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Dwayne Johnson left the world of wrestling to become a full-time Hollywood actor several years back. Although it was a difficult road, Johnson made it to the peaks of Hollywood and John Cean followed suit.
The term “wrestler-turned-actor” was invented when wrestlers started appearing in Hollywood films and some even left the WWE to become full-time actors. One of them became a fan-favorite in recent times and it’s not John Cena or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
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Enough of the drama. The WWE God in reference isDave Bautista. Being a wrestler, Bautista found worldwide fame when he competed and fought in the ring against notable wrestlers.
Bautista had some experience in acting but found his breakthrough role when James Gunn hired him for the 2014 MCU filmGuardians of the Galaxy.With his deadpan comedy and craziness in the film, Bautista’s Drax became a fan-favorite character.
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A recent poll was conducted on X where the people were asked to name the best “wrestler-turned-actor”. With names such as John Cena andDwayne Johnson, Dave Bautista surprisingly emerged on top!
It’s pretty easily Batista tbhhttps://t.co/sXuRfmsBML
Actually? He’s one of the goatspic.twitter.com/0XpMTlrjBa
while Cena is great in peacemaker idk how u can watch Bautista in Dune and Guardians and not easily conclude him
batista, feel like dwayne got one trait in all his movies is him being buff
Rock has seen the most commercial success but Batista is the better actor
Batista probably most proven divers actor so farRock just plays himself, can’t stand watching his movies personallyAnd why is the third part of the picture empty?
BatistaCenaDwayne
Well, fans seem to state that Dave Bautista is the better actor though he might not have as much commercial success asJohn Cenaand Dwayne Johnson. The result comes not from favoritism but from logical conclusions.
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People conclude that Dave Bautista is the better actor, and there are numerous reasons for it. One of the most prominent reasons is that Bautista is more versatile than John Cena and Dwayne Johnson combined!
Dave Bautista Has More Diversity
Consider the following case: Dave Bautista portrayed the role of Drax inGuardians of the Galaxyin 2014. Portraying a comedic role with a traumatic past, Bautista nailed the character and instantly became a fan-favorite.
Finding fame worldwide, Bautista went on to portray in Zack Snyder’s 2021 filmArmy of the Deadwherein he portrayed a dead-serious role. He later appeared in theDunefranchise and M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller filmKnock at the Cabin.
And to top it off, Bautista also became a part of theKnives Outfranchise withGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.The fact is, Dave Bautista can play a variety of characters and show a plethora of emotions.
On the other hand,John Cena is mostly associated with comedic roleswhile Dwayne Johnson is known as the adventure guy in Hollywood. Compared to these two, fans can safely assume that Bautista is simply a more versatile actor.
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Dave Bautista was last seen as Beast Rabban in the 2024 filmDune: Part Twowhile he is currently associated with 9 upcoming projects in various stages of development!
Bautista can be seen in Zack Snyder’sArmy of the Deadwhen the actor is at his finest on Netflix in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
