WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi appeared on the recap show for Saturday Night’s Main Event to discuss various topics, including competing on the same card where 17-time World Champion John Cena retired.
Femi said, “I do respect John. I don’t want the way I’m carrying myself to come across as me not caring about John, or me not really paying reverence to him. I respect everything he’s done; he defined my childhood. He was on my screen for 19 years before I left Nigeria and came to the States. He was on my screen the entire way. So I respect John. You know, I love his work. I admire John, he’s the man. But was poetic about all this — and I’ve said this multiple times over the course of this weekend — is that his end is my beginning. And that’s something special right there.”
On shoving Drew McIntyre:
“It is nothing personal between me and Drew right now. But he definitely robbed the fans. He robbed me of my moment too. And me shoving him was me sending a message. Because I’ve said the future is here. And that message is not just applicable to Cody Rhodes. It’s for every single 40-year-old veteran on this roster. The future is here. The future is now, and the now is me.”
On what Triple H said to him after the show:
“He said, ‘We’re going to make magic.’ And I agree. Because you know, it doesn’t get more complete than Oba Femi. Everything you need — the strength, the size, give him a mic. Magic. We will make magic.”
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(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
