Kevin Nash critiques Je’Von Evans: ‘I just want him to have a little bit of an edge’
Kevin Nash would like to see Je’Von Evans show more of an edge with his in-ring work.
On the latest episode of his Kliq This podcast, Nash critiqued Evans as a performer and mostly had good things to say about him, mentioning his top rope Diamond Cutter from Raw last week as the type of viral moment that WWE is looking for. He praised Evans’ athleticism and even his striking ability, but Nash wishes Evans would lean more into the latter and show he’s a capable fighter.
“He’s an incredible athlete. He’s a little bit too f***ing Mr. Bojangles for me. I wish he was a little bit more urban,” Nash said. “I understand it’s Netflix. I understand there’s a big f***ing world out there besides the one that f***ing 66-year-old Detroit boy Kevin Nash wants, but I just want him to have a little bit of an edge.
“But if he’s not going to have an edge, then — he knows how to throw, he can strike, he throws a good punch. F***ing take your time and throw a good punch. Maybe put two or three together. Something where f***ing you tell me if this sh*t was real, all this athleticism I have, I can use. Not if this sh*t was real, motherf***er, I would cartwheel off your motherf***ing body like you would never see.”
Nash pointed to his friend Sean “X-Pac” Waltman as someone who excelled at showing this type of edge and delivering the stiff, convincing strikes he would like to see from Evans.
“He sells good,” Nash said about Evans. “I mean, he does everything good.”
The 21-year-old Evans is one of WWE’s top young wrestlers. After being called up from NXT, he joined the Raw roster at the start of January and recently competed in his first Royal Rumble.
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