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Dave Batista was born David Bautista on January 18th 1969 in Washington DC. He is the first pro wrestler of Filipino ancestry to hold a WWE wrestling title. Dave began his career in March 1999. Batista's first debut was 11 July 1999 at Sportsfest. A WWF wrestler named Gillberg issued an open challenge to which Dave accepted. Later on 30 October 1999, Batista debuted as Kahn for WXW. Dave experienced an WWE tryout. In 2000, he was signed to a developmental contract where he was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling in Kentucky where he became known as Leviathan. Later Ric Flair and Triple H took interest in the ex-Deacon who then became Dave. In March 2003 Dave was sidelined with a tricep tear and was scheduled for operation and a return late fall 2003 to RAW and Evolution. For those of you who like a bit of beef, Dave is your man!.