WWE Evolve 4/16/2025

WWE Evolve 4/16/2025

 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/wwe-evolve-492025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/wwe-evolve-4232025.html

Peter Rosenberg and Robert Stone are on commentary.

We get a video on the four way tonight and all the girls get a quick line in.  

Chuey Martinez interviews Kendall Grey. Grey says her brother did martial arts and she enjoyed it. Her dad told her to try out for the wrestling team and she enjoyed it. She says she knows she will be the face of Evolve. She says she was a 3x undefeated champ in Evolve and wants to continue it here. She says it's just a stepping stone for what's next.

Ice Williams is in the VIP Section.

Harlem Lewis vs Trill London

 

Trill is backed up in the corner and HL hits him in the gut. Trill dropkicks him. Trill tries an up and over but is just german suplexed. Trill is sent hard into the buckles. Trill slingshot flips into a dropkick. Trill comes off the top and takes a forearm in mid-air. HL then hits a jackhammer and wins.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash and it was fine. We got to see a little more of Trill here which was nice.

Lewis is interviewed after. He says he's getting paid and says he wants his faceoff with Keanu Carver.

Gallus then run to the ring and motion to Lewis to come in. Wrestlers stop him. 

Jack Cartwheel, Cappuccino Jones and Jordan Oasis vs Gallus (Wolfgang, Mark Coffey and Joe Coffey)

Joe and Jack lock up. Jack cartwheels out then cartwheels out of a throw. Joe dropkicks him. Jones hits shots on Wolf and Wolf euros him into the corner. Mark euros Jones over.

Jordan and Mark trade forearms. Mark flying euros him. Joe and Jordan trade. Jordan punches Joe and knocks his mouthpiece out. Jack and Jones hit stereo top rope dropkicks then dropkick Mark and Wolf out. Jones and Jack then do stereo dives out together.

Jordan yells at Joe and hits forearms. We go to break and return. Joe pop-up euros Jack. Mark running lariats and shoulders over Jack. Mark suplexes Jones. Jack crucifix drivers Mark.

Wolf shoulders over Jack then does a nice powerbomb lift into a driver on Jones. Jack tornado ddt's Wolf. Jordan knees Joe then hits lariats and back elbows. Jordan backbreakers Joe and cannonballs him on the ropes. Jordan then lands on his feet in a cool spot.

Wolf hits a big spear on Jordan then senton's him. Wolf hits a double spear. Jordan takes a forearm and a spinning lariat and is pinned.

Thoughts: This was a good tag. It was very fast paced. Gallus had a great showing here as the hosses. We didn't see a ton of Jones here but we did get some flying. Wolf hit some stuff he doesn't usually hit with the spears and his powerbomb lift into the driver was nice.

Joe says they are starving for gold after.

Chuey talks to Chantel Monroe. She says she was scouted from gymnastics and didn't think it was for her. She said she liked the theatrics though. She says she knows she's that girl and that she can be the face of Evolve. She says she's been training everyday.

Luca Crusifino joins Ice in the VIP Section.

Chuey talks to Kali Armstrong. She says she's from Inglewood, CA. She says things sound crazy but if it's not crazy, it's not big enough. she says it's a wrap when she puts her mind to it. She says the winner tonight will be the one who is mentally toughest. She says it's all mental. 

Oro Mensah vs Javier Bernal

JB comes out without the jacket since he left it laying around last week.

Oro waistlock takedowns JB. JB wristlocks Oro. Oro upkicks him to get out. They trade chops. JB diving armdrags him off the ropes then flying headscissors him. JB dropkicks him. Oro exploders him. Oro kicks him in the back. They trade shots.

JB hits slaps. Oro hits a big lariat. JB back body drops him. JB top rope crossbodies him then hits forearms. JB superkicks him. JB then ddt's him for 2. Oro boots JB out of the corner then ddt's him over the top rope. Oro springboard rider kicks him.

JB is up top and Oro springboard backflip kicks him. Oro does like a short arm koppo kick that didn't hit and won.

Thoughts: It was short and fine. JB lost as expected here as he's clearly doing a losing gimmick. Oro did his usual flying.

Chuey interviews Brinley Reece. She says she wakes up every morning and is open to opportunities. She says it welcomes opportunities. She says she will prove she's the face of Evolve.

Stevie Turner talks. She said she scheduled Timothy Thatcher vs Bryce Donovan, Sean Legacy vs Jackson Drake and Carlee Bright for next week.

Carelee Bright is in the VIP Section with pom-pom's.

Brinley Reece vs Kendal Grey vs Kali Armstrong vs Chantel Monroe

We get the big match in-ring intros for the four girls.

Kali and Grey push each other. Kali takes shots from all 3 opponents. CM superkicks Kali and Kali is thrown out. CM hits boots on both then shoulders over Grey. The three try pin attempts.

Grey is sent into Brin then Kali hits corner spears on both. Kali then does a triple corner spear. We get double small packages. CM does like a hiptoss powerslam on an opponent. Brin throws Grey out. 

Brin tornado suplexes Kali. Brin bodyscissors Kai then CM headscissors Brin. Grey then headscissors Brin. Kali then turns the 2 over with a crab. Grey jumps on Kali's back with a sleeper.

Kali rolls up CM and Brin together then double lariats them. Kali is double tripped and pulled out. Grey hits a top rope crossbody on all 3 outside.

3 girls get on the buckles and Brin does a tower of doom on all of them. Brin shoulders over CM and Kali. Brin forward cartwheel lariats Kali. Brin spinebusters CM. CM pulls Brin back down by the hair then cartwheel double knee drops Brin. CM step up enzugiri's Grey then codebreakers Kali. CM running ssp's Kali for 2.

Brin and Grey trade on their knees. Grey back elbows and lariats Kali. Grey does fireman's carry takeovers on all 3. Grey overhead belly to belly suplexes CM. Grey rolling armbars Brin. Kali breaks it up with a splash.

Grey 2nd rope crossbodies but is caught with a Kali powerslam for 2. Kali is thrown out. Brin tries to pin Grey with her feet on the ropes and is caught. CM then backrolls Brin up. Kali then running diving shoulders Brin out of the ring. Kali powerslams CM and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a really good match and was much better than I expected. Everyone got their spots in and Kali stood out here. It was fast paced with tons of action nonstop. This could not have gone much better than it did and Kali continues to look better and better each time out. This was worth a look.

Stevie Turner claps for Kali after.

Overall thoughts: It was a great episode. All 4 matches were fine and the main really delivered. I expected little out of it but they did a fantastic job with it. Kali Armstrong is the next Jaida Parker and is the absolute standout of the brand so far. I'd give this a 7 out of 10 and I do recommend checking it out.