Apr 21, 2020 david otunga david daniel otunga birthdate. He is also an original member of the nexus and the new nexus, being the only member present through the entire duration of the stable in every incarnation. Today, jennifer requested and received a protective order against her exfiance. Before becoming a professional wrestler santino was mma fighter in japan. Nov 17, 2017 otunga is a regular as a hostcommentator for wwe events and he was scheduled to work the payperview event sunday.
Jennifer hudson gives ex, david otunga, two weeks to pack his things and move out with their son what is the source of this story. Santino made his debut after signing a contract with world wrestling entertainment wwe on april 16, 2007. Its easy to forget otunga was once known for being a horrible wrestler that could never find his stride in the ring. David otunga extreme rules qualifier justin gabriel is out in the ring and wants yoshi tatsu right now. David otunga hoped he could parlay the success of his movie the call into a victory on raw. David rolls back to his corner and tags in sheffield. David otungas raw announcing debut will be delayed due to acting. We dont share your credit card details with thirdparty sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. The 20 most impressive physiques in wwe history wwe. David otunga steps out of the ring to return to the courtroom. He switched to wrestling fulltime in his sophomore year, and in 2006, set the record for most pins in a season with 30 as an allamerican.
Il team di wrestlingrevolution al commento dei piu elettrizzanti show di wrestling italiano. Otunga won two wwe tag team championships and a pair of slammy awards. David otunga is probably the wrestler with the most famous spouse on this list. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. David otunga, husband of academy awardwinning actress jennifer hudson, special guest star on cbs criminal minds, and arguably 12thmost important wwe announcer, is trying to get more and more. Professional wrestler david otunga 06 was the keynote speaker at the harvard law school committee on sports and entertainment laws 2014 symposium, which also include panel discussions with practicing lawyers, a presentation of student awards, and a recognition of paul c. But sources close to otunga tell us he wants to focus on the intense child custody fight with jennifer hudson. Were looking at another group today with the nexus.
The 50 greatest matches in raw history reranked wwe. Backstage wwe news the latest on david otungas return. The beautiful women behind your favorite wrestlers. Britt baker, lance archer and brodie lee in action. This is wwes last chance to convince you to buy the ppv, and that means clay is going to put on a show. The beautiful women behind your favorite wrestlers page. The former nxt star was part of the nexus alliance that invaded wwe in 2010.
Jennifer hudson and fiance david otunga gave birth to their first child daniel otunga jr florida championship wrestling dawson alexander, esq. Daily updates with wwe news, tna news, indy news and the latest wrestling results for wwe raw, wwe smackdown, tna impact wrestling and more. Oct 12, 2012 celebrities, david otunga, pro bono, television. Jennifer hudson gives ex, david otunga, two weeks to pack. Jennifer hudson claims ex, david otunga, taunted her. The official wwe facebook fan page for wwe superstar david otunga. David daniel otunga born april 7, 1980 is an american actor, lawyer, and former professional wrestler currently signed with wwe as a panelist and color commentator. Randy orton defeated mason ryan with an rko and then took him out with a swift punt kick to the head. David otunga sponsored by wwe sets sights on hollywood with dwayne the rock johnson and john cenas success, wwe wrestlers will get more chances to.
As part of the faction, he became a twotime wwe tag team champion, having one reign each with fellow nexus members john cena and michael mcgillicutty. As we reported yesterday, david otunga was named the primary caregiver of his eightyearold son david jr. Drama continues to brew surrounding the split of wwes david otunga and jennifer hudson. As part of the faction, he became a twotime wwe tag team champion, having. Aug 21, 2018 david otunga biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is david otunga. Meltzer claimed that the 1992 summerslam at wembley did 79,127, more than wrestlemania iii. You can find his work at, or check out his amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. However, due to his acting career, he was replaced by booker t on raw for six weeks. David otunga simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
David otunga theme song all about the power youtube. Cody rhodes sets record straight on aew meeting with cm punk, claims punk made aew. Jennifer hudson sings her hits with james corden in carpool karaoke video. David otunga may not be commentating fightful wrestling. This hasnt been quite a year yet but i have a feeling its going to be a very long night. Discover information about david otunga and view their match history at the internet wrestling database. In 1998, he debuted in the wwe then named world wrestling federation as a. The showoffs penchant for physical fitness can be attributed to his accomplished amateur wrestling career before wwe. After winning notoriety in the world of reality tv on vh1s i love new york 2, otunga began making headlines of his own on wwe nxts inaugural season. He is currently signed with wwe as a color commentator on the raw brand. David otunga is an american lawyer, actor and retired professional wrestler.
Batista once warned david otunga about hollywoods anti. David otunga on why he doesnt wrestle for wwe anymore. If you like this site, please consider a small donation that will keep the site alive and advertisingfree in the future. David otunga is an american professional wrestler best known for his matches on the wwe. Newell previously wrestled on the british independent circuit under the ring name nixon newell, most notably for promotions such as attack. David otunga picked it as s fivestar match of the week in december 19, 2012.
The match pitted members of both raw and smackdown, each representing their respective general managers. Shawn spears in a tnt title tournament quarterfinal match, hikaru shida vs. Wwe superstar john cenas bio, career highlights and notes. Womens wrestling takes center stage as the spotlight grows brighter than ever. Tatsu comes out, but before they can brawl, kane says they will have a chance to air their frustration at the backlash preshow where they will fight 1 on 1. The call star david otunga finds himself in the center of. Over the course of 21 years and 1100 episodes and counting, raw has been host to some of the most memorable matches in wwe history.
Ziggler was a national standout in high school before competing at kent state university. May 27, 2017 otunga began his career in the wwe back in 2009 and made his main roster debut as a member of the nexus in 2010. World wrestling entertainment superstar figure collection. Sep 27, 2018 kofi kingston added to the tagteam record books once again. By staci zaretsky harvard law school graduate and former sidley. Top 10 smartest wrestlers in wwe history thesportster. Steffanie rhiannon newell born 15 november 1994 is a welsh professional wrestler. David otunga is known today for being a horrible commentator struggling to find his way at the announcers table. David otunga got a late start in the wrestling industry and retired at just the age of 35, which gives him the shortest career out of any wrestler on.
During his junior year, he was introduced to jim ross who was at that time, the wwes head of talent relations, through former ou defensive tackle dusty. View david otungas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. As anyone confronted with otunga s impressive physique can testify, the competitor has more than his fair share of brawn and good looks. Nothing is final but harvard law grad david hopes to. It includes nearly 25 years worth of archives from our coverage of pro wrestling dating back to pwtorch newsletters from the late80s filled with insider secrets from every era that are available to vipers in digital pdf format and kellers radio show from the early 1990s.
James alan jim johnston is a music composer, who has been working for the wwe since 1985. The record would be decisively broken by wrestlemania 32 in 2016. This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. David otunga was a contestant on the reality show i love new york 2 going by the name punk. John cena defeats antonio cesaro and bo dallas and brodus clay and chris jericho and cody rhodes and damien sandow and daniel bryan and darren young and david otunga and dolph ziggler and drew mcintyre and goldust and heath slater and jinder mahal and kane and kofi kingston and randy orton and rey mysterio and ryback and santino. Although david is wellknown in the wrestling world, his marriage to hudson has made his name wellknown amongst the. David otunga wrestlers database cagematch the internet. Kofi kingston added to the tagteam record books once again. As anyone confronted with otungas impressive physique can testify, the competitor has more than his fair share of brawn and good looks. Randy orton defeated david otunga with an rko and then took him out with a swift punt kick to the head. Jun, 2017 david otunga has been off the raw commentary desk while filming a movie, but it looks like he may be out of commentary for good. David otunga removed from survivor series thesportster. David otunga skips the ring to attend court jdjournal.
But well get to that in a second thats called a tease, kids. Yesterday, i created a list of some of the most controversial moments in wrestling history. Hardy said justin is the first rookie to defeat a pro and that regal has been wrestling for the last 25 years, but lost to a. She is signed to wwe and appears on their nxt brand under the ring name tegan nox. In the back john laurinaitis and david otunga have a powwow. Long began his career in the national wrestling alliance where he became a manager. He has enjoyed a highly prolific professional career in. The go home raw before summer slam, the g1 finals, the upcoming nxt takeover and. Team teddy, representing teddy long, consisted of santino marella, kofi kingston, rtruth, zack ryder, the. All information about cookies and data security can be found in our impressum german only. David otunga, mark henry, dolph ziggler, drew mcintyre, jack swagger, the miz. Ryback quickly puts the harvardeducated lawyer away with shell shocked. Pro wrestling illustated also named him the 2010 rookie of the year. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway.
Jennifer hudson is granted temporary full custody of son. David otunga explains why he stopped wrestling for wwe. None of that controversy, however, is possible without the people behind it. Theodore robert rufus long born september 15, 1947 is an american retired professional wrestling personality who made appearances for wwe, having served as a manager, referee and authority figure, best known for his tenure with wwe. The singer also claims the professional wrestler left out guns to intimidate her. I think theres going to be a big old fight over custody and spousal support, like the mel b divorce and mary j. Rtruths utter domination over the wwe 247 championship put him in the record books once again. Otunga actually stopped wrestling fulltime for wwe in march 20. Posts about scott stanford written by jonathan sullivan.
Im a wwe superstar, im an actor starred in the call alongside halle berry, a tv star i love new york 2, a lawyer and harvard law school graduate, as well as a father to a 4 yearold little boy. Otunga ceased being an active fulltime wrestler for wwe and became a legal advisor before eventually becoming a commentator. According to dave meltzer of the wrestling observer newsletter, otunga had a day off from filming the movie katrina, a film about the 2005 hurricane that ravaged new orleans, to participate in the extreme rules kickoff show. He is married to the former american idol contestant and star of dreamgirls, jennifer hudson.
Jim ross, now with a goatee, comes out to do commentary. In 2005 he moved to united states and joined ohio valley wrestling federation to become an accomplished wrestler. Wrestlemania iii was the third annual wrestlemania professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. He continued to wrestle for 5 years until he transitioned into commentary in 2015. The dreamgirls actress recently split from the wwe star and gained an order of protection against him after claiming.
Jennifer hudson claims ex, david otunga, taunted her with guns, could kidnap son. David otunga talks the call, wwe and escaping fiancee jennifer. Jennifer hudsons son will spend thanksgiving with his father, david otunga. Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling. Morrison sends otunga to the mat and tags in truth. David otunga wont be part of survivor series cageside seats.
He is a twotime wwe tag team champion in a partnership each with michael mcgillicutty and. Jennifer hudsons son to spend thanksgiving with david otunga. Michael cole, corey graves, byron saxton, john bradshaw layfield, david otunga, tom phillips. Otungas attorney recently released the following statement to people regarding their split. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover davids. Outside of the wwe, hes an alumni of the harvard law school. David otunga has revealed that he retired from inring prowrestling competition. Wrestlemania iii was the third annual wrestlemania professional wrestling payperview. Chris chavis born june 8, 1961 is an american professional wrestler currently signed to wwe under a legends contract. Posted by klunderbunker on november 20, 2016 survivor series 2016 date. As an ncaa division i grappler, ziggler set a record for most career wins and won championships in three consecutive years. Word on the street is that david otunga, aka punk from i love ny aka jennifer hudsons fiance, has signed a developmental contract at florida championship wrestling, wwes developmental league in tampa. Apr 14, 2020 david otunga sponsored by wwe sets sights on hollywood with dwayne the rock johnson and john cenas success, wwe wrestlers will get more chances to star in non wrestling movies and tv shows.
Wwe monday night raw 08 16 2010 online world of wrestling. Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. He claims that she gave him an ultimatum five years ago to choose either wrestling or his family. The event was held on march 29, 1987, at the pontiac silverdome in pontiac, michigan. Backstage wwe news the latest on david otungas return, total divas news, more wrestling news and rumors pro wrestling sheet reports that nia jax and alexa bliss will be part of the total divas cast when the new season begins filming.
Jennifer hudson sings her hits with james corden in. Miami, fl after years of oversight, wwe officials have finally enforced the stipulation from the match between team johnny and team teddy from wrestlemania xxviii. Jennifer hudsons son to spend thanksgiving with david otunga a judge has ruled jennifer hudson must hand her eightyearold son david jr. David daniel otunga born april 7, 1980 is an american actor, lawyer, and former professional. Jennifer hudson claims she is in fear for her life and the life of her 8yearold son, david daniel otunga jr. Jennifer hudson has alleged her former fiance david otunga physically abused her in front of their young son. Apr, 2017 david otunga is delaying his raw debut to go be a movie star again. A collection of david otunga pictures, david otunga images, photos. The 2012 survivor series is barely an hour in the record books and if youre as addicted to the internet as i am youve noticed all the nerdgasms from the hardcore wrestling fans about a certain couple of debuts tonight. Johnston is famous for writing many of the memorable entrance themes for the wwe superstars. Aug 11, 2016 wwe superstar john cenas bio, career highlights and notes.