Dave “The Animal” Bautista goes from the WWE universe to the Marvel universe Friday when he appears as Drax the Destroyer in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Both characters are formidable, savage and feared combatants. Which begs the question: Who has the edge if these two titans ever go head to head?
SIGNATURE MOVE
Animal: Batista Bomb
Drax: Concussive blasts of cosmic energy
Edge: Drax, though Batista Bombs do look more painful.
ALLIES
Animal: Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton and Ric Flair)
Drax: Guardians of the Galaxy (Star-Lord, Gamora, Groot and Rocket Raccoon)
Edge: Drax. While Ric Flair can out-talk Star-Lord, Groot would crush Triple H and Rocket carries a big gun. ‘Nuff said.
GREATEST ENEMIES
Animal: Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan
Drax: Thanos, Ronan the Accuser
Edge: Drax. Orton and Bryan are formidable, both having held the WWE championship, but neither can take on the Avengers like Thanos.
FASHION SENSE
Animal: Suits and ties outside the ring; colored tights and Air Jordan sneakers in the ring.
Drax: Shirtless and tights no matter where he goes.
Edge: Animal. Drax would be hard-pressed to order a cheeseburger at one of those “no shirt, no shoes, no service” restaurants.
ENTRANCE MUSIC
Animal: “I Walk Alone” by Saliva
Drax: None
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Edge: Animal wins by default. Drax should talk to his agent about getting some cool theme music.
WINNER
Drax the Destroyer! Now, we all know heroes always fight before they eventually team up. Word is that “The Animal” and “The Destroyer” will be coming for all those “Boo-tista” birds, so look out, wrestling fans!
Elliott Serrano is a RedEye special contributor.
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