Oba Femi Reveals How He’s Handling His New Spotlight In WWE

Oba Femi has quickly risen toward the top on the WWE main roster, and he recently discussed how he’s dealing with the new spotlight. Femi has been presented as a huge deal from the moment he arrived on the main roster, scoring an impressive showing in the Royal Rumble and then destroying stars on Raw and Smackdown as a highly-touted “free agent.”

Femi is set to face Brock Lesnar in a high-profile match at WrestleMania 42 on Sunday. He spoke with Yahoo’s Uncrowned about how he keeps his head with that pressure and spotlight as well as his transition to the main roster. You can see the highlights below:

On How He’s Handling Stepping Into the Limelight:

“How you react to fame and fortune and things happening in your life is very dependent on how you are brought up. Because I had a good upbringing, I was very grounded in my foundation of who I am as a human being. So it can be rain, sunshine, win, loss, you remain the same. And I think that’s a very powerful lesson that has helped me stay grounded as a grown man. And it’s a lesson that I plan on also teaching my own children when I have them — you’re never as good as you think when you’re losing, and you’re never as good as you think when you’re winning. Stay the same. Know who you are. Stay grounded. Stay humble.”

On The Biggest Change In Coming To the Main Roster:

“I think the only thing that has been different for me has been the travel schedule. I stay very focused. I stay very grounded. I’m one of those people who has a strong belief that it doesn’t matter if it’s 500 people at the [WWE Performance Center] or 80,000 people at WrestleMania. The ring is the same size, the ropes are the same tightness, and it’s up to me to go out there and deliver. So that’s my approach.”