Many have tried, but all have failed to dethrone Oba Femi in his reign as NXT Champion. At “WWE NXT” Great American Bash, we believe that trend will continue when Femi defends his title against Yoshiki Inamura, a star brought over to “NXT” as part of WWE’s partnership with Pro-Wrestling NOAH.

Weeks ago, Inamura pinned TNA World Champion (and former NXT Champion) Trick Williams in six-man tag action, and in doing so, put his name in orbit of Williams’ title. In a surprising move, Inamura bestowed a TNA Title shot to his tag team partner, Josh Briggs, instead. Meanwhile, Inamura opted to pursue the NXT Championship, with the vision of he and Briggs holding the respective titles side by side.

Briggs, however, fell short in his quest for TNA gold. In fact, he and Inamura have both fallen short when it matters the most.

Together, Briggs and Inamura have already lost two televised NXT Tag Team Championship opportunities, dating back to “NXT” Vengeance Day. Shortly after, Inamura suffered defeat to Ivar in a WWE Speed Championship tournament semi-final match that lasted merely two minutes and 22 seconds. And we’re supposed to reasonably believe that he could go the distance with Femi, a man who hasn’t sustained a singles loss since last October?

Don’t get us wrong, Inamura has been a pleasure to watch during his time on “NXT” television. He even impressed us with his number one contender’s victory over Jasper Troy. Femi, however, has been virtually unstoppable, even with taped ribs, since arriving to “NXT” in the 2023 Men’s Breakout Tournament. 100% of Wrestling Inc. staff believe he will remain that way after Great American Bash.

Written by Ella Jay