6 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE NXT Spring Breakin' (30 April - Results & Review)
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It’s scary when you realize that Oba Femi had just 15 televised matches under his belt heading into Spring Breakin’, where he faced a challenge from a very game Ivar.
But the North American Champion acquitted himself well during what can best be described as a standard modern-day WWE hoss fight. Ivar squashed Femi with a senton off the apron and then another off the top rope to the floor, and his signature barricade splash. But Femi weathered all of that, overcoming a Doomsault to counter another attempted finisher with an electric chair and a pop-up powerbomb for the win.
The match itself was sloppy at times – Ivar looked like he either was a bit dazed or winded at one point and blew a couple spots in the middle – but they continued on and finished strong, with Ivar’s Doomsault that connected looking like he landed square on Oba’s head.
This wasn’t a classic by any standard, but it was another solid defense for the rising superstar.