel.

2014 brought Batista a role that made it possible to forget about wrestling, completely switching to acting. We are talking about the role of Drax the Destroyer from the Marvel movie "Guardians of the Galaxy". Dave (like his colleagues, Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana) returned to this role in the second part, released in 2017, and will also be involved in the Avengers. Infinity War ”, which will be released in 2018.

It is also worth noting the participation of Batista in the next part of the James Bond film - "007: SPECTRUM" (2014), in "Kickboxer" (2015) - a remake of the legendary film with Van Damme, as well as in "Blade Runner 2049" (2017) - the continuation of the film adaptation of the cult novel by Philip K. Dick.

For the first time, Batista got married even before he began his wrestling career. The first wife's name was Glenda, and it was she who gave birth to Dave's two daughters - Kaylen (1990) and Athena (1992). But this marriage was short-lived.

From 1998 to 2006 he was married to a girl named Angie. But it did not work out with her either. Therefore, Batista decided not to start a serious relationship for some time. During this time, he meets with female fighters Melina Perez, Kelly Kelly and Rosa Mendes.

In October 2015, he married Sarah Jade, with whom he is happy to this day.

It is also worth mentioning that even before Dave celebrated his 40th birthday, daughter Kayleigh managed to make him a grandfather, giving birth to sons Jacques and Aiden.

Having skated as part of the film and cast team of "Guardians of the Galaxy - 2", Dave once again travels the world, but this time already presenting the world with the sequel to "Blade Runner". Batista also does not forget about the reports in the form of photos from these events, which he posts on his pages on Instagram and Twitter.

By the way, in recent photos and videos on Batista's Instagram account, you can see the actors Josh Brolin, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this is not without reason, because with Brolin Dave starred in The Avengers. Infinity War ”, and with Slay and Schwartz is working on the second and third parts of the Escape Plan.

Even with such a busy schedule, the actor does not forget about classes in the gym.

2006 - "Strange Relatives" 2006 - "Smallville" 2010 - "Chuck" 2010 - "My Son, My Son, What Have You Done" 2010 - "Inside the City" 2012 - "The Scorpion King - 3 "2013 -" Riddick "2014 -" Guardians of the Galaxy "2015 -" 007: SPECTRUM "2016 -" Kickboxer "2017 -" Guardians of the Galaxy - 2 "2017 -" Blade Runner 2049 "

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