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Bio
6 ft. 5, 317 lbs, from Washington, D.C.
Finishing Move: Batista Bomb
Career Highlights: World Heavyweight Champion, World Tag Team Championship, 2005 Royal Rumble Winner.
Courtesy WWE.com
One of the toughest Superstars to ever grace RAW has taken his remarkable physique, ability and record to Smackdown. In July 2005, World Heavyweight Champ "Batista" was announced as the final, and maybe most stunning, draft pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery.
The new World Heavyweight Champion may appear cool and collected in his finely tailored suits and shades, but just ask Triple H what happens when you cross this 6ft 5, 317 lbs. superstar!
Batista gained all the experience he could from Evoloution. Then, he ripped through Ric Flair and Triple H - taking the World Heavyweight Championship in the process. Batista began his ascension to the top of RAW by winning the 30-man Royal Rumble. That earned him a spot in the main event at Wrestlemania 21, where he used explosive power to capture the Heavyweight Championship.
Perhaps Batista's road to WWE success began at age 17, during his senior year of high school, when he decided to move out of his house and strike out on his own. Less than a year later, he began bouncing at nightclubs in the greater D.C. area. Having largely grown up in the streets, Batista was well prepared for the altercations he saw night after night in the bars. Sometimes, he'd even get involved himself. Through crushing those who defied him, Batista learned that when provoked, he was pratically invulnerable. He also realized that surrounding himself with people who might agitate him probably wasn't the best idea. Batista needed a place where he could harness his physicality and continue to push himself. That place was WWE.
Courtesy WWE.com
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