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David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena), and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 and WrestleMania XXX, with the former being one of the top five highest-grossing PPV events in wrestling history. Having largely stepped back from professional wrestling in 2020, he retired after WrestleMania 35 in 2019. As an actor, Bautista is known for portraying Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023) and Rabban in Dune (2021) and its 2024 sequel. Bautista has additionally starred in Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Final Score, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (both 2018), Army of the Dead (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Knock at the Cabin, and Parachute (both 2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Bautista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The story of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, is a popular American folk legend that has been passed down through generations. Paul Bunyan is a larger-than-life lumberjack who is said to have played a significant role in the development of the logging industry in North America, particularly in the northern forests of the USA and Canada. Babe the Blue Ox is his equally extraordinary animal companion. Paul Bunyan is described as a giant with immense strength. He was born in the northeastern US, and as the legend goes, his birth was accompanied by a series of natural disasters, as thunderstorm or tornado. His size and strength made him a formidable lumberjack, and he was known for his ability to clear forests with a single swing of his axe. Blue, was his loyal and equally enormous ox. Babe was born during a snowstorm in the North Woods. Babe was as impressive as Paul, they made an unbeatable team. The stories about Paul Bunyan and Babe tales include Paul creating the Great Lakes by digging out giant footprints, plowing fields by dragging Babe behind him, and carving out the Grand Canyon with his axe. Many natural landmarks and geographical features in North America are said to have been created by them. They purportedly formed the 10,000 Lakes region in Minnesota by stomping their feet, and they created the Mississippi River by dragging Babe through forest.They continue to be a beloved part of American folklore, celebrating the larger-than-life character of this legendary duo.
