Oba Femi is ready to make his dream match a reality — and he's not being shy about it.
Speaking with Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture on the red carpet at the WWE 2K26 Creator Fest at WWE Headquarters, The Ruler made clear that a collision with Brock Lesnar isn't just something fans want — it's something he fully expects to happen.
It's highly requested right now. The demand is here. All we have to do is put it out there. Hopefully it happens — even if it's not this year, when it does happen, we know it's going to be phenomenal.
Femi wasn't hedging. When asked about Lesnar's age and how much he has left, the 27-year-old brushed off any uncertainty and issued a flat guarantee:
I don't know how much he has left in the tank, but I know he has one more for Oba Femi for sure.
More Than a Dream Match: It's Personal
For Femi, facing Lesnar carries weight that goes beyond the spectacle. He revealed that The Beast was a direct influence on who he became as a performer — while being careful to draw a distinction between inspiration and idolization.
I grew up watching him. I wouldn't call him a role model of mine or anything like that, but he's a very big inspiration behind my character. Brock means a lot to the industry, and it is going to mean a lot to me when I get to face him.
The Lesnar comparisons have followed Femi since his main roster debut, with analysts pointing to stylistic similarities between the two in how they've been pushed as unstoppable forces. The prospect of them actually sharing a ring has been a fan-driven conversation for months.
From NXT to the Main Roster Without Missing a Step
Femi vacated the NXT Championship in January to begin his full-time main roster run, a decision he framed at Creator Fest as one that placed him in rare company.
Vacating the championship is a very, very short list of people who have done that. I'm very privileged to be one of those people.
The transition itself? He made it sound routine.
Transitioning to the main roster has been no problem, easy peasy. I just have to replicate the same dominance I had in NXT and I think I'll be fine.
That dominance was already on display at Saturday Night's Main Event in December, where Femi went toe-to-toe with then-WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on one of the most high-profile cards in recent memory — the same night as John Cena's final match. Femi described the mindset it took to compete on that stage:
I just had to keep telling myself that I belong — because a lot of people think they're still fans of the sport even though they are in the sport. Your heroes have to become your rivals one day, and that's exactly what happened at Saturday Night's Main Event.
With WrestleMania 42 on the horizon, Femi is exactly where he said he'd be — and a match with Brock Lesnar may be exactly where this is all heading.
