I mean it was hardly guaranteed. Unless you mean he just had raw charisma and talent and I’d agree but it wasn’t super evident when he first showed up. He worked his ass off and grew his character beautifully with the opportunities he was given. When he first showed up he genuinely felt like just another generic big guy that was so common in WWE in the early 2000s. Until he joined evolution he kinda struggled to find his identity. All credit to him is my point here, when he got the opportunity to shine, he knocked it out of the park.
Batista is on record saying he was very quiet and shy growing up, so it makes perfect sense. Also, it was by no means evident he was going to become a big star prior to becoming a workout buddy of Triple H.
@@IsoEsa66 yeah the guy just had a look and that was about it. If you watch his early promos and matches he didn't look like a star at all. I think HHH and Ric deserve alot of credit for bringing Dave along and mentoring him so well.
If you see two famous people and a young guy at a table get three autographs and a picture and you can tell everyone for the rest of your live „man I knew him before anyone else did.“
Older brother would do this when I was a kid taking me to concerts and he’d purposely stay around late to hang with the newer bands get to band & talk with them, talk music/life/touring. Jimmy Eat World was one for example. 2 years later they are touring as top band with Bleed American coming out. Good life lesson for me
@@richardsinclair7661 Learn your numbers grasshopper. 0-2 are early, 3-6 are mid, 7-9 are late. This can also be used when describing the different parts of decades.
Little did he know he’d become one of the biggest wrestling stars of all time. And he now can move so incredibly slowly, he becomes invisible to the naked eye. 😂
Hilarious story. Blud ended up being a worldwide superstar and he was worried about being famous enough to be asked for autographs. Humble beginnings 😂
I remember his debut as deacon Bautista. My brother and I both looked at him and said….yeah he’s gonna be big some day, without a doubt. He just had that crazy build and look to him, destined to be a star! 👍
He was even bigger in his mid 20's. Boy didn't even have a neck he was that big. He said he was 380 pounds then. 380 for a fattie that weight is nothing, but for a musclebound that is a whole lotta muscle.
2006 i believe. The Flynn in Vermont. Main Event was Batista and Rey vs Finlay and Khali. After the match, a bunch of us indeed wanted his autograph and were fortunate enough to get it👍 Edit: it was in 2007 😁
I was like 15 when Dave came to New Zealand and there was a line going out of the shopping mall to the street of people waiting for his autograph haha … I’m 30 now and Dave’s career still going strong 💪
Dave is also loyal to his friends- when Disney fired James Gunn. Dave was the first to speak up and get others on board it. The other GoTG members were trying to stay silent but Dave wouldn’t shut up even if it meant career suicide- mad respect for him!!!
Dave Really Thinks The World Of Both D Von n Maven, Ray Mysterio and Eddie. He was still brand new n unexpectedly on television having to learn the ropes as he went. They were the only few guys who were willing to offer mentorship and guidance regardless of how everyone else in the locker room felt about his fast rise to stardom. I just hope someday I'm surrounded by guys like Them to help teach me along the way. All them guys are CoolAF 🏆💯
damn never knew maven was soo chill glad he's doing well and started a youtube channel recently and blowing up on that too. i remember i kept seeing maven on news articles catching dui's i thought he fell from grace bcuz alot of ppl can't handle the things that come with fame but I'm glad he turned things around.
It's not really as shocking as you might think. As someone who's been part of the independent wrestling scene for years, Applebee's is actually a regular go-to for a lot of workers because it's one of the only places open at that time of night when shows get done.
Can we all just take a second to respect and appreciate how Maven has turned his life around. Really proud and happy to see him doing well and being healthy here.
I saw deacon Batista at Melbourne crown and he had just debuted. I didn’t have wwe as it was on pay tv but watched it at my mates house. I went up to him and asked him for his autograph even tho I didn’t know really who he was. He gave us his auto and even asked us for the time
Batista did an autograph signing at the GNC I worked at in Burnaby, BC in 2008.. there was so many people the entire 2nd level of the mall was full. I believe there were estimates of 10,000 people. He got his wish.
Funny enough I can confirm just how MASSIVE Batista is because I asked for his autograph before Backlash payperview 2004. He most certainly got what he wanted as this was an autograph signing and I'm happy for all of his success.
@@purestformofpeace yeah. I don't know how it works in the US. But in my country, we actually have to pay to watch WWE. And my parents at that time were struggling financially which lead to stopping our subscription. Hope this explain.
I meet Dave years back at a con, such a humble human being, so down to earth and kind. I was still in my scared teenage phase where I’d get star struck in front of celebrities so my dad did the talking and told him that I was a huge fan of his pro wrestling and he took it to heart and personally thanked me for watching him. Man of few words but he chose his words well when he’d speak to you.
and then he became the top 5 wrestler of all time pure asmr when he destroyed triple h back in 2005. Edit: My Top 5 Wrestlers 1. John Cena 2. Randy Orton 3. Roman Reigns 4. Edge 5. Batista
Are you guys that cynical? I mean yeah of course it could be made up but everything else checks out. Maven did ride with Dvon, Batista and D did in fact have those gimmicks. I’m just saying the foundation for the story to be true is documented.
I remember seeing Bautista at Louisville Powerhouse gym when he was in OVW, he was the biggest person in the place, insanely jacked.. but no one knew who he was yet.. saw him on WWE years later and went “whoa that’s the dude from the gym!”
I can picture Dave sitting, patiently at the table whilr they sign the autographs, maybe sipping the remainder of his coffee or somthing. Dudes a gentle soul; "I hope someday someone wants my autograph" 😢 Little did he know
I had a friend who went to a meet and greet for the first New Years Revolution in San Juan PR, the people in charge started to ell the wrestlers to finish up and go after a couple of hours , the one guy that said “ no I’m staying longer it’s fine “ was Dave Batista , I always respect little things like that, shows he really appreciated the fans 🤙🤙
I waited about 4 or 5 hours in line for Batista’s autograph at the Cleveland auto show around 2006. He stayed longer than he was supposed to because there were so many fans.
the first time i saw batista was also the only time i ever saw ovw. i watched him beat doug basham for the ovw title. a few days later, i was telling my friends about him at great length while doing my best to create leviathan in no mercy. when he debuted on smackdown a few months later, i was watching with those same friends, and i popped. 'holy shit! that's leviathan! that's the dude i was telling you about!'
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“I really hope somebody some day wants my autograph” 😂
Probably wasn’t expecting to write Drax on the autograph either 😅
@@theghostreckon69420you fool
You will have to find drax in the first place tho....he blends in pretty well
Aged like GOLD
20 Years later: "I really hope somebody just STOP wanting my autograph"
That’s whole exchange is so wholesome how cool he was to Dave about that because of course he was going to be a superstar!
Enjoyable post.
I mean it was hardly guaranteed. Unless you mean he just had raw charisma and talent and I’d agree but it wasn’t super evident when he first showed up. He worked his ass off and grew his character beautifully with the opportunities he was given. When he first showed up he genuinely felt like just another generic big guy that was so common in WWE in the early 2000s. Until he joined evolution he kinda struggled to find his identity. All credit to him is my point here, when he got the opportunity to shine, he knocked it out of the park.
I really appreciate Dave. Think he’s done a great job becoming an actor as well
Batista is on record saying he was very quiet and shy growing up, so it makes perfect sense. Also, it was by no means evident he was going to become a big star prior to becoming a workout buddy of Triple H.
@@IsoEsa66 yeah the guy just had a look and that was about it. If you watch his early promos and matches he didn't look like a star at all. I think HHH and Ric deserve alot of credit for bringing Dave along and mentoring him so well.
It’s so funny imagining big hulking Dave Bautista standing awkwardly not signing autographs 😭
Looking slightly disappointed
😂
People looking like ik he Wreslers but i don’t wanna ask this big motha
“🥴 Kay I’ll just f*ck off then” is probably what that looked like 😂
😂😂😂 they probably thought he was their bodyguard...
The reason nobody asked autographs from Dave is because he was so incredibly still nobody noticed him
I understood that reference.
@@nitrorn1496and I understood THAT reference 😂
😂. Somehow that worked for Cena though.
Nothing gets over him, he'll catch it!
Eating zargnuts haha, love it
If you see two famous people and a young guy at a table get three autographs and a picture and you can tell everyone for the rest of your live „man I knew him before anyone else did.“
Or get a picture with just the young guy and say and guess who took our picture
Thats funny seeing that Batista was probably in his mid 30s here.
@@leetorry he’s older than Triple H
and as yolked out as he was going to get@@leetorry
Older brother would do this when I was a kid taking me to concerts and he’d purposely stay around late to hang with the newer bands get to band & talk with them, talk music/life/touring. Jimmy Eat World was one for example. 2 years later they are touring as top band with Bleed American coming out. Good life lesson for me
"Patience, young Grasshopper."
Early-30's grasshopper in Dave's case 😂
A 316 lb Grrasshopper 🦗
@@ZealKingdomWorse. He was mid 30's.
@@IStevenSeagal Incorrect. The Brother D-Von storyline was his television debut for WWE in 2002. He was 33, therefore early-30s is correct.
@@richardsinclair7661 Learn your numbers grasshopper. 0-2 are early, 3-6 are mid, 7-9 are late. This can also be used when describing the different parts of decades.
And now Batista is the most famous of the three. Good things come to those who wait!
He’s the most famous of much of that roster lol
Who work hard*
wrong words of wisdom buddy.
"Better things comes to those who go for it"
@@adilali5517indeed. Nothig happens just for waiting.
Not better than D-Von (wrestling world)but I get what you're saying
He indeed was just fine 😂
Shit, that was the Most Dave Bautista thing Dave ever said. 😢
Incredibly sad. Because you can actually imagine him saying something like this
imagine watching this being the kid, that didn't get Batista's autograph that one night at Applebee's.
😂😂😂😂
“Youre gonna be just fine buddy”😂
Little did he know he’d become one of the biggest wrestling stars of all time.
And he now can move so incredibly slowly, he becomes invisible to the naked eye. 😂
Met Dave Bautista at Whole Foods in Buckhead. Just went to him and said hello. Such a sweet human and yes he’s super huge.
Batista comes across as being such a humble, down to earth guy. Even to this day. Fame hasn't gone to his head.
A story about humility. A refreshing change of pace, from most videos lol
Hilarious story. Blud ended up being a worldwide superstar and he was worried about being famous enough to be asked for autographs. Humble beginnings 😂
His worries at the time were valid though
He didn't start his career at a young age
Glad he made it and become a big star because he earned it
Blud?! 😂 Don’t ever say that again, please!
@@silver47officialblud
“blud” lol bro you’re an anime geek, don’t try to talk hood
@@sharmat1611 😂
Now his a superstar and is well loved as Drax.
What's draxx? Show?
Guardian of the galaxy@Playstation19999
Bautista is beyond recognizable now. Happy for the dude.
Crazy how he outshined both. Deserves it too
I remember his debut as deacon Bautista. My brother and I both looked at him and said….yeah he’s gonna be big some day, without a doubt. He just had that crazy build and look to him, destined to be a star! 👍
Leviathan Dave was HUGE.
Just ridiculously massive.
He was even bigger in his mid 20's. Boy didn't even have a neck he was that big. He said he was 380 pounds then. 380 for a fattie that weight is nothing, but for a musclebound that is a whole lotta muscle.
Maven knew damn well he was gon be alright 🤣
Batista is one of the most grounded people to ever get crazy famous. He still gives this energy!
Bautista is still one of my favorites. Dude was just an absolute monster.
BATISTA BOMB!!!
This was just so inexplicably wholesome 😆
“I’d never seen a human that looked like him” says a man so different looking that i was legit startled to see him at first
2006 i believe. The Flynn in Vermont. Main Event was Batista and Rey vs Finlay and Khali. After the match, a bunch of us indeed wanted his autograph and were fortunate enough to get it👍
Edit: it was in 2007 😁
Great memories!
That was 2007
Indeed
@@tommybards3489 isn't it all rehearsed n set up before... just entertainment?
Maven sounds like a really sweet guy. He'd be a good friend to hang out with and just drink beer and talk.
I was like 15 when Dave came to New Zealand and there was a line going out of the shopping mall to the street of people waiting for his autograph haha … I’m 30 now and Dave’s career still going strong 💪
Dave is also loyal to his friends- when Disney fired James Gunn. Dave was the first to speak up and get others on board it. The other GoTG members were trying to stay silent but Dave wouldn’t shut up even if it meant career suicide- mad respect for him!!!
Yeah he's a little fairy leftist lgbt supporter and then went and stood by his p3dophile friend it's amazing really
Send the address you human testicle
He's always been a real one
Gunn is a pedo
Dave is my favorite. Much Respect.
Dave Really Thinks The World Of Both D Von n Maven, Ray Mysterio and Eddie. He was still brand new n unexpectedly on television having to learn the ropes as he went. They were the only few guys who were willing to offer mentorship and guidance regardless of how everyone else in the locker room felt about his fast rise to stardom. I just hope someday I'm surrounded by guys like Them to help teach me along the way. All them guys are CoolAF 🏆💯
If someone had took a pic with him that time, it would have been a treasure fo sho.
damn never knew maven was soo chill glad he's doing well and started a youtube channel recently and blowing up on that too. i remember i kept seeing maven on news articles catching dui's i thought he fell from grace bcuz alot of ppl can't handle the things that come with fame but I'm glad he turned things around.
What happened actually?
That’s really wholesome. I hope he still
Has that attitude instead of hating his fans
Imagining Maven giving Batista a pep talk is hilarious. Love Maven’s RUclips channel.
The most shocking part of this story was Applebees
Applebees is awesome.
No its not 😂😂
@@nlee4566Their spinach dip is good!
Scot Hall was a regular at TGIF's near Orlando International Airport. 99% wrestlers are down to Earth and just regular people.
It's not really as shocking as you might think. As someone who's been part of the independent wrestling scene for years, Applebee's is actually a regular go-to for a lot of workers because it's one of the only places open at that time of night when shows get done.
He was more than fine in the end 😆
Can we all just take a second to respect and appreciate how Maven has turned his life around. Really proud and happy to see him doing well and being healthy here.
That sound like something that Drax would say😂
Dave must have been ecstatic when the first kid walked up asking for his autograph.
Bet they wished they got Dave's autograph now 😂😂
Dave Bautista is a very legit actor. I’m a fan.
Being humble gets respect, no doubt!
once upon a time, the rest is history.
Dave is always a humble guy probably the reason why I like him than the others.
Agreed
humble dave.. humble maven
I saw deacon Batista at Melbourne crown and he had just debuted. I didn’t have wwe as it was on pay tv but watched it at my mates house. I went up to him and asked him for his autograph even tho I didn’t know really who he was. He gave us his auto and even asked us for the time
Top 6 wrestlers of all time
1 maven
2 gene snitksy
3 doink the clown
4 coco b ware
5 marty janetty
6 hornswoggle
I think Shelton has been pretty legit over the years
What about El Dandy? I hear he’s a real jam up guy.
@@tommybards3489 Shelton is underrated
Dude how do you not have Bastian Booger or Duke the Dumpster on this list 🤡
That's a hell of a list but u forgot the best guy & that's axe from demolition
Batista did an autograph signing at the GNC I worked at in Burnaby, BC in 2008.. there was so many people the entire 2nd level of the mall was full. I believe there were estimates of 10,000 people. He got his wish.
Dave was a big guy with a very good and tender heart...just like big show
So humble and awesome.
20 years later and now he tries to avoid autograph interactions as much as possible and rightfully so with how annoying those man children are.
Man oh man Maven I haven't seen that man in soooooo long since the early 2000's.
Funny enough I can confirm just how MASSIVE Batista is because I asked for his autograph before Backlash payperview 2004.
He most certainly got what he wanted as this was an autograph signing and I'm happy for all of his success.
You gave him what he wanted 😂
I love Batista, he has a pure Soul.
I wanted to donated to the deacon batista. 😂
Less than a year later, he was picked by Ric Flair to join Evolution!
You mean Triple H
Triple h
Triple H picked him with the help of Ric flair
Now he has mastered the art of staying so incredibly still that he becomes invisible
And now he’s one of the biggest stars in WWE history.
Maven manifested his future for him
I wonder if he ever got to do autograph signings? Looked like a good kid.
Tune in next time to CVV 😂
Ironic that Dave became more famous and successful after leaving WWE.
How is that ironic?
Maybe bryanjames thinks wwe gave him crappy treatment towards the end or something @@ThePunk01
Eh, he was more famous in wwe...
I have really been enjoying mavens new presence on RUclips it has been nice to hear his stories and perspectives
I remember seeing Brock for the first time and then seeing Dave. Like, they were made to fight each other.
Batista acting like he was picked last in P.E. team selection.
Who is this guy? Sorry but never seen him before. I quit watching wwe since 2009 due to poverty
Maven. I had to check the description. He looks really different.
"Poverty". Bro what 💀
@@wanderlustwarrior thanks bro.
@@purestformofpeace yeah. I don't know how it works in the US. But in my country, we actually have to pay to watch WWE. And my parents at that time were struggling financially which lead to stopping our subscription. Hope this explain.
"i hope somebody wants my autograph someday"
Thats the most Drax thing to say.
I meet Dave years back at a con, such a humble human being, so down to earth and kind. I was still in my scared teenage phase where I’d get star struck in front of celebrities so my dad did the talking and told him that I was a huge fan of his pro wrestling and he took it to heart and personally thanked me for watching him. Man of few words but he chose his words well when he’d speak to you.
and then he became the top 5 wrestler of all time pure asmr when he destroyed triple h back in 2005.
Edit: My Top 5 Wrestlers
1. John Cena
2. Randy Orton
3. Roman Reigns
4. Edge
5. Batista
He is nowhere near the top 5 😂😂
@@ghostsamongus3370 he was around 2010
@WadeReels he was never top 5 all time. Maybe top 5 at that time for active wrestlers but that's it.
@@ghostsamongus3370would he be top 10 though? It might be my bias towards growing up watching him but he is always in that top 10 list🤷♂️
Top 40 for sure
Batista never said that. This guy has more "stories" than Hogan
@@clouds2515yeah.. its called, starting a YT channel. Crazy how someone can do that and become relevant again. You virgins need to quiet down & watch
How u know? Are u batista himself😂
@@reypuma331 yeah dude I'm Batista 🤦♂️ Go watch interviews with him when he first started and you will know it is BS
Are you guys that cynical? I mean yeah of course it could be made up but everything else checks out. Maven did ride with Dvon, Batista and D did in fact have those gimmicks. I’m just saying the foundation for the story to be true is documented.
I know some people who knew Batista before he made it big, and have met him myself, and this story tracks. He can be pretty humble off camera.
I love all creation ideas for Dave
Batista had already mastered the art of standing still so precisely that he was practically invisible. 😆😆😆
I remember seeing Bautista at Louisville Powerhouse gym when he was in OVW, he was the biggest person in the place, insanely jacked.. but no one knew who he was yet.. saw him on WWE years later and went “whoa that’s the dude from the gym!”
“You’re gonna be just fine buddy, don’t you worry”😂 an understatement.
I can picture Dave sitting, patiently at the table whilr they sign the autographs, maybe sipping the remainder of his coffee or somthing.
Dudes a gentle soul; "I hope someday someone wants my autograph" 😢 Little did he know
Now he's worldwide internationally known..
And now I blast his music in the gym
Now everyone wants his autograph
I remembered watching batista fight king booker in manila back in the mid 2000s
What a homecoming for big dave
You knew the wholesome humility was there in Batista in those clips like him serving food to CM Punk lol
Maven is such a cool, genuine guy!
Maven speaks so well. Dude has a future in anything he talks in lol
I was not a fan of Dave during his wrestling days but I absolutely adore the actor and man he’s a great guy!
Bautista was always my favorite. Such a good guy and a beast
I had a friend who went to a meet and greet for the first New Years Revolution in San Juan PR, the people in charge started to ell the wrestlers to finish up and go after a couple of hours , the one guy that said “ no I’m staying longer it’s fine “ was Dave Batista , I always respect little things like that, shows he really appreciated the fans 🤙🤙
Pulling off the Drax invisibility already. He'd been training for that part for years.
I got his autograph when I was younger
I waited about 4 or 5 hours in line for Batista’s autograph at the Cleveland auto show around 2006. He stayed longer than he was supposed to because there were so many fans.
the first time i saw batista was also the only time i ever saw ovw. i watched him beat doug basham for the ovw title. a few days later, i was telling my friends about him at great length while doing my best to create leviathan in no mercy.
when he debuted on smackdown a few months later, i was watching with those same friends, and i popped.
'holy shit! that's leviathan! that's the dude i was telling you about!'
Dave Bautista sitting there with Raven and Devon like a real life bodyguard
Maven deserves all the love.
And today Batista has found out a way in which he stands in such a way that no one can see him
I met Dave walking down the street in Raleigh one day... he was the coolest guy ever.
He was interviewed one time by our Channel 6 in Tulsa and he was very soft spoken really nice guy
You can see he was shy back then, you can see how he was smiling.
Dave is a mini Giant.
Not only is he now famous as a wrestler, but I bet he never could never have guessed he would be a successful actor in Oscar winning movies
And now Bautista has been a big character in the largest sci fi franchise of the last few years
Bro, Maven sounds like such a humble, chill guy. I'd love to just sit and have a few beers with him. Get some cool stories about the road lmao
Maven as humble as it gets
The WWF really went all out to get that bodyguard just for an autograph signing. Lol!