{"id":329401,"date":"2026-05-05T05:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329401"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:20:34","slug":"oba-femis-first-open-challenge-opponent-reportedly-revealed-ahead-of-wwe-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/oba-femis-first-open-challenge-opponent-reportedly-revealed-ahead-of-wwe-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Oba Femi&#8217;s First Open Challenge Opponent Reportedly Revealed Ahead Of WWE Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2164517\/wwe-raw-spoiler-oba-femi-open-challenge-otis\/\" data-post-title=\"Spoiler: Oba Femi's First Open Challenge Opponent Reportedly Revealed Ahead Of WWE Raw\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2164517\">\n<picture id=\"p841acc9af1851190c8a6bb4ce11ca619\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/spoiler-oba-femis-first-open-challenge-opponent-reportedly-revealed-ahead-of-wwe-raw\/intro-1777937262.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/spoiler-oba-femis-first-open-challenge-opponent-reportedly-revealed-ahead-of-wwe-raw\/intro-1777937262.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">WWE<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The US Championship open challenge could also be a thing of the past because of recent champion Trick Williams removing it on the blue brand, but former NXT Champion, and current &#8220;WWE Raw&#8221; standout, Oba Femi announced his own open challenge after defeating Brock Lesnar at WWE WrestleMania 42. That challenge starts Monday night, and a brand new report revealed just who will step as much as challenge &#8220;The Ruler.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/early-raw-noted-157381340\" target=\"_blank\">WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select<\/a>, after Seth Rollins, who is about to tackle Bron Breakker at Backlash, opens the show, Femi&#8217;s open challenge can be answered by Otis. The previous Raw Tag Team Champion&#8217;s last televised match on WWE programming got here on the April 17 edition of &#8220;WWE SmackDown&#8221; when he was a part of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Before that, Otis&#8217; last TV match was alongside Alpha Academy stablemate Akira Tozawa in a loss to The Usos for the WWE World Tag Team Championships on February 9. The large man has been working on &#8220;WWE Primary Event&#8221; and had a match at WWE World during WrestleMania 42 weekend. After his &#8216;Mania victory over Lesnar, Femi defeated Grayson Waller last week in only over a minute before announcing his open challenge.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE The US Championship open challenge could also be a thing of the past because of recent champion Trick Williams removing it on the blue brand, but former NXT Champion, and current &#8220;WWE Raw&#8221; standout, Oba Femi announced his own open challenge after defeating Brock Lesnar at WWE WrestleMania 42. 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