Je'Von Evans
Je'Von Evans | |
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Birth name | Malachi Jeffers |
Born | (2004-04-29) April 29, 2004 (age 20) Greensboro, North Carolina[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Je'Von Evans[2] Jay Malachi[3] Kid Blacka Merica[4] |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Trained by | 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 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
- Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
- DPW Worlds Championship (1 time)
- DPW Carolina Classic Tournament (2023)
- DPW Awards (2 time)
- Breakout Star of the Year (2022)
- Wrestler of the Year (2023)
- Fire Star Pro Wrestling
- FSPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FSPW South Eastern Championship (1 time)
- FSPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jackson Drake
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jackson Drake
References
- ^ "Je'Von Evans". WWE. April 9, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Je'Von Evans". WWE. April 9, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Je'Von Evans Cagematch". Cagematch. January 26, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Je'Von Evans Cagematch". Cagematch. January 26, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Je'Von Evans Cagematch". Cagematch. January 26, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Je'Von Evans Cagematch". Cagematch. January 26, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Je'Von Evans Cagematch". Cagematch. January 26, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Jay Malachi Relinquishes DPW World Championship". Fightful. November 19, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Mike Johnson (November 14, 2023). "Another New WWE NXT Signing at Performance Center Today". PWInsider. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Mike Johnson (November 14, 2023). "Another New WWE NXT Signing at Performance Center Today". PWInsider. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT Level Up results: February 16, 2024". WWE.com. February 16, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT Stand and Deliver 2024 Results". WWE.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT results: April 9, 2024". WWE.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results: April 16, 2024". WWE.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results: May 14, 2024". WWE.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results: May 28, 2024". WWE.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results: June 18, 2024". WWE.com. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ 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". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ 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". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Hetfield, James (August 4, 2024). "Spoilers: WWE Speed Taping Results From 8/2/2024 - PWMania - Wrestling News". PWMania. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
- Je’vons Evans on WWE.com
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