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Nigerian professional wrestler (born 1998)
Oba Femi
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Birth name
| Oba Femi
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Born
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1998-04-22
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April 22, 1998
(age 26)
[1]
Lagos
, Nigeria
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Ring name(s)
| Isaac Odugbesan
Oba Femi
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Billed height
| 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
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Billed weight
| 310 lb (141 kg)
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Billed from
| Lagos, Nigeria
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Trained by
| WWE Performance Center
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Debut
| November 15, 2022
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Oba Femi
(born April 22, 1998) is a Nigerian
professional wrestler
and former
shot putter
. He is currently signed to
WWE
, where he performs on the
NXT
brand
under the
ring name
Oba Femi
and is the current
NXT North American Champion
in his
first reign
.
Track and field
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Odugbesan had won several medals during his high school years. This would earn him a student-athlete scholarship at
Middle Tennessee State University
, winning the
Conference USA
title. Odugbesan then transferred to the
University of Alabama
in Summer 2019, where he won the shot put title at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2021 and 2022, as well as winning the outdoor title in the latter year prior to graduation.
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[4]
Professional wrestling career
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WWE (2021?present)
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On December 8, 2021, Odugbesan signed with
professional wrestling
promotion
WWE
as part of its new Next In Line program to develop college athletes into potential WWE wrestlers.
[5]
Under the ring name
Oba Femi
, he made his in-ring debut on the November 18, 2022, episode of
NXT Level Up
, losing to
Dante Chen
.
[6]
After going winless on the program through February, Femi made his formal
NXT
debut on April 25, 2023, at
Spring Breakin
', defeating
Oro Mensah
.
[7]
After a hiatus on television, on December 2023, Femi entered the
2023 Men's NXT Breakout Tournament
. He defeated Myles Borne in the first round and
Tavion Heights
in the semifinals.
[8]
On January 2, 2024, at
NXT
: New Year's Evil
, Femi defeated
Riley Osborne
in the finals to become the winner of the tournament.
[9]
The following week, Femi cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract and defeated
Dragon Lee
to win the
NXT North American Championship
. This is his first title win of his career while also becoming the first Next In Line program graduate to win a championship in WWE.
[10]
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On February 4 at
NXT
: Vengeance Day
, Femi successfully defended his title in his first title defense against Lee.
[12]
In Femi's first
NXT Stand & Deliver
event
on April 6, he successfully defended his title against
Dijak
and
Josh Briggs
in a
triple threat match
.
[13]
Championships and accomplishments
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References
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"Oba Femi Profile"
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Cagematch.net
. Retrieved
January 2,
2024
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a
b
c
"Oba Femi"
.
WWE
.
Archived
from the original on May 2, 2023
. Retrieved
January 2,
2024
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Fameso, Funmilayo (November 23, 2022).
"Meet Oba Femi, the Nigerian-born athlete that is the next big name in WWE"
. Pulse Sports Nigeria.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
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Fameso, Funmilayo (December 15, 2023).
"Oba Femi: The 'Brute Force' in WWE NXT who embodies the fighting spirit of a Nigerian"
. Pulse Sports Nigeria.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
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Raimondi, Marc (December 8, 2021).
"WWE signs 15 college athletes to NIL deals, eyes developmental pipeline"
.
ESPN
. Archived from
the original
on April 20, 2023
. Retrieved
April 9,
2022
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Lambert, Jeremy (November 19, 2022).
"NXT Level Up Results (11/18): Channing Lorenzo Faces Oro Mensah"
.
Fightful
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024
. Retrieved
January 2,
2024
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Moore, John (April 25, 2023).
"4/25 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Title, Indi Hartwell vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Title, Bron Breakker vs. Andre Chase, Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley vs. Brooks Jensen and Kiana James, Cora Jade vs. Lyra Valkyria, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks Lorenzo vs. Pretty Deadly in a Trunk Match, Oba Femi debuts"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on April 26, 2023
. Retrieved
April 26,
2023
.
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Defelice, Robert (December 12, 2023).
"Oba Femi And Riley Osborne Advance In NXT Men's Breakout Tournament"
.
Fightful
. Retrieved
December 27,
2023
.
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Defelice, Robert (January 2, 2024).
"Oba Femi Wins NXT Men's Breakout Tournament At NXT New Year's Evil 2024"
.
Fightful
.
Archived
from the original on January 3, 2024.
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Moore, John (January 9, 2024).
"NXT TV results (1/9): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo vs. OTM for the NXT Tag Titles, Gigi Dolin vs. Cora Jade, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament begins"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on January 10, 2024
. Retrieved
January 9,
2024
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Rueter, Sean (January 10, 2024).
"Oba Femi made history last night"
.
Cageside Seats
.
Archived
from the original on January 11, 2024
. Retrieved
January 11,
2024
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Moore, John (February 4, 2024).
"NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
. Retrieved
February 4,
2024
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Powell, Jason (April 6, 2024).
"NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
. Retrieved
April 7,
2024
.
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"NXT North American Championship"
.
WWE
.
Archived
from the original on January 11, 2024
. Retrieved
January 11,
2024
.
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