An unscripted moment involving Oba Femi and Bronson Reed on WWE Raw per people with knowledge generated some discussion behind the scenes.
During the September 7 airing of Raw, The Vision delivered a beatdown to Femi. Along those lines, at one point in the portion, Reed placed his foot on Femi’s back while he was down — only for Femi to promptly featured role it away.
According to WrestleVotes Radio, there was “definitely backstage chatter” among WWE personnel following the stretch.
The outlet noted that Femi brushing Reed’s foot away “was not scripted and caught people behind the curtain off guard.” WrestleVotes went on to say, “We’re told several people noticed it, and some were not happy about it.”
One fan expressed disapproval of Femi’s actions, writing: “Zero professionalism from Oba,” the fan wrote. “Nobody is trying to disrespect or bury you.. obviously you are the BIGGEST STAR right now..be that as it may you gotta let other people shine too so their light makes you shine the brightest.”
The moment subsequently attracted attention on social media, where audience debated whether Femi had “broke character” by rejecting Reed’s attempt to pose over him.
Another fan raised concerns about Reed’s previous ankle surgery: “Bronson had ankle surgery. F&%^ Oba for no selling that moment, while this off script moment could have legit sidelined Bronson. Oba could lose his opportunity to be the top guy of WWE.”
Those comments represent individual fan reactions rather than any brought word assessment from WWE. Others defended Femi and argued that his reaction actually made sense within the storyline and his established presentation as “The Ruler.”
One fan wrote: “Am I the only one who thought the situation was within the realm of kayfabe? He’s The Ruler, yes he got beatdown though he had enough fight in him to deny another man trying to ‘conquer’ him.”
While the report indicates that the unscripted moment caught some people behind the scenes by surprise. Moved on from some unhappy, there has been no indication that WWE has taken disciplinary action against Femi or that the incident will affect his push.