Dave Bautista On His Recent Weight Loss, WWE HOF Update, Last Match, "The Killer's Game"

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

I love how she was just so curious she couldn't help but ask wrestling questions

[@rokaanalzeer7148]

Sofia boutella is awesome in general

[@shai310]

Yeah it was really nice to see that despite not knowing anything about wrestling she had interest about it because of Dave.

[@csharp57]

I liked that she was there. Great interview

[@alejandrobaguer8095]

She likes him

[@jamiecarr8143]

They have a lot to talk about now 😂

[@jmmypaddy]

A performer asking another performer specifics about their field in a respectful interested way is really enjoyable to see.

[@bigbadbatfleck7442]

We need a hour and half video from Batista! I know he’s a busy man these days, but one day!

[@AhtoRashied]

Don't tell me what I need. It's rude and arrogant of you. You have no idea what I need. Stop

[@OEM1]

@@AhtoRashied 💀

[@charlieramondt]

​​@@AhtoRashiedcalm down dont be so rude

[@stanleyfarmer5247]

@@AhtoRashiedare you high

[@stanleyfarmer5247]

Agreed

[@JasperJunior94]

Sofia is that one friend who doesn't watch wrestling but would absolutely get invested in if it were on TV. 😆

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

She should watch Bautista matches. Triple h vs Bautista vengeance 2005 I recommend

[@danielland3767]

Agreed 😅😅

[@SirGenesis206]

That’s exactly who she is 😂😂😂 she’d have long time fan knowledge in a month lol

[@dwreck2468]

Facts

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

I'm glad Dave is happy.

[@joshpereira956]

Agreed

[@Blinkyjedi]

He isn’t happy

[@4ever1mpro]

@@Blinkyjedi What are you talking about, he lost a lot of weight, he always wanted to become an actor, and he is pretty good one at that. Establishing his legacy as prehaps the best wrestler turned actor. He is happy with his last match with Triple H. How could he not be happy.

[@r_z1]

@@4ever1mpro he is not happy, he looks exhausted

[@Muttchismo]

@@4ever1mpro Better actor than Dwayne, that's for sure.

[@artofchang]

I like that after all these years, Batista still calls Paul "Hunter" instead of Paul.

[@davisjohnson7691]

Everyone calls him that. At least people in the business. Nobody calls Hulk Hogan “Terry”. Nobody calls Shawn Michaels “Michael”

[@deotic]

​@@davisjohnson7691A lot of people in the company nowadays call HHH Paul

[@ainnocent]

@@davisjohnson7691 Because Michaels or Michael isnt his actual last name, its Hickenbottom

[@davisjohnson7691]

@@ainnocent Michael meaning his first name. His name is Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

[@kevind3974]

@@deotic its just the easiest to say. Paul can come off to informal. Levesque is a hard last name to say. HHH orTtriple H is a hassle. while the game or the boss is more of a wwe informal title then a name Hunter is just Hunter. everyone knows who their talking about when they say hunter and its not informal as it was one of his stage names. easiest name with no strings. also on a side not even with kfab being not as prevalent as it was before its still rare to see people call others by their real name be it on or off stage for shows, interviews etc. especially if its last names. this even gos for some retires and x wrestlers.

[@p3rs3arsk4]

Love how Sofia is just in awe about everything he says, what a great colleague. ❤

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

she is a non wrestling fan but i can tell she is interested for real! I liked that she asked you won and bautista said i lost! She was like no way is that how it works? In wrestling, they can have their final match either lose or win doesn't matter

[@BeardedSloth26]

I really want to hear Dave talk on a podcast or something. Would love to hear his stories. Coming from the life he did to the life he has now is nothing short of incredible, impressive, and inspiring.

[@MARQ23]

I recommend his wwe book autobiography from mid 2000’s. And easy and great read for sures!

[@TheSophisticatedSavage]

​@MARQ23 it's 2024...

[@DarkSavuior]

he has one with lilian garcia

[@CBright7831]

He did one with Jericho and another with Edge & Christian back when the Guardians of the Galaxy hype was off the charts-like a 12 on the Richter scale! I’m not sure what happened to both of those interviews sadly.

[@domagoj5160]

Logan should get him on Impaulsive

[@mangotar0]

Dave imo is the best wrestler turned actor

[@HempBraum]

not even a question

[@CoffeeMatt10]

⁠​⁠@@tokeshednah, surely Mr Nanny or Suburban Commando were his best

[@thestonedgeek8928]

​@@CoffeeMatt10 uhh did you forget Santa with Muscles?

[@babayaga2301]

hands down. no doubt.

[@DarvRamirez]

You clearly didn’t see John Cena on Hannah Montana.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

It's good he's taking care of himself, He doesn't wrestle anymore so he doesn't have to carry all that weight

[@Betoni]

dudes 55 so dropping down will def be good for him

[@RedTail1-1]

​@bigd7696not really... If you don't actually know anything about a subject, don't make unfounded claims. When done properly you can live a long healthy life. People who pass early from use had other health issues not caused at all by using, or they abused it. Look at Arnold, Dwayne, HHH... They are doing just fine.

[@xxbyron13xx]

​​​@@RedTail1-1 Source your info before claiming someones wrong. Both Arnold and Triple H both had heart attacks... in the case of arnold hes had multiple heart surguries...

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

He feel so free now

[@2hugebros241]

Hahaha Duche bag Dwayne is the one who’s gonna either perish from it or get a major health prob from it. His weak ego and weak self confidence can’t handle being off it. He’s a joke

[@rafaelorona1395]

I like that they’re there having an “interview”, but they’re just talking and relating to each other. As always Chris makes great interviews.

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

he does a good job! when it comes to wrestling, he knows his stuff especially relates to wwe

[@spAZZZ82]

We need a video of Bautista and Sofia Boutella reacting to Bautista wrestling matches and his entrance, lol

[@AhtoRashied]

No. I don't need or want that. I'd like for "people" to stop telling me what I need. Stop. Just stop

[@CoffeeMatt10]

@@AhtoRashiedyou need to chill 😜

[@BJahoda]

​@@AhtoRashied buddy, calm waayyy the fuck down

[@SB-ou5yp]

​@@BJahoda nah, you know what?! I'm with that guy! He's my kind of hater! Don't tell me what I need!

[@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE]

@@AhtoRashied bro go see a psychologist, you got deep rooted issues

[@SardonicWrath]

Dave just comes across as the most geniunely awesome person every time I see him talk out of character. And he always talks about wrestling in a positive manner. Love it.

[@SawyerCombat]

We need 2 hours of Dave Bautista and CVV!!!

[@Otterbruce]

Agreed. For a 5 min video this was fun. Hopefully they actually made a longer version and will release it later.

[@LadyTreez420]

Thats cute that she was that interested in it .💕 Respect to Her 🫡💐

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

It's fine she can watch that match but it wasn't the best match at wm 35 his last match! I recommend watch triple h vs batista vengeance 2005 hell in a cell match

[@LadyTreez420]

@@prasithoudomvilay8454 why did you even comment 😏🙄

[@timkruse9912]

one of the best theme songs of the RA era

[@pepesilvia2094]

of all time

[@jacksonloram7887]

Batista has the best pyro entrance of all time. The machine gun with the pyro in the background will never be topped.

[@victoralenoghena2012]

His WWE enterance was epic

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

I love it chris did the machine gun part and du du du du

[@sohantula2154]

I'm so happy to see dave doing good. He was The World Heavyweight Champion and made for that title. Absolute legend.

[@Jarrygames86]

I think it still looked the BEST on Dave. Go look up pictures of Batista World Heavyweight champion WWE. He looks like the true final boss.

[@shawntyler863]

Looked great but horrible wrestler

[@md.mazedulhaquerefat8585]

​@@shawntyler863awesome wrestler. His matches with Undertaker, HBK & HHH are still my favourites.

[@shawntyler863]

@md.mazedulhaquerefat8585 as they held his hand and did the whole match. A broom could wrestle the men you mentioned. Face it dave was a horrible in ring talent. Couldn't move Cornett says it anyone who critiques wrestling will tell you the same

[@md.mazedulhaquerefat8585]

@@shawntyler863 He wasn’t

[@Whitedeerwands]

Major props to you Chris for letting the interview flow so naturally ! Perfect.

[@manbun6441]

Batista has always been my favourite performer. Chris, you're living the dream. You got to do "du du du du du du du du" and the machine gun thing in front of the Animal!! The 14 year old in me couldn't stop smiling. Batista's entrance music, his move set, everything was awesome.

[@stevenmccafferty1950]

You need a full interview with this man. He obviously still loves the sport.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Coming soon! 😎

[@superlegoman2003]

Dave is one of the most humble guys to ever step foot in a wrestling ring and it's great he got to step away on his own terms after a great career and be still be super successful and healthy post wrestling retirement

[@Flamesnake1991]

I'm now 33 years of age. Batista was my fav wrestler when I was a kid. Good to see him Serene aging well

[@VinhVo-mb2dy]

True

[@gup5774]

man, i really wish i appreciated him more when i was growing up. any entrance of his with the heavyweight championship around his waist will forever live in my head rent free

[@yungj816]

Boy I tell you what when I read "on his recent weight loss" ALL the clickbait titles came rushing to my mind. One things for certain, CVV is gonna tackle a subject with grace & respect. One of the best interviewers going today.

[@blackhawks9763]

3:10, that moment right there. So glad to see all of them happy.

[@Green_3111]

"Did I ask all your questions?" had me rolling 😂 Love Dave, love CVV, and Sofia is a real gem of a person too, great interview!

[@GEORGIOARCADE]

I'm happy that Dave is happy. He's in good shape, a humble guy, and his living his new dream in life. Big congratulations to you on interviewing him and his co star Sophia. Thanks for sharing this cuz it was fun 😁👊🏽

[@PhotosaurusFlex]

The lightest this man has ever been is 200 plus😮

[@HempBraum]

yea there is a reason his old wrestling name was leviathan.

[@B47ANCE.]

I feel bad for whoever gave birth to him 😢

[@CoffeeMatt10]

@@B47ANCE.😂

[@EricJh21690]

I mean the guy is like 6' 4" so anything below 200 would be super skinny for him

[@cecokojuhi9527]

I'm happy he's not sick. Those muscles can be achieved again because of muscle memory. But if he feels better now, I fully support his choice.

[@ScorchingSanity]

I'm so happy to see Dave Bautista doing so well.

[@magnetsoldiercephas331]

Wow. His training and dedication is impressive. Lost over 100 lbs of muscle is insane when it’s so hard to put it on. That’s dedication to the max and he’s healthy and doesn’t look sickly. Well done

[@josuecuevas98]

I love that even though Chris is interviewing them for their movie, he’s still sneaking in the wrestling questions. This is why you’re the best CVV!

[@chrishicks9671]

She has such a genuine curiosity about his career. You can see the mutual respect between the two actors and interviewer is so high in this short clip.

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

I love it when a non wrestling fan like to ask questions about wrestling! if its to me i would love to answer their question about wrestling

[@Twintailwinds]

That was really cool seeing her so curious ask questions. Batista clearly enjoyed it

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

especially his last match when she thought he won but he lost! In a last match, the wrestler decides either lose or win on their final match

[@Twintailwinds]

@@prasithoudomvilay8454 not true. Usually tradition is wrestlers “put over” or lose in their last match. (HBK, Batista, Flair(1st time), Stone Cold, Kurt Angle). The only one who won retiring that comes to my mind was Undertaker

[@tylergreiner9014]

for such a lager than life dude, bautisa is such a humble and understated dude.... guy you would talk to for like 45 minutes about life randomly at an event or something

[@25Dzone]

Dave's dedication to his craft, whatever that may be, is truly something inspirational. The dude's a machine for his work - he has such a goal driven mindset and it's why he's so successful post-Wrestling. If most people had even 10-20% of that dedication - they'd already achieve most their life's goals if they're not trying to be the best in the world in what they're doing.

[@Blinkyjedi]

He’s a drug addict

[@Immy_Islam786]

People seem to forget that in the early 2000s, after Wrestlemania 21 Big Dave and John Cena were the two faces of the Ruthless Aggression era. I remember as a kid, whenever I'd see WWE merch I'd see him and Cena on that merch. Obviously Cena went on to become the bigger name but Dave was a close second to him during that time period (2005-2009) Literally loved every run he's had in WWE. Been a huge fan of Dave ever since I was a kid. Great to see him make it in Hollywood. Dude hustled hard to reach the legendary status he reached in wrestling and now in Hollywood. With Cena retiring next year, it's only fittin Big Dave goes into the HoF that year too.

[@RoseyRK]

Your era sucks. The Rock & Austin would kick their ass. Attitude era rules

[@HeihachiMishima48]

There's some misinfo in your statement. Cena was the Bigger name in the PG era only who by then Batista was heel. Nobody liked Cena during his main event phase of the RA era. People are trying so bad to revision history just amp up Cena. I noticed they're doing the exact same thing for Roman Reigns.

[@HeihachiMishima48]

@@RoseyRKRock/Austin were part of RA era from its beginning in November 2001 to their in ring retirement in WM 2003 and WM 2004.

[@andysteele5707]

I'm now searching his last match. He was the one who evolved from evolution and became a great champion. And then actor. Awesome guy.

[@PusherCS2]

This man turned a joke into a series with hope, despair, loss and hype. He deserves every bit of recognition he has and even beyond that

[@MuhammedMahad-oq4te]

Sofia slowly turning into the interviewer 😭 Poor Chris!!💀

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

She was very curious about the wrestling world while chris knows about wrestling so he knew dave was going to have his last match at wm 35

[@CadJuice]

Dave's Entrance is one of thee most electric entrances of all time. One of the most dominating performers of his time in the ring, it's a shame we only got "a couple of years" of his in-ring career.. but did he ever leave an impression on professional wrestling for his "short time" in it. It was amazing to see him become so extremely successful outside of the business

[@ill-nois2282]

Dave deserved to go out in his own terms, one of the best Heavyweight Champs he was made for that big gold.

[@hooraayy]

Loves how she sound genuinely interested when she asked the question, i feel like im used to see people ask stuff about wrestling while snickering about it 😂

[@dereklangston9]

I love Dave so much already, but I gained even more respect for him hearing him talk about not going back and messing up his perfect ending. Most people don’t get a perfect ending and some who have chose to go back and tarnish it anyways, but not him. So much respect for that.

[@JohnnyOrgan]

He always comes across as really open, honest and nice to be around.

[@MetalMusicMan]

I love Sofia just taking over this interview in the wrestling section, hahaha

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

Love her reaction when she thought Bautista won at wm 35 but he lost 😂

[@themframes]

Honestly this was the best promo for a movie. Two actors and an excellent interviewer being natural and letting it flow. If this is there chemistry off set, i want to see how it is on, through the movie.

[@spacecitysteven]

Chris is a pro. Love seeing him be a wrestling fan and look so natural pivoting to movies/mainstream media.

[@Fluffyudders]

I've only just noticed now in this video, that Dave's ears are freaking MASSIVE!

[@TheAKAPriceless]

Dave you will never tarnish your legacy I want you to come back we miss you bro & you can tell he still loves the business the way his face lights up while talking about it

[@nischalbishowkarma2464]

Bruh she is soo cool talking about not only movie but focused on wrestling ❤❤

[@theodorelong9762]

We need to start showing Dave’s entrance to his co stars for their reaction. Then make a compilation video of them.

[@OwocowyMr]

they really do have great chemistry together even off screen :D i love the way Sofia was so curious about all the things wrestling related and from her reactions, i think she'd enjoy watching it. also Dave is so chill, it's incredible to think what a monster he was in that ring. glad to hear he still loves the business but just stays away to keep his legacy untarnished, i gotta respect that. and he's right, not many wrestlers go out the way they want to, so kudos to him for being able to do it

[@bullsnyyfan4442]

Chris another banger of an interview. Great getting both Dave and Sofia involved along with the conversation between them

[@kingofkings89pl]

I love Dave, he is My hero since his time in WWE till this day. He was struggle in life so much, I hope all the best for him!

[@MrKyGuy]

Oh man. It was really cool how Sofia was able to relate the live crowd energy with their time dancing to Dave’s experience wrestling. You can just tell they were really connecting. Excited to see that chemistry onscreen!

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

I love it when a non wrestler fan ask me the questions about wrestling! Chris van vilet being a wwe fan for so long he probably knew batista career so sofia decided to ask the questions about wrestling herself

[@billick6589]

Dave just seems like such an awesome thoughtful guy. Glad to see him having so much success.

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

He is and right decision not to put dave as the face of the company so vince with John Cena since he is an extrovert

[@Aliver.25_Legue]

Awesome interview ❤️❤️v

[@PricefieldPunk]

This interview was much needed cause so many fans speculated that Dave was sick. He's at a healthy weight, wrestling weight is not normal for the average person lol

[@davidgill8121]

i love that he is still the animal underneath it all, dreaming about his entrance and the crowd even now that hes an actor.

[@selftalkwithsal4229]

This is a better look for him👍🏿

[@tohitbhowmick]

The Animal 🙌🏻✨

[@jhmoxl]

really cool little interview. Makes you a bigger Sofia fan, because she's so laid back even though it's MOSTLY about wrestling and so it's not focused on her. Hopefully the movies a good one.

[@Deviitt11]

Batista was one of my idols growing up, his feud with Taker made me fall in love with wrestling, so happy to see him doing well! Great interview, Chris! #TheAnimal

[@fakename2212]

I like the energy of this interview. It reminds me of talk shows like Conan Obrien, when the first guest is still out there when the second guest comes out and all of them have a fun discussion.

[@westtrick7321]

The most Physic wrestler ever! The Animal! Batista will forever go down as a legend, 2005-2008 Batista was untouchable.

[@lilleek9294]

Just put the whole evolution in the HOF as a group & as individuals Dave deserves it everyone deserves it

[@paulvalentine1483]

Dave is a respectable man.

[@EliteWalkThroughs]

When i look at Dave Bautista now i'm like, ''omg he's so skinny'' and then i'm like hold on, the guy is still 1,94cm and 108kg that's still a super massive dude !

[@humbledude3784]

188cm*

[@SilkBuckets]

Yea 240 lbs and he looks visibly skinny 😂😂😂 wild

[@paulearl8203]

His height. I'm about 6'2 and 104kg I look skinny a times.

[@MR12AMAZING]

He doesn't even look skinny. I'm convinced people have body dysmorphia if they think he looks skinny. What do they think the average person looks like?😂

[@Big_talks.]

@@MR12AMAZINGit’s because of what he used to look like lol

[@tayojones9460]

Dave is a really chill and humble man.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

is always great to see Dave in interviews, he is just so damn real man, so dedicated to what he want to do, when he was a wrestler he was like that as well, but man I enjoy so much see him as an actor, Dave is killing it, all his roles are so unique and let him play different aspect of acting, also love to see Dave and Sofia talking, she asking him wrestling stuff is just so cute.

[@xRAGECXRCUSx]

Anyone else catch the old school feeling in his voice when hes talking about his theme music and temptation to return to the ring, and how it was like "a drug"? It was like hearing the World Heavyweight Champion from 05 Speak again. Fuck I miss the dude sometimes.

[@nemanjapavlovic6365]

Oh man I am so glad he holds wrestling so dear in his heart and that he went out like he wanted to. I would give a kidney for one more Batista match but hearing him say this makes it all good. CVV, you got to get him on a 1 hour interview, Batista has so much to say, I bet.

[@bencromwell707]

Shout Out To Dave-Chris

[@GulfbeachMateo]

Everyone go see Killers Game! Support Dave!

[@Just.Sketching]

I think Chris just created a new wrestling fan. Awesome interview

[@zacharyweiss2971]

Good stuff as always Chris and glad Sofia was curious and asked q's too.

[@AidilAfham]

I love that this was like a 3 way conversation

[@blade2D]

He definitely aged well, I will definitely look at his movies.

[@suplxx7630]

Chris you are amazing! Fantastic interview! The guest were engaged & interested! Killer interview Man 👍

[@paparainien]

that’s it, Sofia’s a wrestling fan now and it’s all because of this interview!

[@shawncollins7123]

Five minutes with Hollywood’s top star Chris this is absolutely what your best at, I appreciate the wrestling interviews. 😁😊 but this is what brought you this far. Keep it up bud.

[@rickytes]

Such a good interview. Enjoyed Sofia genuinely wanting to know about Bautista’s career!

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

I recommend she should watch triple h vs Bautista vengeance 2005

[@jerelminter]

I like the fact that Batista stays true to his word, and says that he's happy with ending his pro wrestling career the way he did, because he went out the way he wanted to. Like he said in this interview, a lot of wrestlers don't get to decide when to quit, because it's often the result of an injury that forces them to stop wrestling.

[@cvg5184]

This video made me realize that we need an hour long episode with just Chris and Batista talking wrestling!

[@Jake38nine]

Bautista was my favorite back then as a kid because his gimmick was "The Animal". And as a kid who grew up loving animals, it was simple and stuck with me.

[@SLimeDRagonSTEVE]

Dave is doing awesome imo, looks like he's just genuinely having fun

[@arupbose3695]

Dave Batista is my favourite wrestler turned actor, I would love to see more of his interview, make it happen CVV, please 🥺

[@dluvsmalia]

Dave turning into a damn good actor👏🏽

[@TheLuis1108]

Chris was like his entrance it’s AWESOME!

[@Ericwolf520]

I’m so happy for Batista that he got to have a career outside of wrestling, he was my favorite wrestler watching him during the attitude era.

[@alexvillarreal9534]

Fantastic interview again CVV!!! I like how you never made her feel like a secondary person just clinging

[@Fireboy0]

She was so engaged with it. Legitimate! So cool!

[@williambowman8384]

What a great guy, glad he was happy to back away from wrestling and start a new career Cheers

[@dquanissavage6287]

Chris, Batista, And Sofia Awesome Interview Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@justeatingchipsandwatching]

Dave smashing that

[@Fitennis60]

Great interview as usual 👏

[@itsryzr]

She kinda took over the interview lol She asked some great questions though, and it was cool seeing her genuinely interested

[@songoten7600I]

One of my all-time favorites

[@chili015]

In 2003, I tore my UCL playing baseball and went to Dr. James Andrews's facility in Birmingham, AL for Tommy John surgery. A month after the surgery, I had to return for a follow-up. I was in a very large room (about the size of a basketball gym) where many athletes (professional and amateur) were also there for follow-ups or rehabilitation. I was placed in the middle of the room to wait on Dr. Andrews and 10 feet from me was Dave Bautista, who was also there for a follow-up from when he had torn his right triceps right after he had just joined Evolution in WWE. He was the largest human being I had ever seen up-close at that time, easily over 300 lbs with biceps that were damn near the size of my head. Before checking on me, Dr. Andrews asked Bautista to do some triceps warm ups with the free weights nearby, so this dude goes over there and I shit you not, grabbed a 100 lb dumbbell and casually did a set of kickbacks. I didn't understand true strength until I witnessed that. I unfortunately didn't get a chance to talk to him, but I'll never forget that moment.

[@derek2802]

Did Batista tell how he tore his triceps? Stories vary, Batista says Bubba ran into his arm that caused tear. But Dudley boyz say that Batista tore his tricep when he mushed Bubba in the face.