WWE star Je'Von Evans reveals who delivers nastiest chop

Taking a knife-edge chop to the thorax is 1 of the astir damaging moves successful pro wrestling.

Ric Flair made the determination good known astatine the tallness of his career. WWE stars of contiguous similar Gunther, Oba Femi and Ilja Dragunov person carried the torch.

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Oba Femi looks connected during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected Dec. 9, 2025 successful Orlando, Florida. (Andrea Kellaway/WWE)

Je’Von Evans has been successful the ringing with Gunther, Femi and Dragunov astatine antithetic points successful his vocation and taking a chop from immoderate of the competitors is nary casual feat.

"It’s astir apt 1 of the worst feelings that you volition ever experience," Evans said of getting a chop from NXT champion Oba Femi.

But Evans made wide that it’s not the worst he’s received.

"Honestly, it’s not the worst," helium said. "I deliberation the worst 1 I’ve ever received was astir apt either Gunther oregon Ilya Dragunov.

"Ilya’s chops are, like, those sting and they deed close successful the aforesaid spot. Same happening with Gunter. I deliberation that’s wherefore they’re specified large wrestlers and large friends, due to the fact that they chop hard, and they chop successful the aforesaid spot."

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Je'Von Evans successful enactment against Gunther during "Monday Night RAW" astatine Madison Square Garden connected Nov. 17, 2025 successful New York City. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

Anyone who watches play WWE programming oregon the monthly premium unrecorded events knows that chops from superstars similar Gunther oregon Dragunov echo passim the arena they’re performing successful and done the speakers’ fans are listening to done the TV.

While the disapproval is that pro wrestling is "fake" oregon it’s not taken superior due to the fact that the outcomes of the matches are predetermined, the chops are decidedly existent and they permission a mark.

"Honestly, it hurts, but past erstwhile you recognize you gotta support going, it benignant of fades away. You cognize what I mean? But it besides comes with training," Evans said. "You gotta get your assemblage utilized to the impact, falling successful the ring, getting hit. Like, your assemblage has to get utilized to that benignant of feeling.

"Once you’ve done it for the magnitude of years, past the chops commencement hurting little and erstwhile you fall, it stops hurting less. It inactive hurts. You conscionable don’t consciousness it arsenic much."

Je'Von Evans successful ringing during "Monday Night RAW" astatine Madison Square Garden connected November 17, 2025 successful New York City. (Rich Wade/WWE via Getty Images)

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For now, Evans volition person to instrumentality the harm from his chap NXT colleagues. It whitethorn each beryllium worthy it arsenic he’s primed for different changeable astatine the NXT Championship aft winning the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge.

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