Hey everyone, I'm OG and today, I'm going to be talking about WWE's Evolution event, which happened last sunday.
Before I start, BIG PROPS to all the female wrestlers worldwide, regardless of promotion/generation, you work hard and you earned every bit of respect for that.
Let's get started.
1st Match: Alicia Fox & Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus & Lita.
A good way to kick off the show, as 2 former legendary rivals team up against 2 of Alexa Bliss's friends, Fox and Mickie.
The match was good, we saw great work ethic by Lita&Trish, they surprised me personally, their work in the ring in this match was amazing, considering the fact that they both were out of in ring action for quite a while. Alicia Fox's character work was fun to watch and Mickie's in ring talent as always was on point.
Lita & Trish prevailed after Lita hit Mickie with a moonsault and then Trish hit Mickie with a Chick Kick.
Overall Rating: 63 out of 100 / 3 stars.
2nd Match: Battle Royal to determine the N1C for future title shot.
It was great to see females from the past making a comeback such as Ivory and Torrie Wilson. The match had great fun, when it came down to the final wire, it was very cool to see, as we had 2 of NXT's former rivals collide as Asuka got eliminated by Ember Moon, Ember was the runner up to Nia Jax who eventually won.
Good match. But I wanted Moon to win to be honest, really, Why Nia Again?..
Overall Rating ; 50 out of 100 / 2.5 stars.
3rd Match: Toni Storm vs. Io Shirai, Finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic
A candidate to match of the night, as 2 of maybe the most talented female wrestlers in the world. They had a great match, 10 minutes of wonderful wrestling work, they gave it all, Toni looked incredible, that incredible girl is gonna be a name you will hear about for years to come, and Io.. she's already a legend outside of WWE, and no reason why she'll not be in WWE too.
The match was a bit short in my opinion, and for that short ammount of time to bring that pure class is something wonderful.
Toni won after she hit the Storm Zero for the 2nd time in the match.
Great match, highly suggested.
Overall Rating: 83 out of 100/ 4 stars.
4th Match, Riott Squad vs. Bayley,Natalya and Sasha Banks.
Nothing special to be honest, the match was fine.. too long also in my opinion, but the ending was pretty cool
A finish combo by Natalya,Bayley and Sasha
It started with Natalya's powerbomb, led to Bayley's top rope elbow (in tribute to Randy Savage) and then Sasha with a Frog Splash (in tribute to Eddie Guerrero).
Great finish but a just mediocre match.
Overall Rating : 25 out of 100 / 2.25 stars.
5th Match: Shanya Baszler vs. Kairi Sane, NXT Women's title.
Another chapter in Sane/Baszler's rivalry. The match was good, mostly dominated by Baszler and Kairi tried to fight back and fought back. The ending was controversial and shocking, Sane threw Baszler to the crowd, where sat 2 of the 4 MMA horsewomen, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir, Sane fought them off but in the end Duke nailed sane with a blow, then Shanya made her fade out with a clutch submission, the ref stopped the match.
Overall Rating: 70 out of 100 / 3.5 stars.
Side Note: the shock factor of Baszler's friends interfere in the end was pretty nice, but it downgrade the match in my view.
6th Match, LAST WOMAN STANDING, Charlotte Vs. Becky Lynch
Match of the night.
Storyline wise, epic.
The Psychological game was great.
The build was incredible.
And the match had genius work by both wrestlers and pure drama. They literally went to the edge.
Becky nailed Charlotte with a diving Leg Drop through an announce table, wasn't enough to keep her down, she buried her through pile of weapons, wasn't enough cause Charlotte got up before the 10 count.
In the end as Charlotte strike Becky with a kendo stick and a Spear through the floor, she dragged her to the table attempting a dive, becky got up and they fought on the apron, until Becky nailed her with a Powerbomb through the table for the win.
Amazing display of dramatic long contest and psychology.
One of the finest womens matches ever seen in WWE.
Overall rating : 88 out of 100 / 4.5 stars.
Main Event, Nikki Bella Vs. Ronda Rousey, Raw Women's title.
A normal yet not very good match, nothing special really, the turn by Nikki few weeks ago was great, and in a good timing, the build up was actually good. The match on the other hand wasn't that great but it was OK.
It seems to me that the chemistry of Ronda and Nikki isn't that good. I hope it's the only time they fight to be honest.
Ronda won (thank god it wasn't Bella) after a Armbar submission and retained the title.
Overall rating : 40 out of 100 / 2.5 stars.
Overall opinion on the event, It's so great to see that womens get a chance to showcase their hard work in an exclusive PPV. I hope it's now going to be an annual show once a year.
Thank you all, I hope you enjoyed.