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For the first time in history, WWE Evolution stands Sunday night as an all-women’s pay-per-view presented by the company. Live from Nbadau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, Evolution will feature some of the best female superstars from the past, present and future on a card that is ultimately solid but certainly could have been built better by WWE.
There are some incredible matches on tap Sunday night, and all three women’s singles titles will be on the line. Legends such as Trish Stratus, Lita, Alundra Blayze and Mickie James will be in action along with some of the top stars of today like Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley and yes, Ronda Rousey.
CBS Sports will be with you the entire way Sunday night updating this story with the latest results, badysis, grades and highlights from the show. Stick with us all night.
WWE Evolution matches
- Raw Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Nikki Bella
- SmackDown Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair (Last Woman Standing)
WWE Evolution live results, highlights
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WWE Evolution recap, grades
Trish Stratus & Lita def. Mickie James & Alicia Fox via pinfall: An injury to Alexa Bliss relegated her to ringside duties after cutting a pre-match promo. The match, which provided plenty of nostalgic moments for the very vocal and energetic crowd, built toward a hot tag to Stratus, who rekindled the fires of her legendary rivalry with James. The finish, however, was unavoidably sloppy as Trish hit James with Stratusfaction, but Fox was noticeably late running in to break up the pin. Not only was James on camera yelling for Fox to get there, the referee purposely held up his hand to avoid counting James out as Fox dove in. Lita hit Fox with a Twist of Fate before landing a Litasault on both heels. James followed with a Chick Kick on James for the 1-2-3. Grade: C
Nia Jax wins the 20-Woman Battle Royal: What started somewhat slow and sloppy in order to give time to the many legends taking part turned into a great piece of business down the stretch as WWE women of today were given a strong spotlight to shine. The booking was strong as Jax stood tall in the end following fun standoffs against both Tamina Snuka and Ember Moon. After her victory, Jax was emotional amid a series of “you deserve it” chants from the crowd. She wished luck to Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella in their title match later in the night but said her entire focus is the Raw women’s championship.
The match began with a disrespectful promo from the IIconics that saw the veterans in the match team up to eliminate Billie Kay and Peyton Royce first. The match continued the comedy later on as Carmella called for a dance break and was joined by Ivory, who lasted until the final five and turned in the top performance among legends. The 56-year-old WWE Hall of Famer even hit a splash off the top rope on Jax. Chants of “N-X-T” filled the arena as Moon and Asuka had fun standoff which led to Moon eliminating her. But the match appeared to come down to Moon and Jax, who were both tied up in the ropes as Moon tried everything in her power to eliminate her much larger friend. Zelina Vega, who was never eliminated and hit outside the ring, ran in and thought she had eliminated both. Vega’s celebration was premature, however, and Jax paid a nice tribute to Andre the Giant in the WrestleMania II battle royal by eliminating her via press slam onto Snuka outside before tossing Moon — the clear fan favorite in the match — over the top rope. Grade: B
Toni Storm def. Io Shirai via pinfall to win the 2018 Mae Young Clbadic: Credit WWE for giving the future of its women’s division such a large platform as Storm and Shirai, both seemingly intent on stealing the show, nearly did just that. The only criticism is that they weren’t given enough time to showcase even more of their incredible talent. Storm, the 23-year-old native of Australia, and the 28-year-old Shirai, already a star in Japan, were lacking nothing in terms of intensity, stiff offense and high-flying spots. The athletic Shirai hit a springboard dropkick to knock Storm off the top rope before landing a breathtaking moonsault onto the floor to pop the crowd. Shirai later paid homage to her hero Rey Mysterio Jr. with a 619 before landing a springboard sunset flip that nearly won her the match.
The finish came after Shirai’s Asai Moonsault landed on Storm’s knees. Storm then followed with her second Storm Zero of the match, this time securing the 1-2-3. Both wrestlers hugged afterwards in an emotional scene as they were presented with flowers by Stephanie McMahon and head NXT women’s trainer Sara Amato. Triple H was also on hand to present the Mae Young Clbadic trophy. Grade: B+
Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks def. The Riott Squad via pinfall: The storyline regarding the often rocky friendship between Banks and Bayley remained a common theme throughout this high-energy match. An early pin attempt by Bayley on Ruby Riott after a backstabber/Bayley-to-Belly suplex combo was broken up when Liv Morgan shoved Banks on top of Bayley. Later in the match, Bayley proved willing to sacrifice her body for her teammate later on by laying on top of Banks in order to absorb the impact of a Riott splash off the top rope.
Natalya paid homage to her late father Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart early by teaming with Banks for a Hart Attack. Later on, she attempted a double sharpshooter on Riott and Sarah Logan. The finish saw Bayley and Banks reiterate just how in sync they really can be. After Natalya hit Riott with a powerbomb again paying homage to her father, Bayley hit her with an elbow drop (homage to “Macho Man” Randy Savage) before taking out the remaining Riott Squad members with a suicide dive. Banks then followed with a frog splash off the top rope to honor her idol Eddie Guerrero and get the pin. Grade: B-
NXT Women’s Championship — Kairi Sane (c) vs. Shayna Baszler: Live now.
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