WWE Evolve Review 10.29.25

I’m a day late with Evolve last week. I was actually masquerading as Tony Schiovane last night in order to get revenge on my arch nemesis, but it was actually a 1986 Tony, and all I got was dry-humped by someone dressed as David Crockett. Anyways, I’m hopeful tonight is a more eventful episode of Evolve than last week, so let’s get to it.

TOOOO. BEEEE. TUBI.
THEN. NOW. FOREVER. TOGETHER.

Just like that, I faint, as we begin with Kendal Grey walking into the PC in a leather outfit. Dead. Get the smelling salts.

Quickly to the ring we go, though. Whew.

MASYN HOLIDAY VS. JIN TALA

Making the poor girl put over the lower-card talent on the way out, I see. Masyn does a very choreographed dance, and Leigh’s got the biggest “I just got fired” boo boo face ever on the way to the ring. Jin tries a couple of kicks and winds up taking Masyn down, in probably the best actual wrestling exchange I’ve seen her do. Masyn reverses and takes Jin down as well, locking in the headlock. Jin tries to reverse for two. Masyn takes Jin down with a shoulderblock. They almost screw up a leapfrog, and a flying bodypress gets two for Masyn. Jin goes back on the attack with some kicks and chokes Masyn against the ropes. Jin with some more punches, and a BIG uppercut gets two. Hell of a time to look the best you’ve ever looked in the ring. Jin wraps her legs around Masyn in a full nelson-like manner and turns this into a rather good submission spot for both. Masyn reverses a slam, but eats a boot in the corner. More kicks from Jin get two. Jin goes for her own headlock, and Masyn’s selling is commendable here. Masyn comes back, though, with some forearms and a neckbreaker. A random-ass standing splash……gets the three for Masyn? Alrighty then.

WINNER: MASYN HOLIDAY

MATCH RATING: B-
Weird ending aside, these two probably put on their best individual performances so far. Really, kudos to both. The action was mostly crisp, and the selling and psychology were good for their level.

MASYN: B
While that’s definitely not a good finisher for, she very much exceeded expectations here, mostly by selling very well and having some decent fire with her comeback. She definitely still needs a moveset, but this is the first time I saw something here.

JIN: B+ A+
Sad to see her go, as this was the first time I really saw her potential as well. The leap frog spot was a potential disaster, but her kicks were great, her intensity was solid and, for the first time, you really saw her get into that heel mindset. It was a big step up for her. Why am I changing my grade to an A+, though? I do because, while her time in the WWE was brief, she caught enough ot the bug to now make a go of it on the indies. She seems like a really nice person, she sure is dating someone with some wrestling talent, and I hope Lady Leigh one day finds her way back to the WWE.

Masyn continues to dance on the ramp, and here’s Bigg Jah to dance with her. I think he’s just moved in to the PC. Someone contact Planning and Zoning.

Tate Wilder brags about his victory in the “bullrope match” versus Brooks Jensen. A thrillseeker like Tate Wilder can’t stand still, and what’s next is a triple-threat between Wilder, Laredo Kid, and Marcus Mathers. One of these things is not like the other.

UP NEXT, we get to meet the new WWE ID prospects. We barely knew ya, Sam Holloway. Is he still around?

Wendy Choo is back with her psychoanalyst on Raw. She mentions watching AJ Lee (the wrestler, not the tag team) on Raw, and feeling something for the first time. Wendy is able to identify feelings of anger when thinking of Chantel Monroe insulting her in a promo. Wendy never gave herself compassion, and everyone, including Chantel, is going to see a new side of Wendy Choo. Of note here is that Wendy is more versed in clinical speak than the therapist.

Back in the ring, Chuey Martinez is in the ring with three guys much smaller than him. Hey, someone needs to work AAA. I assume these are the new ID prospects. Chuey introduces us to Mike Cunningham, trained by Cody Rhodes at the Nightmare Factory. He’s only had about fifty matches, and it’s a dream come true to have the opportunity. From North Carolina, we’ve got Jha’Quan McNair, trained by the one and only, Lodi. He looks forward to making his name in Evolve. Last, we’ve got Eli Knight, from Reality of Wrestling. He learned a lot from Booker T and Ace Steel, and he’s going to make his name heard. With that, Brooks Jensen interrupts. If Vince was still in charge, Jensen would kick all three of their asses, but I’m guessing that’s not what we get here. Jensen calls himself the baddest man from Ala-bam-bam-bam-ba. Jensen verbally talks down all three guys. Jensen tells Cunningham to talk to him once he hits puberty, and Cunningham lays down the challenge. Brooks tells Mike to not make him embarrass him. This was good enough for government work if the government was actually working.

Another Aaron Rourke promo, mentioning his athletic and performing arts background in high school. This is where he found his competitiveness. His two idols are Trish Stratus and Lita, and it was because of them that he realized there was a spot for him in wrestling. Again, this was great, as they allowed him to be unapologetically a queer male wrestler and a strong babyface. Get him to add some muscle and this dude could print money.

Stevie Turner is STILL backstage with the Vanity Project. Jackson Drake wants the Keanu Carver issue resolved, and will not wrestle him while he has a cast on. Stevie informs him that Keanu’s been cleared to wrestle with said cast on, and he will be facing Jackson for the title in two weeks. Drake claims bias and walks away.

TATE WILDER VS. LAREDO KID VS. MARCUS MATHERS

Mathers gets to cut a backstage promo, telling us he’s going to show the world why he’s the finest. These smaller guys would do great on an expanded AAA. They start of quick, all getting roll-ups on each other. Wilder gets shoulder blocks on both guys, and the size differential is pretty noticeable, as Tate towers them both. Double kick by Marcus and Kid sends Tate to the outside. Laredo gets his kicks in on Marcus. Big forearm to the face followed by a Michonuku driver and two corkscrew sentons from Kid get two on Marcus, as Tate breaks the pin up. Wilder takes Kid down a with a big clothesline. Belly to back suplex gets two for Tate, who doesn’t belong in this match, like, at all. Marcus gets some nice chops and strikes in on Tate. Laredo sends Marcus into Tate, but that fails, and Marcus continues to get his shit in on both guys in impressive manner. Laredo hits a jackhammer gone almost very wrong on Marcus as we go to break. We return to Laredo still in control against Mathers. Wilder returns to the ring, but gets clotheslined over the top by Kid. Suicide dive takes out both Tate and Mathers. Kid throws Wilder back in the ring. Laredo attempts to come into the ring, but gets tripped up on the apron and taken out by Marcus. Tate takes Mathers down, and hits a shooting star press from the apron onto the floor on both. Nice. Fine, Wilder, take your compliment, you Jason Bateman meets Paul Diamond looking mofo. Three-man tower of doom spot happens, and Laredo gets a two-count on Wilder. The crowd chants “uno mas,” and Laredo winds up missing a moonsault. Mathers hits the boom kick, and a twisting suplex for a two-count which gets broken up by Tate Wilder. All three guys are down. Mathers and Wilder are up first. They exchange blows, and Marcus gets some nasty chops in. Marcus goes to the top, Wilder goes for the Spanish fly, but they both land on their feet. Tate hits a twisting suplex on Kid, which is followed by a 450 from Mathers onto Kid. Tate immediately picks up Mathers and powerbombs him, leading to a moonsault by Tate for three. Bah.

WINNER: TATE WILDER

MATCH RATING: B
Some mostly solid and fast action here, especially by Mathers and Laredo Kid.

MATHERS: A
Man, I thought Marcus looked great here, mixing in some nice heelish touches with some great both aerial and ground work. This guy I could see doing a lot of NXT and international work for the promotion. Yes, sir.

LAREDO KID: A-
We already know he’s a consummate pro, so there’s little more to say here. He played his part well, and was very over.

WILDER: C+
There were a couple of pretty spots but, Jesus, the rest was so, so pedestrian compared to his opponents. Yes, he could keep up with the pace. Let’s give him credit for that. He was the third best wrestler in the match, though, yet the only one actually under WWE contract.

Wilder shakes hands with both Mathers and Laredo Kid in a nice show of sportsmanship. I keep waiting for Mathers to beat his ass, but it never happens, as we cut to a Chantel Monroe promo on Wendy Choo. She’s happy Wendy got the help that she needed, and accepts her challenge for a match. Chantel’s going to slap some sense into her when they meet. Choo will be a good test for her and, is it just me, but does new Wendy Choo kind of have it goin on?

Grey is the new gold next!

It’s Gal is looking for a new partner to help him get those gains, and apply baby oil to those spots you can’t reach. Gal brings up the Steiner Brothers, who get only a 9.3 on the Gal-o-Meter. The Dudleys didn’t spend enough time getting gains for Gal, and he gives them a 6.8. Gal is worried that he’s losing gains by not having a partner. He’s killing it with this.

Adrenaline Drip hype segment gets interrupted by a Jax Pressley/Harley Riggins segment. They are blue chip athletes, if you don’t know. We get highlights of their first two matches. There’s a rubber match happening…..at some point.

We get a recap of Kendal Grey beating Kali Armstrong for the tile, which Dave Meltzer liked so much he thinks Kendal should go straight to the main roster. While I feel the love in my heart, I do think she needs a bit more developmental polish in order to stand out against the top names.

Here’s our goddess, accompanied by Carlee Bright. I’m not sure why Kendal hangs out with Wren Sinclair everywhere else, but only with Carlee here. Carlee is giving off big Georgia from “Ginny and Georgia” vibes tonight. Also, making the WrenQCC them two, Carlee, and Karmen Petrovic would not be the worst idea. Kendal has the mic, and calls the belt validation, as it means the past two years have finally paid off. Kendal puts over Kali Armstrong, and talks about how she asked herself how she could beat the unbeatable. Kendal says she dragged Kali into the Grey area, again puts over the amateur wrestling record, and says it helped her defeat Kali. The only person who steps out of the Grey area alive is Kendal Grey. Carlee, meanwhile, is in the background, looking like she’s ready to marry the mayor of some poor New England town and ruin his life…….AND HERE’S P-NASTY TO ATTACK!!!! P-Nasty, now PJ Vasa, attacks both ladies, and takes Kendal out with a hell of a finisher she calls “The Issue.” This was both a money promo from Kendal, and a hell of a first impression from Vasa. My only complaint is that starting Vasa on top means there’s only way to go for her.

OVERALL RATING: A-
Solid stuff tonight, with a very good closing segment, a mostly solid three-way, new talent introduced, and a better-than-expected opener. I still want to see more development here on a weekly basis, but this was a good start.

See you next week.