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Dave Batista
{{Infobox wrestler
|name=Dave Batista
|names='''Batista'''<br />Deacon Bautista<br />Leviathan<br />Kahn
|image=Dave Batista - Guardians of the Galaxy premiere - July 2014 (cropped).jpg
|img_capt=Batista at the premiere of ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' in July 2014
|height={{height|ft=6|in=3}}
|weight={{convert|272|lb}}
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1969|01|18|mf=y}}
|birth_place =[[Arlington County, Virginia]]
|resides=[[Tampa, Florida]]
|billed=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|trainer=[[Afa Anoa'i]]
|debut=1997
|retired=2014 October 30, 1999
}}
'''David Michael Bautista''' (born January 18, 1969),<ref name="official">[https://web.archive.org/web/20061201050622/http://www.demon-wrestling.com/db/about.php About Batista at his official site]</ref> better known as '''Dave Batista''' or by the ring name '''Batista''', is an [[Americans|American]] retired [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[actor]], [[Mixed martial arts|mix(contracted; show full)

==== Retirement and Legends program (2014-present) ====

In December 2014, Batista announced he was retiring from professional wrestling. In January 2015, WWE announced Batista had signed a [[Legends contract]].

=== Third Return to WWE (2018) ===
On October 16, 2018, Batista again united with the rest of Evolution. This was for an appearance on [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'s [[WWE SmackDown 1000|1000th episode]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Evolution reunites: Triple H, Batista, Randy Orton & Ric Flair to appear at SmackDown 1000|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/evolution-reunites-smackdown-1000|publisher=WWE|accessdate=September 29, 2018}}</ref>
== Championships and accomplishments ==
[[File:Batista with World Heavyweight Championship.jpg|right|thumb|Batista during his second World Heavyweight Championship reign]]
* '''[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]'''
** [[OVW Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html#last|title=O.V.W. Heavyweight Title|accessdate=2007-07-19|publisher=Wrestling-Title.com}}</ref>
(contracted; show full)[[Category:Actors from Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:American mixed martial artists]]
[[Category:American professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:Doping cases in sport]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Arlington, Virginia]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Virginia]]
[[Category:WWE wrestlers]]