What’s Next For Oba Femi On The Road To WrestleMania 43?

With WrestleMania 43 still months away, speculation is already swirling about how WWE will build toward a potential Oba Femi challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship, with Roman Reigns long rumored as a dream opponent. Femi hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since his win over Bronson Reed, leaving plenty of open questions about how “The Ruler” spends the gap between now and April.

Femi’s résumé over the past year gives WWE no shortage of directions to take him. He won the King of the Ring tournament at Night of Champions by defeating Jey Uso, marking his first meaningful interaction with a member of The Bloodline and earning him a guaranteed shot at the world title of his choosing — a stipulation he has yet to cash in. Before that, his issues with The Vision played out across multiple shows: a Sunday Night’s Main Event bout with Bron Breakker ended in a DQ when Reed interfered, and Femi later beat Reed in a singles match at Money in the Bank, even while declaring he was finished with the group. That leaves the door open for an eventual rematch with Breakker, whose story with Femi was never properly closed.

There’s also the matter of the newly introduced John Cena Classic, the fan-voted tournament pitting main roster and NXT talent against one another that Cena unveiled at Backlash. Given Femi’s rapid rise and crossover popularity since debuting on the main roster, a run through that bracket would be a logical way to keep him featured and build momentum heading into the new year.

Then there’s the Royal Rumble. Femi made waves with a strong showing in the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble Match, and after a year in which he’s beaten the likes of Reed, Breakker and Uso, he looks like a credible favorite to go the distance in 2027. A Rumble win would be the cleanest way to formally set up a Reigns matchup at WrestleMania, giving Femi the kind of marquee spotlight his push has been building toward.

None of this is confirmed — WWE hasn’t announced any of these matches or tournament entries — but the pieces are all sitting right there. Femi’s King of the Ring stipulation alone guarantees he’s owed a title opportunity whenever WWE decides to pull the trigger, and the unresolved business with Breakker and the rest of The Bloodline gives creative plenty of options to fill out his schedule between now and Mania season.

What’s clear is that WWE has invested heavily in Femi as a top-tier prospect, and the company will want to keep him visible and credible in the months ahead rather than letting him sit on the shelf. Whether that means a tournament run, a Bloodline detour, or a Rumble-sized spotlight, all roads still seem to point toward Femi and Reigns crossing paths at WrestleMania 43.