Bengaluru, August 9: Dave Bautista is known as simply Batista to the WWE Universe. Before he transitioned into a Hollywood Superstar, it was the pro-wrestling business that helped him to rise to fame. He worked in the WWE as one of the pillars of the Ruthless Aggression Era alongside John Cena. He held the WWE Championship many time during his WWE career.
The full-time WWE stint continued till 2010 before he decided to quit the business. This was the time when he started to pursue a career in Hollywood. It's worth noting that Batista ascended to the top league of the superstars over the years leaving the franchise player of the WWE far behind.
Batista delivered a solid performance playing the role of Drax The Destroyer in the Marvel Universe movie series “Guardians of the Galaxy”. It landed him the fame he needed in the mainstream business. He played the role successfully in both the Vol. 1 (2014) and Vol. 2 (2017) of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie franchise.
Furthermore, Marvel has retained the same star cast for the next installment of the series and eye a release in 2020. But the popular movie franchise produced by Disney has recently been targeted on social media for the removal of director James Gunn from the next installment.