Batista Information and History
David Michael Bautista, Jr. has been "The Animal" since childhood. He was raised in a rough part of southeast Washington D.C. Before he was nine years old, three murders occurred on his front lawn. By the age of 13, he was stealing cars. Batista became a bouncer and was arrested after a fight that left two people badly injured. He was sentenced to a years' probation. He got into bodybuilding and enrolled in Wild Samoan Afa's wrestling school.
Batista joined the WWE in May 2002. In January 2003, he joined with Triple H, Ric Flair and Randy Orton to form the stable Evolution. Batista is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion and the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match.
He has been in several commercials and on various magazine covers. He has also guest starred in several TV shows. He released his autobiography "Batista Unleashed" on October 16, 2007.
- Born: January 18, 1969
- Height: 6 foot 6
- Weight: 290 pounds
- From: Washington, D.C