This post will be updated to reflect coverage of EVOLVE 131 results when available (heads up: AEW's Fight for the Fallen is happening at the same time, so I'm going to be watching this after the AEW event). Stay tuned!
Browse my predictions for EVOLVE 131 and find out who won each match down below.
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| EVOLVE 131 Results |
The Future is Now Showcase Match: Josh Briggs vs. Anthony Greene with Brandi Lauren
RESULT: Josh Briggs wins by pinfall.
THOUGHTS: Thumbs up, for the most part. Briggs stood out over Greene, for sure. Bring him into NXT.
Four-Way Freestyle: Curt Stallion vs. Sean Maluta vs. Stephen Wolf vs. Harlem Bravado
RESULT: Stephen Wolf wins by pinfall.
THOUGHTS: If this were shorter, I would have liked it more. Maluta and Wolf stood out to me. Stallion and Bravado, I wasn't feeling. But all in all, this was fine, albeit too reliant on super kicks and enziguri spots.
Grudge Match: Anthony Henry vs. Arturo Ruas
RESULT: Arturo Ruas wins by pinfall.
THOUGHTS: Big fan of how this was a different style match, with the two of them striking each other harder and giving me more of a feel that they actually wanted to fight, rather than that they set out to have a choreographed performance. I say, give Anthony Henry another look and actually use Ruas in NXT going forward.
No Disqualification Match: Brandi Lauren vs. Shotzi Blackheart
RESULT: Brandi Lauren wins by pinfall.
THOUGHTS: Sign those two and Natalia Markova to the next Mae Young Classic and then, potentially, NXT. This was easily my favorite match so far.
Special Challenge Match: Babatunde vs. Colby Corino
RESULT: Babatunde wins by pinfall.
THOUGHTS: Babatunde is huge. Colby Corino isn't.
EVOLVE Tag Team Championship Match: Eddie Kingston and Joe Gacy (c) vs. AR Fox and Leon Ruff with Ayla and The Skulk
RESULT: Fox and Ruff wins by pinfall to become the new tag team champions.
THOUGHTS: Not bad. Ruff and Fox were kind of fun. Kingston seems like he can talk but I don't know about the future of his in-ring career. Gacy, didn't think too much about him, to be honest.
Catch Point Reunion Match: Matt Riddle vs. Drew Gulak
RESULT: Matt Riddle wins by pinfall
THOUGHTS: Not as good as I was hoping, but that's not to say it was bad, because it wasn't. I just thought this could be something really special, and it was just a normal good match.
Winner Take All: EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory vs. WWN Champion JD Drake
RESULT: Austin Theory wins by pinfall
THOUGHTS: Sign Austin Theory to NXT. Give him a contract. He's only 21 and he's got a ton of potential.
NXT Championship Match: Adam Cole (c) vs. Akira Tozawa
RESULT: Adam Cole wins by pinfall
THOUGHTS: No complaints, but also, not anything I'll be using as a measuring stick for Extreme Rules tomorrow.
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