WWE EVOLVE Results 3/5/25

WWE EVOLVE Results 3/5/25
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida

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Commentators: (Peter Rosenberg & Robert Stone)

Ring Announcer: Blake Howard

Transcription by Josh Lopez

Shawn Michaels Promo 

Hello, everyone. First of all, I’d like to welcome all of you here, and I hope you’re very, very excited because each and every one of you are about to make history. You are going to show the world where wrestling evolves. I wanna welcome each and every one of you to WWE Evolve on Tubi, congratulations. Now, you all have heard this is where dreams come true, take this opportunity to go out there and show the world that you belong, and more than anything else, it’s gonna be a hell of a blast watching each and every one of you evolve.

First Match: Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright vs. Kali Armstrong & Dani Palmer 

Kendal Grey and Dani Palmer will start things off. Armstrong immediately tags herself in. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Grey side steps Armstrong into the turnbuckles. Grey tells Armstrong to bring it. Strong lockup. Grey with a waist lock go-behind. Armstrong puts Grey on the top turnbuckle. Armstrong pats Grey on her forehead. Palmer tags herself in.Grey applies a wrist lock. Grey works over the left arm of Palmer. Grey tags in Bright. Rollup Exchange. Palmer with a deep arm-drag. Palmer applies an arm-bar. Bright wraps her legs around Palmer’s neck. Palmer with multiple pinning combinations. Palmer applies a front face lock. Short-Arm Reversal by Palmer. Palmer whips Bright across the ring. Bright goes for a Hurricanrana, but Palmer lands back on her feet. Armstrong tags herself in. Bright with a drop toe hold. Bright applies an arm-bar. Armstrong reverses the hold. Armstrong wrenches on the left shoulder of Bright. Armstrong talks smack to Bright. Armstrong whips Bright across the ring. Bright with a gut punch. Bright runs around Armstrong. Bright dropkicks Armstrong. Bright tags in Grey.

Armstrong runs through the double clothesline. Grey with a fireman’s carry takeover. Grey with a deep arm-drag. Grey applies an arm-bar. Armstrong whips Grey across the ring. Grey with another fireman’s carry takeover. Grey applies another arm-bar. Grey goes into the lateral press for a one count. Grey with an inside cradle for a one count. Grey with two arm-ringers. Grey keeps Armstrong grounded with the arm-bar. Grey tags in Bright. Double Irish Whip. Double Hip Toss for a two count. Bright applies an arm-bar. Armstrong reverses out of the irish whip from Bright. Armstrong Powerslams Bright. Armstrong drags Bright to the corner. Armstrong wastes time gloating to the camera. Armstrong applies a side headlock. Armstrong with a straight right hand. Armstrong tags in Palmer. Palmer with a Double Knee Strike. Palmer goes for a Standing MoonSault, but Bright gets her knees up in the air. Grey and Armstrong are tagged in.

Grey scores two elbow knockdowns. Grey clotheslines Palmer. Grey kicks Armstrong in the gut. Grey drops Armstrong with The DDT. Grey ducks a clothesline from Palmer. Grey with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Armstrong fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Grey decks Armstrong with a back elbow smash. Armstrong catches Grey in mid-air. Armstrong with The Running Powerslam for a two count. Armstrong ascends to the top turnbuckle. Forearm Exchange. Palmer made the blind tag. Grey with The SuperPlex. Palmer hits The Frog Splash for a two count. Armstrong goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Bright lands back on her feet. Bright with The CodeBreaker. Grey blocks The Slice Bread. Palmer with a back elbow smash. Palmer with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Grey Spears Palmer for a two count. Bright jumps on Armstrong’s back. Grey dumps Armstrong and Bright out of the ring. Palmer with an inside cradle for a two count. Grey responds with a forearm smash. Grey kicks Armstrong in the face. Grey and Bright gangs up on Armstrong. Palmer inadvertently wipes out Armstrong with The Corkscrew MoonSault. Grey makes Palmer tap out to The Flying Cross-Arm-Breaker. After the match, Grey tells Chuey Martinez that she doesn’t want to be an answer to a trivia question, she wants to be the reason why everybody watches Evolve, to see her dominate the Women’s Division.

Winner: Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright via Submission 

– We got a video package on the EVOLVE Promotion which featured as the proving ground for WWE Superstars like Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, GUNTHER, DIY, Austin Theory and so much more.

– Jackson Drake tells Swipe Right to keep their focus on tonight’s main event and not the women on the outside.

– Luca Crusifino & It’s Gal are chilling in the VIP Section.

Keanu Carver Promo

My name is Keanu Carver. I’m from Washington, D.C. And I didn’t grow up like the rest of the people in this building, I grew up throwing hands on the concrete. I had no father in my life, he was in and out of jail, my mom was a babysitter, we really didn’t have nothing, and, when you’re at the bottom that long, you get tired of it, and I got tired of it. I was trying to make money. That led to some beef around my way with some hoods, and I didn’t care who stepped in my way, I didn’t care if it was eight people, 12 people, I was gonna take the whole hood on. I was fighting every single day to get paid, I’m running with the ball they gave me. I’m taking everything, I’m not really here to take no for an answer.

Trill London Promo 

What’s popping? I’m Trill London. I grew up in Yonkers, New York. I like to be different. I try to translate that into my everyday life. I’ve achieved many things. I’ve made it to the NFL. I’ve made the 53 man roster, but nothing really compares to this. I’m completing a childhood dream. Growing up, I’ve been bullied a lot just for the way I look, from my skin tone to my outfits and the way that I do things my way. I feel misunderstood from time to time, but I’m just myself. You gonna see a lot of different stuff from me.

Second Match: Keanu Carver vs. Trill London 

Carver applies The Sleeper Hold after the bell rings. Carver throws London into the canvas. Carver talks smack to London. London kicks Carver in the face. Carver is throwing haymakers at London. Carver rocks London with a forearm smash. Carver with The Fallaway Slam. London with heavy bodyshots. London applies a side headlock. Carver launches London to the corner. London ducks a clothesline from Carver. Carver delivers The Pounce. Carver whips London across the ring. Carver connects with The Sky High to pickup the victory.

Winner: Keanu Carver via Pinfall 

– Luca Crusifino is here representing The Family. The DON runs things on NXT, Luca plans to run things in Evolve. He likes what he sees from the WWE ID Program, but they’ve never been in the ring with a heavy hitter like him. If there’s anybody from NXT on the Evolve roster, Crusifino is not worried, because he’s focused on the future. You can side either with the Consiglieri or not, choose wisely.

Third Match: Jack Cartwheel, Sean Legacy, Cappuccino Jones vs. Jackson Drake & Swipe Right In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Cappuccino Jones and Ricky Smokes will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Smokes with a waist lock takedown. Jones with a deep arm-drag. Smokes tags in Baylor. Jones with a Back Body Drop to Smokes. Jones ducks a clothesline from Baylor. Jones leapfrogs over Baylor. Jones dropkicks Baylor. Legacy and Drake are tagged in. Legacy ducks a clothesline from Drake. Legacy with a Gourdbuster. Legacy kicks Drake in the chest. Legacy with The PK. Legacy with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Legacy applies a front face lock. Cartwheel tags himself in. Drake reverses out of the irish whip from Cartwheel. Cartwheel dives over Drake. Cartwheel with a Headscissors Takeover. Cartwheel dropkicks Drake. Cartwheel tags in Jones. Double Dropkick. Baylor tags in Smokes. We have a huge standoff in the center of the ring. Jones with a straight right hand. Smokes backs Jones into the ropes. Jones decks Smokes with a back elbow smash. Jones knocks Drake off the ring apron. Smokes clotheslines Jones over the top rope. Smokes tags in Baylor. Drake drives Jones back first into the ring apron. Baylor clotheslines Jones. Baylor transitions into a ground and pound attack. Baylor applies a front face lock. Smokes tags himself in.

Baylor with a Corner Spear. Smokes drops Jones with The Big Boot for a two count. Smokes applies a rear chin lock. Jones with heavy bodyshots. Smokes punches Jones in the back. Smokes pulls Jones down to the mat. Drake tags himself in. Drake with a forearm shiver across the back of Jones. Drake with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Drake follows that with The Perfect Plex for a two count. Drake stomps on the midsection of Jones. Drake tags in Baylor. Baylor with a Leaping Elbow Drop. Jones decks Baylor with a JawBreaker. Baylor tags in Smokes. Smokes stops Jones in his tracks. Jones with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Drake goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Jones lands back on his feet. Jones ducks a clothesline from Drake. Jones tags in Cartwheel. Cartwheel slides under a clothesline from Drake. Cartwheel with a diving clothesline. Cartwheel with a Leaping NeckBreaker to Baylor. Smokes blocks a boot from Cartwheel. Cartwheel cartwheels around Smokes. Cartwheel with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Cartwheel slams Drake’s head on the top rope. Cartwheel sweeps out the legs of Drake. Cartwheel with The Slam Stand. Drake regroups on the outside. Fosbury Flop/SomerSault Plancha Combination.

Drake with a Double Knee Gutbuster for a two count. Drake applies the cravate. Following a snap mare takeover, Drake tags in Smokes. Drake with a Knee Drop. Smokes with a Knee Drop of his own for a two count. Smokes hammers down on the back of Cartwheel’s neck. Smokes tags in Baylor. Double Vertical Suplex for a two count. Baylor applies a rear chin lock. Cartwheel with elbows into the midsection of Baylor. Baylor scores the elbow knockdown for a two count. Smokes tags himself in. Belly to Back Suplex/NeckBreaker Combination for a two count. Cartwheel with heavy bodyshots. Smokes punches Cartwheel in the back. Smokes knocks Jones off the apron. Smokes catches Cartwheel in mid-air. Cartwheel drops Smokes with The Tornado DDT. Cartwheel tags in Legacy. Legacy scores two forearm knockdowns. Legacy with a Spinning Back Kick. Legacy kicks Smokes in the chest. Legacy with a Big Boot. Drake tags himself in. Legacy with a Release German Suplex. Legacy side steps Baylor into Drake. Legacy with The Tiger Feint Kick. Legacy drops Drake with The MoonSault Reverse DDT.

Baylor made the blind tag. Baylor rocks Legacy with a forearm smash. Dropkick/SpineBuster Combination to Legacy. Baylor tags in Drake. Drake with a Sliding Knee Strike for a two count. Jones dumps Baylor out of the ring. Drake launches Jones over the top rope. Legacy avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Drake with two overhand chops. Legacy HeadButts Drake. Legacy tags in Jones. Jones nails Drake with The Decaffeinator. Cartwheel with a Rolling Death Valley Driver into Drake. Jones follows that with The Flying Elbow Drop for a two count. Legacy and Baylor are tagged in. Legacy with The Big Boot. Baylor kicks Legacy in the gut. Baylor with a Spinning Double Underhook Suplex. Jones responds with The Shot Of Espresso. Drake with The Standing Spanish Fy. Short-Arm Reversal by Drake. Cartwheel with The Crucifix Driver to Drake. Smokes with a Leaping Double Foot Stomp. Legacy follows that with a Double Missile Dropkick. Legacy connects with Shambles to pickup the victory. After the match, Kali Armstrong joins the commentary team and starts demanding for another match. Shawn Michaels will be allowing AVA to make the decision on Evolve as the show goes off the air.

Winner: Jack Cartwheel, Sean Legacy, Cappuccino Jones via Pinfall 

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