While speaking with GQ, Dave Bautista, better known to WWE fans as Batista, looked back on his transition from pro wrestling to acting.
He has gone on to portray Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with his debut in the 2014 “Guardians of the Galaxy” film. He has also appeared in other MCU movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Avengers Infinity War, Avengers Endgame, and Thor Love & Thunder.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On wanting more:
“John Cena and I were both headlining shows. I was [the face of] SmackDown. He was Raw. But he was being used in [WWE-produced] films and television commercials and magazines, and I was just headlining shows. In fact, there was one point where he was off making a film and I was headlining both sets of shows and the pay-per-views. It was just a feeling of, ‘We’re not getting equal opportunities.”
Steve Austin’s advice to him:
“Before I left WWE, Stone Cold Steve Austin pulled me aside and said, ‘You’re going to get offers for horrible scripts. The money will be tempting. Don’t get caught in that trap.'”
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