Oba Femi ended 25 years of Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42.
WrestleMania 42 Sunday opened with a double shock as Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar in under five minutes, and an emotional Lesnar indicated that he was retiring from pro wrestling when he took off his boots and gloves, leaving them in the middle of the ring.
The moment was a passing of the torch from The Conqueror to The Ruler, and Femi is well aware of what the moment meant. Speaking on the WrestleMania 42 post-show, Femi said he had shown everyone what he is.
“It feels amazing. It’s one thing to tell everybody what you are, it’s another thing to show everybody what you are. I took 25 years of history. 25 years of The Beast, and I made it null, because I am who I say I am. I am the Ruler, the Destroyer, the Bringer of War, Oba Femi.”
Later, though, the two-time NXT Champion admitted to Corey Graves that he was “fazed” by getting in the ring with Lesnar, but knew not to show any fear.
“You said I wasn’t fazed. It seemed that way, but at the end of the day, it’s Brock Lesnar. I was fazed. I understood how big the challenge was ahead of me, but you can’t show fear to someone like that. He feasts on stuff like that. Once he knows you are afraid, his confidence rises. I knew if I showed any fear, it’s over for me,”
Triple H Comments On Brock Lesnar Retiring At WrestleMania 42
Following WrestleMania, Triple H addressed Brock Lesnar’s apparent retirement, claiming he hadn’t discussed it with him after the match. According to The Game, Lesnar likely realised he should “call it a day” after running into Oba Femi, and said fans had witnessed a “changing of the guard at the apex of this business.”
H/T to Fightful for the above transcription.
