Character work has been one crucial half of pro wrestling since its inception, and is more often than not, more memorable than an excellently worked match. Oba Femi has presented himself as an African Warlord, and while he’s been able to dominate most of his opponents, not even he has a perfect record in WWE.
According to Femi, this is exactly how a legitimate wrestling character should be portrayed, and he explained where he draws from to add layers of emotion to his character.
“I think that stems from my disdain of, like, characters who are too strong,” he explained during an interview on “ABC 33/40.” “I’ve never liked them. I think if you are too strong and you have no weaknesses, and you’re just all that, then nobody cares.”
Femi specifically painted the picture that when a character can do anything without struggling, there’s no reaction when they do anything great. “I’m not afraid to show personality and be a human being,” he added. “Even though you’re superhuman, you’re still human within all of that. So that’s how I think about that.”
Not too long ago, Femi had a brief promo segment with Bron Breakker wherein he put on a wildly accurate impression of the second-generation star. According to him, it was easy to pull off because they share the same locker room, claiming that he didn’t quote Breakker verbatim, but that he knows him well enough to impersonate his cadence. When it comes to their feud, Femi states that they have two very different approaches to the main event.
“I know I’m in that position that he wants, but he wants it for the wrong reasons,” he explained. “I think he wants it because he thinks it’s his birthright.”
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