WWE Evolve 6/17/2026

WWE Evolve 6/17/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-evolve-6102026.html

Note - Masyn Holiday quit WWE today. I didn't see a lot in her as she wasn't that great at anything, though she wasn't awful. This brand is running low on girls though after that big firing spree earlier in the year.

Blake Howard and Peter Rosenberg are on commentary.

Timothy Thatcher is in his office. He says it's Succession 3 in one week. He says it's Kam/Harley vs Dar/Moreno tonight in the main and he runs down the rest of the card. Wendy Choo comes in. She wants to sign her Succession contract and does. Choo says Nikkita is a lion she can't tame and it ends at Succession. She says she has her eyes on Rune vs Zena tonight and says Anya will win tonight. Tim says we will have to see who wins.

We see someone named KevOnStage arrive and look at the Performance Center.

Elijah Holyfield vs Brooks Jensen

They lock up and BJ backs him up on the ropes. BJ face shoves him and Eli punches him in the gut. Eli drops him with a gut shot. BJ side headlocks him then shoulders him over. BJ knees him in the gut and clubs him. BJ hits forearms.

Eli hits punches and drops BJ. Eli is pulled throat first into the 2nd rope. BJ shining wizards him. BJ hits crossface shots then back elbows him for 2. BJ chinlocks him. BJ hits punches.

BJ faceshoves him and forearms him. Eli shoulders him over then flying shoulders him. Eli hits corner lariats. BJ pulls a turnbuckle pad off and Eli spinebusters him. Eli hits mounted corner punches. BJ pulls him down face first on the exposed buckle and pins him.

Thoughts: It was mostly punches. The punches looked fine though. The finish was a little weak in a land where canadian destroyers are kicked out of though. Eli's going to run into the problem all boxer types run into in wrestling - punches are what most people do for offense and it's hard to make the big punch at the end look special when he punched the guy 20 times already. This needed more time.

Chazz "Starboy" Hall vs Tristan Angels

TA knees him in the gut. Star flips out of a snapmare then armdrags him. Star walks up the buckles and corkscrew diving armdrags him. Star dropkicks him in the corner. Star flips out of a monkey flip. 

TA double throat thrusts him. Star sits up top and TA step up knees him. TA bangs Star's face off the mat and buckles. Star hits shots to the gut. Star upkicks him then he gets dropped throat first on the top rope. TA lariats him.

TA chinlocks him. Star jawbreakers him. TA blocks a sunset flip. Star 2nd rope diving lariats him. Star hits a standing shiranui. Star standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2. Star hurricanrana's TA over the top. Star asai moonsaults him outside.

Star gets a 2 count on him inside. Star's head is banged off the post. TA deadlift superplexes him in for 2. Star ddt's him off a powerbomb attempt. Star misses a top rope ssp. TA has him in the powerbomb position and flips him on his chest. TA does a knee curbstomp and wins.

Thoughts: It was fine. They had the idea right with Star doing his flying as the underdog and TA doing basic heel offense.

Tristan is asked what's next by Chuey Martinez. TA says he just extinguished Starboy's light. He says he is the example of success and over-accomplishment. He says he's the definition of excellence and class and says it's another ballgame when he steps into the picture.

Zena Sterling talks. She says she's so excited to be back here. She says it's been a long journey and says the world will see the best of her.

Anya Rune does an inset promo. She says she didn't fair well the last time she competed. She says she has to stay determined and will prove herself and make everyone notice her in everyone's favorite anime.

Zena Sterling vs Anya Rune

AR wristlocks her. Zena takes her down for 1 and armlocks her. AR headscissors her on the mat. AR flips her by the arm and sliding euros her in the back of the neck. AR back elbows her otu of the corner.

AR goes up top and slips and falls down on purpose. Zena stomps on her and elbow drops her. Zena suplexes her. AR cradles her for 2. They double clothesline each other down. 

They trade shots. AR knees her in the face and punches her. AR running corner euros her and high kicks her. AR makes Zena clothesline herself with her own arm. AR tries to go up top but slips again. she then knocks off the exposed buckle on accident. AR crossbodies her. Zena spots the exposed buckle and sends AR into it. Zena fireman's carry side slams her and wins.

Thoughts: Zena had an almost army like outfit on and was definitely more of a heel while AR was the face. This was all about AR trying to go up top and slipping when she tried. Them re-using the exposed buckle from earlier was clever. This was something different, but it was probably average.

Gianna Capri comes in the ring after. She yells at Rune and says she doesn't belong here. She says she's embarrassing her. Layla Diggs and Masyn Holiday come out. Gianna tries a cheap shot on Rune but Diggs and Masyn block her.

We see a taped interview between Blake Howard and Harlem Lewis. Lewis is hitting the heavy bag and said he considered going pro. Lewis says he's one week away from being cleared after Braxton Cole's chairshots. He says Blake is walking into a minefield. He says he was afraid he might be done with wrestling. Lewis says he did have to mop floors before and says he has to make it in WWE for his family. He says he needs the Evolve Title to make it to NXT, Raw, SD and Mania. He says Cole is an entitled trust fund baby. He says he wants Cole in a No DQ match when he is cleared. Blake asks for boxing stories and we cut away. 

Timothy Thatcher has Nikkita Lyons sign her contract for the match with Choo. Lyons is with Sloane Jacobs. She says Choo inspired her to be nothing like her. She says it's written in the stars for her to be the most gifted Evolve champ. KevOnStage walks in and puts over Tim's wrestling career. Kev asks if they watch his shows. Sloane says Kevin should get tips from Lyons on going viral. Kev tells her to focus on Wendy Choo and says not to cheat. Sloane says Lyons doesn't need his advice. The girls leave. Tim says he has a scouting trip in 2 weeks and asks Kev to be a Guest GM. Kev agrees and says he wants a No DQ Match between Braxton Cole and Harlem Lewis on that show.

2 new wrestlers will arrive next week and they imply it'll be a male and a woman.

Kam Hendrix and Harley Riggins vs Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno

HR side headlocks RM and boots him over. RM boots him from the ropes and headscissors him into the ropes. RM dropkicks him. Dar and Kam get in. Kam goes for a test of strength and is kicked. Kam back elbows him. Dar is shouldered over. 

Dar hits chest kicks on Kam and drops him with a hard forearm. Kam sideslams him for 2. RM overhead suplexes Har. Kam and HR end outside. RM spaceman plancha's them. RM boots HR out of the corner. Kam bangs RM's leg off the ropes. HR stomps RM's leg into the mat.

We go to break and return. Kam knee breakers RM then rolls into a lariat on him for 2. RM's tag is blocked and HR forearms him in the spine. Dar is hot tagged in. He hits flying forearms on Kam and high kicks him. 

Kam corner lariats Dar and Dar basement dropkicks him. Dar rebound germans Kam. Dar blocks a showtime kick with an ankle lock. RM ankle locks RM at the same time. RM and HR go at it. HR drops him with a superkick to the shin. RM takes a TKO + showtime kick combo for 2.

Dar hits forearms on Kam and Kam spinebusters him. HR spears RM for 2. HR grabs a trash can outside. Tate Wilder comes out and takes it from him. Har misses a whisper in the wind. Har takes a spinning back elbow + legsweep combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was kind of fun. Dar's offense looked good and Kam had a good showing. I didn't expect much out of this but it worked out.

Chuey Martinez is there for the contract signing backstage with Max Abrams and Aaron Rourke. AR says WWE ID was made to give them the resources to success and he's happy to be part of the first class. He says he became a great wrestler because of it. Max laughs. AR says Max knocked the title out of his hands and he should have seen who he was then. Max says everything he does is calculated. He asks if AR remembers when Sean Legacy snubbed him in his goodbye speech where he didn't mention him. AR says it was hilarious. 

Max says he took it personally. Max says there's nobody in his league but The Vanity Project, and they are in NXT. He calls everyone else a charity project. AR says it's all about making history with his title. Max says his history will be when people ask who Max beat to become the Evolve champ. Max says AR's family says they are proud of him but they know he's a joke. AR gets mad, they get in each other's faces and security breaks it up. Max slaps him on the head and the show ends as we go to like a test screen.

Thoughts: It was a decent segment. The 2 things Max brought up were cool callbacks and did feel like teases towards something else. 

Overall thoughts: It was the usual Evolve. There was nothing great but nothing awful either. Elijah/Jensen had some good punches but it needed more time. Hall/Angels was fine. Zena/Rune was something different but still average. The main was okay and the segment to close the show wasn't bad. I'd give this a slight 6 out of 10 as they wrestling and non-wrestling segments were alright enough to make this a decent show.