NXT Superstars at Saturday Night’s Main Event Reportedly Impress WWE Officials, Oba Femi & Sol Ruca Viewed as ‘Superstars’

Last weekend’s WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event featured the sendoff of John Cena, who wrestled his final match against Gunther in the main event. However, the theme of the night was showcasing current top WWE Superstars against the up-and-coming generation of stars from NXT. During today’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed which NXT Superstars featured on the card impressed WWE officials.

According to Meltzer, WWE viewed NXT Champion Oba Femi, who wrestled WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes in the opening match, as a top Superstar, along with Sol Ruca, who defeated Bayley in a huge upset. Meltzer explained on the NXT talents featured on the card, “I know that people there were very impressed with the four that wrestled. Joe Hendry, everyone knows. He’s a guy that’s going to go out there and get a great crowd reaction, and that’s a big part of their business.”

Meltzer continued, “But they see Oba Femi as a superstar, they see Sol Ruca as a superstar, and they see Evans and Leon Slater as superstars. They may botch it, something may happen, but it’s not like they aren’t seeing it.” He added, “It was right in front of them, plus they got over with the crowd in D.C., which is a big thing.”

NXT’s Je’Von Evans teamed with TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater for a tag team bout against World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Dragon Lee in a losing effort. Meanwhile, Cody Rhodes vs. Oba Femi ended in a no-contest after Drew McIntyre interfered, attacking Rhodes.