Oba Femi is bringing back a lost art of wrestling with his big-man style.
The NXT Champion has been a revelation in NXT. He has previously admitted to wanting to redefine the wrestling style of big wrestlers. Oba Femi has done just that in NXT so far and found fantastic success.
He is unique amongst his peers in the WWE. The Nigerian proved his talent by winning the NXT Championship from Trick Williams at New Years Evil in recent weeks.
Speaking with Cameron Hawkins for Uncrowned, Oba Femi claimed that big-man wrestling is a lost art. This is due to the high-flying, fast-paced indie style that has become the norm.
He said fans find it refreshing seeing someone like Oba Femi working his style and it has paid off for the NXT Champion.
“I’ve come around at a very opportune time when big-man wrestling is not the main thing. It’s become like a niche, almost a lost art because everyone’s doing Canadian Destroyers and everyone’s high flying and everyone’s spring-boarding, trying to pop the crowd. … It’s refreshing that the fans get to see an Oba Femi who comes in and stays on the ground and is physical and fires up and is riled up. I think people miss that.”
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Oba Femi Wants To Redefine What The Big Man Style Is
Oba Femi spoke with The Takedown in an exclusive interview. He explained that he wants to redefine what a “big man” is in wrestling once he makes it to the main roster. This is a goal he previously stated as well on The Ringer Wrestling.
The former NXT North American Champion added that he has shown what a “new big man” can be, and wants to change the fans perception in time.
“I want to take what I’ve done here in NXT, and redefine what the big man style is.” Oba Femi said. “I plan to take it up there and throw it in the mix.”
“I think I’ve done a good job of putting a spin on what the typical big man is. I’ve shown that the typical big man. The new big man, let’s call it that, the new big man is a talker, the new big man is a thinker, and the new big man moves fast.”
” I’m changing the perception of what that is. I hope that I can go to the main roster and show that to the world on a bigger platform than NXT. I love NXT to death. NXT is doing very well for itself. It’s going up in viewers, and it gets viewers every year, but the main roster is the bigger audience.”
