WWE EVOLVE Results 7/2/25
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: Edris Enofe vs. Jamar Hampton
Enofe with a waist lock go-behind. Enofe applies a side headlock. Hampton whips Enofe across the ring. Hampton drops Enofe with a shoulder tackle. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Enofe backs Hampton into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. That leads us to a quick shoving contest. Hampton blocks a boot from Enofe. Hampton goes for a Bodyslam, but Enofe lands back on his feet. Enofe with a forearm shiver across the back of Hampton. Enofe applies a side headlock. Hampton whips Enofe across the ring. Enofe headbutts the midsection of Hampton. Enofe with a leaping double axe handle strike. Hampton drops down on the canvas. Hampton leapfrogs over Enofe. Hampton with a Leaping Crossbody Block. Hampton with The Stinger Splash. Hampton bodyslams Enofe for a two count. Enofe clings onto the ropes. Hampton whips Enofe across the ring. Hampton goes for a Dropkick, but Enofe holds onto the ropes.
Enofe clotheslines Hampton. Enofe with a series of Double Foot Stomps for a two count. Enofe applies a rear chin lock. Hampton gets back to a vertical base. Enofe drives Hampton back first into the turnbuckles. Enofe stomps on the midsection of Hampton. Enofe drops Hampton with The DDT for a two count. Enofe applies a headscissors neck lock. Enofe transitions into a front face lock. Enofe hammers down on the back of Hampton’s neck. Hampton catches Enofe in mid-air. Hampton with a Back Body Drop. Hampton scores two forearm knockdowns. Hampton ducks a clothesline from Enofe. Hampton dropkicks Enofe. Hampton with The Big Splash for a one count. Enofe fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Enofe kicks Hampton in the face. Enofe sends Hampton face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Enofe with clubbing blows to Hampton’s back. Hampton goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Enofe lands back on his feet. Enofe and Hampton are trading back and forth shots on the ring apron. Enofe kicks the right knee of Hampton. Enofe slams Hampton’s head on top of the steel ring post. Enofe connects with The Straight Jacket NeckBreaker to pickup the victory.
Winner: Edris Enofe via Pinfall
– Stevie Turner gives Lince Dorado props for bringing The LWO to EVOLVE. Joaquin Wilde says that the OG EVOLVE meant so much to his career, so to help out Lince Dorado tonight is a full circle moment for him. Lince hopes that Stevie offers him the same opportunities she gave Sean Legacy, because he plans on becoming EVOLVE, Lucha Lit Baby.
– Cappuccino Jones & Jack Cartwheel Vignette. They’re calling their tag team, The Adrenaline Drip.
Second Match: Jin Tala vs. Layla DiggsÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hammerlock Exchange. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Strong lockup. Wrist Lock Exchange. Diggs sends Tala to the corner. Tala kicks Diggs in the gut. Tala goes for a Sunset Flip, but Diggs lands back on her feet. Diggs drops Tala with a Running Blockbuster. Diggs whips Tala across the ring. Diggs catches Tala in mid-air. Diggs Powerslams Tala. Diggs with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Tala launches Diggs over the top rope. Tala with an arm-ringer across the top strand. Tala with The Axe Kick. Tala repeatedly drives Diggs shoulder first into multiple turnbuckle pads. Tala with a drop toe hold. Tala applies The Fujiwara Arm-Bar.
Diggs with forearm shivers. Tala kicks Diggs in the gut. Tala with The Swinging Arm-Ringer. Tala applies a hammerlock. Tala with a BackBreaker for a two count. Tala wraps her legs around Digg’s shoulders. Diggs with heavy bodyshots. Diggs with two shoulder tackles. Diggs follows that with a Leg Lariat. Diggs with a Handstand Spear. Diggs hits The Scissors Kick for a two count. Diggs goes for a Bodyslam, but Tala lands back on her feet. Tala tugs on Digg’s hair. Tala with another drop toe hold. Tala makes Diggs tap out to The Baku Bond. After the match, Tala had a post-match interview with Chuey Martinez. Chuey asks Tala about pulling Layla’s hair during the match. All Tala has been doing is applying exactly what LFG told her to do, and that is to win. Collecting wins, because that’s her goal, and she’s been kicking ass all over EVOLVE. Tala tells Chuey to keep up with her journey.
Winner: Jin Tala via SubmissionÂ
– The Vanity Project is not scared of The LWO. They run Wednesday nights. Tonight is about confidence and poise. And most importantly, tonight’s main event is all about vanity.
Kali Armstrong & Natalya Contract SigningÂ
Stevie Turner:Â Kali Armstrong. Next week, you defend your EVOLVE Women’s Championship for the first time ever. But you are not just defending it against anyone, you are defending against multi-time champion, future Hall of Famer, The BOAT herself, Natalya.
Kali Armstrong: Stevie, trust me, I know exactly who Natalya is. She’s a living legend. Listen, just hand me that pen, and let me know where to sign.
Stevie Turner: Short and sweet from the champion. Natalya, the floor is yours. Is there anything you’d like to say to Kali?
Natalya: Actually, there’s a lot that I’d like to say to Kali. First off, Kali, you are the difference maker in EVOLVE, okay? So, that’s you, you are amazing. I have nothing but respect for you. You are also the first ever EVOLVE Women’s Champion. But ever since I got to EVOLVE, and presented you with that championship, you’ve been nothing but rude to me. Yeah, you’ve been very rude to me.
Kali Armstrong: I don’t really see it that way. I had to fight through three of the toughest women in this division to get to that title.
Natalya: Cry me a river.
Kali Armstrong: And the way you was staring at it, it just felt disrespectful. Just like the way it felt disrespectful the way you stole that pin in our tag match. You’re a legend. You’re a champion. Hell, your name will probably be in the Hall Of Fame someday.
Natalya: Yeah, it will be.
Kali Armstrong: You won championships on Raw, on SmackDown, but newsflash, Natalya, this is EVOLVE and EVOLVE is Kali Armstrong’s show. So, you ain’t winning no championships around here
Natalya: Kali, that’s the problem right here. You are selfish. You are only thinking about yourself. And I’m so sick and tired of hearing all these women go, I worked so hard, and I did this, and I did that, and I’m just exhausted, because I’m carrying this division on my shoulders. You don’t have a clue about what it’s like to carry a division on your shoulders for 18 years. Okay? What EVOLVE needs is a woman that’s gonna lead this division into the future. Not a selfish, spoiled brat. I would love for you to go toe to toe with The BOAT.
Kali Armstrong: Well, if you would love, please, sign the contract. Listen, you’re over here talking about leading the future and lead people to the future. Well, you could lead all them other people to the future, but you ain’t leading me.
Natalya ducks a clothesline from Armstrong. Natalya with a double leg takedown. Natalya applies The Sharpshooter. Natalya poses with the EVOLVE Women’s Championship Belt to close this segment.
– Timothy Thatcher walks up to Sean Legacy in the locker room. Thatcher wants to be brutally honest with Legacy. Legacy put himself in a no-win situation with that Gauntlet match a few weeks ago. Legacy just wants to be the EVOLVE Champion so bad, he would do anything to get another opportunity. Thatcher tells Legacy to do exactly that, use that passion to lift heavier, to run faster, to train harder. Thatcher says that Legacy could be a champion, but he can’t continue to put himself into stupid situations. Legacy says that he appreciates Thatcher for standing up to Keanu Carver last week. The WWE ID Program means a lot to Thatcher, and he’s not gonna stand by what blatantly gets disrespected. Thatcher says that he’ll deal with Carver next week. Thatcher fears no man, nobody disrespects the WWE ID Program.
– Keanu Carver Vignette.
Chantel Monroe PromoÂ
This woman’s locker room has called me everything under the sun. Cocky, conceited, arrogant. But honestly, they kinda ate, because I don’t call myself The Reflection of Perfection for nothing. And I don’t know what Masyn Holiday is chirping about. I mean, what you see is what you get. And I refuse to lower my standards for the EVOLVE Women’s Division. I mean, yeah, Kali Armstrong is champion for now, but it’s only a matter of time before that championship is around the perfect little waist of this show stopping diva.
Third Match: The Vanity Project w/Zayda Steel & Bryce Donovan vs. Lince Dorado & The LWO In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
Ricky Smokes and Lince Dorado will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Smokes backs Dorado into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Smokes plays around with Dorado’s mask. Dorado shoves Smokes. Strong lockup. Smokes applies a side headlock. Dorado whips Smokes across the ring. Smokes drops Dorado with a shoulder tackle. Smokes goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Dorado lands back on his feet. Dorado with two hamstring kicks. Dorado with a wrist lock takedown. Dorado with a deep arm-drag. Dorado toys around with Smokes. Smokes drives his knee into the midsection of Dorado. Smokes applies a hammerlock. Dorado with a Headscissors Takeover. Dorado dropkicks Smokes. Dorado tags in Wilde. Wilde hammers down on the left shoulder of Smokes. Wilde grabs a side headlock. Smokes tags in Baylor. Wilde with a side headlock takeover. Baylor with a gut punch. Baylor grabs a side headlock. Wilde whips Baylor across the ring. Wilde drops down on the canvas. Wilde leapfrogs over Baylor. Wilde with a Spinning Headscissors Takeover.
Wilde tags in Toro. Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Assisted Rebound Splash. Toro with The Springboard MoonSault for a two count. A pier six brawl ensues in the center of the ring. Vanity Project has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Baylor with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Baylor with a double sledge. Baylor uppercuts Wilde. Baylor tags in Smokes. Following a snap mare takeover, Baylor with a running neck snap. Drake tags himself in. Smokes dropkicks the back of Wilde’s neck. Drake with a Deadlift German Suplex. Drake slams Wilde’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Drake repeatedly stomps on Wilde’s chest. Drake is throwing haymakers at Wilde. Wilde kicks Drake in the face. Drake delivers his combination offense. Drake talks smack to Dorado. Drake hooks the outside leg for a two count. Drake works on his joint manipulation game. Drake with the fireman’s carry takeover. Drake tags in Smokes. Smokes kicks Wilde in the gut. Smokes grapples around Wilde. Baylor tags himself in. Baylor punches Wilde in the back. Baylor uppercuts Wilde. Baylor tags in Smokes. Baylor with a Corner Spear. Smokes drops Wilde with The Big Boot for a two count.
Smokes applies a rear chin lock. Drake tags himself in. Drake with The Apron Enzuigiri. Drake applies a wrist lock. Wilde with desparation haymakers. Drake goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Wilde lands back on his feet. Wilde decks Baylor with a back elbow smash. Wilde knocks Smokes off the ring apron. Wilde rolls under a clothesline from Drake. Wilde tags in Dorado. Dorado with a chop/haymaker combination. Drake reverses out of the irish whip from Dorado. Dorado with a flying forearm smash. Dorado with a Spinning Heel Kick. Tip Up by Drake. Dorado with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Dorado with a Release German Suplex. Dorado blasts Swipe Right off the apron. Dorado slaps Drake in the chest. Dorado rakes the back of Drake. Drake reverses out of the irish whip from Dorado. Dorado delivers The Golden Rewind. Drake spills to the floor. Dorado lands The SomerSault Plancha. Dorado rolls Drake back into the ring. Drake avoids The Corner Dropkick. Dorado SuperKicks Drake. Dorado tags in Toro. Dorado goes for The MoonSault, but Drake gets his feet up in the air. Drake forgot that Dorado is not the legal competitor.
Toro with a Springboard Crossbody Block. Toro sends Drake to the corner. Toro with a Running Enzuigiri. Toro with a Twisting Vertical Suplex. Toro follows that with The Rolling La Magistral for a two count. Drake dumps Toro dump face first on the top rope. Simultaneous tag to Smokes. Dropkick/SpineBuster Combination. Smokes tags in Drake. Drake with The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Wilde unloads a flurry of strikes. Smokes with a Back Fist. Wilde SuperKicks Smokes. Smokes with a Rising Knee Strike. Wilde turns a Backslide into a Roll Through DDT. Wilde ducks a clothesline from Baylor. Baylor decks Wilde with a back elbow smash. Baylor with The Ushigoroshi. Toro ducks a clothesline from Baylor. Toro with a blistering chop. Baylor reverses out of the irish whip from Toro. Toro side steps Baylor into the turnbuckles. Toro with The Springboard Missile Dropkick. Drake ducks a clothesline from Toro. Drake with The Double Knee Gutbuster. Toro launches Drake over the top rope. Drake slams Toro’s head on the top rope. Toro responds with a Roll Through Enzuigiri. Toro tags in Dorado. Dorado with The Shotei. Dorado with The FrakenSteiner into Swipe Right. LWO wipes out Swipe Right with Stereo Suicide Dives. Dorado connects with The Shooting Star Press to pickup the victory.
Winner: Lince Dorado & The LWO via PinfallÂ
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