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Brock Lesnar is spending hours in his locker room before shows teaching Oba Femi the wrestling business, part of a deliberate WWE strategy where established stars mentor rising talent to speed up their development. Paul “Triple H” Levesque detailed the arrangement while promoting SummerSlam on WWE Radio.
According to Levesque, Lesnar saw something in Femi and made a point of pulling him aside before shows to pass on what he knows. The WWE Chief Content Officer framed it as the kind of behind-the-scenes work fans never see.
He’d probably suplex me for saying this, but Brock is hands-on with Oba Femi,” Levesque said on ESPN’s First Take with Shae Cornette and Peter Rosenberg.
He’s seen something special there, and he’s like, ‘Okay, kid. Come with me and I’m going to teach you, here’s all the things you gotta learn.’ He brings him into his room in the afternoon, they sit for hours and talk about this stuff.
Triple H Says Veteran Mentorship Is Building The Next Generation
Levesque used the Lesnar example to make a broader point about WWE’s locker room. He credited the willingness of top stars to develop the roster underneath them as a major reason the company’s future looks strong.
It’s that level of stuff that brings this next generation up and I think will take it to the next level,” Levesque said. “For every star that we have now sitting at the top, there’s a guy underneath them, an Oba, a Trick [Williams], a Carmelo [Hayes], Je’Von [Evans]. All these people that are sitting underneath them and soaking up this knowledge.
Beyond Lesnar, Levesque singled out Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins as headliners who have embraced developing the next wave of talent.
Femi’s Rise And What’s At Stake
Femi, a Nigerian-born wrestler who broke out on NXT, won the NXT Breakout Tournament before cashing in the guaranteed title shot on Dragon Lee at NXT New Year’s Evil on January 9, 2024, to capture the NXT North American Championship. His athletic background includes three SEC shot put titles and an Alabama school record set in 2022.
Lesnar, a multi-time WWE World Champion, has worked a limited special-attraction schedule in recent years. His pairing with Femi has been framed throughout their program as a passing-of-the-torch dynamic, with Lesnar using his standing to elevate the younger powerhouse.
