Australia's Herald Sun's Article on Batista
Batista's battles outside the ring
US wrestling superstar Batista has opened up about murders on his doorstep, his lesbian mother and his addiction to women.
"I never want to forget what I've been through and where I came from," Batista said in Sydney last week, where he was promoting the Wrestlemania 24 DVD, out June 7.
By any standard – even the wacky melodrama of World Wrestling Entertainment's storylines – Batista's journey is surreal.
Batista – born Dave Bautista – was raised by his mother, Donna, in poverty, and in a violent part of Washington D.C.
During his childhood, three murder victims were found in, or near Batista's front yard, in separate incidents – their home was near an alleyway notorious for violent crime.
"We saw some bad things," he said.
"We saw a couple of people die. There were fights all the time, stabbings were common.
"And I hate to say this, but I was numb to it. That's all I knew."
Batista said his mother, a lesbian, moved the family to San Francisco to escape the violence.
"I never had an issue with my mother's sexuality," he said.
"She loved us, she cared for us, and that's all that mattered."
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