Je'Von Evans

CTL-E-5991 · Person · other · 2004–present

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Combined Graph record U-02781 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0958 + build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5991. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Je'Von Evans, born Malachi Jeffers on 29 April 2004 in Greensboro, North Carolina, is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on Raw. Trained from his early teens in North Carolina, he wrestled on the independents as Jay Malachi and held the Deadlock Pro-Wrestling Worlds Championship before signing with WWE in November 2023 and vacating that title. He debuted on NXT television in April 2024 and quickly became one of the brand's featured high-flyers, winning the men's Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline in December 2025 and NXT's Male Superstar of the Year award for 2025. Evans signed officially with Raw in January 2026 after months of main-roster appearances. In October 2026 he competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match, took a fall through an ambulance roof during it, and still appeared on Raw two days later with taped ribs and his arm in a sling before being attacked by Bron Breakker.

The record

• Also known as: Malachi Jeffers, Jay Malachi, The Young OG
• Role(s): professional wrestler
• Known for: NXT high-flyer signed as a teenager, billed as 'The Young OG'

Notes

Staged 2026-10-16 under CTL-GOV-006 (Census Intake Wave 4 — 747 Program, Wave 10; 40-record packet). Gate A (2026-10-16): no Je'Von Evans entity in the live graph at 3,683 entities (exact / normalized / alias + token containment); ID CTL-E-5991 assigned at assembly. Supply: 747 Supply Ledger, Tier 3 — Famous Birthdays ABSENT census, readiness rank 1165 (Wrestlers list). The census supplied the NAME ONLY; no fact in this record is sourced to it (CTL-GOV-004). SCOPE GATE: PASS — Black American wrestler from Greensboro, North Carolina, documented in his biographical record and independent-circuit history as Jay Malachi (Wikipedia; ProFightDB profile under his real name, Malachi Jeffers). Vital status: LIVING — appeared live on WWE Raw on 12 October 2026 after competing at Money in the Bank on 10 October 2026 (Fightful, 12–13 October 2026). STATISTICS (sourced, dated): No WWE championship reign documented at staging — stated honestly rather than inflated: Men's Iron Survivor Challenge winner 2025 (a tournament, not a title); NXT Male Superstar of the Year 2025; PWI 500 No. 41 in 2026; pre-WWE DPW Worlds Championship 1 reign as Jay Malachi (Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-16). MEDIA: photo HELD (candidate on record; no file page read at file-page level — CTL-PHOTO-001; CTL-created graphic is the standing alternative); chart FILLED (charts/chart-ctl-e-5991-jevon-evans.svg); video HELD (Shorts Link Map checked — no matching CTL Short); audio HELD (no rights basis). MEDIA LAYER (staged 2026-10-16; full per-asset PHOTO-001 records + embed specs in the packet's staged JSON, Drive packet folder): map = N/A (Person records carry no map slot under the media-layer rule; maps attach to places and institutions.) | visual_assets = HELD: | chart = FILLED (CTL-created SVG (black / deep red / gold) built only from this record's sourced facts) | video = HELD (No matching-entity CTL Short in the Shorts Link Map catalog (checked by name and variants), and no official/em) | audio = HELD (No CTL-owned or rights-cleared matching-entity audio at staging; the subject's own recordings/appearances are )

Sources

• Wikipedia, "Je'Von Evans" — born Malachi Jeffers, 29 April 2004; Men's Iron Survivor Challenge winner (2025); NXT Year-End Awards for Male Superstar of the Year (2025) and Match of the Year (2025, vs. Oba Femi and Trick Williams at Stand & Deliver); PWI 500 No. 41 in 2026; Wrestling Observer Newsletter Rookie of the Year (2024); independent DPW Worlds Championship reign as Jay Malachi — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je%27Von_Evans (build store)
• Fightful, "Je'Von Evans Appears On WWE Raw After Money In The Bank" (12–13 October 2026) — Evans appeared on Raw on 12 October 2026 with taped ribs and a sling after crashing through an ambulance roof at Money in the Bank, refusing to miss the show, and was speared by Bron Breakker — https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jevon-evans-wwe-raw-333586/ (build store)
• POST Wrestling, "Tony D'Angelo attacks after Je'Von Evans wins Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline" (6 December 2025) — Evans won the 2025 men's Iron Survivor Challenge with two points to earn an NXT Championship match — https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/06/tony-dangelo-attacks-after-jevon-evans-wins-iron-survivor-challenge-at-nxt-deadline/ (build store)
• Cultaholic, "Je'Von Evans Set For WWE Main Roster Call-Up" (December 2025, updated October 2026) — announced on 22 December Raw as a soon-to-be free agent from NXT ahead of his official Raw signing; with WWE since late 2023 — https://cultaholic.com/posts/jevon-evans-set-for-wwe-main-roster-call-up (build store)
• https://www.wwe.com/superstars/jevon-evans (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

Billed as 'The Young OG'; one of the youngest competitors on the WWE roster — per WWE.com's official superstar biography (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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