But whatever. Forget all that.
At only 21, Evans has time to grow, time to catch up to Femi, just as a young Rock eventually caught up to the wily Steve Austin. And this week, he showed exactly why that future feels inevitable.
Late in the match, Evans ducked a charging Femi, sending “The Ruler” crashing over the announcers’ table. Back in the ring, “The Young O.G.” hit back-to-back frog splashes, the second higher than the first. A burst of strikes, capped with a spin wheel kick, knocked Femi to the floor.
As Femi rose, Evans launched himself in a picture-perfect dive, framed brilliantly by WWE’s cameras. From the floor looking up, fans saw Evans at full extension, clearing the ropes and crashing into Femi with pure, body-to-body impact.
In 2025, the dive is as overused as the spear and superkick. But when it’s done right — in a big match, in a closing sequence, with execution this sharp — it becomes something else entirely. It becomes art in motion.
On Tuesday, Evans was Rembrandt reincarnated, painting a masterpiece in midair. In a year that even saw Roman Reigns take flight for the first time in four years, Evans’s soaring shot cleared them all.