Character work has been the most important half of professional wrestling since its inception and is more often than not more memorable than a well-worked match. Oba Femi has established himself as an African warlord, and while he has been able to dominate most of his opponents, even he doesn’t have a perfect record in WWE.
According to Femi, this is how a legitimate wrestling character should be portrayed, and he explained where he pulls from to add layers of emotion to his character.
“I think it stems from my disdain for, for example, overly strong characters,” he explained in an interview.ABC 33/40“I never liked them. I think if you’re super strong and you have no weaknesses and you’re just all that, then nobody cares.”
Femi specifically painted the picture that when a character can do anything without struggling, there is no backlash when they do something great. “I’m not afraid to show individuality and be human,” he added. “Even though you’re superhuman, you’re still human through it all. So that’s how I feel about it.”
Not too long ago, Femi had a short promo segment with Bron Breaker where she did a wildly accurate impression of the second generation star. According to him, it was easy to pull off because they share the same locker room, insisting that he doesn’t quote Breaker verbatim, but that he knows him well enough to personalize his cadence. When it comes to their feud, Femi notes that they have two very different approaches to the main event.
“I know I’m in the position he wants, but he wants it for the wrong reasons,” she explained. “I think he wants it because he thinks it’s his birthright.”
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