Kevin Nash addresses controversial Je’Von Evans comments
On the latest episode of his Kliq This podcast, Kevin Nash addressed the controversy surrounding the comments he recently made about Je’Von Evans.
Nash offered a critique of Evans on Kliq This a couple weeks back, speaking highly of Evans’ ability but saying he wanted to see more of an edge from him. Nash described Evans as being too “Mr. Bojangles” and said he wished Evans was a “little bit more urban.”
After the racial nature of his comments drew backlash, Nash tweeted out an apology for using the “Mr. Bojangles” term. He’s now further discussed the situation on Kliq This, praising Evans as a generational prospect. He compared Evans to NFL legend Randy Moss when Moss first broke into the league.
“I really want to bury this because — let me say this first,” Nash said. “This Je’Von, if he was a f***ing wide receiver, he is basically a rookie Randy Moss. Like, this kid could be a generational f***ing talent.”
Nash continued to praise Evans’ performance from Raw last week, but he took notice of how WWE paired Evans with rapper Offset at the show. Nash feels WWE going in that direction shows that he wasn’t too far off with his previous remarks.
“I guess the thing that pisses me off is like, all I want for the guy is for him to be used in a way, like — how off was I if when they really want to showcase him, they put him with Offset? I mean, they could have put him with f***ing Reba McEntire. She’s got a name,” Nash said.
The February 23 episode of Raw was held in Atlanta, which is Offset’s hometown. Evans defeated Kofi Kingston on the show before coming up short at Elimination Chamber this past weekend. Randy Orton won the men’s Elimination Chamber match to earn a WWE Championship shot against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 42.
Evans’ only response to Nash’s comments so far was an Instagram post on February 18 where he indirectly referenced the situation by using the nWo Wolfpac theme music for the post.
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