{"id":159781,"date":"2026-04-22T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=159781"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:28:01","slug":"why-oba-femis-opening-statement-on-wwe-raw-was-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/22\/why-oba-femis-opening-statement-on-wwe-raw-was-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Oba Femi’s Opening Statement on WWE Raw was Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since being called up from NXT in January, Oba Femi has made\u00a0a big impact.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0defeated guys like\u00a0Johnny Gargano, Rusev, and\u00a0the Viking Raiders. But the biggest person that he\u00a0defeated\u00a0was Brock Lesnar.\u00a0At\u00a0WrestleMania: Vegas on Sunday, he took care of\u00a0him<\/a>\u00a0with ease, cementing his\u00a0status as\u00a0WWE\u2019s\u00a0next top guy. Lesnar took off his gloves and shoes, signaling a potential retirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The next night,\u00a0the April 20,\u00a02026\u00a0episode of Monday Night Raw opened with Femi. He came out wearing\u00a0a nice\u00a0suit, strutting to the ring like he always does.\u00a0With everyone\u00a0chanting his name, he made a simple statement<\/a>\u00a0to the fans. He said that their ruler\u00a0had arrived, dropped the microphone to the ground, and did his pose.\u00a0Given his accomplishments so far,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0he needed to say to get his point across.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Femi\u2019s Statement and Reaction Shows How Powerful He Is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

When some wrestlers get their big WrestleMania moment, there are varying reactions seen every year. Some celebrate a huge victory or a championship win, others mourn a terrible loss or a costly betrayal. Femi saying four words was enough for everyone to be satisfied. He could\u2019ve bragged about beating Lesnar. But he\u2019s already beaten a ton of great wrestlers, so the outcome was expected. <\/span><\/p>\n

He also\u00a0could\u2019ve\u00a0called out Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. But he wants to take his time getting to a title match, and\u00a0Reigns could be facing<\/a> Jacob Fatu at Backlash. Doing a million things\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0help, given how over he is with everyone.\u00a0He\u00a0could’ve\u00a0just stood there and said nothing, and the arena would’ve gone crazy.\u00a0Just his presence is\u00a0enough to make people happy. Saying four words gave the fans exactly what they wanted.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His Words Leave People Guessing About His Future<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

When Lesnar is your first main roster feud, it\u2019s a tall task for most wrestlers. But if that happens at WrestleMania, and you win the match, you\u2019re in uncharted territory. Most wrestlers are completely terrified of Femi. A Femi and Reigns clash will happen sometime in the near future. But no one knows what he\u2019ll do to get there. <\/span><\/p>\n

He could continue beating up on random wrestlers every week, or he could go after a title. The only other men\u2019s singles title on Raw is the Intercontinental Championship held by Penta, who just survived an incredible ladder match on Saturday. He\u2019s still feuding with the match participants right now, but adding Femi to the mix could make his title run very exciting. Femi\u2019s words have left everyone guessing, which is a good thing given what he accomplished at WrestleMania.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Femi\u2019s Next Move on Monday Night Raw?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The concept that actions are louder than words definitely applies to Femi. His power and strength have led him to many NXT championship reigns and a great main roster run so far. He\u2019s already proven to be a powerful opponent to anyone, so that\u2019s why his opening statement wasn\u2019t surprising. He could\u2019ve beaten up on a jobber, bragged about his victory or threatened Reigns<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A WWE Raw graphic featuring Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar. (Photo Credit: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But he didn\u2019t need to, as fans already recognize him as a future star. Just a little sentence left them both satisfied and wanting more. That simple statement has now ignited a huge amount of speculation about what\u2019s next for him. People can speculate and create their dream matches, but it seems he doesn\u2019t want to make his next move obvious, leaving everyone guessing. Whatever that next move is, fans are sure to follow him and cheer him to another impressive victory.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since being called up from NXT in January, Oba Femi has made\u00a0a big impact.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0defeated guys like\u00a0Johnny Gargano, Rusev, and\u00a0the Viking Raiders. But the biggest person that he\u00a0defeated\u00a0was Brock Lesnar.\u00a0At\u00a0WrestleMania: Vegas on Sunday, he took care of\u00a0him\u00a0with ease, cementing his\u00a0status as\u00a0WWE\u2019s\u00a0next top guy. Lesnar took off his gloves and shoes, signaling a potential retirement.\u00a0 The next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5338,"featured_media":159650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,25,4,3],"tags":[8734],"class_list":["post-159781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-raw","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-oba-femi"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159781"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159828,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159781\/revisions\/159828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}