In a recent interview with The Ringer Wrestling Worldwide, WWE NXT star Oba Femi discussed several topics, including the importance of his upcoming WWE NXT Championship match against Trick Williams at New Year’s Evil special episode of WWE NXT on January 7th.

“I did track and field, and he did football, so there’s no real reason for there to be an SEC rivalry, you have to think about what this match means, who is the real top guy, is it the pro wrestler, or is it the sports entertainer and I think people are overlooking that aspect of it.

Who represents the brand dictates which way the brand’s going to go, so do we stay grounded, or do we for lack of a better term, squander it with the sports entertainer. I feel like that kind of kills the legitimacy of what we do. I agree with GUNTHER, in the sense that this is a sport, I know people are trying to make a name for themselves and become superstars, but when we push that way, we kill what it actually is, so that’s what this match means.”

The full interview is available at this link.