A lot of people watched the end of Brock Lesnar’s career on Sunday without being able to name the man who caused it. Here is who he is.
The Basics
| Ring name | Oba Femi |
| Real name | Torioluwa Oshiumi Isaac Odugbesan |
| Born | 22 April 1998 — age 28 |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| From | Nigeria |
| Brand | WWE Raw |
| Titles | Reigning King of the Ring; two-time former NXT Champion; former NXT North American Champion |
The Match That Ended a Career
Femi beat Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam. Afterwards Lesnar said on The Pat McAfee Show that he is retired from professional wrestling.
It Was Not One Match — It Was Three
This is the part that makes the result land, and most recaps skip it. The two had been circling each other all year:
| Event | What happened |
|---|---|
| Royal Rumble (Jan 2026) | Lesnar eliminated Femi from the Rumble — where it started |
| WrestleMania 42 | Femi won their first singles meeting |
| Clash in Italy | Lesnar won the rematch, levelling it |
| SummerSlam | Femi won inside Hell in a Cell — and Lesnar walked away |
So the man who threw him out of the Royal Rumble in January is the man he lost his final match to in August.
Why WWE Built It This Way
Wrestling has a phrase for this: passing the torch. A departing star loses to a younger one so that the win transfers some of the older star’s standing.
It only works if the younger wrestler is already credible — which is why the titles matter here. Femi did not arrive from nowhere: he is the reigning King of the Ring and held the NXT Championship twice before this.
What to Watch Next
He is on Raw and he is 28. In storyline terms, beating Lesnar is the single largest credential WWE could have handed him, and it was handed to him deliberately rather than as an upset.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who is Oba Femi?
A Nigerian professional wrestler on WWE’s Raw brand, real name Torioluwa Oshiumi Isaac Odugbesan, and the reigning King of the Ring.
How old is Oba Femi?
28 — born 22 April 1998.
How tall is Oba Femi?
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m).
Did Brock Lesnar retire?
He said so on The Pat McAfee Show after losing to Femi at SummerSlam. Wrestling retirements have been reversed before, so some outlets call it an apparent retirement.
What has Oba Femi won?
Reigning King of the Ring, two-time former NXT Champion, former NXT North American Champion.
Biographical details per Wikipedia; match, retirement and feud timeline per Wrestling Inc., Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, ClutchPoints and Cageside Seats, August 2026. Photo: a WWE Raw event (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) — illustrative, not the SummerSlam match.
