TNA Wrestling’s Leon Slater Discusses ‘Friendly Competition’ With WWE Star

TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater has addressed teaming with WWE NXT’s Je’Von Evans at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

The December 13 show will see Slater and Evans face off against WWE World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Dragon Lee, with a change to this match recently being revealed.

Leon Slater has shared the ring with Je’Von Evans numerous times this year as both a teammate and opponent, with the duo most recently competing against each other in the Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline.

Speaking with The Takedown on SI, Slater discussed his competitive friendship with Evans, stating:

“For a long time, I looked at him (Je’von Evans) as like a measuring stick and someone I always had to try and be better than or someone I always had to compete with, you know what I’m saying? Which I still do because he’s killing it.

“He’s always killing it. So it’s nice to have that kind of friendly competition trying to make each other better.

“I think since we’ve had a couple of these big moments together, we’ve actually become pretty good friends. Ever since we did the first tag match on NXT, even like the chemistry was just there instantly…

“I think after Bound for Glory, sharing that special moment in the middle of all of those people in the middle of a record crowd at TNA, stuff like that just brings you closer together.

“So now, heading into Saturday Night’s Main Event against AJ and Dragon Lee, the biggest opportunity of both our careers, I don’t think I’m wrong in saying. It’s very cool to know that I’ve got one of my best friends by my side heading into the biggest opportunity of my life.”

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