Je'Von Evans explained

Je'Von Evans
Birth Name:Malachi Jeffers
Birth Date:2004 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Greensboro, North Carolina[1]
Names:Je'Von Evans[2]
Jay Malachi[3]
Kid Blacka Merica[4]
Weight:150lb
Trainer:LaBron Kozone[5]
Debut:2018[6]

Malachi Jeffers (born April 29, 2004) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Je'Von Evans on the NXT brand. He was previously known under the ring name Jay Malachi on the independent circuit.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2018–2023)

Jeffers began training in 2018 under independent wrestler Labron Kozone in North Carolina and made his debut on January 26, 2018. Under the ring name Jay Malachi, he achieved his biggest success on the independent circuit in Deadlock Pro-Wrestling where he was a one time DPW Worlds Champion. Two years prior to winning the championship, he was seen on episode #163 of AEW dark, where he lost to Fuego Del Sol. He vacated the title on November 2, 2023 when he signed with WWE.[7] [8] [9]

WWE (2023–present)

In November 2023, it was reported that Jeffers had signed with WWE where he would report to the NXT brand.[10] He made his debut under the ring name Je'Von Evans on the February 16, 2024 episode of NXT Level Up losing to Brooks Jensen.[11] At NXT Stand & Deliver, a video package aired hyping up Evans' NXT debut.[12] On the April 9 episode of NXT, Evans made his television debut picking up a win against SCRYPTS. The following week on NXT, he fought then-NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov in a losing effort but was endorsed by Dragunov after as the two shook hands.[13] [14] Evans soon developed an on-screen friendship with Trick Williams, who had just defeated Dragunov to become the new NXT Champion, after Williams came to his defense against Noam Dar and Oro Mensah of The Meta-Four.[15] Evans and Williams teamed up on the May 28 episode of NXT against Mark Coffey and Wolfgang of Gallus in a winning effort.[16] On the June 18 episode of NXT, Evans won a 25-man battle royal to earn an NXT Championship match against Williams at NXT Heatwave. However, Evans was defeated by Ethan Page later in the night after Page challenged Evans to a match claiming that he was never eliminated from the battle royal after being attacked by Mensah.[17] On the following week, Ava made the NXT Championship match at NXT Heatwave a fatal four-way match after Evans, Page and Shawn Spears, who had earlier defeated Williams in a non-title match, each had a claim to a title match.[18] At the event on July 7, he was pinned by Page to become the new NXT Champion.[19] In the following month, Evans defeated Ashante "Thee" Adonis on Speed to advance in the Speed Championship

  1. 1 Contender's Tournament
, where he then received a bye to the final after Montez Ford and Austin Theory fought to a time-limit draw.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. Web site: Je'Von Evans. April 9, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.
  2. Web site: Je'Von Evans. April 9, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.
  3. Web site: Je'Von Evans Cagematch. January 26, 2018. June 22, 2024. Cagematch.
  4. Web site: Je'Von Evans Cagematch. January 26, 2018. June 22, 2024. Cagematch.
  5. Web site: Je'Von Evans Cagematch. January 26, 2018. June 22, 2024. Cagematch.
  6. Web site: Je'Von Evans Cagematch. January 26, 2018. June 22, 2024. Cagematch.
  7. Web site: January 26, 2018 . Je'Von Evans Cagematch . June 22, 2024 . Cagematch.
  8. Web site: November 19, 2023 . Jay Malachi Relinquishes DPW World Championship . June 22, 2024 . Fightful.
  9. Web site: Mike Johnson . November 14, 2023 . Another New WWE NXT Signing at Performance Center Today . June 22, 2024 . PWInsider.
  10. Web site: Another New WWE NXT Signing at Performance Center Today. Mike Johnson. November 14, 2023. June 22, 2024. PWInsider.
  11. Web site: WWE NXT Level Up results: February 16, 2024. February 16, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  12. Web site: WWE NXT Stand and Deliver 2024 Results. April 6, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  13. Web site: WWE NXT results: April 9, 2024. April 9, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  14. Web site: WWE NXT Results: April 16, 2024. April 16, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  15. Web site: WWE NXT Results: May 14, 2024. May 14, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  16. Web site: WWE NXT Results: May 28, 2024. May 28, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  17. Web site: WWE NXT Results: June 18, 2024. June 18, 2024. June 22, 2024. WWE.com.
  18. Web site: Moore . John . June 25, 2024 . NXT TV results (6/25): Moore's review of Tag Team Turmoil for a shot at the NXT Tag Titles, NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Shawn Spears in a non-title match, Tony D'Angelo vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup . June 26, 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  19. Web site: Powell . Jason . July 7, 2024 . NXT Heatwave results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship . July 8, 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  20. Web site: Hetfield . James . August 4, 2024 . Spoilers: WWE Speed Taping Results From 8/2/2024 - PWMania - Wrestling News . August 8, 2024 . PWMania .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Je'Von Evans".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.