Booker T Says Oba Femi Is Ready for WWE Main Roster After NXT No Mercy Loss – Booker T believes former NXT Champion Oba Femi has all the tools to succeed on WWE’s main roster. Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, the two-time WWE Hall of Famer praised Femi’s performance in his recent title loss to Ricky Saints at NXT No Mercy, which ended Femi’s dominant 263-day reign as champion.
“Big ups to Ricky Saints going out there and doing that. Big ups to Oba Femi as well for going out there and being able to quarterback that thing so well at such a young age in the business, so to speak, as far as only being in the business three years, being able to go out there and be a general inside the squared circle, and outside of the ring. It’s so impressive, it really is impressive,” Booker said.
Booker highlighted how a true star shows greatness even in defeat, crediting Femi for losing with the same skill and presence he displayed during his championship run. “One thing I’ve always said about true artists, guys that pick this up and really do very, very well – your losses have gotta be better than your wins, or just as good. And that dude went out and he lost just as good as he went out there to take a W any day of the week.”
The Hall of Famer also pointed to Femi’s ring style and character work as key reasons for his rapid rise. “I hope and I wish for so many more of these young guys to be able to take it and pick that up. Because he doesn’t go out there and do a whole lot in the ring, but everything is so impressive, everything is so believable, and he’s come such a long way in such a short amount of time,” he added.
When asked if Femi is ready for RAW or SmackDown, Booker didn’t hesitate. “Let’s just say this, I think Oba can run with the big dogs. He can do it right now. Do I think he’s ready? Yes, I do. I’m not running the show, I’m not pulling the strings or anything like that, but I like everything about Oba Femi, and I think if they were to pull the trigger with him, they could do very, very well, I really do.”
Femi captured the NXT Championship in January 2025 by cashing in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract on Dragon Lee and went on to dominate the brand with an unstoppable reign before dropping the title to Saints.
Booker T Says Oba Femi Is Ready for WWE Main Roster
