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EVOLVE DEBUTING IN NEW MARKET, DARBY ALLIN DOC, LINEUPS FOR THIS WEEKEND AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2019-02-13 09:30:00

EVOLVE announced they would debut in Indianapolis on 5/11.  We are told the decision to try the new market was connected to a belief that Chicago is oversatured with events in May.

EVOLVE will return to Livonia, Michigan on 5/10 as well.  This will be a double-header with SHINE.

PWInsider Elite subscribers are currently listening to an in-depth 53 minute coversation with Eddie Kingston, discussing his first amateur Muay-Thai fight over the weekend, why he decided to pursue it, changes to the independent scene, why he’s giving himself one more year in the business to make it to the next level or he’s walking away, how wrestlers working a series of one shots as opposed to working a territory has changed the job, debuting for EVOLVE, whether he hopes it’s a door into WWE, what his initial goals getting into the business was, how today is different for independent talents, his favorite places to wrestle today, his Impact Wrestling run, what led to the end, why he doesn’t think he’s been picked up long-term by a national promotion, mistakes he’s made, trying to separate Eddie the person from Eddie the professional, how social media has changed things for wrestlers, talents more concerned with getting over with social media vs. the actual live crowds, how getting over with GIFs lead to talents getting booked today, why he refuses to politic for a job, why Twitter made him mad after AEW was announced, whether MLW could be an option, whether there’s any dream matches left for him that he’d like to do, misconceptions about him and tons more!   You can hear the discussion and thousands of other exclusive audios, completely ad-free, at www.PWInsiderElite.com and more.

The promotion released a really good short documentary on Darby Allin, who has really picked up steam in the last year as a daredevil:

EVOLVE will be having a tryout/seminar in Atlanta this Thursday with Robbie Brookside.  For more details, click here.

EVOLVE will debut this Friday at the Kroc Center in Atlanta, GA with EVOLVE 121, streaming on ClubWWN, featuring:

*EVOLVE Champions Austin Theory vs. Darby Allin 

*WWE NXT's Adam Cole vs. Shane Strickland 

*EVOLVE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. DJZ & AR Fox with Ayla 

*Anthony Henry vs. Eddie Kingston 

*Skulk Scramble Match Featuring The Skulk of Leon Ruff, Adrian Alanis, Liam Grey and other members of the WWA4 School 

*Josh Briggs vs. Curt Stallion.

*WWN Champion JD Drake vs. Harlem Bravado  (non-title), plus Priscilla Kelly, Joe Gacy and more appearing.

On Saturday 2/16, EVOLVE will stream EVOLVE 122 from the Carrabus Center in Concord, NC, featuring:

*WWN Champion JD Drake vs. EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Montez Ford.

*EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory vs. Anthony Henry 

*NXT star Adam Cole vs. Darby Allin 

*EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Angelo Dawkins vs. Eddie Kingston.

*AR Fox with Ayla & The Skulk vs. Shane Strickland 

*DJZ vs. Josh Briggs 

*Harlem Bravado vs. Curt Stallion plus Priscilla Kelly, Joe Gacy, Leon Ruff, Colby Corino and more.

The Street Profits and Adam Cole will be doing meet and greets before and after each EVOLVE show this weekend.

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