The Miz said Brock Lesnar’s post-match gesture toward Oba Femi at WWE SummerSlam was not called by creative.
Femi beat Lesnar in the Night One main event. Lesnar left the ring, turned back, and acknowledged Femi in front of the crowd. Speaking to TMZ Sports after the show, The Miz said nobody scripted it.
“I think everyone was shocked about Brock Lesnar. And it wasn’t the fact that he lost. It was the fact that after the match, he was walking out of the ring and then turned back around and basically, as we call it, gave Oba Femi the rub. People don’t understand, creative didn’t tell Brock. Brock does what Brock wants to do. Brock isn’t told something. When he feels it, he just goes after it and does it.”
“He was the next big thing, and then he passed the torch to what he believes is the next big thing. And that is a lot of pressure for Oba Femi, but I think Oba Femi is the type of talent that can withstand that pressure and hopefully be the next big thing in his own right,” The Miz said.
Femi addressed the moment on the SummerSlam post-show and said he had no advance warning.
“The hug and the public endorsement was definitely a swerve. I did not see that coming. I knew that deep down Brock has always respected me. He knows that deep down, I respect him as well,” Femi said.
