WWE Superstar Omos recently had a conversation with Chris Van Vliet on a number of topics such as how he didn't think the WWE was as popular as it was until he returned home to Nigeria and how he did not understand the magnitude of fans his home country has and how they enjoy watching the WWE product.
Omos said:
“To be honest, I didn’t think it was [that popular] until I went back home last year and I truly just understand the magnitude of fans we have. Not just in Nigeria, but all over Africa as a whole and how people keep watching. You know, going back home actually for the first time in 14 years and just having regular day workers seeing me on the streets saying Omos! Omos! And I’m kind of shocked because I wasn’t expecting that type of reception.”
Omos also talked about how even the current Vice President of Nigeria and his kids watch WWE and they watched the 2022 WWE Crown Jewel Event as well, which is when he faced Braun Strowman in a one-on-one match and it is because of the event that he was noticed and recognized by the current Vice President of Nigeria.
Omos said:
“But, like it went down to meeting, you know, the current vice president of Nigeria and like his kids are watching the pay-per-view, you know right after we did Saudi last year Braun and I. You know go back going back home and the President’s like we saw you what are you doing here? I’m like I came to visit my family. He knows WWE, he goes we just saw you a couple days ago in Saudi Arabia I’m just like wow, like this is like I did not know it is extremely popular back home. They have this [show], it’s called Jumbo on the cable network. They get 24/7 programming for WWE; they can watch WWE 24/7 every day.“
You can check out Omos' full comments in the video below. H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes.
