Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000-2002)
He made his Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) debut in 2000, joining forces with Synn. During his tenure in OVW, he was known as Leviathan. As a member of the Disciples of Synn stable he went undefeated until being beaten at an OVW supercard, Christmas Chaos by World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Kane, with help from Steve Austin. He later went on to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship from 'The Machine' Doug Basham, before losing the belt to The Prototype. A few month after, Batista left OVW and was promoted to World Wrestling Entertainment.
More about Dave Batista (From Wikipedia)
Batista Tried Out At The WCW Power Plant But Was Told He Would Never Make It In The Wrestling Business By Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. He Then Went To The WWF Who Sent Him To Train With Afa Anoa'i's School In The Wild Samoan Training Centre.
Batista tried out at the WCW Power Plant but was told he would never make it in the wrestling business by Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. He then went to the WWF who sent him to train with read more...
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000-2002)
He made his Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) debut in 2000, joining forces with Synn. During his tenure in OVW, he was known as Leviathan. As a member of the Disciples of Synn stable read more...
World Wrestling Entertainment
He began his WWE career on the May 9, 2002 episode of SmackDown! as Deacon Bautista, a heel enforcer for Reverend D-Von. Batista made his WWE in-ring debut in a tag match teaming read more...
David Michael Bautista, Jr. (born January 18, 1969), better known as Dave Batista or by the ring name Batista, is an American professional wrestler. Batista is currently signed to read more...
Bautista was married to a woman named Glenda in the early 1990s and had two daughters with her, Keilani (born in 1990) and Athena (born in 1992) before divorcing. Bautista married read more...