David Michael Bautista Jr. is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He participated in WWE events from 2002 to 2010, in 2014, and one final run from 2018 to 2019.

Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and in 2000 signed with the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed WWE in 2002).

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.

Bautista began acting in 2006 and has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Riddick (2013), the James Bond film Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Army of the Dead (2021), and Dune (2021). He has also appeared in several direct-to-video films since 2009.

In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA). He won his lone MMA fight on October 6, 2012, defeating Vince Lucero via technical knockout in the first round.

Is Bautista a Vegan?

No, Bautista is not a vegan. He is completely meat and dairy-free and follows a mostly plant-based diet. Although he still eats fish a couple of times a week, he intends to become a full-time vegan in the future.

Why did Dave Bautista lose weight?

According to him, “I just couldn’t do it cardio-wise and wasn’t agile enough to fight, so I kept dropping weight and I did it throughout the years with help through my diet to help me get more acclimated.”