WWE Evolve 10/7/2026

WWE Evolve 10/7/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/wwe-evolve-9302026.html

Note - WWE Main Event is moving to Wednesdays at 8PM which is the same time this show airs. I have to think they will be moving this show too. 

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

Harlem Lewis talks outside the Performance Center. He says Harley Riggins is one week away from the big dance. He says he will hold the title one day, but after he's done. 

Harley Riggins says he will see him tonight and says his dream of taking the Evolve Title dies next week. He says he's "The Big Rig" and he'll cool him off and take the title.

The hosts talk outside the ring. 

Marcus Mathers comes out to talk. He says if he has something to say, he will say it. He says he's sick of being the good indy wrestler waiting for an opportunity. He says Cutler James injured Sam Halloway and says Elijah Holyfield knocked him out for no reason. He says he's not scared of him, Cutler James or Darkstate. Cutler James then comes out.

Marcus Mathers vs Cutler James

CJ misses a pump kick and takes chops. MM flying forearms him. MM dropkicks him. MM misses a corner attack. CJ side headlock takeovers him. Braxton Cole arrives in the VIP Lounge. MM headscissors CJ on the mat.

CJ shoulders MM over and side headlock takeovers him. CJ chinlocks him. MM running facekicks him. CJ spears him. CJ then does a hanging stretch muffler. MM upkicks him. MM 2nd rope dropkicks him. MM is caught off the 2nd rope. CJ spinning throws him out of the ring. 

We go to break and return. CJ boots him in the leg. MM chops him then ges dropped onto both knees. CJ misses a corner attack. MM spin kicks him then code red's him for 2.  CJ boots him. MM spinning ddt's him. MM os cutters him. MM sends him out of the ring. 

MM PK's him from the apron. MM 2nd rope moonsaults him outside. Braxton Cole jumps the rail and yells at MM. Elijah Holyfield then chases after Cole. MM is caught on a moonsault and CJ whirlybird's him. CJ pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. CJ threw him around and MM threw him around. Holyfield chasing Cole was a bit random here. CJ's found his role as a power guy...and it took long enough. 

Veronica Haven vs Anya Rune

Both of these girls are gone from WWE already. 

Haven takes her down and cutters her. Haven running knees her for 2. Haven pulls AR's arms back. AR forearms her. AR running euros her in the corner. AR low diving forearms her. AR then does a hadouken (with special graphics). AR then pushes her down from the reverse ddt position and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a bit hard to get into it since both girls are fired and this means nothing. They didn't get a ton of time and a lot of the talk was about Anya's anime powers.

Sloane Jacobs and Nikkita Lyons then jump Rune. Lyons hits mounted shots on her. Lyons grabs a trash can and dumps it on her head. Lyons then spin kicks the trash can while it's on Rune's head.

 Lyons then gets on the mic. She agrees to a last woman standing match with Wendy Choo. She says she will stand over her body and shake her @ss.

PJ Vasa, who is also now fired, then looks at the tv in the back and says, "try it with me".

AJ styles talks to Nathan Frazer and Conan Lycan. AJ tells Conan he's being offered a WWE ID contract. Conan says let's do it and he's ready to go. Conan says he's been dreaming about this and he's ready to kick the door in. He says Evolve has made 3 champs in NXT and he will be the 4th.

Thoughts: I saw Conan on TNA Xplosion once and thought he looked like a prospect. WWE apparently agrees.

The Mog Squad talk in the back. CJ Valor says he's not skipping arm day for a match Max shouldn't have to do. Max says it doesn't matter who he will wrestler tonight as he will MME max, life max and win max. He says Thatcher thinks he owns them but they own Thatcher.

Cappuccino Jones is interviewed by the now fired Adriana Rizzo. Jones says his mystery opponent doesn't matter as when he is clear, he is putting pressure on The Mog Squad. He says he's not cleared to wrestle yet but says the clock is kicking. He says when he is cleared, he's calling Chazz Hall as he wants Santi and Jacari Ball.

Aaron Rourke vs Kale Dixon

Alix Brooks is with Kale Dixon.

KD lariats him then slams him twice. AR rams him in the corner and hits corner spears. KD euros him and AR superkicks him. AR hits running euros in the corner. Alix trips AR and KD nails AR from behind. Alix then chokes AR with a towel. The ref sees it and Kale is DQ'd.

Thoughts: It was very short and we didn't get much before it ended.

Kale chairs AR after.

Wendy Choo, who is also now fired, does a sit down interview with Blake Howard. Choo says she thought she would accomplish more as champ. She says it was all taken away when she was getting going. She says she's not mad about losing the title, just mad at how she lost it. She says Lyons stole the title from her and didn't have the strength to beat her with integrity. She says that's why she haunts her. She says she will play fire with fire and said Lyons forgot about her being in various gimmick matches. She says she will take what's hers. 

Laynie Luck does a video. She says she's excited to be on Evolve. She says she wrestled at rundown bars and shows at fairs. Vanta The Unknown talks but it's hard to hear what she's saying. She says Luck will fight the clock and the clock has never lost.

The Mog Squad talks in the back. Max says he doesn't know if he can wrestle and says his doctor told him he should take some time off. He then gets CJ Valor to take the match instead.

CJ Valor vs Jasper Troy

Troy is the mystery opponent here. As you may have guessed...he has also been fired recently.

CJ ducks a lock up and hides between the ropes. CJ shoves him from behind. JT short arm shoulderblocks him. JT elbows his arm. JT lifts him up by one arm and puts him down. JT splashes him for 2. CJ clips him then boots him in the head. 

CJ foot chokes him in the corner. CJ hits punches on him. JT shoulders him over. CJ double boots him out of the corner. JT swinging uranage's him. CJ dropkicks him outside. CJ flying shoulders him off the apron.

We go to break and return. JT gets booted as he comes in. CJ stomps him and elbow drops him. CJ flying shoulders him and hits mounted shots on him. JT then hits mounted shots. JT hiptosses him then hits double sledgehammer shots. JT corner splashes him then powerslams him for 2.

CJ goes for an armbar and JT tries a pin on him. CJ eye rakes him then hits a chaos theory on him. CJ running spears him for 2. JT sitout chokeslams him. JT black hole slams him and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it that much. Troy was too big for CJ and CJ couldn't do good looking offense on him. It lead to some clunky and slow moments. It also went a little longer than it needed to.

Aaron Rourke talks in the back. He says he hopes it wasn't Kale Dixon's best shot as he won't survive the hell he rains down on him.

Harlem Lewis and Harley Riggins then fight into the arena. HR takes him down. Guards try to stop it and get beaten up. They fight in the ring. Riggins low blows Lewis. He then lifts him into a knee to the face. Riggins then holds Lewis' title up as refs try to stop him..

Overall thoughts: Mathers/Cutler was the best match on here. Anya Rune's and Kale Dixon's matches were too short to be much. CJ Valor's match with Jasper Troy wasn't that good either as Troy was too big for CJ. It was a tough show to get into as half the people on it are already fired, so little really mattered here. I didn't think they did a good job of building up Succession at all here either. I'd give this a 4 out of 10. It wasn't that good overall.