Kevin Nash addresses backlash over his Je’Von Evans comments: “You wouldn’t tell me to shut the f*ck up to my face”

In February of 2026, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash commented on the work of Je’Von Evans in WWE while discussing Je’Von’s OG cutter. Nash stated that he’s a little bit too Mr. Bojangles for me, I wish he was a little bit more urban.” Nash issued an apology but then deleted his comments.

While speaking on his podcast, Nash addressed the backlash…

“He is basically a rookie Randy Moss. Like, this kid could be a generational f*cking talent…

I guess the thing that pisses me off is all I want for the guy is for him to be used in a way—like why is it—how off was I if when they really want to showcase him, they put him with Offset? I mean, they could have put him with f*cking Reba McEntire. She’s got a name.

To me, there’s two things. There’s urban, which is so stereotypical—I’ve heard that numerous times. And then your alternative to that is rural. And I think that for a young black man, kind of hayseed—kind of, you know—I think that could work.

Let me just say this because I want to get this out and I’m done with it. I want to ask—from—because this is all from, at least their photographs were of blacks that follow me or have something to do—but this is on my X. And I saw more than two dozen times: ‘I thought we thought you were one of the good ones.’

Good ones what motherf*cker? Good ones what? I’m saying to myself, you know what, man? You’re right. Because when I get up in the morning and I f*cking look in the mirror and I say, ‘You know what I want to be today? I want to be a better human being.’ Oh no—let me sidestep that. I want to be a better caucasian human being, because that’s exactly how I f*cking see myself.

‘Well, man, you ain’t going to be invited to the barbecue.’ Guess what, motherf*cker? I got a grill at my house. I don’t like going anywhere anyway.

Everything that came at me for saying something that was absolutely not in any way said with f*cking malice or with f*cking racial f*cking undertone—it was just said more in an analogy sense. And then you’re like, ‘Man, just shut up, man. Leave it. Shut the f*ck up. Just leave.’ Like, motherf*cker, you wouldn’t tell me to shut the f*ck up to my face.

I guess these people, because they follow you and they think that you give a f*cking about how many people follow you, they don’t think they’ll get blocked.”

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