WWE RAW opened on April 13, 2026, with Brock Lesnar in the ring and the crowd chanting Oba Femi’s name as the company moved one more step toward WrestleMania 42. Paul Heyman introduced Lesnar, Adam Pearce said both men would sign their contracts separately after last week’s chaos, and Lesnar put his name on the WrestleMania 42 deal in front of a restless audience.
The moment was built to feel final, and Lesnar leaned into it. He told the crowd they would not even know Femi’s name after this weekend, while Heyman called the contract a death warrant for Femi. The exchange gave the night its edge, but it also made clear how far this feud has already gone before a bell even rings at WrestleMania 42.
The rivalry traces back to the 2026 Royal Rumble, where Lesnar eliminated Femi after the younger star had dominated much of the match. Femi answered by accepting Lesnar’s open challenge for WrestleMania and then planting him with the Fall from Grace powerbomb, turning what might have been a one-night shock into a personal grudge that has only hardened since.
Last week’s contract signing made that plain when it broke into a full-scale brawl that required security to intervene. That is why Pearce kept the men apart on RAW, and why Lesnar’s appearance felt less like a speech than a warning. The show framed the bout as the final chapter in a rapidly escalating rivalry, with each side trying to turn the other into a statement win.
WrestleMania 42 will decide whether Oba Femi’s rise keeps building or whether Lesnar forces the old order back into place. RAW did not settle that question. It only made it louder.
