Oba Femi isn’t expected to lose in WWE anytime soon.
On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said WWE is determined to protect Femi for a long time.
“You know, I mean, they weren’t going to beat Bron here and they’re not going to beat Oba now,” Meltzer said. “I don’t think they’ll beat him at all until a long time from now, put it that way.”
Meltzer was talking about Femi’s match with Bron Breakker on Monday’s Raw from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. As in their first singles match at Sunday Night’s Main Event on September 6, it ended with Femi winning by DQ. Meltzer believes WWE put the two in a position where neither man could lose at this point.
“It was, it was the obvious and only finish they were going to do on this day and place,” Meltzer said.
Breakker attacked World Tag Team Champions Penta and Je’Von Evans to kick off the show and demanded a match with Femi, who accepted the challenge. During the match, Femi was able to hit the Fall From Grace. But before he could get the pin, Logan Paul and Austin Theory ran in and attacked Femi to cause the disqualification. Penta and Evans then ran out to make the save for Femi.
Femi has yet to lose a singles match since he arrived on the main roster at the Royal Rumble on January 31, more than nine months ago. In that time, he has beaten Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 and SummerSlam, won King of the Ring, and got a win over Bronson Reed at Money in the Bank in October.
Femi vacated the NXT Championship in January instead of losing the title. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported that Femi gave up the title because WWE’s main roster creative didn’t want him to lose before he was called up.