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Dave Bautista shows off Kratos physique after gaining 20 pounds of muscle for God of War TV series

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From WWE to Guardian of the Galaxy to God of War, Dave Bautista is really flexing, both literally and figuratively.

It’s been just over two months since Dave Bautista was confirmed as the new Kratos in the Amazon Prime Video God of War series, replacing injured actor Ryan Hurst , but the man formerly known as WWE’s “The Animal” proudly displayed his god-like physique on Instagram yesterday.

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Bautista says he’s now at 250 pounds, which is still quite a bit lighter than what he used to wrestle at in the WWE, when he routinely took to the ring at around 290. But after retiring from in-ring competition and focusing on acting, he’s since lost a lot of that weight and began putting it back on this summer.

Bautista was announced as Hurst’s replacement on Aug. 20, just a few months after the latter tore his pectoral muscle while filming and forcing Prime Video to scramble.…

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