Jim Ross has declared Oba Femi his slight favorite to be WWE Champion at WrestleMania 43, while offering candid assessments of three of the company’s most promising rising stars.
Speaking on Grilling JR, Ross was asked whether Femi could be headlining next year’s WrestleMania and who among Femi, Logan Paul, and Bron Breakker would become champion first.
On Femi’s chances, Ross was measured but positive. “He’s got a better shot at it than anybody you and I can probably name right now, because he beat the monster. And he’s unique. His look is unique. He’s very impressive in that regard. Oba Femi being the champion at next year’s WrestleMania is going to be dependent upon how fast the company can build total confidence in his ability. He’s got to stay reliable. He’s got to work on his game. He ain’t ready. But you got to run with a guy if you’re making that kind of commitment. And the first commitment they’ve made with him is him beating Brock Lesnar. It’s very possible. I can’t name you anyone currently on the roster that has an extremely better chance of being the champion at WrestleMania next year than Oba right now. He’d be my slight favorite in the horse race,” Ross said.
Asked to rank Paul, Femi, and Breakker by who becomes champion first, Ross was surprised by putting Paul at the top of the in-ring ability conversation.
“The best worker of the group is the Paul kid. He’s the best talent bell to bell. Putting a match together. He’s still going to be perceived as somewhat one dimensional, because the son of a bitch looks like a Greek god and people draw their assumptions on his physique rather than his fundamental soundness. Breakker is a, I love his game because he’s a legitimate tough athlete that has the pro wrestling DNA flowing through his veins. If I had to make a pick, Oba is going to be one, and maybe Breakker will be one A. But you damn sure don’t want to pass over on Steiner’s kid,” Ross said.
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