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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=6}}
|weight={{convert|300|lb}}
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1969|01|18|mf=y}}
(contracted; show full)he ring to attack The Shield after their 11-on-3 handicap match, using the name and the theme of Evolution. At Extreme Rules, Evolution lost to The Shield. At Payback, Evolution lost to The Shield again. On June 2 edition of ''Raw'', Batista (kayfabe) quit WWE after Triple H denied him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; this was done to write Batista off WWE TV so he could promote ''Guardians of the Galaxy''.

==== Retirement and Legends program (2014-
present2020) ====

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>
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==== Return and Appearances (2014-present) ====

He signed a 5 year contract and was to return at the Royal Rumble 2020 but he got injured and he is to return in 2021. Batista is coming out of retirement.⏎
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== 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>
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