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Dave Bautista an actor and retired professional wrestler. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his new movie “The Killer's Game“, how he recruited WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre for a role in the film, slimming down to 240lbs, his early wrestling days as Leviathan and Deacon Batista, why he couldn't do a retirement tour like John Cena is planning for 2025, his friendship with Triple H, if he could have done more in the wrestling world, the botched ending to the 2005 Royal Rumble that saw Vince McMahon tear his quads, Mark Jindrak being in Evolution, his iconic theme music and more! FACTOR MEALS: Get 50% off your first box and 20% off your next month at 00:00 Intro 02:02 The film that inspired him to become an actor 03:16 His desire to be a bigger star in Hollywood 04:23 Is it hard for him to turn projects down? 04:53 His current goals as an actor 05:59 What led to his physical transformation? 08:28 Not being known for a specific genre of film 11:54 How many people watching his films are wrestling fans? 12:07 Do most people today recognize him from wrestling or acting? 12:55 Not coming from a wealthy background and believing in his success 14:01 Jim Cornette giving him the Leviathan gimmick in OVW 15:48 Fit Finlay changing his life by helping him improve in the ring 16:15 Did D-Von Dudley see something in him as Deacon Batista? 16:42 Was Mark Jindrak supposed to be in Evolution? 17:32 His badass theme song by Saliva 19:11 Not thinking he is at the top of his industry and wanting more 21:26 How he breaks down a script 23:53 What role did he have in getting Drew McIntyre in ‘Killers Game’? 24:48 Triple H changing WWE in significant ways 25:26 Does he keep in touch with Triple H? 25:48 Does he feel like he made it to the top of WWE? 27:20 Thoughts on John Cena's retirement tour 28:51 Memories of the 2005 Royal Rumble botched finish 33:00 3 things Batista is grateful for Subscribe to Listen to “Insight with Chris Van Vliet“: Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: Email me: cvv@ Follow me on Instagram: Like me on Facebook: Follow me on Twitter: #wwe #davebautista #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo
