Summary

Oba Femi made it clear he does not see himself as a long-term project as WrestleMania 42 approaches. With his singles match against Brock Lesnar set to open night two, Femi said he already believes he belongs alongside WWE's biggest names.

Femi pointed to his December segment with Cody Rhodes before Saturday Night's Main Event as a chance to prove that point. The NXT powerhouse said he wanted that moment to show decision-makers he was more than just a future prospect, and the timing fits with recent praise from Big E about Femi's WrestleMania 42 opportunity.

Quote from Oba Femi

"I made it a mission of mine to show these people at the main roster, show all the producers, the bookers, the head honchos that I belong. I'm not just a prospect, because this thing that (people) keep saying, 'The future, the future, the future' -- it's like, no, man. These guys are at the top and they're in their 40s. I'm under 30. I'm ready to go, and I wanted to show them that day, and what better stage to do that than side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder with the number one guy in the company, Cody Rhodes? And I think I accomplished my mission. My statement was clear: I belong here."

What Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar could mean at WrestleMania 42

Femi framing himself as ready right now adds even more weight to the Brock Lesnar match, because WWE is putting him in a showcase slot at the start of night two. If he delivers in that setting, it strengthens the idea that he is already being tested as more than an NXT attraction.

It also gives extra context to the way WWE has presented him around main roster names like Cody Rhodes. Even without promising anything beyond WrestleMania, Femi's comments make this Lesnar match feel like another checkpoint in how high WWE sees his ceiling.

Final words before WrestleMania 42

Femi and Lesnar also exchanged their final words on the April 13 episode of Raw before meeting at WrestleMania 42. That kept the focus on a match WWE has positioned as a major spotlight moment for Femi going into the weekend.

Sources

As reported by Fightful