WWE Evolve 7/1/2026

WWE Evolve 7/1/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-evolve-6242026-evolve-succession-iii.html

We are at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Blake Howard and Pete Rosenberg are on commentary.

The guest GM for the night, KevOnStage, talks about Evolve Succession. He then hypes up tonight's matches. 

Layla Diggs vs Gianna Capri

Masyn Holiday comes out with LD. She has left WWE already, so we won't see her for much longer. Anya Rune is in the VIP Lounge.

GC side headlock takeovers her. LD armdrags her but GC turns it into a pin attempt. LD boots her then sitout gordbusters her. LD shining wizards her for 2. GC boots LD in the gut, sending her out. GC hits knees to LD's back. GC running back elbows her then backdrops her for 2.

LD hits some shots and leg lariats her. LD step up enzugiri's her.  LD flying pumping knees her in the corner. GC throws her down. Anya Rune does a hadouken pose and says she will punish GC. LD flips out of a lariat and overhead kicks her. LD top rope moonsaults GC and pins her.

Thoughts: The less said about this one the better. Layla hit a bunch of bad strikes and Anya Rune doing hadouken's to GC was really embarrassing. This was bad.

Diggs and Masyn dance. Braxton Cole comes out with the NXT Rule Book and says they can't put him in a No DQ match without his consent. Harlem Lewis then nails Cole from behind to start their match.

No DQ Match - Harlem Lewis vs Braxton Cole

Cole's head is banged off the apron and he is sent into the steps.  We go to break and return. Lewis hits Cole with a baking pan. Lewis puts the pan between the ropes and Cole sends Lewis into it. 

Cole hits Lewis with a cane and breaks it over his back. Cole then mocks him with it. Lewis hits mounted shots on him. Lewis flying knees him. Cole hits him with a cricket bat in the gut. A fan gives Cole a belt and Cole whips Lewis with it. 

Lewis blocks a shot and drops him. Lewis takes off his belt and whips Cole with it. Lewis michinoku drivers him for 2. Cole hits Lewis in the throat with a tennis racket then ddt's him. Cole bridging neckbreakers Lewis on the floor. 

Cole hits Lewis with a pool cue. Lewis is pinned to the post with the cue. Cole slaps him. Lewis breaks the cue and bangs Cole's head off the apron. Cole hits Lewis with a baking pan, then he release suplexes him on it. 

Cole grabs a mop, which he is mocking Lewis with. Cole breaks the mop on Lewis' back. Cole then hits him with 2 mops tied together. Cole bends over and Lewis pulls the mop into Cole's crotch. Lewis hits Cole with the mop. Lewis backs him up in the corner. Cole begs off and Lewis puts the mop end in Cole's face. Lewis jackhammers Cole and pins him.

Thoughts: This was really good. No, wrestling wise it wasn't that memorable, but the story told was fantastic. Cole had been mocking Lewis being a janitor in the build up to this and tried beating him up with a mop. Lewis then got the edge on him with the mop. The mop shots looked great as the wood flew everywhere. Cole did a good job begging off and he was rude to him as he slapped him around and whipped him. This was exactly what it should have been and I enjoyed it a lot. I see good things in Cole's future.

Harlem says the Harlem Violence World Tour isn't gonna top.

Aaron Rourke comes out. He congratulates him and tells the fans to give it up for him. AR says he has to say thank you. He says he didn't forget that Lewis helped him in his title match. He says he was shocked. He says maybe they developed some respect for each other. AR says he wants to thank him by trying to get a title match with him. AR then thanks him. They shake hands. Lewis doesn't let go and looks at the title.

Sloane Jacobs does a promo. She says Nikkita Lyons has give her so much so far by taking her under her win and getting her a win. She says she told her that the universe works in mysterious ways if you don't bend it for yourself. She says Lyons won the Evolve Title and says she will host the greatest championship coronation party in Evolve history for her. She says it will be unforgettable.

Kale Dixon is interviewed by Chuey Martinez. Kale says he left his ego at the door when coming to WWE and it didn't work. He says he thought it would get him things and get people to like him and thought it was stupid. He says he turned down MLB contracts to get here and says he doesn't understand the Evolve culture at all or the fans. He says the fans wouldn't know what a star was if it slapped them in the face. Kale says the wrestlers are shaking in the back as they know he has a rocket strapped to his butt and he's going for stardom. He says the fans are jealous that they don't look talk or dress like him. Kale yells at Chuey for taking the mic away. 

Chuey asks about the woman from last week. Kale says it's his business partner. He says hot people hang out with other hot people. The girl then comes out. She says as soon as she walked out, all eyes turned her way. She says we are looking at the obsession and the moment and Evolve will change forever.

Darkstate's entrance video then cuts this up and Cutler James comes out.

Cutler James vs It's GAL

Gal top rope dropkicks him by surprise during his entrance. CJ is thrown out. Gal puts on his glasses and poses. Gal step up enzugiri's him. CJ wheelbarrow bombs him for 2. Gal's head is banged off the buckles and his face is raked on the top rope. Gal enzugiri's him in the corner and 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Gal casadora codebreakers him. 

CJ swinging backbreakers him. Gal's head is banged off the buckles. CJ throws him then corner lariats him. CJ short arm lariats him for 2. Gal hits shots to the gut. CJ giant swings him then pop up euros him for 2.

CJ abdominal stretches him then Gal reverses it. CJ hiptosses him. Gal dropkicks CJ. CJ gets his leg stuck on the top rope and Gal clips him. Gal hits punches and running lariats him. Gal spinning lariats him for 2. 

Gal superkicks him out of the corner. CJ catches Gal's 2nd rope diving headscissors. CJ buckle bombs him then does a whirlybird. CJ pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. It took Cutler a long long time but he's finally found his role as a power guy and it's working out. Gal was kind of fun as the face here but he's best suited as a heel. This was all CJ throwing Gal around.

Elijah Holyfield does a promo. He asks if Jensen thought he sent a good message to him. He says Jensen is scared of losing his spot and says Jensen had to cheat to beat him. He says their story is far from finished. He says he comes from a family where if you don't fight, you don't eat. He says he will knock his lights out.

Harley Riggins and Kam Hendrix talk to Timothy Thatcher, who isn't supposed to be here tonight. Kam says Tate Wilder is supposed to be on NXT but he was messing up their match. Harley says it's time to swat Tate out of the air and says he wants a match. Tim's guards of Viktor Zanov and Shido Ash walk in. Tim says he will call Stone and set up the match. 

Tim yells at his guards for what they did last week. He says they are doing the opposite of what he needs and is is relieving them of their jobs. They say to let them wrestle and Tim says no. Shido says they learned from being security that they can do what they want when they want. 

Elimination Tag Match - The Mog Squad (Jacari Ball, CJ Valor and Santi Rivera) vs Cappuccino Jones, Marcus Mathers and Sam Holloway

MM and Santi go at it. Santi shoves him in the corner. MM side headlock takeovers him. Santi headscissors him and side headlock takeovers him. MM slams him into an elbow drop. MM flying corner forearms him then rolls him into a mule kick for 1. 

Santi is slammed and takes a 2nd rope Sam elbow drop. Sam has to tag out as his ribs are hurting. Ball comes in and Cap hurricanrana's him. Cap dropkicks him. Cap crossbodies him over the top and both guys go out. Sam throws Santi crotch first into the post. Max Abrams trips up Cap and Ball dropkicks Cap.

Cap's head is banged off the buckles by Valor. Balor spin kicks him in the gut and euros him. Valor flying shoulders Cap. Valor belly to belly suplexes Cap. 

Cap evades a double team. MM tags in and top rope twisting crossbodies the heels. MM high kicks Ball then cutters him. MM has the heels outside. He 2nd rope moonsaults all 3 of them out there.  Ball pump kicks MM in the ring.

MM is held for a slingblade. MM is pinned. Marcus Mathers is eliminated. Sam facekicks Santi. Sam atomic drops him. Ball top rope diving lariats Sam. Sam takes corner spears. Sam double lariats Santi and Ball. 

Cap comes in and pump kicks Ball. Cap jumping cutters Ball. Cap corner dropkicks Santi then corner lariats Ball. Cap top rope elbow drops Ball for 2. Santi codebreakers Cap. Cap is held and takes a lariat from the side. Cap is pinned by Santi. Cappuccino Jones is eliminated.

Sam is the last man in for his team. He throws the heels around. Valor hits a chaos theory german on him. Sam chokeslams Valor. Ball gutwrench suplexes Sam three times in a row for 2. Ball is caught off the top and Sam sitout chokeslams him. Santi comes in and knees Sam in the gut. Santi hits an angel's wings on him for 2. 

Sam double chokeslams Santi and Valor together. Max gets on the apron and Sam drops him hard with a forearm. Sam suicide dives the heels outside. Sam is popped up into a spear from Valor. Valor pins Sam.

Thoughts: Interesting result here with The Squad winning this without taking any pins. I'm definitely curious about that. Sam and Mathers have been in weird positions here for the last few months as they aren't regulars. Cap has been slowly losing steam also. The Squad mostly won clean here and I don't really see what case the faces have for a rematch. The match was alright but the one-sided nature limited it some.

Overall thoughts: I thought it was a weird show. KevOnStage was supposed to be the guest GM, but he wasn't on this show at all minus in the introduction. Thatcher wasn't supposed to be here but he was. The opener was bad with Anya Rune doing embarrassing stuff in the VIP Lounge. Lewis/Cole was a big hit and was good. That is worth seeing if you've been following along, but if you haven't, you won't get it. Cutler/Gal wasn't bad and Cutler is finding his spot as a powerhouse. The main was one-sided and the heels got a clean sweep on the faces. It was alright but not great. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as we had some good, average, bad and just weird stuff here. I thought this was average overall.