‘Avengers’ Star Dave Bautista Officially Announces WWE Retirement

Avengers: Infinity War star Dave Bautista officially announced his retirement from WWE in a post on his Instagram account.

While Dave Bautista is perhaps best known for his WWE career, the wrestler has focused on his acting career in recent years with roles like Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Infinity War. However, after a five-year hiatus from WWE, Dave Bautista returned to ring for a final fight with Triple H. Now, Dave Bautista has officially announced his WrestleMania 35 fight will be his last WWE performance and took to social media to thanks fans for their support throughout his wrestling career:

 I’ll miss this theater of violence more than I can express in words but I am officially retiring from Sports Entertainment. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, I leave in great health, and without a doubt the show will go on. I had a hell of a run. Thank you for the journey.”

You can check out Dave Bautista’s full message to WWE fans in the post below!

Dave Bautista is expected to reprise his role as Drax in Guardians of the Guardians Vol. 3, but first fans will have to see if and how the character returns in Avengers: Endgame after becoming one of the victims of Thanos’ decimation

The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo,  Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Endgame will be released in theaters on April 26, 2019.

Source: Instagram