Je’Von Evans injury forces WWE Raw match stoppage
While competing on WWE Raw today, Je’Von Evans suffered an injury that caused his match to end in a referee stoppage.
The 21-year-old Evans faced off against El Grande Americano in a singles bout on Monday’s show from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Shortly into the contest, Americano was declared the winner when it was announced that Evans was not medically cleared to continue. It’s not clear what happened, but Evans sustained what looked to be a shoulder injury that required medical attention. There’s been no announcement as to what the exact injury is or how severe it may be.
JE'VON EVANS IS INJURED MAN 💔
— Tribal Wrestling (@TribalMegastar) January 19, 2026
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Evans performed a springboard clothesline and looked fine as the show went to a commercial break. The injury did not occur during the break, so it had to have happened on the springboard clothesline landing or a different spot that occurred earlier. Evans was holding his shoulder/upper chest when heading to the back after the match.
One of the brightest young stars in WWE, Evans was called up from NXT to Raw on the first episode of 2026. He’s recently been wrestling in house show matches on WWE’s European tour, which wraps up in Brussels tomorrow. Those have either been singles matches against Bron Breakker or tag bouts with Evans & CM Punk facing The Vision (Breakker & Bronson Reed).
Evans has already earned high praise from some of his main roster peers, including The Miz calling him a really special star who has unlimited potential.
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