Will Brock Lesnar beat Oba Femi in SummerSlam's Hell in a Cell match on Saturday, August 1?
50% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 2 predictions cast.
Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar in the Hell in a Cell match that closed Night 1 of WWE SummerSlam on Saturday, August 1, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Lesnar opened aggressively with suplexes, but Femi took control using ringside tables and steel steps; Lesnar answered with chair shots and a Tombstone Piledriver delivered onto exposed wood after tearing away the ring canvas and padding. Femi kicked out and finished the match with a Fall From Grace for the pinfall, as reported by Fox News and Forbes.
Afterward, Lesnar told the crowd, "This is the future, ladies and gentlemen," calling Femi the future of WWE and himself "the past" — an in-ring endorsement signaling a generational handoff. The result positioned Femi, a rising star promoted from WWE's developmental brand, as a top-tier main-roster act after surviving one of Lesnar's most physical outings in years.
The community was evenly split ahead of the match at 50% predicting a Lesnar win, reflecting genuine uncertainty between a legacy star and an ascending younger competitor. The finish, and Lesnar's post-match comments, confirmed WWE's intent to elevate Femi rather than protect Lesnar's win total.