History Wrestling / DavidOtunga

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* TheStarscream: Showed signs of this toward Wrestling/TheNexus leader Wrestling/WadeBarrett. When the Nexus was in a situation where all of the members faced other Wrestling/{{WWE}} superstars and Barrett told the other members to either win or be kicked out of the group, Otunga was quick to point out this applied to Barrett as well. He expressed his desire to win a battle royal to determine the #1 contender to Wrestling/RandyOrton's WWE championship, which didn't impress Barrett. On the same night, he tried to make friends with Wrestling/JohnCena, knowing that Cena was unhappy [[SixthRangerTraitor being a part of the Nexus]] and was the most likely member of the group to turn on Barrett. This backfired, as Cena was able to eliminate Otunga and justify his actions by telling Barrett what Otunga was trying to do. He led the Nexus on an invasion of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' (without Barrett) and failed miserably, with Barrett pointing out that the next time he decides to undermine his leadership, he should be successful about it. Barrett for his part seemed well aware of Otunga's discontent, and on a number of occasions put him in some really bad situations because of it, such as forcing him to forfeit the Tag Team Titles to Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater, or forcing him to wrestle Wrestling/{{Edge}} with the stipulation that he'd be fired if he lost. He seemed to have the rest of the Nexus on his side of the struggle; all of them left Barrett to be beaten down by Cena alone. Interestingly, he didn't seem to have a problem when Wrestling/CMPunk became the new leader of the Nexus.

As usual, you can find more about him on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Otunga That Other Wiki]], [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=8000 Cagematch]] and [[https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=10924 WrestlingData]].

* EliminationHoudini: Back in the first season. Inexperienced in the ring and not incredibly skilled doing mic work, he managed to last all the way to the final two, though not without help, as once WWE flat-out fabricated an excuse to disqualify a contestant from a challenge to guarantee he won, making all the way to the final two over much more talented and popular wrestlers. The biggest reason seemed to be his connections, as he's married to singer-actress Jennifer Hudson, and WWE is always trying to increase its mainstream exposure.

* GenreBlindness: He was the one who suggested that Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio become champion if Wrestling/CMPunk gets [[WhatAnIdiot intentionally disqualified]].

David Daniel Otunga Sr. (born April 7, 1980 at Elgin, Illinois, UsefulNotes/UnitedStates) is a retired {{professional wrestl|ing}}er trained by Tom Prichard and Norman Smiley.

He's 2x WWE Tag Team Champion, with Wrestling/JohnCena and [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Michael McGillicutty]]. His current role in the 'E is as a columnist on the promotion's kickoff shows to their pay-per-views.

* DemotedToExtra: Was much more important in NXT season one. After losing the Tag Team titles, he disappear off TV for a while before reappearing again with a lawyer gimmick before disappearing again. He currently serves as a color commentator on [=SmackDown=]. As a consolation prize, however, he's the only member who's been part The Nexus start to finish.

* TheStarscream: Went back-and-forth with this, clearly looking to usurp Barrett's leadership since the ''Raw'' after ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'' when he was very clear that Wade had to win his match with Chris Jericho to stay in Nexus since the rest had to win theirs to stay in the group. Made abundantly clear on the November 5, 2010 episode of ''[=SmackDown=]'', where he led The Nexus (minus Wade Barrett and John Cena) in an assault on the Blue Brand's roster - this was confirmed to be without Barrett's knowledge on the following episode of ''Raw''. Barrett's also aware of Otunga's desire to replace him as the leader, as even after Barrett decided to punish Otunga for the trip to ''[=SmackDown=]'' by having him face Cena, he ''still'' tried to get the rest of the group to be ringside for him, only for Barrett to immediately order them backstage with a [[SmugSnake smirk on his face]]. Then Otunga seemingly successfully organized the rest of Nexus against Barrett, telling him that if he doesn't rehire Cena to stop the attacks, he'll be kicked out, only for Barrett to reassert his leadership on the next week's ''Raw'' and led The Nexus away from ringside, leaving Otunga as Cena's proverbial punching bag. Otunga's status as TheStarscream has become so blatant that it has become his FanNickname among some fan circles.

Outside of the WWE, he's an alumni of the UsefulNotes/{{Harvard}} Law School. And has delved into acting.

* PowerStable: Wrestling/TheNexus. Although he wasn't as much of a factor as previously thought. Fit into the role of Enforcer, leaving the leadership to Wade Barrett.

* RunningGag: Expect someone to make fun of him by comparing him to his fiancé, Jennifer Hudson.
** Or [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere[=/=]MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Pulled this on Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis during Monday Night Raw after the latter was defeated and subsequently fired. Johnny tried to get his revenge by way of a three-on-one handicap match pitting Wrestling/JohnCena against himself, Otunga, and Wrestling/TheBigShow (who gave Laurinaitis the YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness treatment and just walked off). Since Laurinaitis was injured, Otunga did what he usually does - spend half the match getting the shit beaten out of him by Cena. When Otunga managed to knock Cena down, though, Laurinaitis tagged himself in and promptly [[TooDumbToLive revealed that he'd been faking his injuries]]. Otunga's response? When Laurinaitis inevitably starts getting his arse handed to him and tried to tag Otunga back in, Otunga left him high and dry to eat [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill three]] [[FinishingMove Attitude Adjustments]] from Cena.

* AmoralAttorney: His post-Nexus gimmick.

* AffablyEvil: To John Cena.
** Less AffablyEvil and more an attempt at being a ManipulativeBastard. Which failed.
* AmoralAttorney: His current gimmick.

* MilesGloriosus: Thinks he's bigger name than he really is.

* TheStarscream:
** He and Barrett don't exactly agree on how Nexus should be used.
** For added bonus, [[{{Expy}} he actually acts like Starscream]] from the 80s cartoon. He very vocally threatens to rebel against Wade, '''frequently.''' So much so, that Starscream has become his FanNickname.