Fan-Favorite WWE Superstar Reportedly Out of Action
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No matter where you look on the WWE card, there is always some who is operating at the top of their game.
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Such is the case for Otis of Alpha Academy. Despite being featured lower on the card, Otis is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face while still impressing with his powerhouse style.
Unfortunately, Otis has been missing from WWE television for some time now, and it now appears we know why.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Otis, Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa attend Netflix's Debut of WWE Monday Night Raw at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Otis, Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa attend Netflix's Debut of WWE Monday Night Raw at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California.for Netflix
According to a report from WrestleVotes, Otis isn't just off of WWE television. He is completely out of action and off the internal roster for an unknown reason
"I believe he's out of action," WrestleVotes said. "Don't know if it's an injury or personal reasons, however we speak about this roster that shows up...Otis is currently not on the roster, which means they're not available right now."
Otis is currently out of action and reportedly not listed on WWE's internal roster.
"I believe he's out of action. Don't know if it's an injury or personal reasons, however we speak about this roster that shows up…Otis is currently not on the roster, which means they're not… pic.twitter.com/PfW4tjhk9K — Cultaholic Wrestling (@Cultaholic) June 25, 2025
"For whatever reason, personal, injury, I don't know, I don't want to speculate. However, they're not available for weekly TV at the moment."
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At the moment, there's no telling what this means for Otis or the future of Alpha Academy. However, it appears that Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa will likely be getting some assistance from future WWE Hall of Famer Natalya Neidhart.
Neidhart was seen in Dupri's corner for a losing effort against Ivy Nile of American Made. After the loss, Neidhart took to social media to support the former manager of Maximum Male Models alongside a clip from Raw.
"You didn't do terrible," Neidhart said. "It wasn't amazing. It wasn't awful. It wasn't incredible. It wasn't bad. You definitely need some work."
It will be interesting to see how Neidhart mentors Alpha Academy and what that means when Otis returns.
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After some time as an amateur wrestler, Otis began his career in professional wrestling in 2015 before being scouted for WWE by Gerald Briscoe in 2016.
Otis was first a member of Heavy Machinery alongside Tucker Knight on NXT before they were moved to the main roster in 2018.
During this time, Otis was part of a massively popular storyline that saw him engaged in a love triangle with Mandy Rose and Dolph Ziggler. Eventually, Otis came out on top, defeating Ziggler and receiving a kiss from Rose.
After Heavy Machinery disbanded, Otis soon joined forces with Chad Gable to form Alpha Academy, becoming one of the most popular tag teams in WWE.
Eventually, the group would expand to include Dupri and Tozawa and garner even more attention from the WWE Universe.
Gable would eventually become more abusive toward the group before they all walked out on him, leading to a fierce rivalry between Alpha Academy and Gable's new stable, American Made.
In his time with WWE, Otis won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship with Chad Gable and also won the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2020.
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