Oba Femi: I Took 25 Years Of The Beast And Made It Null

Oba Femi picked up the biggest win of his career, defeating Brock Lesnar in the opening match of WrestleMania 42.

Femi was able to survive an F5 and finish off Lesnar with one Fall From Grace.

Speaking on the WrestleMania 42 post-show, Oba commented on his victory.

“It feels amazing. It’s one thing to tell everybody what you are, it’s another thing to show everybody what you are. I took 25 years of history. 25 years of The Beast, and I made it null, because I am who I say I am. I am the Ruler, the Destroyer, the Bringer of War, Oba Femi,” he said.

Corey Graves noted that Oba was cool and calm leading into the match, but Oba revealed that he had to appear that way as to not give Brock any confidence.

“You said I wasn’t fazed. It seemed that way, but at the end of the day, it’s Brock Lesnar. I was fazed. I understood how big the challenge was ahead of me, but you can’t show fear to someone like that. He feasts on stuff like that. Once he knows you are afraid, his confidence rises. I knew if I showed any fear, it’s over for me,” he said.

After losing to Oba, Lesnar took off his gloves and boots, leaving them in the ring and seemingly retiring.

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