NXT Breakout Tournament winner Oba Femi stole the spotlight in an epic fashion by becoming the new NXT North American Champion last night.
Last night, fans were left stunned when Femi cashed in his breakout tournament contract on Dragon Lee to secure the gold.
Femi, who is a former track & field athlete at Alabama, was part of WWE’s NIL program in 2021 and 2022. He officially signed with the company in August 2022 and made his debut in November 2022 on NXT Level Up. The promising talent Oba Femi has been on a metoric rise and recently won the NXT Breakout tournament to earn a shot at any title in NXT. His NXT North American title win came as a major surprise on the latest edition of show.
Oba Femi captures NXT North American title
Dragon Lee couldn’t make it to last week’s NXT due to Visa issues. However, he made his return last night and put his NXT North American Championship on the line. Earlier on the show, Lexis King stepped up to the champ and had him sign a contract for the title match.
Dragon Lee went on to successfully retain his title. However, in a shocking turn of events, Femi cashed in his Breakout Tournament Contract on Lee. In the final moments of the match, the Nigerian superstar hit his own version of Last Ride powerbomb on Lee to earn the three count, dethroning Lee in the process.
It might come as a surprise that Femi is a champion on WWE’s developmental brand after having just 21 career matches as per Cagematch. The title match marked his sixth match on NXT, where he remains undefeated at 6-0.
It appears that the title victory may be a sign from WWE that they are grooming him to be a huge star in the future.
The game has changed.
Oba Femi is the NEW #WWENXT North American Champion! pic.twitter.com/whglWefCx4
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 10, 2024
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Oba Femi is cashing in his #NXTBreakout Contract! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/qGfzXcGgmf
— WWE (@WWE) January 10, 2024