The world’s most famous Filipino athlete/actor, Dave Bautista “Batista”, was at the W.W.E.’s Wrestlemania 23 this weekend. Batista was the defending champion going up against fan favorite, Undertaker. How did the giant Pinoy do against the Deadman?…
It was a back and forth fight, but in the end, the Undertaker, who had never lost a Wrestlemania match, wins the championship belt from Batista.
Why is this wildly popular Filipino celebrity more famous than any other celeb? Well, W.W.E. is very much like the NBA in which, it promotes and markets each star very heavily. Both American companies are World Wide.
For example, in Germany nobody can tell you who the hell Deiter Ocampo or Jericho Rosales or Angel Locsin is. But, they can tell you who Batista is. For us it doesn’t matter if he didn’t win. It’s just nice to see a Pinoy on television that isn’t trying to make you cry or try to sing.
