Major Pushes Expected For Two WWE Raw and Smackdown Stars, More NXT Farewell Videos, David Otunga Trains for New Movie Role (Video)

April 18, 2017

Major Pushes Expected For Two WWE Raw and Smackdown Stars

According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the two major WWE pushes set for this year are Braun Strowman on WWE Raw and Baron Corbin on WWE Smackdown Live. While both are being groomed as top stars and the top heels on their respective brands, Dave Meltzer added WWE officials have higher hopes for Baron Corbin as a main event player in WWE.

David Otunga Trains for New Movie Role

As noted, David Otunga will be filming the new movie “Katrina,” which is set in 2005 New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. In the movie, Otunga stars as edgy DEA agent James “World” Lawson. Otunga posted the following on social media today noting that he has begun training for the movie:

My character can be as big as I want him, so I’m working chest for the first time in over 8 months! #SuperSet #SheerStrong Pre-X #ManlyDCups #instagood

A post shared by David Otunga (@davidotunga) on Apr 18, 2017 at 1:44pm PDT

I have rehearsal ALL DAY today, but first, I got up early for #LegDay. Finally a character that can have massive quads! #LightWeightBaby! (in my @ronniecoleman8 voice!)

A post shared by David Otunga (@davidotunga) on Apr 17, 2017 at 8:04am PDT

More NXT Farewell Videos

WWE has released the following videos featuring Tye Dillinger and Shinsuke Nakamura saying farewell to NXT at the Concord, NC event over the weekend:

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.