Oba Femi Thought WWE Tryout Offer Was Fake At First

Oba Femi thought that his tryout offer was fake.

Femi has progressed quickly in his wrestling career, as he currently holds the NXT North American Championship, despite the fact that he only began wrestling on television in November 2022. In 2024 alone, Femi has already picked up wins over Dragon Lee, Lexis King, and Brooks Jensen.

While speaking to Jim Varsallone for a new interview, Femi talked about getting his start in WWE and how he originally thought his tryout offer was fake.

“The world of track and field, and the world of WWE, the only thing they have in common is being sports. That’s it. They are very different from one another. My path in WWE was kind of a fresh start for me, for my athletic career. When I put down the shot put, I put it down for good. As far as me getting involved, I was messaged by one of the NXT recruiters at the time and they asked me, ‘Would you like to come and do a tryout in Vegas?’ I said, ‘Yes, I would.’ At first I thought it was fake. I did my research and double checked and was like, ‘Oh, this is real.’ I did the tryout, I got a contract. The only problem was I had to go back and finish school. I wasn’t done with college yet. The NIL program was a platform they used to keep in touch with me for the year I was finishing school just at the back end it could still be there and show me that the contract was still waiting for me.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Oba Femi had high praise for Triple H, calling him a great man and a great boss. Fans can learn more here.

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