{"id":507,"date":"2026-07-06T23:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=dave-bautista"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:07:34","slug":"dave-bautista","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=dave-bautista","title":{"rendered":"Dave Bautista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Michael Bautista Jr.\u00a0(born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired\u00a0professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation&#8217;s most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in\u00a0WWE\u00a0between 2002 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with\u00a0WWE\u00a0(then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the\u00a0ring name\u00a0Batista, initially as a member of\u00a0Evolution. 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