Batista was broke before he got that Marvel check

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"For people to really understand how much my life has changed, they would have to understand where I came from, what I went through when I was in wrestling, what I left behind to take a chance on going into acting," Bautista told IGN. "And when I got the role of Drax in Guardians, I barely worked in three years. So I'd really left wrestling behind and I could have gone back with my tail between my legs, but I still [would] have been just stuck in a place that I never would have gone any further, but I just took a chance. And then when I got [cast], not only because I was broke, [everything changed]. When I say broke, my house was foreclosed, I had nothing, man. I sold all my stuff. I sold everything that I made from [when] I was wrestling. I had issues with the IRS. I was just lost in everything."

Bautista went on to explain how once people saw him as Drax, his life was completely transformed. "When Guardians came out and people saw me as Drax, it just started opening doors," Bautista said. "So Drax didn't just change my career. It literally changed the trajectory of my life. My life just got better and I just became more successful. And that's when things really just started to seem like surreal. It wasn't many years [earlier] when I was just like borrowing money to pay for food, pay for rent. Borrow money to buy my kids Christmas presents. It wasn't long before all that stuff [had happened]. So it happened for me fast, which made it seem even that much more surreal. But it did, it changed my life. It gave me a life."

:damn: fukk was he doing
 

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Man didn't work for 3 years??? Didn't he retire from wrestling...like his choice?? You telling me he couldn't call Vince for a contact whenever he wanted? Indy dates? Just straight f*ck you I'm retiring with no savings? This guy was probably making $700k minimum a year at the WWE.
 

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he made at least 1 to 3 million every year in WWE (and probably more for a few of those years) for what? 10 years total or so? that's his own fault for being stupid with money like that. he should have been financially set for life over a decade ago.

can remember a Jim Ross interview from many years ago of him talking about whenever he was in charge of signing talent and he specifically mentioned Batista's high spending and obsession with keeping up with a luxury lifestyle. in the interview he mentioned that he would warn Batista to save and invest more and not spend every dime he makes on high end stuff. the sad (and dumb) thing is, that he will more than likely be broke again once the Marvel checks dry up. if you haven't figured out how to wisely spend your money by 52 years old, then it's never going to happen.

some people are just flat out stupid with money.
 

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he made at least 1 to 3 million every year in WWE (and probably more for a few of those years) for what? 10 years total or so? that's his own fault for being stupid with money like that. he should have been financially set for life.

can remember a Jim Ross interview from many years ago of him talking about whenever he was in charge of signing talent and he specifically mentioned Batista's high spending and obsession with keeping up with a luxury lifestyle. in the interview he mentioned that he would warn Batista to save and invest more and not spend every dime he makes on high end stuff. the sad (and dumb) thing is, that he will more than likely be broke again once the Marvel checks dry up. if you haven't figured out how to wisely spend your money by 52 years old, then it's never going to happen.

some people are just flat out stupid with money.

I think after àll he been through he's smarter than he was years ago ..:wow: he sounds very humble and is probably gonna follow rocks blueprint... Don't overspend and invest wisely ..
 

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I first read the title as him being broke before the WWE, but he seriously had nothing before Guardians of the Galaxy. :damn:

I love reading comeback stories like this. If he's saving his money this time and being smarter about it, he can be financially stable for the rest of his life. Plus, those residual checks have to feel like heaven. :salute:
 

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he made at least 1 to 3 million every year in WWE (and probably more for a few of those years) for what? 10 years total or so? that's his own fault for being stupid with money like that. he should have been financially set for life over a decade ago.

can remember a Jim Ross interview from many years ago of him talking about whenever he was in charge of signing talent and he specifically mentioned Batista's high spending and obsession with keeping up with a luxury lifestyle. in the interview he mentioned that he would warn Batista to save and invest more and not spend every dime he makes on high end stuff. the sad (and dumb) thing is, that he will more than likely be broke again once the Marvel checks dry up. if you haven't figured out how to wisely spend your money by 52 years old, then it's never going to happen.

some people are just flat out stupid with money.

I remember reading Batista saying Cokeboy warned him about his spending habits too. I'm guessing that's probably why he came back before Guardians for that run that Daniel Bryan hijacked. I remember whenever he quit that time, Triple H & Stephanie were vocally clowning him saying he'd be back because Guardians would flop. Little did they know :mjlol:
 
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