Dave Bautista Talks Final Wrestlemania Battle vs Triple H
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Are you ready for Wrestlemania 35?! Dave Bautista -- AKA Batista -- sure is, and we caught up with him at SXSW (along with his 'Stuber' co-star Kumail Nanjiani) to get the scoop on his upcoming farewell no-holds-barred match against the equally iconic Triple H!
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You have a big announcement. Yeah, yeah. Facing off Triple H at Mania. Yeah, WrestleMania, yeah. Wow, full circle, right?
It is, it is. Triple H was the man that you won your first title from. He actually, yeah, he really, I mean, he just, he really paved the way for me. He really helped me become a star within that company and kind of launched me and it's kind of going, it really is going back to close out my career. Yeah, I turn 50 this year and I I wanted to do this for years to go back and close out my career. Really the right way. It's like a story book ending for me. So,
Got some friends that will be there with me. Maybe uh Now? No, he's gone. Yeah, I'll be there. You're going to be in the match? We're going to see you in the match?
No, I'm not going to be fighting.
You have to bring a chair. I I got Lasik surgery so I can't get knocked around either. Yeah. No, I don't like I'm not good in those situations. Do you grow up watching wrestling?
Yeah, yeah, I did. I did. Before before Dave's time, obviously. Uh my guys were, you know, Bret the Hitman Hart. Okay. Ultimate Warrior. I really liked him. So sort of that era was my era. Yeah.
A dream era, like a dream match up.
Oh god, man, I I've really worked with all the guys I I really idolized uh in wrestling. I I you know, I've been fortunate enough to have have worked with him. You know, like guys like Undertaker and Eddie Guerrero. Yeah. Yeah, and Triple H and Rick Flair. I mean, you know, I've been in the ring with all those guys.
Do we do we see some uh Batista bombs in this movie?
No, not in this movie. That that shits copyright. It's copyrighted. Yeah.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Dave Bautista
The subject of the interview, discussing his final wrestling match.
- Triple H
His opponent in the WrestleMania 35 match and someone who helped launch his career.
- Kumail Nanjiani
His 'Stuber' co-star mentioned in the description.
- Bret the Hitman Hart
One of Dave Bautista's childhood wrestling heroes.
- Ultimate Warrior
One of Dave Bautista's childhood wrestling heroes.
- Undertaker
A wrestler Dave Bautista idolized and worked with.
- Eddie Guerrero
A wrestler Dave Bautista idolized and worked with.
- Ric Flair
A wrestler Dave Bautista idolized and worked with.
