Following his successful WWE NXT Championship defense at WWE Battleground on May 25, 2025, Oba Femi has identified Tony D’Angelo as his personal choice for a future title challenger.
During an interview with WFLA News Channel 8, Oba Femi highlighted their previous encounters in 2024 as the foundation for a compelling contest for his NXT Championship.
Oba Femi elaborated on his perspective regarding potential opponents, stating, “When it comes to true threats to my title and position, there’s not many left. Unless we outsource to TNA or we outsource to the main roster and find someone who is worthy to challenge. But based on story and sequential occurences, I do have a loss to Tony D’Angelo. He took the North American Championship off of me last year around October. So if I was the booker, that would be the match to make, because he’s the last person to pin Oba Femi clean 1-2-3. But I know I can easily defeat Tony if I really wanted to.”
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The history between Oba Femi and Tony D’Angelo includes D’Angelo concluding Femi’s 273-day reign as NXT North American Champion in October 2024. Tony D’Angelo subsequently retained that title against Oba Femi in a rematch at WWE Halloween Havoc later that year.
At the recent WWE Battleground event, where Oba Femi overcame Myles Borne to retain the WWE NXT Championship, Tony D’Angelo was unsuccessful in his match against Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo. This outcome may be a factor in WWE’s future booking for the NXT Championship.
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