| Otis | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Nikola Bogojević |
| Born | December 21, 1991 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 330 lb (150 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Superior, Wisconsin[1] |
| Trained by | Mercury Pro Wrestling Academy[3] WWE Performance Center[4] |
| Debut | October 24, 2015 |
Nikola Bogojević (born December 21, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. As of April 2016, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Otis and is the second leader of Alpha Academy.
After signing with WWE in 2016, he was assigned to their developmental brand NXT, teaming with Tucker Knight as part of Heavy Machinery. They were promoted to WWE's main roster in 2018. During his time on the main roster, Otis won the 2020 men's Money in the Bank ladder match and won the Raw Tag Team Championship as part of Alpha Academy with Chad Gable in 2022.
Prior to his professional wrestling career, Bogojevic was an amateur wrestler, winning the 2008 Greco-Roman junior Nationals in his weight class, the national title in the 2011 Junior Pan-American Games, and a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival, and was a prospect for the 2012 Olympic Games team, but was not chosen. In 2018, he was named the Rookie of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI).
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