Je’Von Evans already knows that the flips and high-flying moves getting him over right now are not the long-term foundation of a top-tier WWE career, and he is thinking several steps ahead.
Speaking on the Club 520 Podcast, Evans described his current in-ring approach as a tool for building a connection with audiences rather than his permanent identity as a performer, and said he is already planning how his style will evolve as he gets older.
“Honestly, it’s just something that I’m doing right now for real. I want to be a top dog here. I know me doing all these cool moves is going to get my foot in the door, but it’s not going to keep me in the room. I’m doing all this now just to have fun with the crowd and build a connection with the kids and stuff like that. By the time I get older, I’m trying to be one of them dogs, you know? Somebody that don’t gotta do the flips,” Evans said.
He also opened up about the adjustment of being called up to the main roster before he had finished establishing himself as a top act in NXT, describing the experience of having to essentially restart his connection with audiences in front of much larger and less familiar crowds.
“I think when I was in NXT I was working my way up to become a top guy there, and right before that happened, main roster snatched me up, and I had to restart. Now I’m wrestling in front of bigger crowds and people that don’t know who I am at all outside of NXT fans.
I feel like just adjusting to, and learning what different wrestling crowds like, because not every wrestling crowd loves the flips I do, some crowds just love you talking to them during the match and they’re like, ‘oh this is the best match ever.’ So I feel like learning that and developing that, that’s what my biggest challenge is right now.”
Evans was 19 years old when WWE signed him in 2023 and became a fan favorite through his athletic in-ring style. He officially joined the Raw roster in January. Last weekend, he made his WrestleMania debut in the six-man Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania 42.