Oba Femi defeated Grayson Waller in a quick, dominant singles match on the April 27 episode of WWE Raw from the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas.
Femi controlled the match from the opening bell, hitting a running uppercut before finishing Waller with the Fall From Grace powerbomb for the pinfall victory.
Following the match, Femi announced he would begin holding weekly open challenges on Raw, dubbed “The Oba Challenge,” calling out any superstar willing to step up. The announcement continues Femi’s push since defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 in what was considered a breakout main roster moment for the former two-time NXT Champion. On last week’s Raw, Femi opened the show in a suit and delivered a four-word statement to the crowd: “Your ruler has arrived.”
Other Results and Segments From Raw
Seth Rollins opened the broadcast and confronted Bron Breakker, who was accompanied by Paul Heyman. Breakker told Rollins he is the best wrestler in the world at being number two and performed an impression of Rollins. Rollins responded by calling Breakker “baby Steiner” and saying, “You’re not even number two in your own family.” Rollins challenged Breakker to a singles match at WWE Backlash on May 9 in Tampa, Florida.
Joe Hendry made his official Raw debut with a concert segment, confirming his signing to the Raw roster in song form. During the performance, Hendry called for Logan Paul to be fired. The Vision interrupted the segment before the Street Profits made the save.
Intercontinental Champion Penta defeated Rusev in a non-title singles match by roll-up. Post-match, Rusev and Ethan Page attacked Penta until Je’Von Evans made the save.
Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch issued an open challenge and defended her title against Iyo Sky. Asuka interfered while the referee was not looking, allowing Lynch to hit a second Manhandle Slam for the pin. Asuka continued the assault on Sky after the match, applying the Asuka Lock as the crowd chanted “We want Kairi” in reference to the recently released Kairi Sane.
World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns appeared with Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso to address Jacob Fatu’s Backlash challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Raw airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix. WWE Backlash takes place May 9 from the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
