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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.
Dave Bautista
Bane
for Bane in The Batman II: Killing Joke
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Batman had always been Gotham City's protector, but the Redhood incident had left him feeling vulnerable and uncertain. He had always prided himself on his ability to outsmart and outfight his foes, but the Joker had broken him in ways that he never thought possible. Now, at the age of 35, Batman had retired from crime fighting. He had hung up his cape and cowl, and had resigned himself to a quiet life away from the chaos of Gotham's streets. But when he received news that the Joker was back, and on a killing spree, he knew that he couldn't just sit idly by. The Joker was unpredictable and deadly, and Batman knew that he was the only one who could stop him. He didn't have the same physical prowess that he once had, but he still had his wit and his determination. As he donned his old suit, Batman knew that this would be his toughest challenge yet. He would have to face his fears and confront the Joker head on. But he was determined to protect his city, no matter the cost.
