WWE has officially purchased EVOLVE Wrestling, PWInsider reports. The deal was recently finalized after several months of negotiations. WWE now has the complete right to use the EVOLVE brand name and produce EVOLVE events. WWE has also acquired the EVOLVE video library. EVOLVE had been going through some financial issues and the COVID-19 pandemic made it worse. The cancellation… Read More WWE Purchases EVOLVE Wrestling
Matt Sydal reportedly left during his match against Leon Ruff tonight at Evolve 139 because of an undisclosed injury. According to Evolve founder Gabe Sapolsky, Sydal was receiving treatment after he left his match minutes in. Sapolsky tweeted, “Matt Sydal is receiving treatment in back. He will be ok.” One user tweeted that Leon Ruff hit Sydal… Read More Matt Sydal Abruptly Leaves Match After Suffering Injury At Evolve 139
WWE announced yesterday that the WWE Network will stream EVOLVE’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. It will air as the EVOLVE 131 event, on Saturday, July 13 from the former ECW Arena, the 2300 Arena, in Philadelphia, PA. . The special will feature WWE NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Akira Tozawa with the title on the line, Matt Riddle vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak… Read More Kenny Omega Strongly Criticizes WWE For Streaming Evolve Show Opposite AEW Fight For The Fallen
EVOLVE has announced that WWE NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream will face Orange Cassidy in a non-title match at EVOLVE 123 on March 15 in Melrose, MA. NXT’s The Street Profits will also be in action that night, defending their EVOLVE Tag Team Titles against The Unwanted. It was also announced that Dream and The Street Profits… Read More WWE Announces EVOLVE 123 & 124 Cards
Gabe Sapolksy announced on his Twitter account that ACH has signed with Evolve. ACH had parted ways with Ring of Honor in 2016 and has been advertised for multiple Evolve shows, as you can see below. https://twitter.com/BookItGabe/status/815614073069072384 Source: WrestlingINC
There’s been a lot of speculation on when Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) may make his WWE return, if that is still the plan. Talk among fans heated up today when WWN Live announced Hero for their EVOLVE events on Friday, January 27th and Saturday, January 28th in San Antonio, Texas during WWE’s Royal Rumble weekend.… Read More Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) In Town For WWE Royal Rumble Weekend
Source: WrestlingINC As noted, Joey Styles was fired by EVOLVE this weekend after making an inappropriate joke while doing commentary on iPPV. EVOLVE’s Gabe Sapolsky noted on Twitter that there was a mandate not to get political on the show and Styles’ joke was related to President-elect Donald Trump. Styles issued the following open letter… Read More Joey Styles Issues Open Letter On Controversial EVOLVE Departure This Weekend
The mouth of Joey Styles has once again got him fired from a wrestling company … this time he was released by EVOLVE over a tasteless Trump-related joke he made about a female ring announcer. It all went down during EVOLVE 72 when Styles made a comment about announcer Joanna Rose who was in the ring… Read More Joey Styles Fired From EVOLVE Over Tasteless Trump-Related Joke During FloSlam Stream
Independent promotions are hotter than ever this year, and WWNLive is looking to capitalize on that by making a deal with a new subscription service who’s looking to change the game. FloSports announced their partnership with WWNLive on its website Monday, noting that the five-year agreement will make FloSlam.tv the new home for all WWNLive properties — including EVOLVE, SHINE, and Full Impact Pro.… Read More WWNLive Partnership Announced With New Streaming Site
Source: WrestlingINC As noted, former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes will be wrestling Kurt Angle on Saturday, August 27th at Northeast Wrestling’s “Wrestling Under the Stars” event in Wappingers Falls, NY. Cody will actually make his NEW debut the night before, August 26th, in Pittsfield, MA. His opponent will be “The Miracle” Mike Bennett, who was… Read More Cody Rhodes To Wrestle TNA Star, More On Him At EVOLVE 66
