Chris Pratt Drunkenly Challenged Dave Bautista To Wrestling Match

06/12/2017 10:24 pm EDT

Did all those muscles go to Chris Pratt's head?

Before getting all buff for Zero Dark Thirty and Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt was mostly known as the chubby funny guy on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and married to Scary Movie star Anna Faris. But what you may not know is that Pratt was a bit of an athlete back in his earlier years, having spent a dozen years competing in amateur wrestling.

With that said, it is hard to imagine he could beat his co-star Dave Bautista -- a WWE six-time world champion and mixed martial artist -- in a wrestling match. However, when making the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, an alcohol-fueled Pratt wanted to grapple with Bautista.

"He called me out one night, during filming the first Guardians, and he sent me this long text in the middle of the night. It started off telling me how much he loved and admired me, and how he [considers] me a friend," Bautista explained to Men's Journal. "Then out of nowhere it started talking about how he thought he could take me in a wrestling match, because of his wrestling background. He said, 'Let's get together and have a match. Just you and me, nobody has to know.' I saw him the next day and I asked him about it. He was like, 'What text?' Apparently he had been drinking that night and didn't remember sending it at all. We both started laughing. He felt so bad."

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Set to the backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape #2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by James Gunn (Slither). The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Gamora; Dave Bautista (Spectre) as Drax; Vin Diesel (Furious 7) as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker (Jumper) as Yondu; Karen Gillan (The Big Short) as Nebula; and Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls) as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff (Oldboy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, Everest), Chris Sullivan (The Knick, The Drop) and Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, The Thing).

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is now playing!

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