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DAVID OTUNGA

WWE ROOKIE

Height: 6 feet
Weight: 240 pounds
From: Hollywood, Calif.
Associates: R-Truth
WWE Debut: Feb. 23, 2010

After becoming well-known to followers of reality TV and American tabloids, David Otunga is ready to make his name famous as one of the first NXT Rookies. First coming to prominence as part of the VH1 reality show, I Love New York 2, Otunga has since become better known as the fiancé of Grammy and Academy Award-winning actress, Jennifer Hudson. As anyone confronted with Otunga’s impressive physique can testify, the competitor has more than his fair share of brawn and good looks, but he backs up these natural gifts with a powerful intelligence, as exemplified by his degree from Harvard Law School. A fan of lavish vacations, Hollywood parties and seeing his face in People and Us Weekly, the self-proclaimed “Kanye West of WWE” stands to get a lot more of his favorite things as part of WWE NXT.

R-TRUTH

WWE PRO

Height: 6 foot 2
Weight: 228 pounds
From: Charlotte, North Carolina

R-Truth knows all about hard times. Growing up in the rough neighborhoods of Charlotte, N.C., he admits he made some bad decisions in the past. But, R-Truth believes those choices have sculpted him into a much more formidable opponent in the ring.

For Truth, his talent is a blessing. He believes he has been given a second chance in life and has no intentions on wasting it. After spending some time in prison, Truth realized that a change was needed from within to get away from a life of crime – a change that has brought him to WWE and a much more positive life. Truth wanted to keep far away from the path he took growing up and WWE turned out to be his light at the end of the tunnel.

Truth calls WWE “a new struggle, but a welcome struggle.” He has spent years working on his craft and is ready to open the eyes of the WWE Universe to the truth and show everybody “What’s up.”