brock lesnar signed his WrestleMania 42 contract on the final Raw before WrestleMania on April 13, 2026 ET, putting the first-time matchup against Oba Femi on the books. The signing came after a previous Raw brawl between the two, and the latest exchange sharpened the focus on a bout WWE is presenting as a major part of the show. Lesnar also made a pointed threat, saying, “You won’t even know his name after WrestleMania. ”
Final Raw before WrestleMania turns the spotlight to Brock Lesnar
The contract signing was handled separately after Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Raw General Manager Adam Pearce kept Brock Lesnar away from Oba Femi during the formalization. That setup followed the week before, when the two had already brawled on Raw, giving the matchup a physical edge before the opening bell. On the same show, the broadcast also featured a tense war of words between World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and Roman Reigns, plus several other pre-WrestleMania confrontations.
WWE framed the signing as another step in the build toward WrestleMania 42, with Lesnar and Femi kept apart while the contract was completed. The message was clear: this is not being treated like a standard match announcement. It is being positioned as a collision between one of WWE’s most established names and one of its fastest-rising forces.
Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi keep the tension high
After the contract was signed, the story only intensified as Oba Femi responded on Raw after his own signing was interrupted by Paul Heyman. The show tied that moment back to the earlier brawl, reinforcing that neither man is backing down before WrestleMania 42.
That same night, other WrestleMania programs also advanced. Stephanie Vaquer brawled with Liv Morgan, Seth Rollins and Gunther exchanged blows, and Rusev destroyed his WrestleMania Ladder Match opponents. But the Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi angle stood out because it had the clearest sense of momentum and danger.
Why this match matters now
The framing around brock lesnar has been consistent: he is being presented as a veteran force facing a newer star the company is pushing hard. One of the context pieces around the matchup described Femi as the most hyped part of WrestleMania 42, while Paul Heyman said no one has become a bigger star faster than Femi and called him the most violent person to come into WWE since Lesnar in 2002.
That is the broader backdrop as WrestleMania 42 approaches. The contract is signed, the rivalry has already turned physical, and brock lesnar now has one more high-stakes WrestleMania chapter waiting, with the final stretch expected to revolve around whether WWE can turn that buildup into a defining moment for Oba Femi and a major showcase for brock lesnar.
