Batista is one of the very few wrestling personalities that gets praise for helping the WWE maintain relevance during their Raw/Smackdown brand split. His demeanor and vicious wrestling style captured the attention of wrestling fans around the world when he was first introduced during the early 2000s. Since then, Batista has won the World Heavyweight Championship a total of four times and the WWE Championship a total of two times. To this day, Batista is the longest-reigning Heavyweight Championship holder in the belt's history.
Batista also headlined one of WWE's most-watched pay-per-view events in Wrestlemania XXI where he took on his mentor, Triple H. Since his departure from the wrestling scene, he's starred in major motion pictures like the Guardians of the Galaxy series and James Bond: Spectre. Batista might have crossed over but his legacy began within the realm of wrestling, where his roots began.