# Oba Femi

Isaac Odugbesan (born April 22, 1994) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former shot putter. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Oba Femi and is the current NXT Champion in his first reign and also makes appearances with its partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Born in Lagos, Odugbesan competed in track and field during his high school and college years. After signing with the WWE in 2022 through its NIL program, Obugbesan won the 2023 NXT Men's Breakout Tournament and 2024 Men's Iron Survivor Challenge. In the WWE, he is a one-time and the longest-reigning NXT North American Champion in company's history.

## Track and field

Odugbesan had won several medals during his high school years, earning him a student-athlete scholarship at Middle Tennessee State University, winning the Conference USA title. Odugbesan then transferred to the University of Alabama in the summer of 2019, where he won the shot put title at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2021 and 2022, as well as winning the outdoor title in the latter year prior to graduation.

## Professional wrestling career
### WWE (2021–present)

On December 8, 2021, Odugbesan signed with professional wrestling promotion WWE as part of its new Next In Line program to develop college athletes into potential WWE wrestlers. Under the ring name Oba Femi, he made his in-ring debut on the November 18, 2022, episode of NXT Level Up, losing to Dante Chen.
Femi made his formal NXT debut on April 25, 2023, at Spring Breakin', defeating Oro Mensah. After a hiatus from television, Femi won the 2023 Men's NXT Breakout Tournament when he defeated Riley Osborne in the finals on January 2, 2024, at NXT: New Year's Evil. He cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract the next week and defeated Dragon Lee to win the NXT North American Championship, becoming the first Next In Line (NIL) program graduate to win a championship in WWE. Femi would go on to retain the title against Lee at NXT Vengeance Day, Dijak and Josh Briggs in a triple threat match at NXT Stand & Deliver, Raw wrestler Ivar at Spring Breakin’, Wes Lee in a last chance match at NXT Heatwave, and Tony D'Angelo at NXT No Mercy. On October 5, Femi surpassed Wes Lee's 269 day title reign, thus becoming the longest-reigning NXT North American Champion. At Week 2 of NXT's CW premiere on October 8, Femi lost the title to D'Angelo, ending his reign at a record 273 days and suffering his first loss in 2024 after a 30 match winning streak. At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 27, Femi failed to regain the title from D'Angelo in a Tables, Ladders and Scares match after interference from The D'Angelo Family.
After a short hiatus, Femi returned at NXT Deadline and entered the Iron Survivor Challenge match in place of an injured Eddy Thorpe and won the match, earning an NXT Championship match against Trick Williams at NXT: New Year's Evil on January 7, 2025, where he defeated Williams in a triple threat match also involving Thorpe to win the title, becoming the first NIL program graduate to win a top championship in WWE. At NXT Vengeance Day on February 15, Femi successfully retained the NXT Championship in a triple threat match against Grayson Waller and Austin Theory. After the match, he was ambushed by a group of mysterious figures which was revealed to be Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Culter James and Osiris Griffin. At NXT Roadblock on March 11, Femi defeated TNA X Division Champion Moose to retain the title.

### Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025–present)

After Moose confronted Femi on the February 18 episode of NXT, he appeared on the February 20 episode of TNA Impact! confronting The System.

## Championships and accomplishments

* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
** Ranked No. 53 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2024
* WWE
** NXT Championship (1 time, current)
** NXT North American Championship (1 time)
** NXT Men's Breakout Tournament (2023)
** Men's Iron Survivor Challenge (2024)
** NXT Year-End Award (2 times)
*** Match of the Year (2024) – vs. Josh Briggs and Dijak at NXT Stand & Deliver
*** Male Superstar of the Year (2024)