Mark Henry has confused followers by suggesting NXT’s quickest rising star Je’Von Evans has the potential to be “the following Booker T” regardless of the pair’s contrasting in-ring types. Evans has not too long ago appeared on SmackDown and appears more likely to earn a everlasting spot on the primary roster after solely signing for WWE in February 2024.
Mark Henry Compares Je’Von Evans To Booker T
Je’Von Evans first debuted on SmackDown final week and answered Sami Zayn’s United States Championship open problem. He misplaced to Zayn however caught the attention with one in all many spectacular performances which have made him a fan favorite in NXT.
The 21-year-old then teamed with Rey Fenix and defeated Los Garza in a tag workforce match on Friday night time (October 3). He has been described as an thrilling expertise by Mark Henry, who gave his ideas on the younger upcomer whereas showing on Busted Open radio:
“Je’Von Evans is thrilling. It is his power, it is his expression. It is his means to make you are feeling and that is simply charisma, and an innate means to make you care.”
Henry spoke extremely of Evans’ future and made two fascinating comparisons:
“He is obtained the potential to be a Booker T, a Sami Zayn… The longer term is admittedly, actually shiny.”
Evans is a high-flyer whose high-octane fashion has wowed followers ever since he arrived in WWE. It is a large praise to be tipped to grow to be the following Booker T, given he is a two-time WWE Corridor of Famer and former six-time world champion.
However followers query the comparability due to their contrasting in-ring types, look and character work. It is one in all a number of outlandish claims made by Henry who thinks Joe Hendry is an effective candidate to retire John Cena.
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Henry’s evaluation did not go unnoticed by followers who really feel there are different legendary WWE names extra becoming for Evans to duplicate. They alluded to his high-flying fashion, which is not harking back to Booker T.
One fan wrote:
“What? Bizarre comparability He’s extra Jeff Hardy than both a type of two.”
One other added:
“Booker T and him are nothing alike. Is Mark okay?”
One sarcastically responded:
“Oh yess ahh Booker T one in all my favourite excessive flyers of all time.”
One other insisted Evans would not must attempt to be anyone else:
“Naw he obtained potential to be him self.”
Evans is simply getting began in his professional wrestling profession and has the chance to grow to be TNA X-Division Champion on October eleventh when he challenges Leon Slater for the title at Sure For Glory. However earlier than that he’ll be in motion at NXT vs TNA Showdown on Tuesday when he competes in a four-on-four males’s Survivor Collection match.
