WWE Evolve 9/30/2026

WWE Evolve 9/30/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/wwe-evolve-9232026.html

Note - In an odd turn of events, WWE aired WWE World's Collide against this show. 

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

It's GAL does a video with cartoon graphics. He says he saved the day for WWE ID 1.0 and there's a new hero in town. He says he only needs wings to climb high. He says he's going to Succession after he takes care of Harley Riggins. He says Harley is legit but what good is a big rig when it runs out of gas. He says he's parking Harley in the junkyard tonight.

Elijah Holyfield vs Braxton Cole

Cole has already been fired.

Eli hits punches and drops him. Cole back elbows him and side headlocks him. Cole stomps his foot and side headlock takeovers him. Eli side headlocks him. Cole side headlocks him and is shouldered over. Eli side slams him. 

Eli is pulled throat first into the ropes and gets neckbreakered. Cole stomps and legdrops him. Cole neckbreakers him. Cole stomps him and catapults his throat into the bottom rope for 2. Cole chinlocks him. 

Eli backdrops him. Eli flying shoulderblocks him and bulldogs him. Eli lariats him over the top. Eli runs at him outside and goes into the post. Marcus Mathers comes out and yells at Cole. Eli ends up hitting Mathers and Cole drops Eli.

Cole grabs a chair and Eli punches the chair down. The ref sees Cole down and sees Eli with the chair. The ref then DQ's Eli.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. Cole healed it up some here and got a cheap win. Eli's gotta work on being a little bit more natural when doing various spots though. 

Cole taunts Eli after from the entrance area.

Harley Riggins does a video. He says It's GAL is calling him a bully. He says he will see Gal off tonight and will park his rig on the title at Succession against Harlem.

Wendy Choo vs Gianna Capri

Choo has already been fired.

They lock up. Capri backs her up in the corner and taunts her. Choo shoves her down then waistlock takedowns her for 1. Choo side headlock takeovers her. Capri side headlocks her. Capri shoulders her over. Choo hiptosses her and dropkicks her. Choo forward handspring forearms her and running kicks her. Choo then running boots her for 2.

Choo misse a pepsi twist and is pulled down over Capri's knee. Capri punches and boots her in the corner. Capri overhead kicks her in the corner and axe kicks her back for 2. Capri split-leg chokes her. Capri spinebusters her for 2. 

Choo cradles her. Choo hits running lariats. Choo pepsi twist lariats her for 2. Capri misses a 2nd rope crossbody. Choo rolls her into a dirtnap and submits her.

Thoughts: Capri had a good showing here with her offense hitting clean. What we got was acceptable and it worked out alright enough. It's a shame the win is for nothing since Choo is gone.

Adrianna Rizzo interviews Choo and asks if she's ready for a rematch with Nikkita Lyons. Choo says she's been ready. She says Lyons got her when she had her guard down but she choked her out when she she got the chance. She says she wants her rematch in a Last Woman Standing match at Succession IV.

Nikkita Lyons and Sloane Jacobs talk. Lyons is fine with Choo's challenge but Sloane doesn't think Choo deserves it. Lyons says her and Choo are aligned and so be it if Choo wants to lose like this. Lyons wants her to know that the champ calls the shots.

Timothy Thatcher talks to Ulka Sasaki. Tim congratulates him on his first big win and says the people at NOAH are proud of him. Laynie Luck comes in. She says she needs a match with Vanta The Unknown. She says maybe she is worried that she was on the indies for 10 years for nothing. Tim says he understands and says the lonely roads makes your brain turn. They question why they do wrestling but Tim says they love it. Tim gives her the match she wants at Succession IV. Tim says she's booked and she deserves it. 

Shido Ash vs Cappuccino Jones

CJ challenges him on the floor. Ash goes after him. CJ hits punches inside and dropkicks him. CJ bangs Ash's head off the buckles and chops him. Ash euros him and CJ back body drops him. 

Ash boots him off the ropes. Ash hits corner spears. CJ is caught off the up and over and Ash shoulderbreakers him. Ash hits shots on him in the corner. Ash running euros him and yanks on the arm. Ash rolls him into an armbar.

CJ is thrown shoulder first into the top buckle and goes out to the floor. CJ hits shots on him and CJ's shoulder is sent into the top buckle again. CJ comes off the 2nd rope and is caught with a hip throw in mid-air. 

We go to break and return. CJ headbutts him and gets his feet up on him in the corner. CJ corner exploders him. CJ corner dropkicks him and flying corner lariats him. CJ top rope diving crossbodies him. CJ hits an inverted sitout drop on him for 2.

Ash blocks a top rope elbow drop with a koji clutch. Ash step up knees him on the ropes. Ash hits Shingo's Takagi's last dream and pins him.

Thoughts: This was Ash's biggest win yet and probably Jones' weakest loss yet. Ash worked the shoulder most of the match. Ash's mid-air hip throw was cool. It was acceptable for Ash's level. 

The Mog Squad come out. Max has tape on his nose and says his rhinoplasty was ruined. He says he can't even wear his sunglasses. He says his doctor is livid as his masterpiece is destroyed. He says there's no more coffee's for Jones as he's going to tap water. He says he better save his money as Jones is going to fund his surgery. Jacari Ball and Santi Rivera then beat up Jones in the ring. 

Chaz "Starboy" Hall comes in and beats up The Squad. CJ Valor spears him. Max says he's sick of people acting like they haven't been running the show for the last 6 months. He says it's a slap in his face that they aren't on Succession. 

Tim Thatcher comes out. He says this is enough. Tim says they moaned about Succession and because of Mr. Stone, they have a surprise for them next week.

Thoughts: Max was good on the mic here.

Harley Riggins vs It's GAL

HR nails Gal from behind as he enters. He puts on Gal's sunglasses and forearms him in the spine. Gal is backdropped on the apron. Gal is sent into the steps. The match officially starts and HR flying knees him for 2.

HR chinlocks him and Gal ropebreaks. Gal headbutts HR off buckles and top rope crossbodies him. Gal hits chops and takes a big back body drop outside. We go to break and return.

HR kicks Gal in the back and forearms him in the spine. Gal back elbows him and hits shots. HR throws him down by the wrist. Gal hits punches and casadora codebreakers him. HR is sent out. Gal topes him. Gal sends him into the steps.

Gal springboard dropkicks him for 2. Gal step up enzugiri's him in the corner. HR misses a 2nd rope twisting swanton. Gal spinning lariats him. HR TKO's him for 2. Gal rolls him up for 2. HR pop up knees him in the face and pins him.

Thoughts: Riggins won as expected. It was acceptable. Gal's doing fine as a face and they had an athletic match for their sizes. This worked out just fine.

Harlem Lewis comes out and holds his belt up. Security breaks it up.

Overall thoughts: Cole/Holyfield was acceptable and I really can't understand Cole's firing at all after decent showings like this. Choo/Capri was also acceptable and Capri is really coming across well in Evolve. Ash/Jones as an acceptable bout. Ash winning was a big upset and he did some new stuff. I liked the main and they had an athletic contest for two taller guys. The show was fine overall as a whole and I feel like Evolve is getting in the right groove. We'll see how things hold up post-Succession when half the roster is gone. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and the show was alright.