A WrestleMania 42 bout involving Brock Lesnar was formally confirmed on Monday night, following a volatile opening segment on WWE Raw that quickly escalated beyond its initial premise.

Lesnar first appeared alongside Paul Heyman, stepping into a confrontation with Seth Rollins. The exchange, which began as a verbal standoff, shifted direction when Oba Femi made his presence felt. What followed was brief but decisive. Femi overpowered Lesnar and drove him into the mat with his Fall From Grace powerbomb, leaving the former champion down in the ring.

By the end of the broadcast, WWE had made the match official. A graphic aired confirming that Lesnar will face Femi at WrestleMania 42, bringing clarity to a situation that had been building for several weeks.

The groundwork for this pairing dates back to late February, when Lesnar and Heyman issued an open challenge for a WrestleMania opponent. That challenge remained unanswered at the time, adding an element of uncertainty around Lesnar’s direction heading into the event. On Monday, Femi stepped forward to accept it, doing so not with words but with a direct physical statement.

There had already been signs pointing in this direction. During the Royal Rumble match earlier this year, the two shared a moment that drew attention. Femi, entering at number one, lasted deep into the contest and held his own through a demanding stretch. When the two finally squared off, the exchange was brief but notable, ending with Lesnar eliminating him from the match.

That moment now reads differently in hindsight. Monday’s events on Raw appeared to build on that earlier encounter, shifting what had been a passing in-ring interaction into a confirmed WrestleMania contest.

For WWE, the decision adds another high-profile match to the WrestleMania card. For Lesnar, it presents a fresh opponent who has already shown he can match him physically, at least in short bursts. For Femi, the bout marks a significant step onto one of the company’s biggest stages.