As WWE WrestleMania 42 inches closer, its match card has expanded wider and wider. Still, amongst all of the bouts, former WWE Champion Big E is probably most enthusiastic about one which’s been on the slate for 2 weeks: Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi.
Appearing on the “Raw Recap,” Big E raved in regards to the physical interaction between Lesnar and Femi, which preceded the official announcement of their WrestleMania fates. “I almost soiled my couch last week once I saw the benefit by which this man, Oba Femi, powerbombed Brock Lesnar,” Big E said. “Then to see what he just did on Raw again, I’m telling you, this WrestleMania, this match is for me. I’ll say, man, not only the benefit by which Oba handles Brock, you see those two nose to nose the tail of the tape and see Oba’s just a little bit taller, just a little bit heavier, just the way in which he moves. But one in all the things that basically stuck out for me is the reception. The fan reception has really sort of blown me away.”
Heading into “The Show of Shows,” Big E admittedly expected Femi and Lesnar to separate even amongst fan reactions, with half of the WWE Universe rooting for “The Ruler,” while the opposite half did the identical for “The Beast.” Much to Big E’s nice surprise, though, Femi seems to have massively stretched the gap to a 90-10 dynamic.
As evidence, Big E identified that the quantity of young fans mirroring Femi’s signature bouncing strut, each live and online, has rapidly grown. “In a really short period of time, this man has gotten very over with this crowd,” Big E said.
Big E ‘Cannot Wait’ To See What Femi & Lesnar Do Next
Across his WWE profession, Brock Lesnar has struck fear into and conquered most of his opponents. In Oba Femi on “WWE Raw” recently, nonetheless, Big E has yet to see a twinge of concern in his eyes. And for that, Big E finds himself much more invested within the potential events that will unfold between Femi and Lesnar at WrestleMania.
“Perhaps it’s something he’s coping with internally that we do not see,” Big E said, “but this man has handled this stage with a lot aplomb, with a lot grace. For me, there are numerous matches that we’ll be enthusiastic about on the construct to WrestleMania, on this road to WrestleMania, but for me, it’s hard not to place this up there. I am unable to wait to see what these two do. It’s the most important test of Oba’s profession, bar none. Obviously, he’s been within the ring with Cody Rhodes, our current world champion, face of the corporate, but there is no such thing as a one on this planet quite like Brock Lesnar. I’m really excited to see if Oba can get it done.”
For Femi, WrestleMania 42 will mark his first showing on WWE’s biggest stage. In Lesnar’s case, it would mark his thirteenth, having previously bested the likes of The Undertaker, Triple H, Roman Reigns, and Goldberg on it.
WrestleMania 42 will take Lesnar and Femi to Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18 and 19. As of now, the precise night on which they may wrestle one another has yet to be confirmed.
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