Oba Femi is one match away from the crown after beating Dominik Mysterio in a King of the Ring semifinal on June 15. He survived a scramble that started before the bell and finished Dominik with the Fall From Grace.
The win moved Femi into the finals, where he will meet the winner of Je'Von Evans vs. Jey Uso. That is why his name is drawing attention now: one match decided who gets a shot at the title of King of the Ring, and Femi left Baltimore with the cleaner path forward.
Dominik tried to avoid the fight from the start, bailing out as the bell rang and then catching Femi with a cheap baseball slide. Femi answered by tossing him up and over the commentary table, then later cut through more chaos with a flurry of running uppercuts that kept both men under control.
There was more resistance at ringside. JD McDonagh went for a cheap shot, but Femi caught him and forced him away from the area. The Iron Ace also tried to get involved and was knocked off the apron, another reminder that Dominik was not trying to win this on his own. Even with the interference attempts, Femi kept the match on his terms and ended it with the Fall From Grace.
Afterward, Femi made the stakes plain. He said he was “one...one match away, and then The Ruler will have his crown,” and added that when it is all said and done, he will be king, while Dominik will be the man who ran from Oba Femi. He also said he questions if Brock Lesnar is a man at all, a line that keeps his larger hunt for one more fight in view.
The result leaves the bracket with one side decided and one spot still open, which is the only question that matters now. Femi has done the hard part. The next win is the one that would finish the run.
