Oba Femi Beats Dominik Mysterio to Reach King of the Ring Finals
oba femi moved one match from the King of the Ring crown on June 15, beating Dominik Mysterio in a semifinal on WWE Raw at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. The win sent Femi into the finals and left him waiting on the outcome of Je'Von Evans vs. Jey Uso.
CFG Bank Arena Finish
Dominik tried to steer the match early by bailing out of the ring as the bell rang and then landing a cheap baseball slide on Femi. The plan did not hold for long. Femi tossed him up and over the commentary table, then stayed in control when JD McDonagh tried a cheap shot and got forced away from ringside.
The interference kept coming. The Iron Ace tried to get involved, but Femi rocked him and knocked him off the apron. Dominik reached for the timekeeper's hammer again, yet Femi answered by putting him and his Judgment Day teammate down before firing off a flurry of running uppercuts to both Superstars.
Fall From Grace
The finish came with the Fall From Grace, and it carried Femi into the final round of the tournament. He made the point plain after the match: "One...one match away, and then The Ruler will have his crown," he said.
That result put Femi in position to face either Je'Von Evans or Jey Uso for the title. It also kept him in the middle of the night’s strongest tournament thread, while the rest of the show moved through a backstage Bloodline segment with Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu and the announcement of next Monday’s matches from Joe Tessitore and Corey Graves.
Femi Ends the Show
Femi closed the night with more than momentum. He said he questions whether Brock Lesnar is a man at all, called himself the mountain he cannot conquer and the beast slayer, then finished with a line that left no room for doubt: "When it is all said and done, I will be king, and you will just be the man who ran from Oba Femi".
For now, the bracket turns on the winner of Je'Von Evans vs. Jey Uso, because that is the opponent standing between Femi and the crown. He has already cleared one semifinal on Raw; the next one decides whether that final step becomes the finish.
