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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of Evolve 81 from the Orlando Entertainment Center in Orlando, Florida.
Lenny Leonard is in the ring and Evolve Champion Zack Sabre Junior comes to the ring.
Lenny thanks Zack for not taking the mic from him and allowing him to welcome everyone.
Zack says last night ended with Michael Elgin tattooing him in the face. Zack wants Elgin to come to the ring.
Match Number One: Non-Title Challenge Match: EVOLVE Champion Zack Sabre Jr. versus Michael Elgin
Elgin pushes Sabre away and connects with a clothesline. Sabre with a drop kick. Elgin sends Sabre into the turnbuckles and misses a with a splash. Sabre works on the arm and kicks Elgin in the arm. Elgin goes to the floor. Elgin blocks a kick on the apron and Elgin power bombs Sabre on the apron. Elgin with a back drop driver onto the apron. Elgin runs Sabre into the apron as Elgin continues to use the hardest part of the ring to his advantage. Elgin sends Sabre into the ring. Elgin with a back breaker and a slam. Sabre goes for the guillotine but Elgin runs Zack into the turnbuckles.
Elgin with a German suplex when Sabre was in the ropes. Elgin with another German suplex. Elgin with a Tiger Suplex for a near fall. Elgin sends Sabre into the turnbuckles. Elgin with a forearm in the corner. Elgin goes for a superplex but Sabre blocks it and connects with forearms to send Elgin to the mat. Elgin tries to kick Sabre as he comes off the turnbuckles but Sabre blocks it and he connects with European uppercuts. Elgin with clotheslines aplenty but Sabre kicks Elgin in the arm. Sabre with the guillotine but Elgin counters into a suplex attempt. Sabre escapes.
Sabre kicks Elgin in the arm and hits a running European uppercut followed by a Tornado DDT. Sabre with kicks and European uppercuts. Elgin blocks a kick but he cannot stop a European uppercut and a running European uppercut. Sabre wtih an enzuigiri and kicks for a near fall. Elgin with a forearm but Sabre with a forearm. Elgin with a back breaker and a Falcon Arrow for a near fall.
Elgin with a punch and he connects with an elbow in the corner. Elgin goes for a Boston Crab and decides to go for a rollup when Sabre tries to fight out of it. Elgin with the Boston Crab and Sabre gets to the ropes. Elgin goes for a power bomb but Sabre blocks it and hits a forearm. Sabre with a European uppercut but Elgin wit a chop. Sabre with a round kick but Elgin with a chop. Elgin with a forearm. Elgin and Sabre exchange forearms. Elgin with a clothesline that lifts Sabre off his feet. Elgin with a running clothesline in the corner. Sabre with a running European uppercut.
Elgin gets Sabre up for Splash Mountain and connects but Sabre kicks out. Elgin gets Sabre on his shoulders and he climbs the turnbuckles. Sabre tries for a triangle but Elgin with a super sit out power bomb. Sabre with a triangle. Elgin gets a near fall while Sabre still has the triangle. Elgin lifts Sabre up but Sabre takes him to the mat and he applies an arm bar submission. Elgin gets to the ropes and Sabre has to release the hold.
They go to the apron and Elgin with a forearm and a bicycle kick and super kick. Elgin gets Sabre on his shoulders and hits a Death Valley Driver on the apron. Elgin sets for the gorilla superplex and turns it into a Falcon Arrow but Elgin can only get a near fall. Elgin with a forearm that staggers Sabre. Elgin with a spinning back fist. Elgin with a buckle bomb and he tries for the power bomb and Sabre counters into a victory roll and bridge for the three count.
Winner: Zack Sabre Junior
After the match, Lio Rush comes to the ring. He introduces himself to Zack. He says he know that Zack is aware they have a match at Evolve 83 in New York. Lio says it did not say that was a title match. Lio says he thinks the people want that to be for the Evolve Title.
Zack tells Lio to hold his horses. He has his title match tomorrow. When he beats Haskins tomorrow, Lio can have his title match.
Drew Galloway comes out to the ring at his own deliberate pace. Drew says that he needs to educate the kids. Ten years ago he came to America but he was building wrestling in Britain before Zack was an idea. Drew says you don't just hand out title shots. Drew says he built Evolve into the juggernaut it is today. Do not disrespect the title. Drew says he will win the WWN Title tomorrow night.
Drew wants to talk to Lio and he tells Zack to calm down. Drew asks Lio if he could read the booking sheet. He faces Drew tonight and he cares about a title match. Drew asks Lio if he saw what he did to Matt Riddle. He wants to face Lio tonight.
Zack says that he knows what Drew did with the title, but Zack says when he is done, no one will give a toss about you Drew.
Match Number Two: Style Clash Challenge: Drew Galloway versus Lio Rush
Lio avoids punches from Drew and Drew blocks a kick and he flips Lio but Lio lands on his feet. Drew goes to the floor and Rush tries for a baseball slide but Drew moves. Drew sends Lio into the guardrail and chops him. Lio goes for a head scissors off the apron but Drew catches him. Lio lands on the apron again and then he hits a suicide dive on Drew. Rush goes up top and Galloway catches him and he hits a back breaker. Drew biels Rush across the ring. Drew with a chop. Drew tosses Rush around the ring. Drew kicks Rush.
Rush with a forearm but Drew with a forearm and he throws Rush across the ring but Lio lands on his feet. Drew throws Rush through the ropes to the floor. Galloway sends Rush into the ring post. Galloway sends Rush back into the ring. Rush with strikes to Galloway but Rush falls back to the mat. Rush with more strikes. Rush with a rollup and a round kick. Galloway sends Rush into the corner but he runs into a kick. Rush goes for a reverse rana but Drew catches him and Drew with a wheelbarrow slam for a near fall. Drew picks up Rush and puts him on the turnbuckles.
Drew slaps Rush while on the turnbuckles. Rush goes to the apron and he hits an enzuigiri. Rush goes up top and misses a frog splash but Drew hits a Claymore for a near fall but Drew with a piledriver for a near fall. Rush gets up but the adrenaline gives out and he collapses to the mat. Rush with a tornado DDT and then he goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall.
Rush with a forearm and Galloway grabs him but Rush escapes and he slaps Rush. Drew with a forearm followed by an Around the World Future Shock and piledriver for the three count.
Winner: Drew Galloway
Match Number Three: Heavyweight Challenge Match: Keith Lee versus Donovan Dijak
Dijak pie faces Lee before the bell rings and Lee with forearm and chop across the chest. Dijak lands on his feet on a hip toss. Dijak with a cartwheel and then Lee blocks a kick and tries to flip him but Dijak lands on his feet. Lee gets Dijak up for a power bomb but Dijak gets to the turnbuckles. Dijak with a monkey flip and Lee lands on his feet. Lee with a drop kick. Dijak goes to the floor and Lee thinks about showing if gravity has forgotten him and Dijak moves because of what could happen to him, but Lee is persistent and hits a corkscrew pescado.
Lee sets for a power bomb on the apron but Dijak blocks it. Dijak with a super kick and he hits a choke slam onto the apron. Lee goes for a power bomb on the floor but Dijak lands on the apron and he kicks Lee away. Dijak with a springboard corkscrew senton. They return to the ring and Dijak sets for a springboard elbow drop and he connects but only gets a two count. Dijak poses and turns into a splash but he gets a near fall. Lee picks up Dijak and goes for a power bomb but Dijak lands on his feet. Dijak with a forearm and he goes for the discus kick but Lee with a POUNCE.
Lee misses a moonsault but Lee tries for a power bomb but Dijak counters into a Destroyer but Lee kicks out. Dijak hits the discus boot but Lee does not move. Lee with a head butt and choke slam. Lee goes up top for the moonsault but Dijak gets up and he super kicks Lee on the turnbuckles. Dijak gets Lee on his shoulders for Feast Your Eyes and he hits it but Lee kicks out. Lee goes to the floor and Dijak goes up top for a springboard senton but Lee catches him and hits a power bomb on the apron. Lee goes up top for the Moonsault and hits it but Dijak kicks out at two.
Lee says something to DIjak but Dijak grabs Lee by the throat. Lee grabs Dijak by the throat. Dijak flips to his feet and then Lee does the same thing when Dijak tries to choke slam him. Lee with a power bomb for the three count.
Winner: Keith Lee
Stokely Hathaway comes to the ring and he tells Joanna Rose that he has talked to his people and we no longer need her services. She uttered lies on television and she needs to get to steppin'. Hathaway says what he is going to say will change the world of wrestling. Stokely says he will step in the ring on April 1st. He says he called Triple H and told him to use TJ Perkins and he became the Cruiserweight Champion. Hathaway says he will answer the question of why he came to Evolve. That is because of opportunity. He says everyone looks for opportunity. Great talents need great management. He calls out Kyle O'Reilly. He says he needs Kyle in the Dream Team.
Match Number Four: Special Challenge Match: Timothy Thatcher (with Stokely Hathaway) versus ACH
They lock up and ACH with a wrist lock. Thatcher with a wrist lock take down. ACH with a head scissors but Thatcher escapes and he applies a bow and arrow. Thatcher gets a near fall. ACH with a wrist lock and he stomps on the elbow. Thatcher slaps ACH on a break. Thatcher with knees to the head followed by a reverse chin lock. Thatcher with a side salto into reverse chin lock. ACH with a neck breaker for a near fall. ACH with kicks to the back. ACH with a series of knees drops for a near fall.
Thatcher gets a near fall. ACH tries to get Thatcher on his arm. Thatcher with a boot to ACH. ACH gets Thatcher on his shoulders but Thatcher gets to the apron. ACH with a drop kick to knock him off the apron. ACH with a running kick on the apron. Thatcher gets back into the ring first and ACH goes up top and leaps over Thatcher. ACH with an ushigoroshi for a near fall. Thatcher with a knee to the midsection and he gets a near fall.
ACH with a snap mare but Thatcher with a boot. ACH with a brainbuster for the three count.
Winner: ACH
After the match, Stokely comes into the ring and Thatcher stops him from talking. Thatcher says if he cannot win the WWN Title tomorrow, Hathaway can find another client.
Match Number Five: Catch Point versus High-Flyers Challenge: Tracy Williams, Chris Dickinson and Jaka versus Jason Kincaid, Sammy Guevara and Austin Theory
Guevara and Dickinson start things off and Dickinson takes Guevara to the mat and into the corner. Dickinson with a key lock and he works on the arm and wrist. Guevara with an arm drag and a drop kick. Dickinson with a German suplex and Guevara lands on his feet. Dickinson gets a near fall. Jaka tags in and he hits an elbow drop after a Dickinson snap mare. Jaka goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Austin tags in. Austin with a clothesline into the corner. Jaka with a spinning heel kick but Theory with a rolling drop kick. Kincaid tags in.
Jaka with a double choke slam and he gets a near fall. Williams tags in and he hits a back breaker. Jaka with a chop. Kincaid lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. Kincaid avoids Jaka and Williams and then he hits a triple stunner. Austin tags in and he gets a near fall. Guevara tags in and he hits a slingshot senton. Kincaid tags in and hits a butterfly suplex. Kincaid gets a series of near falls.
Williams with an elbow and then he forces Kindaid to the floor. Guevara knocks Jaka and Dickinson to the floor. Jaka and Williams with German suplexes to Austin and Guevara while Dickinson hits a power bomb off the steps that lands Kincaid on the apron. Williams with a near fall on Kincaid. Jaka with an exploder to Kincaid for a near fall. Jaka with a head butt and Dickinson tags in. Dickinson with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall. Williams sends Kincaid into the turnbuckles.
Williams tags in and he connects with elbows to Kincaid. Williams with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Dickinson with a German suplex to Kincaid for a near fall. Dickinson sets for a Super Splash Mountain but Kincaid counters into a rana. Jaka tags in and then Guevara and Theory hit a double elbow and drop kick. Guevara with a double stomp and Theory with a spinning power bomb for a naer fall. Guevara with a drop kick to Jaka to send him to the floor. Guevara goes up top but Williams stops him. Theory goes for a superplex but Williams leaps off the turnbuckles and then he applies a cross face.
Williams goes to the floor when Kincaid moves. Guevara drop kicks Dickinson and Guevara off the apron. Guevara goes up top for a shooting star press onto everyone. Austin with an Asai Moonsault. Kincaid hits a flip into a stunner on Dickinson off the apron and then he lands on everyone else. Theory with a forearm. Theory, Kincaid, and Guevara go up top and hit a triple Coast to Coast.
Jaka with a slap and jumping spin kick. Williams takes care of Guevara while Kincaid deals with Williams. Theory with a moonsault on Dickinson for a near fall. Kincaid with a running forearm and European uppercuts to Williams. Williams with a clothesline and brainbuster for a near fall. Williams puts Kincaid on the turnbuckles. Williams goes for a superplex but Kincaid blocks it. Kincaid with a head butt. Guevara stops Jaka in an opposite corner. Kincaid with a double stomp to Williams. Jaka and Williams hit an Electric Chair Choke Slam for the three count.
Winners: Jaka, Chris Dickinson, and Tracy Williams
After the match, Jaka asks about the tag title match. Tracy tells Jaka to focus on this weekend. Fred Yehi says they deserve a title shot so they get it.
Matt Riddle makes his way to the ring. He tells Fred to let's do it bro.
Match Number Six: Catch Point Implodes Challenge Match: Fred Yehi versus Matt Riddle
They lock up and Riddle with a waist lock and take down. Yehi with a waist lock and take down. Yehi with a wrist lock and take down. Yehi gets a near fall. Yehi with a front face lock and rollup but Riddle with a key lock. Riddle continues to work on the arm. Riddle goes for the ankle but Yehi gets to the ropes. Riddle wtih a waist lock but Yehi with a wrist lock. Yehi stretches Riddle on his back. Riddle with a body scissors but Yehi gets a rollup.
They lock up and Yehi with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Yehi stomps on the hand and he works on the ankle. Yehi stomps on the ankle. Riddle with kicks but Yehi blocks a kick and he stomps on the feet and kicks out Riddle's legs and hits a drop kick. Yehi kicks Riddle and hits a suplex for a near fall. Yehi chops Riddle in the corner. Yehi with back breaker for a near fall. Yehi with a stump puller.
Yehi gets a near fall as he continues to work over Riddle. Yehi gets a near fall. Riddle with a kick and a package brainbuster for a near fall. Riddle with a splash into the corner and he hits a suplex. Riddle with a back senton for a near fall. Riddle with a side salto and then he picks up Yehi for another one and holds on. Riddle goes for another and turns it into a Doctor Bomb. Riddle gets a near fall. Yehi stomps on the leg.
Yehi stomps on the hand. Riddle with a Bro To Sleep into a German suplex for a near fall. Yehi with kicks to the chest as he gets his 10,000 steps for the day. Yehi says there is Big Trouble and he hits a rolling elbow followed by a power bomb for a near fall. Yehi kicks Riddle and both men are down. Riddle sends Yehi to teh apron and Yehi with a drop kick. Yehi with a German suplex followed by a second one. Yehi wtih a cover for a near fall.
Yehi goes for a tombstone but Riddle reverses and hits a tombstone but Yehi kicks out at one. Riddle with another tombstone and Yehi kicks out. Yehi escapes the Bromission and applies the Koji Clutch. Riddle passes out and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Fred Yehi
Match Number Seven: Anything Goes Match: Darby Allin versus Ethan Page (with the Gatekeepers)
Page misses with chair shots and Allin with a springboard back elbow into the chair. Allin with a drop kick to The Gatekeepers to knock them off the apron. Page hits Allin a few times with the chair. The Gatekeepers tell people on one side to move and Page press slams Allin into the chairs that were once occupied by people. Page kicks Allin in the head. Page sends Allin into the wall. Page gets a ladder and runs it into Allin's head.
Page puts a chair around Allin's head and sends him into the guardrails. They return to the ring. Page drops the ladder onto Allin and then the Gatekeepers set up two tables out side the ring. Allin with a drop kick and a second one. Allin with a springboard cross body. Allin throws the ladder on Page. The ladder is opened up on its side and Page with a cross arm driver. Page sets up a chair in the ring but Allin leaps off the chair and hits a rana that sends Page onto the chair.
Allin goes up top and Page throws a chair at him. Page goes under the ring and he gets a table. Page sets up a table in the corner. Page misses and he Kurt Angle's himself. Allin kicks Page to the table but the table does not break. Page with a bicycle kick. Page goes for the slingshot cutter but Allin sends him into the chair. Allin with a cross body through the table in the ring for a near fall. Allin sets up the ladder in the corner.
Allin climbs the ladder and the Gatekeepers try to stop him but Page punches Allin in the groinal area. Page press slams Allin off the top turnbuckles through the two tables on the floor. Page sets up chairs in the ring and he sets for a package piledriver through the chairs and he hits it. Page can only get a near fall. Page sets up a table and he tells the Gatekeepers to help.
Priscilla Kelly comes into the ring and so does Austin Theory. Austin with a rolling double drop kick and then he hits a cutter on the other Gatekeeper. Theory with a swanton onto everyone.
They fight into the crowd and then return to the ring and Allin hits Page with the trash can. Allin spits in Page's face and then he climbs the ladder and hits a frog splash through the table for the three count.
Winner: Darby Allin
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