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Oba Femi is flying high in WWE after putting on some incredible performances in the ring. The NXT North American Champion earned himself a title defense against a former Money in the Bank winner. The 330lb star in question is Otis.
Oba Femi has been a big name in NXT ever since he won the Breakout Tournament. He cashed in his contract to win the North American Championship and hasn’t looked back ever since.
Oba was in the crowd on this week's WWE RAW, where he had a face-off with Alpha Academy’s Otis. The interaction made Otis accept the North American Champion’s open challenge for the August 13 episode of NXT.
Speaking during a Digital Exclusive after Alpha Academy’s loss to American Made, Otis sent a warning to Femi, stating that he was coming for his title.
"Oba, how ya doing? I’m Otis. That 20 pounds of gold on your shoulder sure looks damn good. If there’s one thing that people know out there, it’s I’m one mean [grunts] mother. I’m coming for you. Tomorrow night, open challenge for the North American Championship, oh yes, it’s big Otis versus Oba. Oh, yeah!" the WWE star said. [H/T Fightful]
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WWE fans can expect a heavyweight encounter between the two men full of incredible moves. Oba Femi is extremely athletic for his size, and Otis doesn’t know how to slow down, either. The match between the two stars will surely create a lot of buzz in NXT.
Oba Femi wants to face the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
The sky is the limit for Oba Femi, who has been doing a phenomenal job on WWE NXT. The North American Champion has a few dream matches awaiting him on the brand before he can move to the main roster.
Speaking on The A Show on RNC Radio, Femi stated that he would love to face Gunther and Ilja Dragunov down the road. The two arch-rivals have had a few great encounters, and Oba wants to face both men someday.
"Gunther. Let me say Ilja (Dragunov), too, because I really wanted to wrestle Ilja before he left NXT. I knew, the writing was on the wall, and I was like, ‘Ah, I might not get to wrestle this guy.’ But Gunther, Ilja, I like people who do simple things well, and I feel like those two are the embodiment of that. I also believe that I fit into that category as well, of just doing simple things well, and I would have loved to see what I could have done with those guys."
It would be great to see someone like Oba Femi make it big on the main roster. Matches against Ilja and Gunther would set him on the map.
