Original NXT Plans for Je’Von Evans Before Sudden Main Roster Call-Up

TLDR

According to a report from Bodyslam.net, Je'Von Evans was originally planned to defeat Oba Femi for the NXT Championship before WWE decided to call both wrestlers up to the main roster. NXT's Shawn Michaels confirmed on The Ringer Wrestling podcast that he had requested to keep Evans in NXT for six months to a year to build the brand around him, but WWE leadership denied multiple requests for extensions and proceeded with the early call-up.