Oba Femi Needs a World Title Sooner Than Later — Don’t Make Us Wait Until Mania 43
Oba Femi retired Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42. Clean. Dominant. In under six minutes.
Fall From Grace after a chokeslam beatdown, gloves and boots left in the ring, “Thank You Brock” chants… and just like that, a new monster was officially made.
Fast-forward to mid-May 2026 and the man is still undefeated on the main roster. Open challenges WWE on Raw. Squashing Otis. Forcing Los Garza into a 1v2 handicap and ragdolling both of them.
Brutal teases with Roman Reigns. The aura is nuclear, and the crowds are fully invested. This isn’t a slow-burn project anymore. This is a star who’s already ahead of schedule.
The Friendly Shot That Changes Everything
Here’s how you pull the trigger without rushing it: Cody Rhodes, being the stand-up babyface champion he is, gives the hot new monster a “friendly” title shot on a big Raw or PLE.
Out of respect. Out of sportsmanship. Oba shakes his hand. The match happens..
A new protected finisher — call it the Kill Shot (a vicious running knee or a spine-rattling lariat combo) — followed by the Fall From Grace.
Cody gets absolutely destroyed, left bloody and laid out while trainers rush the ring. Oba stands over the destruction for a brief second with his new title… then calmly walks up the ramp like he just clocked in and clocked out.
No taunting. No posing. Just business.
It’s cold. It’s efficient. It doesn’t force Oba into a full heel turn — he’s not a bad guy, he’s just a problem that showed up to do the job. The same crowds that cheer his dominance now will lose their minds when he leaves the American Nightmare in a heap.
Why It Has to Happen Sooner Than Later
WWE’s star factory (NIL athletes + Performance Center machine) finally hit the jackpot with Oba. He has the look, the athleticism, the presence, and now the résumé.
Dragging this out until WrestleMania 43 risks doing what they’ve done too many times — cooling off a white-hot monster because “we’ve got time.”
SummerSlam 2026 feels like the perfect landing spot. Give him the Cody massacre as a final warning shot this summer, then let him chase and dethrone Roman (or whoever holds the big gold) under the lights.
One of the two major titles needs to be around his waist by the end of 2026. Period.
He’s not “the next big thing.” He’s the big thing right now. The Goldberg comparisons write themselves, but Oba has more tools and better long-term upside.
Don’t make the same mistake they’ve made with other freaks in the past. Strike while the iron (and the shot put) is molten.
