WWE EVOLVE Results 4/30/25

WWE EVOLVE Results 4/30/25
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida

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Commentators: (Peter Rosenberg & Robert Stone)

Ring Announcer: Blake Howard

Transcription by Josh Lopez

Kylie Rae Promo

So, I’m gonna be honest, this is a little hard for me to talk about, but I just want everyone to know what’s really going on here. You see that Teddy Bear that Wendy Choo gave Zara Zakher last week? That’s actually my son’s Teddy Bear. Yeah. And it’s been missing for weeks, and I have no idea how you got it. And maybe I’m a little sleeper deprived when I say this, because, you know, he’s been up crying every single night. But let me be very clear when I say this, Wendy Choo. This has gone way too far, and this ends tonight.

First Match: Zayda Steel w/Bryce Donovan vs. Layla Diggs w/Aria Bennett 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Steel applies a waist lock takedown. Diggs sweeps out the legs of Steel. Diggs applies a front face lock. Steel with a wrist lock takedown. Steel applies an arm-bar. Diggs with a wrist lock takedown. Diggs with three arm-drags. Diggs with a Handstand Shoulder Block. Steel kicks Diggs in the gut. Diggs showcases her agility. Diggs with a shoulder block from the ring apron. Diggs slips over Steel’s back. Diggs ducks a clothesline from Steel. Diggs Powerslams Steel. Diggs with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Steel clings onto the top rope. Steel kicks Diggs in the face. Diggs blocks a boot from Steel. Diggs rocks Steel with a forearm smash. Diggs with an arm-ringer. Diggs applies an arm-bar.

Steel drives Diggs face first into the top rope. Steel repeatedly stomps on Diggs chest. Steel with a Big Boot. Steel drops Diggs with The CodeBreaker in the ropes for a two count. Steel applies a front face lock. Steel sends Diggs to the corner. Steel with a Running High Knee Strike. Steel slaps Diggs in the face. Diggs with a double leg takedown. Diggs transitions into a ground and pound attack. Steel with a drop toe hold into the middle turnbuckle pad. Steel with a Double Foot Stomp for a two count. Steel applies the sitting abdominal stretch. Diggs with a Hip Toss. Diggs slaps Steel in the ribs. Diggs with heavy bodyshots. Diggs with Two Leg Lariats. Diggs follows that with The Butterfly Suplex for a two count. Steel avoids The Handstand Shoulder Block. Diggs decks Steel with a back elbow smash. Diggs dives over Steel. Steel connects with The ZDT to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zayda Steel via Pinfall 

Second Match: Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe vs. Aaron Rourke & Freedom Ramsey 

Tyriek Igwe and Aaron Rourke will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Igwe applies a side headlock. Rourke is playing mind games with Igwe. Igwe grabs a side headlock. Rourke whips Igwe across the ring. Igwe drops Rourke with a shoulder tackle. Rourke drops down on the canvas. Igwe catches Rourke in mid-air. Rourke fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Rourke slaps Igwe in the ass. Rourke tags in Ramsey. Igwe goes after Rourke. Ramsey with a waist lock go-behind. Igwe sends Ramsey across the ring. Igwe bodyslams Ramsey. Igwe tags in Dupont. Ramsey with a drop toe hold. Ramsey applies a front face lock. Rourke tags himself in. Double Irish Whip. Double Dropkick. Dupont tags in Igwe. Rourke ducks a clothesline from Igwe. Rourke applies a wrist lock. Igwe sends Rourke to the corner. Rourke dives over Igwe.

Rourke with a Corner Dropkick. Rourke with a Handstand Double Chop. Igwe answers with forearm shivers. Igwe with The Shoulder Breaker. Igwe sends Rourke to the corner. Igwe with a running back elbow smash. Igwe tags in Dupont. Dupont with a leaping corner clothesline. Rourke avoids the foot stomp. Rourke rolls Dupont over for a two count. Dupont kicks Rourke in the gut. Dupont takes a swipe at Ramsey. Rourke with heavy bodyshots. Dupont drives his knee into the midsection of Rourke. Dupont levels Rourke with The Body Avalanche. Rourke with a Rebound Enzuigiri. Rourke crawls under Dupont’s legs. Dupont stops Rourke in his tracks. Rourke with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Igwe and Ramsey are tagged in. Ramsey clotheslines Igwe. Ramsey with a Rising Knee Strike. Ramsey sends Igwe across the ring. Ramsey with The Inverted Atomic Drop. Ramsey with a running single leg dropkick. Ramsey follows that with The Freedom Buster to Dupont. Igwe blocks The Freedom Buster. Ramsey kicks Igwe in the face. Igwe punches Ramsey in mid-air. Igwe tags in Dupont. Dupont blasts Rourke off the ring apron. TNT connects with The Heart Stopper to pickup the victory.

Winner: Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe via Pinfall 

– Next week on EVOLVE, we’ll have a major announcement from EVOLVE’s Prime Minister, Stevie Turner.

Third Match: Kylie Rae vs. Wendy Choo 

Choo with a waist lock takedown. Choo grapples around Rae. Choo applies a side headlock. Choo with a side headlock takeover. Wrist Lock Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Rae with the backslide cover for a one count. Choo regains the leverage advantage. Choo with a snap mare takeover. Choo goes for a Neck Crank, but Rae rolls her over for a one count. Choo with a running haymaker. Choo slams Rae’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Choo with a chop/forearm combination. Following a snap mare takeover, Choo cranks on Rae’s neck. Rae clings onto the top rope. Rae with a straight right hand. Rae applies a side headlock. Choo whips Rae across the ring. Rae drops Choo with a shoulder tackle. Choo drops down on the canvas. Rae ducks a clothesline from Choo. Standing Switch Exchange. Rae blocks The O’Connor Roll.

Choo is playing mind games with Rae. Choo blocks The SuperKick. Rae with another right hand. Choo reverses out of the irish whip from Rae. Rae dives over Choo. Rae ducks a clothesline from Choo. Rae delivers The Sky Day Special. Rae takes a glance at her son’s Teddy Bear. Choo drives Rae shoulder first into the steel ring post. Choo has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Choo applies a Headscissors Neck Lock. Rae kicks Choo in the face. Rae fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Choo HeadButts Rae. Rae with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Forearm Exchange. Choo kicks Rae in the gut. Forearm/Palm Strike Exchange. Rae whips Choo across the ring. Rae drops Choo with a shoulder tackle. Rae clotheslines Choo.

Rae with a Running European Uppercut. Rae with The Missile Dropkick. Rae follows that with The La Mistica. Rae applies The CrossFace. Choo rolls Rae over for a two count. Rae SuperKicks Choo. Choo regroups on the outside. Rae rolls Choo back into the ring. Rae ascends to the top turnbuckle. Choo with a running palm strike. Choo with The Avalanche Northern Lights Suplex. Choo drills Rae with The BrainBuster for a two count. Choo grabs the Teddy Bear. Rae begs for mercy. Choo rips the Teddy Bear in half. Rae is pissed. Rae with forearm shivers. Rae with The Lou Thez Press. Rae transitions into a ground and pound attack. Rae drops Choo with The Rolling Elbow. Rae is distraught over the broken Teddy Bear. Choo makes Rae pass out to The Dirt Nap. After the match, Choo uses a sharpie to draw an upside-down smile on Rae’s face.

Winner: Wendy Choo via Referee Stoppage 

Kali Armstrong Interview 

Chuey Martinez: Kali Armstrong. How you doing?

Kali Armstrong: I’m doing good. How about you?

Chuey Martinez: Congratulations.

Kali Armstrong: Thank you.

Chuey Martinez: Did you call it?

Kali Armstrong: I called it.

Chuey Martinez: I’m hearing a possible championship because of this?

Kali Armstrong: Chuey, man, that’s exciting. That’s why we’re here on EVOLVE, for championships, for bragging rights. I don’t want nobody to be able to talk to me about nothing once I get that title, and best believe it’s coming home with Kali Armstrong. When I started to hear rumors about this EVOLVE Title, I moved all my other trophies aside. That’s the past. This is the present. And that championship that I’m about to win is the future.

Chuey Martinez: This new chapter, this EVOLVE chapter, what does that look like for you and the WWE?

Kali Armstrong: I think the name EVOLVE is perfect, because that’s what I see myself doing, Evolving. And it’s getting scary to be honest, because the longer I’m here, the more matches I get, the more opportunities, like, these girls in the locker room better look out.

Chuey Martinez: And what would it mean to you to be the first EVOLVE Women’s Champion?

Kali Armstrong: Being the first is one thing, right? But you’re also the best. I wanna hold that title, so I could be the example, sowing that it don’t matter where you from, no matter where you grew up. I grew up in the streets of Inglewood, California, and now I’m here holding an EVOLVE Championship Belt. It shows promise, it shows purpose, it gives motivation. And I’m here to show y’all that it’s possible.

Chuey Martinez: The kids and the people who are watching this might be from situations like how we came up in, what’s your advice to them?

Kali Armstrong: My advice to all the kids out there is to dream big, think crazy. Have somebody tell you that don’t make sense. Good. And then go do it, because anything is possible, and I’m living proof of that. And I’m here every single day to go hard. So, they better hope somebody put out this fire, because I promise you, once this fire keep going, I’m burning this whole place down.

Chuey Martinez: We’re all proud of you. Thank you. Kali Armstrong, Chuey Martinez, EVOLVE.

– Haze Jameson is chilling in the VIP Section.

Fourth Match: Keanu Carver & Harlem Lewis vs. Swipe Right w/The Vanity Project 

Harlem Lewis and Brad Baylor will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lewis outpowers Baylor. Carver and Smokes are tagged in. Strong lockup. Carver drives Smokes face first into the canvas. Smokes tags in Baylor. Lewis tags himself in. Baylor kicks Lewis in the gut. Baylor with clubbing blows to Lewis back. Baylor with forearm shivers. Lewis drops Baylor with a shoulder tackles. Lewis talks smack to Carver. Lewis tags in Carver. Baylor with rapid fire haymakers. Baylor applies a side headlock. Carver whips Baylor across the ring. Carver drops Baylor with a shoulder tackle. Carver tags in Lewis. Lewis bodyslams Baylor. Carver once again tags himself in. Carver with a running back elbow smash. Carver with a gut punch. Lewis with a chop tag. Baylor tags in Smokes. Stereo Shoulder Tackles. Carver dumps Baylor out of the ring.

Lewis sends Smokes chest first into the canvas. Carver with The World’s Strongest Slam into the ring apron. Smokes uses Baylor for leverage. Lewis clotheslines Baylor over the top rope. Smokes kicks Lewis in the face. Smoke sends Lewis shoulder first into the steel ring post. Baylor with a Running Knee Strike behind the referee’s back. Smokes with a Running Enzuigiri for a one count. Smokes is raining down haymakers. Smokes tags in Baylor. Baylor transitions into a ground and pound attack. Baylor tags in Smokes. Swipe Right gangs up on Lewis. Smokes hammers down on the back of Lewis neck. Smokes tags in Baylor.

Smokes kicks Lewis in the gut. Swipe Right plays to the crowd. Lewis with The Double Vertical Suplex. Lewis tags in Carver. Carver with a double clothesline. Carver with a BackBreaker to Baylor. Carver follows that with a running back elbow smash. Carver sends Baylor back first into the turnbuckles. Carver with The Pop Up Fallaway Slam. Smokes grabs Carver from behind. Carver rocks Smokes with a draping forearm smash. Carver is fired up. Carver delivers The Double Pounce. Lewis tags himself in. Carver Powerslams Smokes. Lewis connects with The Boom Slang to pickup the victory. After the match, Carver starts bickering with Lewis. Gallus approaches Stevie Turner in the backstage area. They want to pick a fight with Lewis and Carver as the show goes off the air.

Winner: Keanu Carver & Harlem Lewis via Pinfall 

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