Je’Von Evans on Pat McAfee’s WWE return: ‘selfish business out here’
Je’Von Evans recently addressed the current situation in WWE following Pat McAfee’s return and addition to the Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes feud.
Appearing on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast ahead of his Intercontinental match at WWE WrestleMania, Evans was asked about his thoughts on how McAfee’s return has affected the business.
“I feel like there’s certain things that people that are not familiar or don’t come from the wrestling business don’t understand. And they tend to express that in a certain way. I feel like wrestling isn’t like a regular sport. We take this very serious because our bodies and lives are on the line. There’s legacy behind all this. People feed their families because of this,” Evans said.
“So I feel like there are things that some people do say or have an opinion on, and they tend to express that in a certain way… publicly. Why can’t we just have fun? Why can’t we just have fun, make money? It’s a selfish business out here. You’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do. But also, you can’t be talking crazy and expect nobody else to talk crazy back,” Evans continued.
He further opened up and claimed that one cannot expect not to receive “receipts” from some of the veterans in the business after “talking crazy.”
“You cannot not expect receipts. Especially from the OGs that have been doing it for a long time, that have been through a lot to get to where they’re at. And now you’re dissing them. Hey, [CM] Punk was talking. Said what he had to say.“
After McAfee’s return on SmackDown, CM Punk also went on a rant on RAW, where he went on to call McAfee, “Pat MAGAfee.”
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