Nigerian WWE star Oba Femi delivered the biggest win of his career at WrestleMania 42, defeating Brock Lesnar in a major changing-of-the-guard moment that ended with the veteran appearing to retire from in-ring competition. WWE’s official results listed Femi as the winner, while the company said Lesnar removed his gloves and boots and left them in the ring after the bout.
Femi, whose WWE profile lists his hometown as Lagos, Nigeria, entered the contest with growing momentum and lived up to his “The Ruler” persona on one of wrestling’s biggest stages. WWE said Lesnar controlled parts of the early action and even hit an F-5, but Femi recovered quickly, answered with a chokeslam and finished the match with his Fall From Grace finisher for the pin.
The result marked a defining WrestleMania breakthrough for the Nigerian powerhouse, who has risen rapidly through WWE after building his name in NXT. WWE described the victory as proof that Oba Femi is “officially the next big thing,” underlining the company’s push to position him among its leading new stars.
For Lesnar, the loss appeared to close a long and decorated chapter. Reports from Sunday night said the former WWE and UFC champion left his boots in the ring after the defeat, a gesture widely recognised in wrestling as a sign of retirement. Independent match coverage also described the moment as Lesnar’s apparent farewell after the short but emphatic loss to Femi.
The bout also carried extra significance for Nigerian fans, with Femi emerging from Lagos to score one of the most high-profile WrestleMania victories by an African-born WWE performer in recent memory. His win over Lesnar now stands as one of the headline moments from WrestleMania 42 and could reshape his place in WWE’s main-event picture in the months ahead.
