Otis revealed that there was no plan for him to become world champion after winning Money in the Bank.
During the pandemic, Otis shocked the world by becoming Mr Money in the Bank. The match that took place in WWE headquarters and ended on the roof. Both the men and women fought simultaneously for their respective briefcases.
The menâs match ended in AJ Styles and Baron Corbin fighting over the contract at the top of a ladder. As the briefcase slipped out of their hands, Otis was there to catch it in mid-air, winning the match.
Otis appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, where has was asked about the plans following Money in the Bank victory.
However, the former Mr Money in the Bank revealed that WWE had no plan for him to cash in the briefcase.
âI donât think there was a plan, no. Uh, I donât, I donâtâit was kind of a shocker because the whole day we couldnât get up on the roof for the longest time due to COVID stuff. We were just sitting, sitting, sitting. It was just a long day. Then finally, Jamie [Noble] was like, âYou thinking King Kong up there?â I go, âKing Kong?â He goes, âYeah, come with me.â
âJamieâs all fired up, climbing the ladder in his cowboy boots. Iâm like, âBabe, Iâm not going up there; I hate heights. Thatâs why I only go on the second rope.â But heâs like, âGet your ass up here, come on!â So I did. And man, it was a long way down, itâs headquarters, babe. Then Jamie goes, âAlright, take a picture of you. Take your shirt off and roar.â Iâm like, âReally? Roar like King Kong?â He says, âYeah.â So, Iâm like, âOkay,â roaring after sitting for 14 hours.
Otis Said The Winner Was Decided On Who Was Healthy
Otis continued, revealing that testing for COVID made a big impact on who won the match.
He added that he never expected to win the WWE Championship. However, Otis did his best to make it as good as he could be during his time as Mr Money in the Bank.
âSuddenly, youâre told youâre going to win it, and Iâm like, âOh, okay.â But I think everything was like, again, about whoâs healthy and whoâs not. Testing for COVID was a factor, so there were a lot of changes.â
[On if he thought heâd be a world champion] âMy brain doesnât work that way. Instead, Iâm thinking, âHow can I make this bigger than it can be?â Itâs tough without the crowd because youâre not getting that live reaction, only online or from the bosses.â
âWe did a few things, like the Otis court case with Miz, and that was a hilarious day. Morrison and I were in a room together, and you canât do thatâMorrison gets excited, then I get going. Next thing you know, theyâre like, âGuys, weâve got to get this done.â Teddy Long gets hot, and you know somethingâs wrong when Teddy says, âAlright, boys, shut the hell up!’â