Je’Von Evans felt like he ‘did amazing’ in WWE Royal Rumble
Getting to compete in his first-ever Royal Rumble was a hugely positive experience for Je’Von Evans.
Evans entered the Rumble at number eight last Saturday and was in the match for more than 40 minutes before being eliminated by Randy Orton. On Busted Open Radio this morning, Evans reflected on the match and how he performed. He’s usually very critical of himself after competing, but that wasn’t the case this time.
“I felt great. Usually, I’m very — what’s the word? Not critical — when I look back at my work, I look at everything. I’m very, like, spot on. I’m very hard on myself when it comes to my matches, because I just want them to be so great,” Evans said. “But after the Rumble, I was like, ‘Yo, I felt like I did amazing.’ I was in the ring with people that I grew up watching, so that was fire. That was great. It was insane. It was insane.”
Evans said being in the ring with stars like Orton, Brock Lesnar, and Roman Reigns made him feel like he was a fan and wrestler at the same time. He wanted to do everything he could to make himself and others look good.
Among the spots Evans participated in was an eye-catching moment where Jacob Fatu threw him high into the air on a pop-up Samoan Drop. Going into the match, Evans’ mindset was to make his own mark instead of copying legendary spots that others have already done in the past.
I'm just thinking about this Pop-up Samoan Drop by Jacob Fatu pic.twitter.com/7IZECUCvRX
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The 21-year-old Evans was called up to the Raw roster last month and has earned high praise from some of his main roster peers. Evans told Busted Open that Reigns, Gunther, Rey Mysterio, and CM Punk are among the dream opponents he’s hoping to face.
Also during the Busted Open interview, Evans named Terry Taylor, Shawn Michaels, Matt Bloom, and Fit Finlay as coaches who were pivotal to his development in NXT. Taylor was blunt with Evans and always honest with his feedback, while Finlay taught Evans that it was important to have grit that he can pair with his fun-loving and high-flying nature.
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