Je’Von Evans is determined to make the most of his youth and etch his name into the WWE record books. At just 22 years old, Evans has set his sights on becoming both the youngest Intercontinental Champion and the youngest world champion in company history.
In an interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Evans admitted he’s keeping close track of the time he has left to break both records and acknowledged the sheer number of competitors standing in his way.
“I am very, very locked in and focused on that, because I feel like I have an opportunity to recreate history, and it’s cool because, as I said earlier, I have so much time.
To me, with these goals, I don’t have so much time. In general, I do, but bro, everybody’s trying to compete for something. So, of course, yeah. I have a year to be the youngest IC Champion, but I still gotta go through Chad Gable.
I’m pretty sure Ethan Page wants that. I’m pretty sure Dragon Lee wants it. I want to be World Heavyweight champ. I’m pretty sure Oba and Trick want it. I’m pretty sure Seth wants it. I have people that I have to go through.”
The Intercontinental Championship record currently belongs to Jeff Hardy, who won the title on December 4, 2001 at age 23. Randy Orton holds the mark as WWE’s youngest world champion, defeating Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004 at 24 years old.
The most immediate roadblock Evans pointed to is Chad Gable. The reigning Intercontinental Champion captured the title on February 8, 2026 and made his first successful defense this past Monday on RAW, defeating Rey Mysterio.