One WWE NXT Champion has his sights set on dominant stars Gunther and Ilja Dragunov.
Oba Femi hasn’t spent lengthy on this planet {of professional} wrestling, however he’s already making fairly the splash. Debuting on NXT Stage Up in late 2022, the star went on to win the NXT Males’s Breakout Event and money in his title alternative to defeat Dragon Lee for the North American Championship at New Yr’s Evil.
Talking in a brand new interview with The A Present On RNC Radio forward of his North American Title protection in opposition to Wes Lee at Heatwave, Femi was requested if he had any dream opponents in thoughts for his future in WWE. The star pointed to Uncooked stars Gunther and Ilja Dragunov, each former champions in their very own proper.
“Gunther. Let me say Ilja (Dragunov), too, as a result of I actually needed to wrestle Ilja earlier than he left NXT. I knew, the writing was on the wall, and I used to be like, ‘Ah, I may not get to wrestle this man.’ However Gunther, Ilja, I like individuals who do easy issues nicely, and I really feel like these two are the embodiment of that. I additionally consider that I match into that class as nicely, of simply doing easy issues nicely, and I’d have liked to see what I might have executed with these guys.”
In one other current interview, Femi gave his ideas on followers demanding he be referred to as as much as WWE’s primary roster.
Gunther Is The 2024 King Of The Ring
On the King of the Ring finals in Saudi Arabia, Gunther took on Randy Orton within the finals of the match. The record-setting Intercontinental Champion was declared the winner, albeit with an excessive amount of controversy as certainly one of Orton’s shoulders was off the mat through the pinfall.
Regardless of the replay footage, Triple H declared the King of the Ring outcomes to be ultimate.
h/t Fightful
