WWE EVOLVE Results 4/23/25
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida
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Commentators: (Peter Rosenberg & Robert Stone)
Ring Announcer: Blake Howard
Transcription by Josh Lopez
Stevie Turner & The Vanity Project SegmentÂ
Stevie Turner:Â Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited for the night we have ahead. And to make things more exciting, I am on the verge of finalizing a huge announcement, tonight.
Brad Baylor: Please, please, please just do me a favor. Take a good long look at the five future superstars in this ring right now. Look who’s right next to me. Right next to me, you got “The Real Deal” Zayda Steel. You know what, that’s quite ironic, considering all of your girlfriend’s swiped right on us. Look at Zayda, guys, look at Zayda. But that thought going through your heads right now, the answer’s no, you cannot have her. My boy, Jackson Drake aka The Carolina Reaper, Heartbreak Drake. Oh, but just for the record, just for the record, if you go to any frat party in North Carolina, kids known as the wild card.
Did you really think I forgot every lady’s dream team? Ricky and I, Swipe Right. Oh, okay, you guys have an issue with that. You got a problem. You got an issue with that? That’s fine. That’s honestly cool, because I got my big man, Bryce Donovan, my heavy, standing right here behind me. Please, please, please believe me when I tell you, no one in EVOLVE wants to mess with Bryce. No one, no one does. Commentary, all the social media here, they wanna call us The Vanity Project. Perfect, perfect, I’ll take it, because quite frankly, that’s exactly what we are. You guys can go on and on, say Swipe Left, do whatever you want, but all I ask you guys, and I really meant it, please just remember this moment. Remember it while we’re here, because The Vanity Project will takeover EVOLVE.
Stevie Turner: Woah, woah, woah. This Vanity Project doesn’t call the shots around here, I am the law. I am the Prime Minister of EVOLVE, if you will. So, Jackson Drake, seeing as you’re already out here, how about you have your match right now against Sean Legacy?
– Drako Knox is in the VIP Section.
First Match: Jackson Drake w/The Vanity Project vs. Sean LegacyÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Legacy applies a wrist lock. Legacy with clubbing shoulder blocks. Drake reverses out of the irish whip from Legacy. Legacy runs around Drake. Drake dropkicks the left knee of Legacy. Legacy dropkicks Drake. Drake regroups in the corner. Drake with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Drake ducks a clothesline from Legacy. Drake Powerslams Legacy for a two count. Drake applies a wrist lock. Drake goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Legacy lands back on his feet. Legacy kicks Drake in the back. Legacy with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Legacy kicks Drake off the ring apron. Legacy lands The SomerSault Plancha. Legacy rolls Drake back into the ring. Drake uses Zayda Steel for leverage. Swipe Right attacks Legacy behind the referee’s back. The referee has ejected The Vanity Project from the ringside area.
Drake regains control of the match during the commercial break. Drake applies the cravate. Legacy with forearm shivers. Legacy with a knife edge chop. Drake kicks Legacy in the gut. Legacy with another round of forearm shivers. Drake answers with a Roundhouse Kick. Legacy decks Drake with a back elbow smash. Legacy turns a MoonSault into a Lifting Reverse DDT. Legacy with two forearm smashes. Drake reverses out of the irish whip from Legacy. Legacy scores two forearm knockdowns. Legacy with a Spinning Back Kick. Legacy kicks Drake in the chest. Legacy kicks Drake in the face. Legacy with a Release German Suplex. Legacy with a Springboard Missile Dropkick for a two count. Drake denies The Shambles. Drake hammers down on the back of Legacy’s neck. Drake holds onto the top rope.
Drake ducks a punch from Legacy. Drake slams Legacy’s head on the top rope. Drake with The Apron Enzuigiri. Drake hits The Lethal Injection for a two count. Drake pulls down his knee pads. Legacy avoids The Punt. Drake with The Superman Punch. Legacy HeadButts Drake. Drake with an Inside Out Lariat. Rockers Punches. Legacy with forearm shivers. Legacy with a back elbow smash. Legacy avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Drake with a Hurricanrana. Drake delivers The Other Line. Legacy wisely exits the ring. Legacy with The Standing Spanish Fly for a two count. Drake avoids The Springboard 450 Splash. Drake rolls under a clothesline from Legacy. Drake delivers his combination offense. Drake avoids The Running Enzuigiri. Drake drills Legacy with The Reverse Hurricanrana for a two count. Drake with a thumb to the eye of Legacy. The referee admonishes Drake. Legacy kicks Drake in the face. Legacy SuperKicks Drake. Drake kicks Legacy in the chest. Drake goes for The Lethal Injection, but Legacy counters with The Shambles to pickup the victory.
Winner: Sean Legacy via PinfallÂ
Kylie Rae Promo
Hi, Wendy Choo. Okay, I just wanted to let you know, Wendy, that I am no stranger to darkness, okay? I’ve had to overcome every obstacle that life has thrown my way in and out of the ring. Now, I will admit that the darkness that I felt under your blanket was a little different. Different, okay? And I don’t know who you are or what happened to you, but Wendy, I will not let that darkness consume me, okay? I know I can overcome you, and I am not afraid to face you again. Actually, how about next week?
Keanu Carver & Harlem Lewis Segment
Harlem Lewis: Let’s be real. You and I both know that this tournament is coming down to us, and I promise you, I’m not losing. I’m gonna be the first person to leave that building with the EVOLVE Championship around my waist.
Keanu Carver: It sounds good, but it’s all empty promises. I beat the breaks off Luca. I smashed Trill, and I punished that boy, Gal.
Harlem Lewis: You beat Trill. Guess what? I beat Trill. You beat Luca. I beat Joe Coffey. But you know what you haven’t done? You haven’t beat me.
Keanu Carver: So, it sounds like you the only person standing in my way.
Harlem Lewis: I guess so.
Stevie Turner: Boys, boys, you wanna go at it, take shots at each other, overlook the rest of the field, that’s fine. But I’m putting you and you in a match together next week, as a tag team. It’ll be Keanu Carver, Harlem Lewis taking on Swipe Right.
Keanu Carver: I hope you know you just signed them boys death warrant. And if you get in my way, you’re gonna be next.
Second Match: Aria Bennett w/Layla Diggs vs. Zara ZakherÂ
Nice display of sportsmanship after the bell rings. Zakher ducks a clothesline from Bennett. Rollup Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Bennett shakes Zakher’s hand. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Bennett applies an arm-bar. Zakher whips Bennett across the ring. Bennet flips over Zakher. Bennett with two deep arm-drags. Bennett applies another arm-bar. Bennett with a wrist lock takeover. Bennett with a double wrist lock takedown for a two count. Bennett keeps control of the left arm of Zakher. Bennett reverses out of the irish whip from Zakher. Zakher ducks a clothesline from Bennett. Zakher with Two Headscissor Takeovers.
Bennett puts Zakher on the top turnbuckle. Zakher kicks Bennett in the face. Zakher with The Flying Crossbody Block. Zakher applies a front face lock. Bennett reverses out of the irish whip from Zakher. Bennett with forearm shivers. Bennett with The Top Rope Hurricanrana for a two count. Bennett follows that with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Bennett with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Zakher flips over a clothesline from Bennett. Zakher connects with The Control Z to pickup the victory. After the match, Chuey Martinez had a post match interview with Zakher. Zakher always feels like an underdog. The lights go out in the building. That’s a stuffed toy on the ring apron. It’s a gift from Wendy Choo. Wendy accepts Kylie’s challenge for a rematch.
Winner: Zara Zakher via PinfallÂ
– The Vanity Project is chilling in The VIP Section.
Third Match: Carlee Bright w/Kendal Grey vs. KalyxÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kalyx drives her knee into the midsection of Bright. Kalyx with a knee smash. Kalyx whips Bright across the ring. Bright ducks a clothesline from Kalyx. Bright dropkicks Kalyx. Kalyx blocks The O’Connor Roll. Kalyx scores the elbow knockdown. Kalyx talks smack to Grey. Kalyx stomps on the left hand of Bright. Kalyx kicks Bright in the face. Kalyx tugs on Bright’s hair. Kalyx whips Bright across the ring.
Bright kicks Kalyx in the chest. Kalyx clotheslines Bright. Kalyx with two running back elbow smashes. Kalyx tees off on Bright in the corner. Grey is trying to give Bright some encouragement. Bright with three up kicks. Kalyx pulls Bright off the ropes. Bright with forearm shivers. Kalyx shoves Bright. Bright ducks a clothesline from Kalyx. Bright applies The Octopus Stretch. Kalyx with The Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker. Kalyx puts Bright on her shoulders. Bright rolls Kalyx over to pickup the victory.
Winner: Carlee Bright via PinfallÂ
– Chuey Martinez continues to bicker with The Vanity Project.
Fourth Match: Timothy Thatcher vs. Bryce DonovanÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Thatcher grabs the left arm of Donovan. Donovan with a waist lock go-behind. Thatcher applies a double wrist lock. Donovan backs Thatcher into the turnbuckles. Donovan decks Thatcher with a back elbow smash. Donovan applies a side headlock. Thatcher with heavy bodyshots. Thatcher uppercuts Donovan. Donovan answers with a forearm smash. Donovan punches Thatcher in the back. Thatcher with a gut punch. Thatcher with another uppercut. Thatcher follows that with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex. Donovan regroups on the outside. Thatcher has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Donovan with two upkicks. Thatcher applies the single leg crab. Thatcher drives his knee into Donovan’s ribs. Thatcher grapevines the legs of Donovan. Thatcher fish hooks Donovan. Thatcher applies The Bow & Arrow Stretch.
Donovan is raining down haymakers for a two count. Donovan applies a front face lock. Thatcher with a gut punch. Thatcher uppercuts Donovan. Donovan blocks The Butterfly Suplex. Donovan with a straight right hand. Donovan with an Inside Out Lariat for a two count. Donovan follows that with clubbing blows to Thatcher’s back. Donovan bodyslams Thatcher for a two count. Thatcher is displaying his fighting spirit. Donovan drops his elbow on the left knee of Thatcher for a two count. Donovan applies a rear chin lock. Thatcher with heavy bodyshots. Donovan rocks Thatcher with a forearm smash. Donovan scores the elbow knockdown for a two count. Uppercut/Forearm Exchange. Thatcher spills to the floor.
Donovan drives Thatcher shoulder first into the steel ring post. Thatcher regroups on the outside. Donovan pulls Thatcher up to the ring apron. Thatcher blocks The Hard Way Suplex. Thatcher HeadButts Donovan. Donovan with The Vertical Suplex for a two count. Thatcher with a gut punch. Thatcher goes for The Butterfly Suplex, but Donovan counters with a Back Body Drop. Donovan with a Knee Drop for a two count. Donovan bodyslams Thatcher. Thatcher avoids The Elbow Drop. Thatcher side steps Donovan into the turnbuckles. Thatcher headbutts the left shoulder of Donovan. Thatcher blocks The Chokeslam. Thatcher with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Thatcher slaps Donovan in the face. Thatcher hits The Butterfly Suplex. Swipe Right runs interference. Donovan connects with The Black Hole Slam to pickup the victory. After the match, Vanity Project stands tall over Thatcher. Harlem Lewis & Keanu Carver tells Stevie Turner that they’ll take care of Swipe Right next week.
Winner: Bryce Donovan via PinfallÂ
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