Marvel Star Dave Bautista Reveals the Real Reason Why He Wanted to Learn Grappling After Quitting WWE

Numerous celebrities had different careers before stepping into the world of movies, and Dave Bautista is one of them. The Marvel star wasn’t an actor from the start of his career as he is a former wrestler who also had a few MMA fights before becoming a rising star.

Before hitting the roles in Zack Snyder and James Gunn’s movies, Dave Bautista had a different career in wrestling. The actor was involved in wrestling and won a championship in WrestleMania. Bautista opened up about why he started grappling.

Dave Bautista Revealed The Reason Behind Learning Grappling

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Marvel star Dave Bautista has finally made a name in the movie world after encountering numerous personal and professional issues. The actor also known by his ring name Batista is a multiple-time WWE world heavyweight champion, who also learned grappling after leaving WWE in 2010. Bautista’s career in wrestling was quite smooth after he won a championship and he left it once to transition into the world of MMA. American mixed Martial artist Matt Arroyo asked Bautista why he learned Grappling on his Instagram reel and the actor said:

“I officially started grappling around 2010. I was an amateur wrestler, I wrestled in high school. Then obviously I wrestled professionally, so there was always a little bit of grappling involved. But I started training with Cesar Gracie in 2010. I wanted to learn, I wanted to put on a GI, I wanted to get some belts and really kind of figure out what I was doing. Because up until then, I was just using basic wrestling to get by with guys who were real grapplers. I was training a little bit. I just wasn’t officially training in Jiu-Jitsu”.

The Guardians of the Galaxy star explained why he wanted to get involved in grappling and had a few MMA fights afterward. In 2014 Bautista made a return to WWE when he was on the edge of losing hope in Hollywood and made a final run before officially retiring from professional wrestling. Bautista is also regarded as the 2000s top star in WWE.

Dave Bautista Went From Small TV Roles To Rising Stardom

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Dave Bautista had a roller coaster ride in his career. Not only did he suffer severe issues with the taxes, but he also faced difficulties in fulfilling his aspirations. The My Spy started his career a little late in his 30s but gradually became a rising star. Bautista started his Hollywood career with small TV roles that did not earn him any recognition and made the actor decide to leave the industry.

But Dave Bautista gave acting another try and soon he was cast by the two greatest directors of Hollywood in the Marvel and DC world. The Dune star first got a role in Zack Snyder‘s Army of the Dead, which again did not earn him a fanbase. After playing Drax the Destroyer in James Gunn‘s Guardians of the Galaxy, Bautusta’s career took a massive turn. He started getting numerous roles and landed many incredible opportunities. Dave Bautista is now a renowned actor in Hollywood after all the hard work he did.

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