WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash has once again addressed the backlash regarding his recent comments about rising star Je’Von Evans. After previously drawing criticism for describing Evans as too “Mr. Bojangles” and suggesting he should be “more urban,” Nash used the latest episode of his Kliq This podcast to clarify his stance and heap praise on the 21-year-old’s athletic potential.
Nash compared Evans to one of the greatest athletes in NFL history to emphasize the young wrestler’s ceiling in the business.
“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.”
The Offset Connection
Despite his earlier apology for the “Mr. Bojangles” term, Nash noted that WWE’s creative direction for Evans on the February 23 episode of Monday Night Raw validated his initial critique. During that show in Atlanta, Evans was seen alongside rapper Offset before securing a victory over Kofi Kingston. Nash argued that this pairing proved his point about how Evans should be marketed.
“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….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 McIntyre. She’s got a name. I mean, to me, there’s two things. There’s urban, which is so stereotypical, so I heard numerous times, then your alternative to that is rural. And I think that for a young black man, I think, like, kind of KC, kind of, you know, I think that could work. Let me just say this, because I want to get this out, and I’m done with it. I am so I want to ask from, because this is all from, at least their photographs were of blacks that follow me or have something to do. But this is on my X and I saw more than more than two dozen times I thought, or we thought, you were one of the good ones. Good ones what mother f*cker? Good ones what?”
“I’m saying to myself, like, you know what, man, you’re right? Because when I get up in the morning and I f**king look in the mirror and I said, ‘You know what I want to be today? I want to be a better human being. Oh, no, let me sidestep that. I want to be a better Caucasian human being, because that’s exactly how I f**king see myself.’ Well, man, like you, ain’t gonna be invited to the barbecue. Guess what, mother f**ker, I got a grill at my house. I don’t like going anywhere anyway. It’s like, man, like everything that came at me for saying something that was absolutely not in any way said with f*cking malice or with f*cking of racial f*cking undertone. It was just said to f*cking more in an analogy f*cking sense, and then they’re like, ‘man, you just shut up. Man, leave it. Shut the f*ck up. Just leave it.’ Like mother f*cker. You wouldn’t tell me, shut the f*ck up to my face. And I guess, I guess these people, because they follow you, and they think that you fucking give a f*ck about how many people follow you, that they don’t think they’ll get blocked.”
“Ithink he’s working through that, but I think his character is very, I don’t find it dated or stereotypical. I find it very video game-ish, like, he’s that character works because they don’t. He’s got a good speaking voice. He’s got a good look. He doesn’t look like a bodybuilder. He looks like a shot putter. You know, if anybody knows anything about shot putting their their footwork is incredible. If you’ve ever shot put it, man, to fucking Spin and catch it and slide and catch that foot and throw that fucking 16-pound ball, that’s an athletic feat. So he’ll be fine. He’ll be fine.”
Evans Responds with the Wolfpac
Evans, who competed in the Men’s Elimination Chamber match this past weekend in Chicago, has remained relatively quiet regarding the Hall of Famer’s remarks. His only public response came via an Instagram post on February 18, where he used the iconic nWo Wolfpac theme music—a subtle and cheeky nod to Nash’s famous faction.
While Evans came up short in the Chamber match, which saw Randy Orton secure a WrestleMania 42 title shot against Drew McIntyre, his stock continues to rise within the company. For Nash, the goal remains seeing Evans utilized as the premier “generational” athlete he believes he is.
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Kevin Nash critiques Je’Von Evans: ‘I just want him to have a little bit of an edge’
