WWE Discussing Major WrestleMania 42 Match for Oba Femi

Oba Femi might be headed for the biggest match of his career—because WrestleMania 42 could feature a bout with The Beast.

According to BodySlam.net, sources indicate that a match between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar has been discussed for this year’s WrestleMania at Allegiant Stadium. While not finalized, the match is “on the table.”

Just one day earlier, Oba addressed the Royal Rumble staredown with Lesnar during his February 11 appearance on the No Contest Wrestling podcast. He explained that the tension between him and Lesnar wasn’t random—it was a test, and it worked.

“There’s one thing to have buzz online, but a lot of times buzz online doesn’t necessarily translate to what the casual crowd or the live crowd really wants. So at the beginning stages of the face-off, me and Brock knew… wait, there might be something here. They’re getting louder, they’re getting louder, it’s rumbling—we have something.”

Rather than spoil the payoff, Oba said he and Lesnar made an unspoken agreement in the ring: hold back and let the anticipation build. He added that the interaction was never meant to lead directly into a match—it was about testing the crowd.

“In that moment, you have that mental agreement like, yes, we know we have something, so let’s not give away too much right now… We’re not going to blow it on just a Rumble interaction. There’s so much more that can happen there. So we’ll see down the line. We have something there. It’s a big money fight.

It was always designed to be a teaser. Just to see how people react to it. That’s what a lot of wrestling is… let’s plant this seed, let’s see what the crowd does. And based off what the crowd does, that’s going to be our next move.”

The crowd—and the internet—reacted big. And now, per BodySlam.net, WWE is weighing the next step. While Dave Meltzer reported on February 3 that the match wasn’t “100 percent,” he didn’t rule it out either.

“That’s not 100 percent, by the way… it could happen. I’m not saying it’s not happening. I’m just saying that I was told this one’s not 100 percent, and that was the Lesnar and Oba Femi match,” Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio.

With WrestleMania 42 heading to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this April, WWE may be ready to unleash one of its biggest “hoss fights” in years.

Would you book Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania 42? Or should WWE hold it for a later stage? Sound off below and let us know what you’d do.