WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants

29. Oba Femi (#2)

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...this guy.

What a sight it'd be if NXT's Oba Femi roared out as #2 in the Rumble and was the first wrestler to go face to face with Brock. WWE clearly view Oba as a future main-eventer, so what better way to get the ball rolling on his full-time main roster career than by having him tangle with someone like Lesnar during the opening minutes on 31 January?

Keith Lee once heard 'ooh-ing' and 'aah-ing' aplenty from a live crowd when he went up against Lesnar in the Rumble, and the same could be expected here with Femi. Eventually (maybe not within 90 seconds-2 mins), it'd be cool if he was the one who send Brock tumbling out of the match to cement his status as the new powerhouse in WWE.

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