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Welcome to the WWE EVOLVE TV report.
Kendal Grey is backstage with Wren Sinclair discussing the grind of bouncing between NXT and Evolve. With a title defense ahead of her, they agree Kendal should get a quick warm-up in before the match.
Swipe Right (with Jackson Drake) vs. Mike Cunningham & Eli Knight
Cunningham starts against Smokes. Smokes quickly takes control and brings in Baylor, who targets Cunningham’s arm. Cunningham briefly turns the tide, but Smokes regains control until Cunningham counters into a side headlock and lands a shoulder tackle, hiptoss, and dropkick. Tate Wilder is shown watching from the VIP Lounge. Baylor charges in and gets dumped to the floor. Knight tags in with a top-rope stomp to the arm, followed by another to the back. Cunningham adds a neckbreaker, and Knight hits a splash for two. Baylor answers with a forearm and stiff chops in the corner. Knight fires back before tagging Cunningham, who eats another chop but responds with a dropkick. As Cunningham climbs up top, Baylor shoves him off while Jackson Drake distracts the referee. Baylor hits a bottom-rope splash for two. Tate Wilder remains unimpressed in VIP. Swipe Right applies an abdominal stretch with classic apron-assisted cheating. Cunningham escapes a double-team attempt and tags Knight, who clears house with a top-rope dropkick and a Tornado DDT. Knight goes up again, but Smokes rolls clear and counters with a corner dropkick. The Hart Attack Dropkick gets two. Frustration builds for Swipe Right as the pace escalates. A flying knee and German suplex from Knight, plus a face-plant assist from Cunningham, nearly finish Smokes. The match devolves into rapid-fire exchanges. Super Swipe is interrupted by Cunningham for a strong near fall. Haymakers, chops, and uppercuts fly. Knight escapes a superplex attempt and chaos ensues with everyone in the ring. A creative sequence sees Cunningham lift Smokes while Knight springboards off him into a moonsault on Baylor for two. The crowd chants “This is awesome.” Cunningham hits a top-rope elbow; Baylor responds with a backbreaker. Knight wipes everyone out with a no-hands dive. Baylor fires back with a running uppercut. Finally, Swipe Right connects with their finish, capped by Smokes’ top-rope double stomp for the pin.
Your winners, Swipe Right!
Jackson Drake cuts a promo boasting about The VP’s recent run. He agrees to grant Cappuccino Jones a title shot at Succession II in three weeks. Harlem Lewis objects, claiming he’s next in line, but Brooks Jensen attacks Lewis. The likely direction appears to be Jensen vs. Lewis, keeping Jones vs. Drake intact for the championship.
Arianna Grace and Nikkita Lyons continue their strained “friendship” with Masyn and Layla, who want to swap lockers for better accommodations. Big Cat calls out the absurdity. It’s revealed the “psychic” was fake, Masyn’s neighbor, setting up a tag match for next week.
Team PC trains together and proposes a new strategy: a 10-Man Tag, issuing a challenge to Team ID.
Aaron Rourke vs. It’s Gal
Rourke starts aggressively, landing shoulder tackles and a dropkick. He stomps Gal in the corner and follows with a suicide dive. After some playful taunting, Gal turns things around by targeting the throat on the top rope and hitting a Flex-Line. Gal pauses repeatedly to pose, drawing heat. Gal cuts off Rourke’s comeback with a running boot for two. Rourke attempts a sunset flip, but Gal blocks while posing. Eventually, Rourke regains momentum with corner head scissors and a hip attack. Gal counters midair with a modified gutbuster and Snake Eyes variation. Rourke escapes a top-rope attempt with a sunset bomb and finishes with Over The Rainbow.
Your winner, Aaron Rourke!
A video package on Tyra Mae Steele’s Olympic gold medal win in Tokyo.
Wendy Choo approaches Kali Armstrong and get punched.
WWE EVOLVE Women’s Champion Kendal Grey vs. Karmen Petrovic
Technical grappling and leg sweeps leading to early stalemates. Kendal controls the arm until Karmen breaks free with a kick and elbow in the corner. A neck snap earns two. Grey escapes with a kip-up and transitions into a standing armbar. She increases the pace with a leg trip and shotgun dropkick before Karmen regains control with kick-heavy offense and a face-plant. They collide mid-ring and trade strikes. Karmen secures a sharpshooter and drags Kendal back to center after a rope break tease. Kendal finally reaches the ropes. A counter into an armbar forces Karmen to use her weight for a two-count escape. Grey hits a Batista Bomb for two. Karmen answers with a superkick and Tornado DDT for a near fall. Another sharpshooter attempt is kicked away. Karmen lands a kick from the apron and climbs up, but Grey runs the ropes into a belly-to-belly superplex. Shades of Grey for the win!
Your winner and still Champion, Kendal Grey!
PJ Vasa comes out, so she's apparently the next challenger for Grey.
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