WWE Evolve 7/29/2026

WWE Evolve 7/29/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwe-evolve-7222026.html

We are at the Performance Center. Robert Stone and Blake Howard are on commentary.

Thea Hail, Skylar Raye and Wren Sinclair talk. Wren says Laynie Luck isn't cleared and they haven't heard from Wendy Choo. Zena Starling comes in. She says she'll step in as she wants to prove herself. Wren wants to talk strategy and we cut to the intro.

Harley Riggins vs Tate Wilder

Tate side headlocks him. Tate takes him over and side headlocks him. HR pulls his hair and pulls his face into the top rope. HR short arm lariats him. Tate flying shoulders him then lariats him over the top. HR hits him outside and double throat thrusts him. HR rams his back into the apron edge. Tate splashes him on the apron. We go to break and return.

Tate's head is stomped over the 2nd rope. HR elbow drops him and chops him. Tate chops him in the corner. HR boots him out of the corner and backcrackers him. HR 2nd rope twisting swantons him for 2. 

HR chinlocks him and throws him down. HR goes back to the chinlock. HR legdrops Tate's neck. Tate jawbreakers him then they flying double lariat each other. They trade shots. Tate lariats him and backdrops him. Tate slingblade neckbreakers him over the back for 2.

HR hits a spear. Tate thesz presses him and hits a diving forearm on him. Tate top rope moonsaults him for 2. Tate tries another moonsault and HR gets his feet up. HR picks him up like a chokeslam and knees him in the face. HR pins him.

Thoughts: It was fine. HR is kind of more of a heel brawler than a traditional wrestler. He's effective at what he does, just it's not a heavy workrate style. Tate flew around as usual and was fine as the face. I had no issues with this one.

Sloane Jacobs tells PJ Vasa she liked watching her put Laynie Luck in her place. She says she did a great job. She says Lyons appreciated what she did. She says PJ can become part of her crew when they win. PJ says no and says when she wins tonight, she's coming to collect from Lyons.

We get a video on Vanta The Unknown where she talks about some of the ongoings in Evolve and says you can't outrun a shadow.

Sam Holloway does a video. He says he's reminded of his football days when someone lost and they blamed each other. He says he told his boys to step outside and settle it and then thing got easier. He says that's what his boys need now. He says he needs CJ Valor. He says CJ isn't the powerhouse, he is. He says CJ should meet him in the ring.

Kale Dixon vs It's GAL

Kale is out here with his girl.

Kale back elbows him and waistlock takedowns him. Kale poses and Gal chops him in the leg. Gal rolls him up for 2 and waistlock takedowns him. Gal then does push up's on him and poses. Gal flying headscissors him and dropkicks him. Kale's girl distracts Gal on the apron. Gal poses at her and gets clipped.

Kale lifting reverse ddt's him. Kale pounds on him. Kale elbow drops him. Kale hits forearms and back elbows him down. Kale backdrops him and chops him in the back. Kale supericks him for 2. 

Gal slaps him. Kale neckbreakers him for 2. Gal flatliners him off the casadora. Gal hits punches and forearms. Gal backdrops him and kips up. Gal step up enzugiri's him in the corner and iconoclasm's him. Gal running facekicks him for 2. 

Kale eye rakes him and kicks him in the gut. Kale superkicks him for 2. Kale high kicks him. Kale misses a 2nd rope twisting splash. Gal spinning lariats him then fireman's carry gutbusters him. Gal then pins him.

Thoughts: It could have went either way here. The match was acceptable enough. I know they are trying out Gal as a face but he's really better suited as a heel and I wonder how much longer they will stick with it. I'm not loving Kale taking a loss like this though so early into his new character.

We get a video on Viktor Zanov and Shido Ash. Ash says they both grew up trying to be the best judo guy. Vik says they had many great wars. They say they are stronger as a unit and think the same. Vik says they smash all competition together.

Adrianna Rizzo interviews Brooks Jensen. Rizzo says he beat Elijah Holyfield twice but cheated both times. She calls him a cheater and asks what he has to say for himself. BJ says it's all hearsay. He says he's 2-0 against Elijah. He says Eli is a disgrace to his family name and tells him to go back to nepoland to cry to his daddy. Eli comes out and security tries to stop him. Eli nails one of the guards and BJ leaves.

Timothy Thatcher talks. He says next week will have an Evolve Title 4-way. He says it'll be Harlem Lewis vs Aaron Rourke vs Tristan Angels vs Max Abrams. He says that match will happen next week. 

Gianna Capri, Nikkita Lyons, PJ Vasa & Sloane Jacobs vs. Skylar Raye, Thea Hail, Wren Sinclair & Zena Sterling

Sloane says we are about to bask in the presence of a lioness and divine goddess in Nikkita Lyons.

The heels rush in and everyone fights. Sloane hits shots on Wren. Sky dropkicks Sloane for 2. Sloane high kicks her. Sky step up enzugiri's Capri. Capri takes a double shoulderblock. Zena slams Sky on Capri. Zena side headlocks Capri and Capri sends her into the corner.

PJ and Thea get in. Thea flying lariats her and just bounces off. Lyons bangs Thea's head off the buckles. Lyons waistlock takedowns her and split leg drops her. Everyone fights and Zena crossbodies PJ off the apron. Thea topes PJ. Sky top rope plancha's outside.

We go to break and return. Thea yanks on the arm of Lyons. Sky continues the arm work and is dropped with a shot. Sky hits forearms on Sloane. Sky hits soul foot on her and la mistica drops her. Sky is pushed into the ropes where she takes a facekick. PJ double chops and headbutts Sky down.

PJ black hole slams Sky for 2. Lyons hits Sky in the gut then Sky fires back with shots. Capri tags in and boots Sky. She hits punches and boots on her in the corner. Capri split foot chokes her in the corner. Capri delay suplexes her for 2. 

Sloane lariats Sky then armlocks her. Sloane rams her in the corner. Sky tags Zena in. Zena hits lariats and shots on the heels. Zena backdrops Capri then suplexes Sloane. Zena hits an emerald flowsion and side slams Capri. 

Sloane facebusters Zena and Capri facekicks Thea down. Thea double ddt's Lyons and Capri. Sky top rope crossbodies PJ. Thea headbutts Lyons down. Wren dropkicks Sloane under the bottom rope. Wren and Sloane fight to the back. Anya Rune comes out and does stupid anime poses at Capri. Thea baseball slides Capri then goes for the kimura on Lyons. Thea grounded kimura's Lyons and Lyons taps out.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time and went well for the most part. Skylar Rae probably had the best showing as she did a bunch of flying here. There were so many girls involved though that it was hard to really stick out. Thea submitting Lyons should lead to a title match. I have no idea what Arya Rune was doing out there and it just made her like like an idiot. This was an okay main.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 matches and all 3 were decent. I would have liked to have seen a Harlem Lewis promo though and would have liked to have heard from some other people too. I had no real issues with this one and thought the main was the match of the night. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and thought it was good episode of Evolve.