Otis is the first to swing.
One of the popular babyfaces in WWE currently is former Raw Tag Team Champion Otis. He is currently one-third of the Alpha Academy faction. One of the maneuvers that gained popularity for Otis is the infamous ‘Worm or Caterpillar’ signature move.
Recently, while speaking to Chris Van Vliet on his Insight Podcast, Otis shared the story of how he learned to do the ‘Worm.’
“I remember it was called the sock hop in Cooper Elementary School. And mom says, ‘Get your ass out of the house. You watch too much horror, watching too much damn wrestling. Get out the house. I’m gonna take you to sock hop.’ Apparently it’s a form of dancing. You get in there and it’s typical. I’m not gonna dance with a girl. It’s kind of like fifth grade. I’m like, Alright, so walk up to the DJ and said, ‘Excuse me, sir. Do you have ‘Batter Up’ by Nelly?’ He’s like ‘Yeah, but I wasn’t planning on playing that.’ [I said] Play it next. Walked away. Next thing, I was waiting for the song to play.
“But 10 More Polka songs came on finally. That goes up. All the dudes dance with their chicks, I just dropped down, did it, boom. Got that first reaction attention. I’ve never been a big attention guy but it’s always been like, show some love to for your like craft and performing. So I drop down on there. Always been hooked [on wrestling] it’s a totally good addiction to have,” Otis said.
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