Backstage update on Oba Femi’s main roster status – Reports

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Cory Hays also noted that initial plans had Femi on Monday Night RAW after the call-up.

While it has been confirmed that Oba Femi will be on the flagship show, it hasn’t been stated whether this is a one-off appearance or a permanent move to RAW. Last week, The Ruler also appeared on the SmackDown brand to answer an open challenge.

Oba Femi wins his main roster debut match

Last week’s episode of SmackDown saw Kit Wilson say that the Royal Rumble was a disgusting product of toxic masculinity. He said that since he wasn’t toxic, WWE didn’t put him in the 30-man contest. However, Wilson noted that this meant he was better than all the men who fought in the match to decide who was their alpha.

The English wrestler confidently issued an open challenge, stating that he could beat any Rumble participant. The call was answered by Oba Femi, who made quick work of the Pretty Deadly member.

Wilson was still speaking, calling himself a feminist, when The Ruler drew first blood. He then knocked the wind out of Wilson with his arsenal and pinned him with a Power Bomb in just 48 seconds.

Femi was the first entrant in the 2026 Royal Rumble and eliminated five other wrestlers before Brock Lesnar took him out. Femi also lasted over 39 minutes in the match, the second-highest total after Je’Von Evans, who was in the ring for over 40 minutes. It would be interesting to see whether Femi’s RAW appearance cements him on the red brand.