WrestleMania preview match
Wrestling coverage is buzzing about a teased WrestleMania matchup between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar, a bout previewed on SportsCenter ahead of the April 18–19 event. (x.com) The segment framed the pairing as a marquee clash and flagged where fans can stream the show on the ESPN app. (x.com)
WrestleMania 42 now has Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar on the official card for Sunday, April 19, in Las Vegas. (wwe.com) World Wrestling Entertainment said the two-night event will run April 18 and April 19 at Allegiant Stadium, with the United States stream airing on ESPN and international streaming on Netflix. The Sunday show page lists Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi among the announced matches. (wwe.com 1) (wwe.com 2) (wwe.com 3) The matchup moved from tease to formal promotion after World Wrestling Entertainment said ESPN’s Joe Tessitore first reported the WrestleMania 42 Saturday and Sunday cards on “Get Up.” World Wrestling Entertainment’s own programming and site have since carried multiple clips built around the Lesnar-Femi confrontation. (wwe.com 1) (wwe.com 2) (wwe.com 3) Oba Femi enters the match as a newer main-roster power act. World Wrestling Entertainment’s Royal Rumble 2026 coverage called him a former NXT Champion and said he made his official main-roster debut in that match. (wwe.com) Brock Lesnar enters with the deeper WrestleMania résumé. His World Wrestling Entertainment profile lists multiple world-title reigns, two Royal Rumble wins, and the WrestleMania victory that ended The Undertaker’s undefeated streak. (wwe.com) World Wrestling Entertainment has spent the last month framing the bout as a collision between two heavyweights rather than a title match. A March 23 preview said Oba Femi answered Lesnar’s WrestleMania open challenge by dropping him with Fall from Grace, and a March 30 segment showed Triple H stepping between them before another fight broke out. (wwe.com 1) (wwe.com 2) That build continued on April 6, when World Wrestling Entertainment posted contract-signing footage of Lesnar and Femi brawling in front of Triple H. By April 13, World Wrestling Entertainment was advertising both men for Raw one last time before WrestleMania. (wwe.com) (msn.com) The immediate next step is simple: Lesnar and Femi are scheduled to meet on WrestleMania Sunday, April 19, with the show starting at 6 p.m. Eastern time. (wwe.com)
