Rounding out our fab five with one of the most famous wrestlers to ever step foot in a wrestling ring. Dave Bautista came through the famous Ohio Valley Wrestling class of 2002 that included John Cena, Randy Orton, and Brock Lesnar, and for a brief period of time, in genuinely looked like “The Animal” was going to become the biggest success story out of those four.

After having the benefit of learning from the likes of Triple H and Ric Flair in Evolution, Batista gradually became more and more popular to the point where the night he decided to choose “The Game’s” World Heavyweight Championship over JBL’s WWE Championship in the lead-up to WrestleMania 21 is one of WWE’s finest hours. In three short years, Batista had gone from being Reverend D-Von’s deacon to a WrestleMania main eventer, where he dethroned Triple H in 2005. For the next four years, Batista would go on to win the World Heavyweight Championship four times, the WWE Championship twice, and became a Tag Team Champion with the likes of John Cena and Rey Mysterio. He was one of the most popular stars of the entire decade, but eventually called time on his wrestling career in 2010 after not liking the direction WWE was going, as well as having a number of nagging injuries.

As for what Batista is doing now, all you need to do is go down to your local movie theater and you’ll probably be able to spot the former WWE Champion’s face somewhere. While some would say Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has had a more successful movie career, Batista might have had the more critically acclaimed career thus far. He is a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Drax The Destroyer, he appeared in the James Bond franchise as Mr. Hinx in 2015’s “Spectre,” and had a starring role in both “Dune” movies which are widely regarded as two of the best films of the modern era. When it comes to what’s next, Batista has various roles on the horizon, including the latest attempt to reboot Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series with 2026’s “The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender.”