WWE EVOLVE Results 5/21/25

WWE EVOLVE Results 5/21/25
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida

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Commentators: (Peter Rosenberg & Robert Stone)

Ring Announcer: Blake Howard

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Zayda Steel w/The Vanity Project vs. Kylie Rae vs. Aria Bennett vs. Chantel Monroe In A Last Chance Qualifying Match 

Rockers Punches. Bennett skins the cat. Bennett with a shoulder block from the ring apron. Bennett with a Slingshot Sunset Flip for a one count. Rae is throwing haymakers at Monroe. Monroe rocks Rae with a forearm smash. Monroe with clubbing shoulder blocks. Bennet dumps Steel out of the ring. Rae launches Monroe over the top rope. Monroe tugs on Rae’s hair. Rae with a big forearm smash. Bennet ducks a clothesline from Rae. Bennett showcases her agility. Bennett with a deep arm-drag. Bennett applies an arm-bar. Rae whips Bennett across the ring. Rae drops down on the canvas. Rae leapfrogs over Bennett. Monroe pulls Bennett out of the ring. Steel rolls Rae over for a two count. Steel kicks Rae in the gut. Steel punches Rae in the back. Monroe with The Flying Crossbody Block for a two count. Bennett responds with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Bennett dropkicks Rae.

Bennett with a forearm smash to Steel. Bennett sends Rae to the corner. Bennett whips Steel into Rae. Bennett with a Running Leg Lariat. Bennett with two snap mare takeovers. Bennett follows that with a Double Basement Dropkick. Monroe drops Bennett with The CodeBreaker. Monroe Powerslams Rae for a two count. Steel with clubbing blows to Monroe’s back. Steel slams Monroe’s head on two turnbuckle pads. Steel repeatedly stomps on Monroe’s chest. Steel hits The Tornado DDT. Steel sends Rae to the ring apron. Steel with The Draping CodeBreaker for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Steel sends Rae to the corner. Rae avoids The Rising Knee Strike. Rae with a Running Uppercut. Rae with a Running Cannonball Strike.

The referee gets distracted by Bryce Donovan. The Vanity Project has been ejected from the ringside area. Rae with a straight hand. Haymaker Exchange. Monroe drops Rae with a shoulder tackle. Monroe with a drop toe hold into Rae. Monroe with The Running Shooting Star Press for a two count. Bennett slams Monroe’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Bennett dropkicks Rae into the turnbuckles. Bennett with another big forearm smash. Bennett with a Running Bulldog/Clothesline Combination. Bennett goes for a Flying Splash, but Monroe ducks out of the way. Rae drives Bennett face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Rae with The SpineBuster. Steel dumps Rae out of the ring. Steel tries to steal the victory, but Rae gets in the way. That leads us to a big shoving contest. Bennett with The Flying Crossbody Block to the outside. Bennett rolls Rae back into the ring. Short-Arm Reversal by Rae. Rae with The Short-Arm Reversal. Rae applies The CrossFace. Bennett rolls Rae over for a two count. Rae connects with The SuperKick to pickup the victory. After the match, Rae says that she’s going to become the first ever EVOLVE Women’s Champion.

Winner: Kylie Rae via Pinfall 

Keanu Carver Promo 

Harlem Lewis, you wanna walk around here acting like you tough, but then you sneak me during our match? We’ve been eyeballing each other for months, but that ends tonight. I hope you took your best shot, because I’m going to punish your ass. I’m not the one to be played with you. Looking at Keanu Carver, the first EVOLVE Champion.

– Chuey Martinez had a backstage interview with Oro Mensah. Ever since Oro got to EVOLVE, he’s been on a roll, and done way more than enough to be in that Fatal Four Way Match for the EVOLVE Men’s Championship. After he gets through Edris Enofe tonight, The Main Man takes off to the Fatal Four Way Title Match. You like it, you lovie it.

Second Match: Oro Mensah vs. Edris Enofe 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Mensah with a waist lock takedown. Standing Switch Exchange. Wrist Lock Exchange. Mensah kicks Enofe in the chest. Mensah with a chop/forearm combination. Enofe drives his knee into the midsection of Mensah. Enofe with a knife edge chop. Enofe whips Mensah across the ring. Mensah with a Headscissors Takeover. Mensah with a Superman Punch for a one count. Enofe reverses out of the irish whip from Mensah. Enofe drops down on the canvas. Enofe dropkicks Mensah. Enofe bodyslams Mensah. Enofe poses for the crowd. Enofe with two clotheslines. Enofe with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Mensah launches Enofe over the top rope. Mensah sweeps out the legs of Enofe. Mensah with The Uranage Slam off the ring apron. Mensah rolls Enofe back into the ring. Mensah goes into the lateral press for a two count. Mensah sends Enofe to the corner. Mensah with a running chop. Enofe kicks the left knee of Mensah. Enofe decks Mensah with a back elbow smash. Mensah punches Enofe in the back. Mensah bodyslams Enofe for a two count. Mensah with a forearm across the face of Enofe for a two count. Mensah with a knee drop. Enofe answers with a gut punch. Enofe sends Mensah to the corner. Mensah with a back elbow smash. Mensah with The Tornado DDT across the top strand.

Mensah with The Flying Sidekick for a two count. Mensah applies a bodyscissors hold. Enofe gets back to a vertical base. Mensah with a vicious back chop. Mensah blocks The SpineBuster. Enofe with a Back Body Drop. Enofe with two diving clotheslines. Enofe follows that with The Reverse SlingBlade. Enofe hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Mensah clings onto the top rope. Mensah with a Spinning Heel Kick. Mensah with The Snap Dragon Suplex for a two count. Mensah goes for a Spinning Heel Kick, but Enofe counters with a Rising Knee Strike. Enofe ascends to the top turnbuckle. Mensah with clubbing blows to Enofe’s back. Enofe stops Mensah in his tracks. Enofe with The Avalanche Lariat. Enofe connects with The Epitome Of Excellence to pickup the victory. After the match, Enofe reflects on his long seven month journey to get back in the ring. Enofe says that it feels great to have his hands raised in victory. Enofe puts Mensah over for his work ethic. The EOE is back. Stevie Turner congratulates Enofe on his victory. Enofe will now be competing in the WWE EVOLVE Championship Fatal Four Way Match in two weeks. The referees come out and tell Stevie that something’s going on in the backstage area. Dani Palmer is viciously laid out on the floor, favoring her knee.

Winner: Edris Enofe via Pinfall 

Harlem Lewis Promo

Hey Keanu, you won’t know anything about me. Ever since I debuted, you’ve been the one standing in my way, and that’s exactly why I left your ass last week. But tonight, you’re gonna find out there’s only room for one alpha male on EVOLVE, and his name is Harlem Lewis.

– The Vanity Project comes out to talk smack to the commentary team. Brad Baylor says that nobody cares about Brinley Reece or Dani Palmer. The only woman anyone cares about in WWE EVOLVE is “The Real Deal” Zayda Steel. Zayda is the only one that deserves to be in the Fatal Four Way next week, and be crowned the first EVOLVE Women’s Champion. The same goes to Jackson Drake, he should be in the Men’s Fatal Four Way Match. Brad is not too worried, because after they’re done putting down Sean Legacy, Stevie Turner will have to fill that spot with none other than The Carolina Reaper, Jackson Drake.

Third Match: Sean Legacy & Timothy Thatcher vs. Swipe Right w/The Vanity Project 

Timothy Thatcher and Brad Baylor will start things off. Baylor sticks and moves. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Thatcher brings Baylor down to the mat. Thatcher works on his joint manipulation game. Thatcher applies an arm-bar. Legacy tags himself in. Legacy with a full arm and dragon twist. Legacy with a shoulder block. Legacy maintains wrist control. Thatcher tags himself in. Thatcher with an arm-ringer. Thatcher uppercuts the left shoulder of Baylor. Thatcher applies a hammerlock. Baylor escapes the crucifix pin attempt. Baylor rocks Thatcher with a forearm smash. Baylor tags in Smokes. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Thatcher with a wrist lock takedown. Thatcher stands on Smoke’s fingers. Thatcher drives his knee into the left elbow of Smokes for a one count. Thatcher applies another arm-bar. Legacy tags himself in. Legacy with an arm-ringer. Legacy with repeated shoulder blocks. Thatcher tags himself in. Thatcher continues to viciously attacks the left shoulder of Smokes. Thatcher applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Thatcher tags in Legacy.

Smokes scrambles to his corner. Smokes tags in Baylor. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Side Headlock Exchange. Legacy with a side headlock takeover. Baylor whips Legacy across the ring. Legacy drops Baylor with a shoulder tackle for a one count. Legacy applies an arm-bar. Legacy tags in Thatcher. Thatcher hammers down on the left shoulder of Baylor. Baylor tugs on Thatcher’s hair. Baylor backs Thatcher into the ropes. Baylor with a gut punch. Baylor tags in Smokes. Baylor with a forearm smash. Smokes kicks Thatcher in the gut. Baylor with The Corner Drop. Smokes with The Big Boot for a two count. Smokes applies a waist lock. Smokes repeatedly drives his knee into Thatcher’s ribs. Smokes transitions into a side headlock. Thatcher with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Baylor has a quick standoff with Legacy. Swipe Right regroups on the outside.

Thatcher and Legacy has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Thatcher uppercuts Smokes. Thatcher tags in Legacy. Legacy with a wrist lock takedown. Legacy dropkicks Smokes. Smokes tags in Baylor. Legacy ducks a clothesline from Baylor. Legacy runs around Byalor. Legacy dropkicks the left knee of Baylor. Legacy with a Double Foot Stomp. Legacy dropkicks Baylor. Following a snap mare takeover, Legacy kicks Baylor in the back. Legacy with The PK. Legacy with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Baylor tags in Smokes. Legacy ducks a clothesline from Smokes. Smokes denies The Shambles. Legacy decks Smokes with a back elbow smash. Legacy takes a swipe at Baylor. Legacy launches Smokes over the top rope. Baylor made the blind tag. Swipe Right gangs up on Legacy. Baylor with a Running Lariat for a two count. Baylor uppercuts Legacy. Baylor tags in Smokes. Smokes with clubbing shoulder blocks. Baylor applies a Sleeper Hold behind the referee’s back. Smokes is raining down haymakers. Smokes with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Smokes tags in Baylor.

Following a snap mare takeover, Baylor with a Running Neck Snap. Smokes with The Missile Dropkick. Baylor hooks the outside leg for a two count. Baylor with a forearm smash to Thatcher. The referee is trying to calm down Thatcher. Chop/Forearm Exchange. Baylor tags in Smokes. Smokes repeatedly stomps on Legacy’s chest. Smokes with clubbing blows to Legacy’s back. Smokes stomps on Legacy’s back. Legacy with heavy bodyshots. Second Chop/Forearm Exchange. Smokes kicks Legacy in the face. Smokes applies a chin lock in the ropes. Smokes tags in Baylor. Baylor kicks Legacy in the chest. Smokes with a forearm shiver across the lower back of Legacy. Baylor drops Legacy with The Slingshot X-Factor for a two count. Baylor repeatedly drives his knee into Legacy’s back. Baylor with a Leaping Elbow Drop. Baylor tags in Smokes. Legacy decks Baylor with a back elbow smash. Legacy dives over Smokes. Legacy tags in Thatcher. Thatcher with Two Side Belly to Belly Suplex’s. Thatcher with a flurry of uppercuts in the corner. Thatcher follows that with a gut punch. Thatcher with The Butterfly Suplex for a two count. Baylor nails Legacy with The Ushigoroshi. Thatcher uppercuts Baylor to the floor. Smokes rolls Thatcher over for a two count. Smokes tags in Baylor. Baylor slams Thatcher’s head on the top rope. Smokes with a Rising Knee Strike. Swipe Right connects with The Super Swipe to pickup the victory.

Winner: Swipe Right via Pinfall 

Kali Armstrong Promo 

Hey, Kendal Grey, you look at yourself as this mighty mouse badass, then why you had to get me from behind? Is it because I took your wheel out in that Town Hall? That’s what happens when you get in a scrap with the difference maker of EVOLVE. I tell you, hell, Wendy and Kylie, I hope y’all listening too, because next week, it’s my moment. Since I step foot in EVOLVE, I’ve been calling my shots. I say I’m the best competitor, male or female in this brand. Yeah, I’m brash. Yeah, I’m confident, but I’m used to winning. I’m a three time All American in Track and Field. And next week, I’m gonna put my name in them history books again when I become the first ever EVOLVE Women’s Champion. Straight like that.

– Next week on WWE EVOLVE, Kali Armstrong will battle Kendal Grey, Kylie Rae, and Wendy Choo In A Fatal Four Way Elimination Match to crown the inaugural WWE EVOLVE Women’s Champion. Plus, Jackson Drake will battle Lince Dorado and Jordan Oasis, the winner of that match will get the final spot in the Inaugural Men’s EVOLVE Championship Fatal Four Way Match in two weeks.

– We got to the Women’s Locker Room. Kendal Grey is taken aback by what Kali Armstrong had to say. Masyn Holiday was in the ring with Kali a few weeks ago, and she’s no joke. Kendal is not backing down, and she’s not afraid of physicality. Kendal brags about throwing guys around on the Amateur Wrestling Mats. Chantel Monroe reminds Kendal that this is not Amateur Wrestling, and she’s definitely not winning the EVOLVE Women’s Championship. Masyn thinks that the real Chantel could be pretty cool, but until she drops this act, I guess we’ll never know.

Fourth Match: Keanu Carver vs. Harlem Lewis In A WWE Men’s EVOLVE Championship Qualifying Match 

Rockers Punches. Carver drives his knee into the midsection of Lewis. Carver bullrushes Lewis into the turnbuckles. Carver with clubbing bodyshots in the corner. Lewis ducks a clothesline from Carver. Lewis with a shoulder block. Carver responds with a Lariat. Carver whips Lewis across the ring. Carver goes for The Pounce, but Lewis wisely exits the ring. Carver and Lewis are trading back and forth shots on the outside. Lewis with a reverse hammer throw into the steel ring steps. Lewis rolls Carver back into the ring. Lewis with a falling sledge. Lewis repeatedly stomps on Carver’s chest. Lewis applies a rear chin lock. Carver with a Belly to Back Suplex. Carver with a corner clothesline. Carver follows that with The Fallaway Slam. Carver talks smack to Lewis.

Forearm Exchange. Carver has Lewis draped across the top strand. Carver with a massive haymaker for a two count. Carver delivers The Pounce over the top rope. Lewis regroups on the outside. Lewis is favoring his left knee. Lewis drops Carver with a Running Lariat. Lewis rolls Carver back into the ring. Lewis hits The Boom Slam. Lewis was unable to capitalize on the pinning opportunity. Lewis with a straight right hand. Lewis kicks Carver in the face. Lewis with a running shoulder block. Carver is prone on the ring apron. Lewis with a Belly to Back Suplex on the floor. Lewis tosses Carver back inside the ring. Lewis PowerBombs Carver for a two count. Lewis starts running his mouth. Carver grabs Lewis by his jaw. Lewis tells Carver to bring it. Haymaker Exchange. Lewis kicks Carver in the gut. Carver denies The Boom Slam. Carver nails Lewis with another Pounce. Carver connects with The Running Powerslam to pickup the victory.

Winner: Keanu Carver via Pinfall 

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