Oba Femi

Isaac Odugbesan (born April 22, 1998) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former shot putter. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Oba Femi and is the current NXT North American Champion in his first reign.

Track and field

Odugbesan had won several medals during his high school years. This would earn him a student-athlete scholarship at Middle Tennessee State University, winning the Conference USA title. Odugbesan then transferred to the University of Alabama in Summer 2019, where he won the shot put title at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2021 and 2022, as well as winning the outdoor title in the latter year prior to graduation.

Professional wrestling career

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. Under the ring name Oba Femi, he made his in-ring debut on the November 18, 2022, episode of NXT Level Up, losing to Dante Chen.

After going winless on the program through February, Femi made his formal NXT debut on April 25, 2023, at Spring Breakin', defeating Oro Mensah. After a hiatus on television, on December 2023, Femi entered the 2023 Men's NXT Breakout Tournament. He defeated Myles Borne in the first round and Tavion Heights in the semifinals. On January 2, 2024, at NXT: New Year's Evil, Femi defeated Riley Osborne in the finals to become the winner of the tournament. The following week, Femi cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract and defeated Dragon Lee to win the NXT North American Championship. This is his first title win of his career while also becoming the first Next In Line program graduate to win a championship in WWE. On February 4 at NXT: Vengeance Day, Femi successfully defended his title in his first title defense against Lee. In Femi's first NXT Stand & Deliver event on April 6, he successfully defended his title against Dijak and Josh Briggs in a triple threat match.

Championships and accomplishments

• WWE
  • NXT North American Championship (1 time, current)
  • NXT Men's Breakout Tournament (2023)

References

External links

• Oba Femi on WWE.com
• Oba Femi's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database