5 Superstars who didn't watch WWE while growing up

#1: Batista wasn't a WWE fan when he initially joined the pro wrestling business

Dave Bautista

Batista has developed a great career in Hollywood over these past few years. The Animal recently retired from WWE in 2019 at WrestleMania 35, where he lost to Triple H in a No Holds Barred Match.

While appearing on Live with Kelly and Ryan a few months after WrestleMania 35, Batista said that he wasn't a WWE or a pro wrestling fan when he first got into this industry.

"I actually wasn’t [into wrestling] at first. I actually got into it because I was broke and I was looking for a way to make money."

This decision paid off in a huge way for Batista as he became one of the most popular WWE Superstars of all time.

It's safe to say that signing up with WWE also acted as a launchpad for him to become a successful movie star down the line. Batista was announced to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2020, but the ceremony has been postponed to the WrestleMania 37 weekend in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.