Oba Femi

CTL-E-5990 · Person · other · 1998–present

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Combined Graph record U-02701 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0879 + build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5990. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Oba Femi, born Isaac Odugbesan on 22 April 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Nigerian professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on Raw. A champion shot putter at the University of Lagos, Middle Tennessee State and the University of Alabama, where he won Southeastern Conference indoor titles in 2021 and 2022, he joined WWE through its Next In Line programme in 2021 with no prior wrestling experience. In NXT he won the 2023 Breakout Tournament, held the North American Championship for a record 273 days, and twice held the NXT Championship. Called up in January 2026 after vacating the NXT title undefeated, he entered the Royal Rumble first, beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 and again inside Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam, and won the 2026 King of the Ring tournament. In October 2026 he remained an active Raw headliner, defeating Bronson Reed at Money in the Bank and rejecting Paul Heyman's overtures on the 12 October Raw.

The record

• Also known as: Isaac Odugbesan, Torioluwa Oshiumi Isaac Odugbesan, The Ruler
• Role(s): professional wrestler
• Known for: Nigerian-born NXT Champion recruited through WWE's college athlete program

Notes

Staged 2026-10-16 under CTL-GOV-006 (Census Intake Wave 4 — 747 Program, Wave 10; 40-record packet). Gate A (2026-10-16): no Oba Femi entity in the live graph at 3,683 entities (exact / normalized / alias + token containment); ID CTL-E-5990 assigned at assembly. Supply: 747 Supply Ledger, Tier 3 — Famous Birthdays ABSENT census, readiness rank 1158 (Wrestlers list). The census supplied the NAME ONLY; no fact in this record is sourced to it (CTL-GOV-004). SCOPE GATE: PASS — Nigerian-born, Lagos-born son of Maria and Niyi Odugbesan, documented in his WWE and biographical record (WWE.com; Wikipedia). Vital status: LIVING — active on WWE Raw on 12 October 2026, defeating Bronson Reed at Money in the Bank and appearing in a featured segment (Sports Illustrated Raw results, 12 October 2026). STATISTICS (sourced, dated): NXT Championship 2 reigns (263 days and 31 days, 294 days combined); NXT North American Championship 1 reign of 273 days, a record; 2023 NXT Breakout Tournament winner; 2024 Men's Iron Survivor Challenge winner; 2026 King of the Ring winner (WWE.com; Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-16). MEDIA: photo HELD (candidate on record; no file page read at file-page level — CTL-PHOTO-001; CTL-created graphic is the standing alternative); chart FILLED (charts/chart-ctl-e-5990-oba-femi.svg); video HELD (Shorts Link Map checked — no matching CTL Short); audio HELD (no rights basis). MEDIA LAYER (staged 2026-10-16; full per-asset PHOTO-001 records + embed specs in the packet's staged JSON, Drive packet folder): map = N/A (Person records carry no map slot under the media-layer rule; maps attach to places and institutions.) | visual_assets = HELD: | chart = FILLED (CTL-created SVG (black / deep red / gold) built only from this record's sourced facts) | video = HELD (No matching-entity CTL Short in the Shorts Link Map catalog (checked by name and variants), and no official/em) | audio = HELD (No CTL-owned or rights-cleared matching-entity audio at staging; the subject's own recordings/appearances are )

Relationships

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Sources

• WWE.com, "Oba Femi" official superstar bio — Lagos, Nigeria hometown; career highlights listed as King of the Ring (2026), NXT Champion (x2), 2024 Men's Iron Survivor, NXT North American Champion and Breakout Tournament winner; former SEC track and field star; record North American title reign; beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 and at SummerSlam 2026 — http://www.wwe.com/superstars/oba-femi (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia, "Oba Femi" — born Torioluwa Oshiumi Isaac Odugbesan, 22 April 1998, Lagos, Nigeria; University of Lagos, Middle Tennessee State and University of Alabama shot put career, SEC titles 2021–2022; two-time NXT Champion and one-time NXT North American Champion; incumbent King of the Ring — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_Femi (build store)
• POST Wrestling, "Oba Femi has relinquished the NXT Championship, WWE confirmed" (7 January 2026) — WWE confirmed Femi vacated the NXT Championship after New Year's Evil ahead of his main-roster call-up — https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/01/07/oba-femi-has-relinquished-the-nxt-championship-wwe-confirmed/ (build store)
• Sports Illustrated, "WWE Raw Results (10/12/26)" — Femi active on Raw on 12 October 2026, turning down Paul Heyman after defeating Bronson Reed at Money in the Bank — https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/wwe/wwe-raw-results-carmelo-hayes-joins-946-and-destroys-the-bloodline-october12 (build store)
• https://www.wwe.com/superstars/oba-femi (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

From Lagos, Nigeria; two-time NXT Champion and NXT North American Champion (a record 272-day reign); former Alabama track and field athlete (SEC) — per WWE.com's official superstar biography (fetched in full 2026-10-17). WWE's page does not use the stored 'college athlete program' wording; this stamp rests on the Lagos origin, titles and collegiate track background the page documents

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