Oba Femi: I'm Not A Flipper. I Can, But It Would Take A Special Occasion

Oba Femi is at the top of the mountain in NXT as the reigning NXT Champion, winning the title from Trick Williams at NXT New Year's Evil.

Oba has been praised by fans and peers for his physical presence, dominating opponents with his size and strength.

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Appearing on Busted Open Radio, Oba was asked if he's bringing the big man style back, moving away from flips and utilizing more power moves.

"100%. We got into the era where...a couple of years ago, there was this phase where, to be a good worker you have to be athletic, doing flips, being a high flier. I have nothing against high fliers, I love watching Rey Mysterio, Axiom, and all those guys. I love it. Because of that point, a lot of guys were high flying, and it became oversaturated, and the art of being a man was lost. When you wrestled a grounded style, it was assumed you couldn't work just because you couldn't dive off the top rope. Part of my job right now is to show that, no, this grounded style, there is still value in it and emotion that can be shown, and aggression. It is my job to bring that back.

"I, personally, am not a flipper. I can, but it would take a very special occasion to pull something like that off."

Oba needed no flips against Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in his triple threat match at NXT New Year's Evil, putting Trick away with a powerbomb.

Elsewhere during the interview, Oba commented on The Rock "stealing his spotlight" at NXT New Year's Evil. You can find his full comments by clicking here.

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