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Oba Femi

Title History

  • WWE North American title defeating Dragon Lee (January 9, 2024);

Career Highlights

  • Isaac Odugbesan is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former shot putter.
  • 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.
  • November 18, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Dante Chen defeated Oba Femi.
  • December 16, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Bronco Nima and Lucien Price defeated Bryson Montana and Oba Femi.
  • January 13, 2023 – NXT Level Up: Von Wagner w Mr. Stone defeated Oba Femi.
  • January 20, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Bron Breakker and Oba Femi defeated Javier Bernal and Von Wagner.
  • February 3, 2023 – NXT Level Up: Javier Bernal defeated Oba Femi.
  • February 10, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Hank Walker, Oba Femi and Odyssey Jones defeated Bryson Montana, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne.
  • February 11, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Hank Walker, Oba Femi and Odyssey Jones defeated Damon Kemp, Myles Borne and Tavion Heights.
  • February 17, 2023 – NXT Level Up: Xyon Quinn defeated Oba Femi.
  • February 25, 2023 – NXT Live Event: The D’Angelo Family (Channing Lorenzo and Tony D’Angelo) defeated ??? and Oba Femi.
  • March 10, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Charlie Dempsey defeated Oba Femi.
  • April 14, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Dante Chen defeated Oba Femi.
  • April 25, 2023 – NXT: Oba Femi defeated Oro Mensah.
  • May 12, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Oba Femi defeated Myles Borne.
  • Oba Femi has not wrestled on NXT TV since they said he is coming to NXT TV lol, a trend it seems. He also hast not wrestled in over a month and only twice in April.
  • Oba Femi returns to action in a dark match on NXT Halloween Havoc – Night 2.
  • October 31, 2023 – NXT Halloween Havoc – Night 2: Brooks Jensen defeated Oba Femi in a dark match.
  • November 18, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Josh Briggs defeated Oba Femi.
  • December 4, 2023 – NXT: Oba Femi is revealed as one of the competitors in the NXT men’s breakout tournament.
  • December 12, 2023 – NXT: Oba Femi defeated Myles Borne in the 1st round.
  • December 15-16, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Josh Briggs defeated Oba Femi.
  • December 26, 2023 – NXT: Oba Femi defeated Tavion Heights in the semi-finals.
  • January 2, 2024 – NXT New Year’s Evil: Oba Femi defeated Riley Osborne to win the men’s breakout star tournament.
  • January 9, 2024 – NXT: Oba Femi cashes in his breakout star winner contract. Oba Femi defeated Dragon Lee to win the North American title.
  • January 12-13, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Oba Femi defeated Brooks Jensen to retain the North American title.
  • January 16, 2024 – NXT: Dragon Lee confronts Oba Femi and challenges him at Vengeance Day.
  • January 30, 2024 – NXT: Oba Femi launches a brutal attack on the LWO.
  • February 4, 2024 – NXT Vengeance Day: Oba Femi defeated Dragon Lee to retain the North American title.
  • February 10, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Oba Femi defeated Brooks Jensen to retain the North American title.
  • February 13, 2024 – NXT: Obe Femi reveals himself as the Alpha specie, Lexis King confronts Oba Femi.
Updated: February 14, 2024 @ 10:15 am

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Trained By

WWE Performance Center

Debut

November 15, 2022

Birthday

May 21, 2001

Hometown

Lagos, Nigeria

Gender

Male

Height

6' 4" (193 cm)

Weight

273 lbs (124 kg)

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Status

Living