A WWE Hall of Famer and former world champion has been hitting the gym hard to prepare for his highly anticipated new television role.

Like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Dave Bautista (known as Batista in WWE) found great success in Hollywood after leaving the professional wrestling business. He may no longer be an active wrestler, but that hasn’t stopped Bautista from still putting in the work in the gym.

In August, news broke that Bautista was cast to play Kratos in Amazon Prime Video’s new TV series, God of War , based on the iconic video game franchise.

On his Instagram story, Bautista showed off a remarkable body transformation, adding that he’s gained 20 pounds for his role as Kratos. The WWE Hall of Famer added that he’s now up to 250 pounds.

Dave Bautista reveals he has gained 20 more pounds of muscle for playing Kratos in ‘GOD OF WAR’.

He has now reached 250 pounds. pic.twitter.com/fUOr0P7EAB

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 1, 2026

In WWE, Bautista was billed at 290 pounds.…