Going toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar might sound terrifying, but for Omos it was more fun than fans might think.
After Brock Lesnar turned down a WrestleMania match with Bray Wyatt and some creative maneuvering backstage, The Beast entered into a program with Omos. This was undoubtedly the biggest storyline of the Nigerian Giant’s career, and shocked fans by seemingly coming from nowhere.
Come WrestleMania it was Lesnar who got the win, but the match was quickly praised by fans, many commenting that it exceeded expectations.
Speaking in a new interview with Alex McCarthy for the Daily Mail, Omos heaped praise on Lesnar for not only his skills as a worker but for how he tried to make the experience as positive as possible.
“I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves,’ Omos says, referring to Lesnar. ‘He’s such an amazing and talented worker. He has figured out this business to the core. From his facial expressions, to his physicality, to his selling. He gets it. Most importantly he understands his role depending on where he’s put. He has such awareness and that’s the person he is.
Working with him, at first he was getting a feel for me and making me feel comfortable and he made sure I felt that way around WrestleMania. I remember having a conversation with him about how to prepare and he just said, ‘Don’t worry!”
Omos added that Lesnar saw the match as a test, and was keen to see whether his much more inexperienced rival could rise to the challenge.
“For him, he wanted to see whether I could live up to expectations. Everything in life is a test and I knew I had to go out there and put everything I have learned into that match and I’m glad it came out the way it did.
Brock is amazing. He was pleased after. I wanted to make sure he had fun, that’s always my goal. When it’s fun, you want to keep on doing it.”
Omos Thought Brock Lesnar Pitch Was A Rib
With regard to the match coming out of the blue, Omos explained that it wasn’t just fans who were caught by surprise. Following Elimination Chamber, Omos was getting ready to head home but was quickly told to stick around, revealing that when he was told he would be working with Lesnar he thought it was a joke.
“That whole story is insane,’ he says. ‘It was the night after Elimination Chamber and we had Raw in Ottawa. I wasn’t on the show and I was going to do what I was supposed to do, drive back to Montreal to fly home.
I was going to get a haircut and one of our producers said whatever you do, don’t go anywhere. I was on the show, but not a match, a backstage. They said it was a backstage with MVP and you guys are going to call out Brock.
The moment they said that I just go blank. They keep talking and I couldn’t hear a word they said. They asked if I was OK, I said, “Yes, did you just say Brock Lesnar?” He said yes. I said, “No, THE Brock Lesnar? Woah, OK.”
I thought I was getting ribbed. So I go in and get there early and I see Paul Heyman. I say hi, he says Brock is coming and I know it’s real. This is happening.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Omos also opened up about his relationship with The Undertaker, and how the WWE Hall of Famer has become a mentor.