Thanks to the overwhelming success he’s experienced since making the jump to Hollywood, any wrestler-turned-actor that finds even a moderate amount of joy in the acting business is destined to be compared to Dwayne Johnson. However, Dave Bautista wants absolutely nothing to do with it.
While their paths didn’t cross directly, fellow WWE alumni John Cena followed his former in-ring rival by notching up roles in both the DCU and the Fast & Furious franchise, where comparisons were inevitably set to follow. On the other side of the coin, Bautista just wants to be a respected thespian, which is one of the major reasons why he’s departing the Marvel Cinematic Universe after this summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.