
The Rock has told Oba Femi that he can’t wait to see him on the WWE main roster, according to the NXT Champion himself.
Femi became NXT Champion at New Year’s Evil on January 7, 2025, beating now-former champion Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in a Triple Threat match, highlights of which can be seen below.
The Rock also appeared on the first NXT special of the year, being seen on screen with his own daughter and brand GM, Ava.
Femi would reveal that he interacted with The Rock backstage at NXT on the Uncrowned podcast, saying:
“I’ve come around at a very opportune time when big-man wrestling is not the main thing.
“It’s become like a niche, almost a lost art because everyone’s doing Canadian Destroyers and everyone’s high flying and everyone’s spring-boarding, trying to pop the crowd. … It’s refreshing that the fans get to see an Oba Femi who comes in and stays on the ground and is physical and fires up and is riled up. I think people miss that…
“(The Rock) said, ‘Good job, great match. Can’t wait to see you on the main roster.'”
The NXT Champion had also previously praised Ivar for being a “great teacher“, noting that the War Raiders’ member is a “big man with athleticism”.
The first WWE NIL graduate to hold a championship, Femi has also recently revealed that he ‘cherishes‘ the advice that he was given by CM Punk.
Femi had his first televised defense of the NXT Championship on the January 21 2025 episode, retaining against Eddy Thorpe.
Transcript from Fightful.
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