WWE Evolve 7/30/2025

WWE Evolve 7/30/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/wwe-evolve-7232025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/wwe-evolve-862025.html

Pete Rosenberg and Robert Stone are on commentary.

We get a video hyping up Keanu Carver vs Sean Legacy. 

Bryce Donovan vs Marcus Mathers

They lock up and MM side headlocks him. BD shoulders him over then slams him. MM top rope twisting crossbodies him. BD sends MM's face into the 2nd buckle hard. BD then boots him out of the ring and MM goes into the camera man in the process.

BD clubs him then cobra twists him. MM chops him. BD misses a corner facekick. MM dropkicks him in the knee then the head. MM lariats him. MM 2nd rope os cutters him then basement dropkicks him for 2.

BD pop-up powerbombs him then diving forearms him into the mat. BD running lariats him for 2. MM rolls him up for 2. MM hook kicks him.

MM enzugiri's him from the apron then fights off The Vanity Project outside. MM goes for a dive but Zayda Steel blocks him. BD then black hole slams MM and wins.

Thoughts: It was one of Bryce's better matches so far in Evolve as he wrestled as a giant here and used his size and power against MM. MM did what he was supposed to do as the underdog in this and I thought it was an okay match. 

Timothy Thatcher and Sean Legacy talk in the back. Sean says Keanu will pay for what he did. Tim says he appreciates it. He says to be focused on him though as he's a very dangerous man. Tim says he's not the same man that he was before he got in the ring with him. He says to be prepared physically and mentally and says he will try to hurt him. Tim says he believes he can slay the giant if he fights through the pain.

After a break, Kali Armstrong comes out. She asks where Jin Tala is. She says she didn't become the first Evolve champ by sneaking up on people, she faced them face to face. She tells her to come and say it to her face.

Tyra Mae Steele comes out instead. She says she won the triple threat and Kali should worry about her instead. She says if she focuses on Jin, she'll have more gold in her collection. Kali says nobody knows who she is and she doesn't care who she is. She says she needs to get out as she is only looking for Jin Tala. Tyra says she will find out who she is .

Jin Tala comes out. She says her methods got her attention. She says she will give her what she wants if she gives her an Evolve Women's Title match. Kali agrees and says let's go. Tyra asks how Jin can attack these women and get a title match. Tyra says she won LFG and Jin got eliminated. Kali says no one cares that she won LFG. She says she needs to wait in line. Jin pushes Tyra into her. Jin spin kicks Tyra in the gut then sends Tyra then Kali into the corner shoulder first.

Chuey Martinez talks to Jamar Hampton in the back. He says tonight will be special vs Jack. He says he's the top dog in the Performance Center and has 8 records. He says Jack has more experience and he needs to dictate the pace of the match. he says it's not gymnastics, it's Evolve.

It's GAL comes in. He says he doesn't like Jamar, but not as much as he hates Adrenaline Drip (Cartwheel and Cappuccino).

Jack Cartwheel vs Jamar Hampton

Jack has Cappuccino Jones with him. Jamar backs him up in the corner. Jack kips down out of a charge and kips up. Jamar wristlocks him, Jack cartwheels out and side headlocks him. Jack side headlock takeovers him out of the corner.

Jamar shoulders him over. Jack dropsaults him and lands on his feet. Jamar japanese armdrags him, kips up and dropkicks him for 2. Jamar corner splashes him then misses one. Jack handstand legsweeps him on the apron. Jack then bodyspringboard twisting splashes him.

Jack armlocks him. Jack takes him down by the leg then indian deathlocks him. Jamar boots him away then hits running forearms. Jamar flying back elbows him. Jamar then hits a big headhunter for 2. Jamar slams him and Jack rolls out. Jamar misses a plancha outside. Jack the flying space tiger drops him outside. Jack does a body springboard 450 for 2. Jack runs at him and is pop-up dropped. It's Gal comes out and Jack hits a top rope corkscrew ssp. Jack then wins.

Thoughts: I liked this one and thought it was a good match. Jamar really looks like the next big thing. He's big, he's in shape, he can move and like Oba Femi, the question is more when than if. He and Jack matched up well. Jack did some great flying here with a new body springboard 450 that I hadn't seen before. This couldn't have gone much better than it did. It's GAL come out here but he oddly didn't get involved.

Zara Zakher does a sit down promo. She says she's never been the biggest girl but she knows her skills and she knows she's athletic. She says the girls in the locker room are insane and it takes courage to get out of your comfort zone. She says she wants to see if she measures up and wants to show why she belongs.

Next week has Wendy Choo vs Carlee Bright and Kali Armstrong vs Jin Tala for the Evolve Women's Title.
 
Sean Legacy vs Keanu Carver

Sean chops him in the corner then hits a flurry of shots. KC shoulders him over. Sean is thrown hard into the corner and goes down. KC misses a corner charge. Sean double stomps his back and dropkicks him. Sean is popped up onto the top rope and rebounds down. KC hits a hard fallaway slam.

KC punches him then drops him with a forearm. KC throws him out, Sean skins the cat and headscissors him out. KC catches Sean's tope. KC is sent into the post then Sean baseball slides him. Sean then topes him. 

Sean boots him out of the corner. Sean lands on his feet off a moonsault and is pounced. KC knees him in the gut then chokes him on the ropes. KC does a grounded cobra clutch.

KC hits a big backbreaker for 2. KC corner spears him for 2. KC hits another corner spear. Sean hits shots to the gut. KC bearhugs him. KC hits a world's strongest slam for 2. KC misses a vader bomb.

Sean hits running lariats then KC pops him up and is ddt'd. Sean hits chest kicks. Sean spin kicks him then hits a slow german for 2. Sean goes to springboard, gets caught and KC lets him drop into a forearm.

Sean superkicks him then 619's him in the gut. Sean springboard dropkicks him for 2. Sean goes for the shambles and is grabbed by the ear. KC hits an enka otoshi variation and wins.

Thoughts: Not perfect but the idea was there and it was alright enough. Oddly, we had 3 big vs small man matches on this one and the last of them. The finish wasn't hit clean as KC tries to flip him off the ropes but couldn't do it one motion. 

KC says no one in the ID Project will stop him. He says Jackson Drake and The Vanity Project can't stop him and he's coming for all of them.

Overall thoughts: There were only 3 matches here. All 3 were fine though and oddly, all 3 had big man vs small man themes to it. Cartwheel vs Hampton was the best thing on here with Hampton continuing to look like the next big thing and Jack doing some nice flying. Bryce vs Mathers was better than expected. The main was okay but not as good as I had hoped. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 total but I still feel like this show needs a little something more and I don't know what that is.