David Otunga Reveals Why He Ceased Wrestling With WWE

The custody battle between David Otunga and Jennifer Hudson is heating up and in the process, shedding some light into why he ceased wrestling with WWE years ago.

As first reported by Chris Featherstone on WrestlingInc, the split between the couple happened in November 2017.

In a statement issued by Otunga’s attorney to People magazine, they claim the following:

“Today, Jennifer requested and received a protective order against her ex-fiancé. Jennifer’s actions are solely taken in the best interest of their son [8-year-old David Daniel Otunga Jr.]. David Otunga has been trying to negotiate the terms of an amicable parenting agreement with Ms. Hudson for several weeks now. However, when it became apparent to Ms. Hudson that Mr. Otunga would be the parent granted residential care of the child, as a result of Mr. Otunga being the child’s primary caregiver while Ms. Hudson pursues her career all over the world, Ms. Hudson decided to file a meritless Petition for Order of Protection in an effort to gain an unfair advantage in the custody dispute. As a result of Mr. Otunga’s career in the WWE, Ms. Hudson felt that she could give an award-winning performance in court to portray herself as the victim. Mr. Otunga has never abused or harassed Ms. Hudson or their son, and it is unfortunate, especially in today’s climate, that she would feel the need to make these false allegations against him. Mr. Otunga looks forward to his day in court and in being awarded the residential care of the parties’ only child.”

TMZ reports that Hudson is now claiming her ex is unemployed and Otunga needs to find employment with a job diary kept. The singer also continued to claim that he spends the majority of his time on the couch not paying child support as opposed to working.

Otunga feels that these claims are ironic as he claims she gave him an ultimatum five years ago. This was to choose between their family or wrestling and as wrestling fans know, he chose family- abruptly ending his in-ring career with WWE as he first became a ‘legal advisor,’ commentator and panelist for the company. Otunga is also pursuing an acting career.

You can find a classic Otunga match from ‘Raw‘ below.

Raw: Ezekiel Jackson vs. David Otunga

What are your thoughts on this case? Would you like to see David make a return as an active competitor?

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