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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s July 16, 2025 coverage of WWE EVOLVE on Tubi! Scheduled for tonight’s episode:
*Tyra Mae Steele vs. Chantel Monroe vs. Kylie Rae
*WWE EVOLVE Men’s Champion Jackson Drake vs. Lince Dorado - The Vanity Project is Banned from Ringside
This week’s episode starts off with a recap of last week’s EVOLVE - Kali Armstrong retaining the EVOLVE Women’s Championship with a big win over Natalya, Jin Tala attacking Armstrong right after the main event, and the issues between Jackson Drake and Lince Dorado.
Peter Rosenberg and Robert Stone are on commentary.
Jackson Drake is shown arriving with The Vanity Project.
Lince Dorado is shown arriving.
Tyra Mae Steele vs. Chantel Monroe vs. Kylie Rae
Chantel Monroe punches Kylie Rae to start and then kicks Tyra Mae Steele. Steele and Rae then team up to take alternating strikes at Monroe before sending her to the floor. Steele and Rae then lock up and Steele hits a quick fireman’s carry takeover. Steele ducks under a lock up from Rae and takes her to the mat. Steele keeps Rae on the mat with a front facelock. She transitions to a pin, but Rae kicks out. Monroe slips into the ring and tries a sunset flip on Steele. She gets a two count. The three women then exchange roll ups with no one able to get a three count. STeele sends Monroe to the ropes, but Chantel holds on and then sends Steele to the floor. Monroe rolls up Rae. Rae kicks out and sends Monroe to the floor. Rae hits a suicide dive on her two competitors.
Rae rolls Monroe back into the ring and grabs an arm. Monroe rolls into a reversal, but Rae whips her into the corner and follows in with a forearm. Rae sweeps Monroe’s leg and hits a cannonball. Steele breaks up the pin and tries to lift up Rae. Rae blocks it and runs to the corner, which makes Steele hit the top turnbuckle. Rae hits a moonsault on Steele, but Monroe breaks up the pin. Monroe tries some pins on both Rae and Steele, but doesn’t get a three count. Monroe hits a hip toss on Rae and gets a two count.
Monroe sends Steele to the ropes, but Steele hits an arm drag and a shoulder tackle on Monroe and Rae. Steele slams Monroe and then picks her up. Monroe lands on her feet and hits a Code Breaker variation. Rae breaks up the pin and then exchanges strikes with Monroe. Rae pops Monroe up, but Steele catches her. Streele drives Monroe into Rae, which knocks Rae to the floor. Steele hits a German Suplex on Monroe with a bridge for the win!
Winner: Tyra Mae Steele
Chuey Martinez sat down with Jin Tala earlier today. Tala came to realize that she has to be ruthlessly aggressive and that’s what she’s been doing at EVOLVE. She’s creating opportunities by any means necessary. On LFG, Tala was told that she wasn’t aggressive enough, so she’s creating opportunities in EVOLVE. Tala is the next EVOLVE Women’s Champion. Tala will be facing Carlee Bright tonight. Tala has beaten Bright before, so she won’t have an issue doing so again tonight.
A WWE Summerslam commercial airs.
Jordan Oasis is with Prime Minister Stevie Turner in her office. Oasis will be watching the main event closely tonight, as he wants Jackson Drake to lose the WWE Men’s Championship. Turner says that she’d like Oasis to take on Swipe Right. Oasis says that he can find a partner, so Turner makes the match official for next week.
Jin Tala vs. Carlee Bright
Carlee Bright rushes to the ring and takes it right to Jin Tala. The bell rings and Bright works Tala over in the corner. Bright stomps on Tala until Tala reverses things and hits some overhand shots. Bright reverses things back and kicks at Tala. Tala slips to the floor. Bright goes to the floor, as well, and slams Tala’s head into the apron twice. Bright drives Tala into the side of the ring, but Tala shakes it off and slams Bright’s head into the apron. Tala gets in a series of strikes and rolls Bright into the ring. Tala stretches Bright on the ropes and then kicks her in the gut.
Kendal Grey comes out to support Bright. Tala clubs down on Bright and kicks her for a two count. Tala picks up Bright, but Carlee slips out and strikes at Tala. Bright hits a dropkick. Bright gets sent to the ropes, but hits a neckbreaker and then a standing moonsault for a two count. Bright locks on a double arm stretch on a seated Tala.
Wendy Choo comes out and stands behind Grey. Bright warns Grey about Choo and Tala uses the distraction to hit a slam for the win!
Winner: Jin Tala
Ridge Holland approaches Tate Wilder in the locker room. Holland isn’t in the locker room to fight - he wants to talk to Wilder about what he said last week. Wilder says that everyone says something they don’t mean. Holland says that he’s not here to apologize. Wilder has a match tonight and Holland can’t wait to be proven right - that Wilder isn’t ready. Wilder is beneath Holland.
A WWE Clash in Paris commercial airs.
Tate Wilder vs. Edris Enofe
They lock up and jockey for position. Neither man breaks the lock up until Enofe finally gets Tate Wilder against the ropes. Enofe slaps Wilder and Tate slaps him back. Wilder grabs an arm and takes Enofe down to the mat. Enofe picks a leg and grabs an arm of Wilder’s. Wilder kips up and hits a dropkick. Wilder rains down punches on Enofe in the corner, but Edris sits Wilder on the top rope. Enofe pushes Wilder, but Tate flips Enofe to the floor with his legs. Enofe tries to sweep Wilder’s legs on the apron, but Wilder avoids it and kicks Enofe. Wilder hits a running shooting star press from the apron onto Enofe on the floor.
Wilder rolls Enofe into the ring and climbs to the top rope. Enofe dropkicks Wilder out of mid-air for a two count. Enofe rains down punches and kicks Wilder. Wilder tries to fight back, but Enofe punches him and hits a clothesline to the back of Wilder. Enofe grabs an arm stretch and then a chinlock. Wilder stands up, but Enofe clubs down on him, which sends Tate back to the mat. Enofe rains down forearms to the back on Wilder’s head and neck. Enofe tries to choke Wilder with his armband, but the referee breaks it up. As the referee gets rid of the armband, Enofe chokes Wilder with his other armband. Wilder gets out of it and hits a series of strikes. Wilder tries a suplex, but Enofe gets out of it with a knee. Wilder hits an enzuigiri and runs up the ropes. Wilder comes up empty on a moonsault and Enofe hits a neckbreaker for the win!
Winner: Edris Enofe
Dante Chen comes out after the match and makes his way to the ring with a microphone. Chen congratulates Edris Enofe on his win. Chen says that he’s had some time to think about what Enofe said a few weeks ago. Chen wants to just say that he’s sorry…for this. This = a punch to Enofe.
Keanu Carver is in the back. Timothy Thatcher got his ass stomped out for protecting the WWE ID Program. The only thing that protected him was Sean Legacy. Legacy can join Thatcher on the medical table, though. The entire WWE ID Program is on notice.
The Vanity Project is walking in the back. Swipe Right doesn’t think it’s fair that they don’t know who Jordan Oasis’ partner is going to be next week. Zayda Steel wishes they could help Jackson Drake tonight, but they can’t because of Lince Dorado’s stupid contract. Drake says he’s got it - he’s the EVOLVE Men’s Champion for a reason.
Lince Dorado is shown getting ready for the main event.
A commercial airs for WWE shows in Perth, Australia that will feature John Cena.
Prime Minister Stevie Turner is in her office. Edris Enofe comes in and complains about Dante Chen’s assault. Turner reminds Enofe that he hit Chen first a few weeks ago. Turner calls it fair play, but Enofe calls her biased. Turner takes umbrage to Enofe’s accusations and makes Edris Enofe vs. Dante Chen official for next week.
Official for EVOLVE next week:
*Edris Enofe vs. Dante Chen
*Swipe Right vs. Jordan Oasis and a Partner of Oasis’ Choosing
WWE EVOLVE Men’s Champion Jackson Drake vs. Lince Dorado - The Vanity Project is Banned from Ringside
The main event introductions are made and the bell rings. They lock up and Jackson Drake grabs a side headlock. Lince Dorado sends Drake to the ropes. Drake hits a tackle and gets a one count. They lock hands and Drake goes behind with an arm grab. Dorado takes Drake over and locks on an octopus. Dorado transitions into a roll up for a two count. Dorado tries a monkey flip, but Drake blocks it and puts Dorado onto the top turnbuckle. Dorado kicks him away and hits a leaping arm drag. Dorada hits a headscissors and Drake rolls to the floor. Dorado goes for a dive, but Drake reads it, so Dorado handsprings back to the middle of the ring as the show goes to a break.
A WrestleMania commercial airs.
Back from the break, Dorado has an arm bar locked on, but Drake stands out of it. Drake is sent to the ropes and Dorado hits a dropkick for a two count. Dorado charges Drake in the corner, but Jackson moves out of the way. Drake goes to the corner and blocks a kick. Drake lifts Dorado to the top turnbuckle and pushes him to the floor. Drake hits a tope suicida on Dorado. Drake rains down punches and then rolls Dorado back into the ring. Drake chops Dorado in the corner and then hits a shoulder attack.
Drake hits a back suplex and then a basement sick kick variation on a seated Dorado for a two count. Drake stomps on Dorado’s hand. Dorado fights back and hits the ropes. Drake ducks, but Dorado kicks him. Dorado hits the ropes again and Drake hits a snap powerslam for a two count. Drake grabs a side headlock on a prone Dorado. Dorado stands up in it, but Drake clubs at his back and snapmares him over. Drake chops Dorado, which pumps Lince up. Dorado hits a quick flurry of strikes, but Drake cuts him off with a back elbow for a two count.
Drake lifts up Dorado, but Lince elbows Drake and then tries for a headscissors. Drake holds on and lifts Dorado back up. Dorado hits a spike hurricanrana. Both men are slow to get up, but when they do - Dorado hits two tackles and a hard overhand chop. Dorado hits a handspring cutter and then rakes Drake’s back. Dorada hits a backstabber for a two count. Dorado slaps on a cross armbreaker, but Drake stacks him up for a two count. Dorada holds onto the cross armbreaker, but Drake makes it to the ropes and rolls to the floor. Dorado grabs Drake between the ropes, but Jackson tugs Dorado down onto the second rope. Drake gets back into the ring, but eats a superkick. Dorada hops to the top rope.
The Vanity Project’s music plays. No one comes out. The distraction allows Drake to kick and grab Dorado from the top rope. Drake hits a gutbuster and a powerbomb for a two count. Drake charges at Dorado, but Lince hits a wheelbarrow roll up for a two count. Dorado chops Drake and hits the ropes. Drake kicks him. Drake hits the ropes and eats a kick. Dorado hits the ropes. Drake lifts him up, but Dorado slips out. Drake is sent to the corner, but he hops over Dorado. Dorado kicks Drake and charges at him. Dorado flips into a brainbuster and hits a big strike that drops Drake. Dorado climbs to the top rope and hits a shooting star press. Drake rolls to the floor.
Dorado hits a flipping dive through the ropes on Drake and then rolls him back into the ring. As Dorado tries to get back in the ring, Ricky Smokes grabs him from under the ring. With Dorado half on the apron/half between the ropes, Drake hits the Unaliving. Drake hits a second Unaliving for the win!
Winner and STILL EVOLVE Men’s Champion: Jackson Drake
Jackson Drake is celebrating his win by himself in the ring when Brooks Jensen attacks him from behind. Jensen leaves the ring and The Vanity Project check on Drake as the show fades to black.
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