Batista is one of the WWE legends who was in different ventures after leaving the company. From acting, business, and more, he carved another legacy aside from being The Animal.
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Batista initially left WWE in 2010 and returned four years later. In this period, he became a brown belt in BJJ and won against Vince Lucero in CES: MMA.
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Batista played Drax the Destroyer for Guardians of the Galaxy, one of Marvel's most famous franchises. He reprised this role in five more movies in the MCU.
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Batista joined the ownership team of an award-winning whiskey brand Devils River Whiskey. He serves as their investor and partner.
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Batista opened the tattoo studio DC Society Ink in Florida with John Kural. It took more than a year for him and his co-owner to transform the boxing gym into a studio.
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Batista was supposed to be inducted into the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame but the pandemic happened. He has since missed two more ceremonies due to his movie schedules.
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Since stepping away from the ring, Batista was able to spend more time rescuing dogs. Recently, he even teamed with Mr. Beast to get 100 dogs adopted.
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Batista not only played a good heel character in WWE but also movies. In the 2015 James Bond film movie Spectre, he played Mr. Hinx and even got physical with Bond.
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Batista joined other cinematic universes, not just in Marvel or James Bond. He is part of Blade Runner, My Spy, Dune, Glass Onion, and more famous movies.
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