Booker T compares rising WWE star to Goldberg – TJR Wrestling

Booker T is happily watching the rise of one of WWE's brightest rising stars.

One of NXT's biggest potential success stories is current North American Champion Oba Femi. The star only began his wrestling career in late 2021, but is already impressing fans and industry insiders alike with his impressive in-ring performances.

His exceptional athleticism has earned him numerous admirers, including commentator and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. Looking back on Oba Femi's recent title defense against Tony D'Angelo, Booker shared his thoughts on the star's rise from wrestling rookie to WWE's top talent.

Booker T believes Oba Femi is on a course like Goldberg

On his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T compared Oba Femi to Goldberg. The WWE Hall of Famer said that while the NXT star gets more ring time than Goldberg, he is on a similar trajectory.

Booker added that Oba Femi has all the right qualities while working on learning the business.

“I compare him to someone like Goldberg. Someone who was indestructible, I mean, a guy who could go out there and just give it his all. The only difference is that Oba Femi actually gets a lot more time in the ring and feels the work a lot more than Goldberg. He actually had the same career as Bill Goldberg.

He's a big guy, very, very impressive, looks like he's unbeatable, unstoppable. He's got all those qualities, but on the other hand I think he's learning at a young age what it means to go out there and really learn the business.”

The WWE Hall of Famer then spoke about his long-standing friendship with Goldberg and explained why he always enjoyed working with him.

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