WrestleMania 42: Oba Femi opens up on his struggles ahead of Brock Lesnar fight

The Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is set to host Femi when he makes his way to the ring for one of the most anticipated clashes in recent WWE history.

Many WWE fans see this as a "passing of the torch" match. Femi, with an undefeated singles record since joining the main roster, against Lesnar, the established "final boss" of WWE.

The bout featuring both wrestlers is currently among the most highly anticipated matches slated for the event.

Ahead of the fight, Femi spoke candidly about his struggles, linking them to the environment and circumstances of his upbringing, during a recent interview.

“In hard mode in Nigeria when I was coming up, things were tough. It was a harder life than it should have been,” Oba Femi said.

One source of joy for Oba was watching bootleg DVDs whenever he could. Of the men who would become his heroes.

Still speaking, he said, “My all-time favourites are Triple H and The Undertaker. The aura surrounding those men – they just seemed, you know, grand. It was the larger-than-life personality.”

Oba was larger than most of his peers from the start, and while he played other sports as a team, his power led him to throwing shot put, where a coach gave him a motto that changed his life.

Speaking about his coach during his teenage years, “He would say, '1 more, and then you do 1 more, and then 1 more, and you do 1 more and 2 more. But in reality that's life though, you know, life is 1 more.”

With the Nigerian set to face Brock Lesnar, Oba Femi will be eager to stamp his name on the WrestleMania history books.

The one-on-one match between Femi and Lesnar is slated for the second night of WrestleMania 42 on Saturday. 

 A victory would cement Femi's status as a premier star, a title many believe he already holds.