{"id":458036,"date":"2019-04-08T15:27:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T15:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=458036"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:19:35","slug":"dave-bautista-retires-from-pro-wrestling-after-wrestlemania-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=458036","title":{"rendered":"Dave Bautista retires from pro wrestling after WrestleMania loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Dave Bautista arrives for the world premiere of \" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-license-id=\"584138\" data-portal-copyright=\"Jack Plunkett\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-sxsw-stuber-e1554737005736-1.jpg\" title=\"Dave Bautista arrives for the world premiere of \" \/><\/p>\n<p> Dave Bautista has officially retired from wrestling following a defeat at the Wwe\u2019s Wrestlemania event. <\/p>\n<p> The Guardians of the Galaxy star has focused on his film career in recent years, but returned to the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) promotion to challenge his one-time mentor Triple H, real name Paul Michael Levesque. <\/p>\n<p> The duo finally settled their differences in the ring at Wrestlemania in New Jersey on Sunday, with Triple H winning following a brutal no holds barred match and sending Bautista into retirement. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\">\n<div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv_NNrnFMo6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv_NNrnFMo6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To all the @wwe fans across the world that gave me the opportunity to suspend your disbelief, thank you. From the biggest part of my heart thank you for letting me entertain you. Tonight was my story book ending and I wanted to leave you with all I had to give. I\u2019ll miss this theater of violence more than I can express in words but I am officially retiring from Sports Entertainment. I\u2019m proud of what I\u2019ve accomplished, I leave in great health, and without a doubt the show will go on. I had a hell of a run. Thank you for the journey \u270c\ud83c\udffc#dreamchaser #wrestlemania35<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davebautista\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> David Bautista<\/a> (@davebautista) on Apr 8, 2019 at 1:19am PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Confirming he would no longer wrestle in a post on his Instagram page, Dave Bautista \u201cTo all the @wwe fans across the world that gave me the opportunity to suspend your disbelief, thank you. From the biggest part of my heart thank you for letting me entertain you. Tonight was my story book ending and I wanted to leave you with all I had to give. I\u2019ll miss this theater of violence more than I can express in words but I am officially retiring from Sports Entertainment.\u201d <\/p>\n<p> He added that he was \u201cproud\u201d of what he achieved, and had ended his sports entertainment career in \u201cgreat health\u201d. <\/p>\n<p> Bautista, who joined the WWE in 2002 and went by the ring name \u2018Batista\u2019 or \u2018The Animal\u2019, also debuted a new trailer for his forthcoming movie Stuber during Wrestlemania. His co-star in the action comedy Kumail Nanjiani, also cheered him on from the audience at New Jersey\u2019s MetLife Stadium. <\/p>\n<p> The now-retired wrestler plays a grizzled detective on the trail of a terrorist, while Nanjiani plays an Uber driver roped into helping him catch his quarry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dave Bautista has officially retired from wrestling following a defeat at the Wwe\u2019s Wrestlemania event. 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