Oba Femi Rumor Update
On October 28th, a rumor began to spread on social media that Oba Femi said his goodbyes to NXT backstage after Halloween Havoc, with the source being a private account amplified by other outlets.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has enquired about this rumor with NXT sources, and has been met with ignorance to the possibility of an Oba Femi main roster call up. In asking sources ranging from production, talent and otherwise, we did not hear of Femi saying goodbyes following Halloween Havoc, with those we spoke to being of the belief Femi will remain in NXT for the time being.
Femi has been long considered a future WWE Champion, something which we previously reported when Femi captured the NXT North American Championship. Several sources in NXT we spoke to were of the belief that Femi was next in line for the NXT Championship after Trick Williams, but we were unable to confirm if that was in WWE’s immediate plans.
It is worth noting that when an NXT star says goodbye to the brand, it is very rarely kept secret, with videos being posted to social media of stars such as Bron Breakker being filmed following his final match on the brand.