Evans says telling the referee he was seeing stars led WWE to stop the match
Summary
– Je’Von Evans revealed why WWE stopped his Raw match
– Evans told the referee he was seeing stars after a head collision
– WWE medical stepped in and ended the match during the break
Je’Von Evans has explained what happened during the commercial break that led WWE to stop his match against El Grande Americano on the January 19 episode of Monday Night Raw in Belfast. Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Evans said the issue began shortly before the break when he and Americano accidentally collided heads.
Evans said he was stunned for a few seconds and started seeing stars, but his instinct was to keep wrestling. Coming from the independent scene, he was used to pushing through pain unless he physically could not continue, so he kept going until Raw went to commercial.
Once the cameras were off, Evans told the referee what had happened. He explained that he had been seeing stars, but insisted that he felt fine by then and wanted to continue. As soon as he mentioned a possible head injury, the referee called for medical personnel to check him.
Evans said he repeatedly tried to convince everyone that he was okay because he had only recently arrived on Raw and did not want the match stopped. Medical personnel evaluated him during the break, but WWE ultimately ended the match because of the head collision and the symptoms he described.
The explanation clears up why the match ended so suddenly. Evans said he felt good afterward and believed he had been stunned, but he also acknowledged that head injuries have to be taken seriously.
Evans may have wanted to finish the match at the time, but he now understands why WWE made the call to stop it.
