Oba Femi is the new King of the Ring after defeating Jey Uso in the tournament finals at WWE Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
The victory grants Femi a future championship opportunity at the upcoming SummerSlam event.
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Femi used his power advantage early, throwing Uso into the turnbuckle. Uso countered with right hands and a shoulder tackle before shifting the action outside the ring.
Uso drove Femi into the ring post and hit consecutive suicide dives into the barricade, targeting Femi's midsection.
Femi stopped a third dive attempt with a strike, but Uso continued his offense inside the ring with multiple superkicks and an Uso Splash.
Femi kicked out of the pinfall attempt at a one-count and attempted a chokeslam to regain control.
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Uso mounted another comeback with two spears and two additional Uso Splashes before locking Femi in a sleeper hold.
Femi broke the hold with multiple uppercuts and hit the Fall From Grace powerbomb to secure the pinfall victory.
After the match, Femi did not specify which champion he intends to challenge at SummerSlam.
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According to the commentary team, the official decision may be revealed on Monday during "WWE Raw."
