The famous David Michael Bautista Jr. is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He had several stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. 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.
Bautista tried out at the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Power Plant but was told he would never make it in the wrestling business Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. He then went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which advised him to train with Afa Anoa’i in the Wild Samoan Training Center wrestling school, where he went to train and compete in Anoa’i’s World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) promotion.
He had his debut match as Khan on October 30, 1999. Bautista also trained with Marrese Crump in Muay Thai and Eskrima. Most recently, he trained at Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie and has become a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Dave Bautista siblings: Who are Dave Bautista’s siblings?
Dave Bautista has two siblings namely Donna Raye Bautista, and Michael Bautista. As of August 2020, Bautista is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 275 pounds. He has numerous tattoos, including a large dragon on his back, red kanji lettering on his upper left biceps which says “Angel” (in tribute to Angie), a signature design on his upper right biceps, and a small sun on his abdomen which encircles his navel.
He also has a tattoo on his arm of the flags of Greece and the Philippines. While taking time off due to injury in 2009, he had both upper arms covered in large, tribal-style tattoos, and the phrase “DC soldier” added to his right biceps.
