Otis Thinks There Was 'No Plan' For Him As WWE Money In The Bank Holder

A run with the Money in the Bank briefcase can make or break a WWE star’s main event chances, with several notable holders of the eponymous case failing to break through that dreaded glass ceiling and successfully cash in the case.

One name that springs to mind is Otis, with the American Alpha powerhouse winning the briefcase in 2020 before losing his title opportunity to The Miz. During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Otis stated his belief that WWE had no significant plans for him as MITB holder:

“I don’t think there was a plan. No. It was kind of a shock because the whole day was like, we couldn’t get up on the roof for the longest time because of COVID stuff and it was like, just sitting, sitting, sitting. Do one thing and shoot it so you were basically just sitting there in your gear. They were kind of bullsh*tting with all the boys and kind of calling stuff, ‘We’ll give you more of a spectacular –’ like the plate or Baron (Corbin) using, ‘Oh, let’s throw the plate at the mirror.’ Get it approved. Gets it approved. So it’s just like a long day and then finally, Jamie’s like, ‘You thinking King Kong up in there?’ I go, ‘King Kong!?’ He goes, ‘Yeah! Come with me.’ Jamie Noble, one of the producers. Jamie’s all fired up. He walks up and he’s just climbing this ladder with his cowboy boots. I’m like, ‘Babe, I’m not going up there. I hate heights. That’s why I only go on the second rope.’ He’s like, ‘Get yo ass up here. Come on…’ and it was a long way down. I mean, it’s a headquarters, babe. So we got out there and he goes, ‘Alright, I’m gonna take a picture of you. Take your shirt off and roar.’ I go, ‘Okay.’ ‘Like King Kong, like really roar’ and I’m like, ‘Okay, we’re roaring.’ Sorry, I’ve been sitting for 14 hours. Then all of a sudden, I’m gonna win it. I’m like, ‘Oh, okay,’ and then, yeah, from there, but I think everything was always like, again, who’s healthy, who’s not so, that could have been a factor there with testing about COVID and all that so, it was a bunch of changes going on,” said Otis.

Otis continued, revealing his mindset when it comes to wrestling, and on if he ever thought he’d become WWE Champion:

“My brain doesn’t think that way. That’s a million-dollar question (how my brain operates). Basically, it’s like ‘how can I make this bigger than what it can be?’ And it’s tough without the crowd too because again, you’re not getting that reaction live. You’re getting it online mostly or through the boss so it was kind of — it was just one of those things where, you know, we could do a few things but then it was kind of like, we did the Otis court case. The court case with Miz and that was a hilarious day by the way,” said Otis.

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