WWE's Cheat Code to Keeping Oba Femi Over

It's not often WWE strikes apparent generational gold as it has with Oba Femi.

It is often, though, that WWE struggles to keep a popular star hot for an extended period of time. No matter how good things seem right now, it's a valid concern.

But WWE has a cheat code to avoid any mistakes with Oba Femi:

Word is, according to PW Insider (h/t Geno Mrosko of Cageside Seats), that McIntyre is ready to return to WWE, but that the company's creative doesn't have anything for him yet.

Maybe they're just waiting for Femi to get done with Bron Breakker.

There have been plenty of justified questions about just how WWE can keep Femi interesting and fresh all the way up to next year's WrestleMani. He's very much earmarked for Roman Reigns at that event, barring a shocker. But it's a long time away, especially in the land of pro wrestling.

Make no mistake, WWE is right to do Femi-Breakker right now. It's a money feud, in part, because Femi really did take Breakker's spot while the latter was out injured. There's no better story to tell than one that has so many real-life truisms and perhaps no better way to really kick start the next generation.

But presuming Femi-Breakker isn't a super long feud, which it probably shouldn't be so that Breakker can go win a Money in the Bank or find his own 'Mania direction, McIntyre is a genius opponent for Femi.

Think about it. McIntyre is amazing as a heel foil. He's great on the mic. Physically, he's imposing enough to look like a serious threat to Femi. And storyline-wise, he's got plenty of reason to aim at a top dog in the main-event scene who…also happened to take down Brock Lesnar in spectacular fashion.

Fans have seen him take part in major, long-running feuds, too. Remember how long his feud with CM Punk stretched? That was a feat on its own, with McIntyre feuding with an injured guy and still making it fresh and entertaining on a weekly basis.

The alternatives aren't all that great, either. What is Femi going to do after Breakker? There's not exactly a long list of part-time legends he can run through anymore. Guys like Randy Orton and Seth Rollins have their own things going on and somebody like LA Knight might not be able to afford another loss.

Granted, Femi will eventually head to Bloodline land, no doubt, in order to start setting the foundation for the feud with Reigns. But not right away. And that faction, with Solo Sikoa booming and new stables getting in the mix, seems to be heading its own way for a good long while yet.

No, McIntyre is by far the most logical next step. He deserves something fresh too, as opposed to coming back and getting in the mix with Rhodes or Punk or something random like Gunther. Returning and seeing that he's been a bit shoved aside for a new thing like Femi, too, makes for a compelling motivation.

McIntyre, by the way, can afford a loss. Absorb it, even, better than most of the roster. His iconic comeback story to WWE, then putting the company on his back during the audience-less era, is something that will never go forgotten. Eventually losing a memorable feud to Femi? Just another high mark on the resume.

One could argue that Femi doesn't need help staying over with fans. But as the above hints, this is just as much about protecting the rest of the roster as it is preserving Femi's over-ness with fans.

McIntyre has morphed into an all-timer of a modern great over the years and his unique set of abilities, the Lesnar link and everything else make him the perfect extended main-event program situation for Femi.

Everyone should be able to see that easily enough. And most would probably agree that, despite a predictable outcome, the Femi-McIntyre back-and-forth would be important viewing each week.

For WWE, anything should be on the table to preserve what they've stumbled upon with Femi. McIntyre, though? He makes it head-smackingly obvious and easy. Everybody wins, including fans.