University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS) Harvard University (JD)
Years active
2007–present
Partner
Jennifer Hudson (2007–2017)
Children
1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
David Otunga[1] David "A-List" Otunga Dawson Alexander[2]
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Billed weight
229 lb (104 kg)[3]
Billed from
Hollywood, California[3]
Trained by
Tom Prichard[2] Norman Smiley[2]
Debut
May 29, 2009[2]
Retired
February 2, 2015
Website
davidotunga.com
David Daniel Otunga (born April 7, 1980)[4] is an American actor, lawyer, and former professional wrestler best known for his time working with WWE.
Otunga was the runner-up on the first season of NXT. 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. As part of the faction, he became a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, having one reign each with fellow Nexus members John Cena and Michael McGillicutty.
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^ abc"David Otunga Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
^"David Otunga". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
David Daniel Otunga (born April 7, 1980) is an American actor, lawyer, and former professional wrestler best known for his time working with WWE. Otunga...
as part of The Nexus. He then won the WWE Tag Team Championship with DavidOtunga once. In 2013, he reignited his career under the Curtis Axel ring name...
Hudson gave birth to her first child, her son David Daniel Otunga, Jr. In November 2017, Hudson and Otunga had split. On October 24, 2008, Hudson's 57-year-old...
Cena, he reluctantly joined The Nexus. Cena and fellow Nexus member DavidOtunga defeated Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre to win the WWE Tag Team Championship...
Superstars, beating Tag Team Champions DavidOtunga and Michael McGillicutty in a non-title match. On the August 1 Raw, Otunga and McGillicutty won the rematch...
Phillips and DavidOtunga June 14, 2016 June 28, 2016 October 11, 2016 October 25, 2016 November 22, 2016 Tom Phillips, Dolph Ziggler and DavidOtunga June 21...
Rhodes and McIntyre lost the championship to The Nexus (John Cena and DavidOtunga). On the October 29 SmackDown, after losing a tag team match, Rhodes...
absent at the time, he was filled in by one of the pre-show panelists DavidOtunga. ^ When Joseph has been traded recently for Main Event, SmackDown Live's...
Butt-Head during the end credits. Professional wrestlers Rikishi and DavidOtunga have brief roles in the film. On July 20, 2016, Jennifer Hudson joined...
heel in 2016. On the July 29 episode of SmackDown, The Usos challenged DavidOtunga and Michael McGillicutty for the WWE Tag Team Titles, but were defeated...
Night Raw on November 15, 2010, during a match between Kofi Kingston and DavidOtunga. In 1994, Steele made his professional acting debut as Swedish wrestler-turned-actor...
October, McIntyre and Rhodes lost the titles to The Nexus (John Cena and DavidOtunga) and dissolved their team. On 21 November at Survivor Series, McIntyre...
KJ Smith as Carol, A.J.'s wife Aeriél Miranda as Gia, Jesse's fiancée DavidOtunga as Will, Silvia's husband Quin Walters as Renee, Anthony and Vianne's...
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