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Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia

Otis Wins WWE MITB, Mandy Rose Moment, Being Bullied, & Netflix Role in The Main Event

Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia

Lilian Garcia

Health & Fitness, Sports, Society & Culture

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with WWE Superstar, Otis. In his Chasing Glory DEBUT, find out the mindset of Otis recorded days before his HISTORIC Money In The Bank victory at WWE Headquarters. Otis talks all about what it’s like growing up in Wisconsin with a very strict upbringing. Unfortunately, he was bullied at a young age and also suffers from dyslexia but he shares all about overcoming those obstacles. He wasn’t without his struggles as an adult and speaks about the untimely death of his sister and how it affected him and his family. The experiences had led him to have a strong relationship with Jesus and a strong support system in the locker room. Otis shares how he got involved in amateur wrestling after thinking it was a pro wrestling school. He set his goals on being in the Olympics and was even mentored by Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman, Rulon Gardner who he considered family. Otis discusses what he’s learned from NOT making it on the Olympic team and why it’s important to create a vision as opposed to setting a goal. Find out how he met Gerald Brisco years before signing with the WWE and why he will always be a “Brisco Boy.” Being a WWE Superstar is a dream come true for Otis since he was such a huge fan, to the point where he tells the story about doing THE WORM at a school dance. It’s come full circle since one of his trainers was Scotty 2 Hotty who gave Otis his blessing to continue the move that is now known as The Caterpillar. Otis always talks about wrestling at the most unique environment of Wrestlemania 36 as well as what it was like to be in the Netflix film, The Main Event. All this and much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Otis.

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I just go like what kind of done better with this and all that and but for some reason like I think I knew

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all that to get Ryan today because if I just I don't know what kind of person I would be if I just

0:12.4

walked into this world the sports entertainment I don't know what kind of person I would be if I just walked into this world

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the sports entertainment I don't know who I would be but didn't have those tough

0:16.8

struggles of you go trying to make that team you don't make it you're just

0:21.3

fourth third guy in the nation.

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Stand by.

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Three two one.

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The following program comes from executive producer Lillian Garcia.

0:35.0

Every athlete is on this quest.

0:38.0

Every performer dives in head first,

0:42.0

battling real life challenges and overcoming obstacles in an effort to make their dreams reality

0:48.8

Singer speaker and 15 year WWE host Lillian Garcia was the first woman to ever announce

0:55.8

WrestleMania and is now the PFL MMA Cage announcer.

1:00.0

And now she's giving you an all access pass to the human interest stories of elite athletes,

1:06.2

extraordinary entertainers and wellness experts.

1:09.2

Now let's embark on another fascinating journey of Chasing Glory with your host Lillian Garcia.

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All right, thank you for joining me. It's Chasing Glory. I am Lillian Garcia. So

1:26.2

awesome to have you guys with me. You know this has become very therapeutic for

1:31.6

myself as well because you guys tell me how

1:34.8

therapeutic it is for you while during this time

1:38.4

then still quarantine.

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