Batista Biography
Professional wrestler Batista was born David Michael Bautista Jr. on Jan. 18,
1969, in Washington, D.C. He started his career wrestling for WXW under the name
Kahn, and soon after he signed a deal with WWE using the name Leviathan, and making
his debut in May 2002. He won his first World Heavyweight Championship at “Wrestlemania
21” when he defeated Triple H in the main event. Some of his finishing and
signature moves are the ‘Batista Bomb,’ ‘Spinebuster,’ ‘Knockout
Clothesline’ and the ever popular ‘Suplex Powerslam,’ and some
of his nicknames are “The Animal,” “Big Dave,” “The Beast”
and “Estafista” by his fans in South America. Batista has torn his right
tricep three times, and has had four surgeries to repair it. He is also a breakdancer,
and he has guest starred on an episode of the CW Network television series “Smallville,”
playing a villain named Aldar, who could suck the bones out of people. Batista
married his wife Angie in October 1998, and he has three daughters, two from a
previous marriage and one stepdaughter.
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