The commentary team for WWE Evolve has been revealed ahead of its debut next week.
After Shawn Michaels announced on ESPN Radio that Pete Rosenberg would be the voice for the upcoming show, Rosenberg on social media wrote that Mr. Stone would also be part of the announce team when the show debuts next Wednesday on Tubi, going head-to-head with AEW Dynamite.
BREAKING NEWS: @ShawnMichaels has announced that @Rosenbergradio will be THE VOICE of WWE Evolve, which starts Wednesday, March 5 on @Tubi at 8pm
“I have wanted to do play by play my whole life and I am so so excited to be the voice of @WWE Evolve alongside my man @MrStoneWWE…wrestling fans are going to love this show…First episode airs Wednesday night at 8 pm on @Tubi!!! Thank you @ShawnMichaels for this amazing announcement!,” he wrote.
I have wanted to do play by play my whole life and I am so so excited to be the voice of @WWE Evolve alongside my man @MrStoneWWE … wrestling fans are going to love this show…First episode airs Wednesday night at 8 pm on @Tubi !!!
The show was first announced during the Royal Rumble PLE and will showcase young talent looking to make their way to NXT and eventually the main roster. It was reported recently in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the show would be headed creatively by Gabe Sapolsky and would be similar to WWE’s previous program Level Up, though it will have its own angles and storylines.
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Gina Carano sues Disney
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Two personalities in Super Bowl commercials Sunday
Mr. Stone talked to Sports Illustrated ahead of him teaming with Von Wagner on Tuesday’s NXT. “I’m coming into this match with all my heart,” he said. “My wife and I didn’t show our twins the match against Bron Breakker when I got slaughtered, so this is the first time [Stone’s kids] can actually see me wrestle. It’s the first time a lot of WWE fans will see me wrestle, too.”
In response to ratings success over the weekend with Collision and Rampage, Tony Khan on X wrote: “I was wondering all weekend, where are the Fast Nationals? Now we know.”
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Mr. Stone talked to PWInsider ahead of his match against Bron Breakker at NXT Halloween Havoc on Tuesday. “So, this you know, when I first heard getting back in the ring, the first thing is excitement,” he said. “You know, I can still do this. I’m still in great shape. I could get it done. But then when reality sets in, I am not going to lie that I’ve had my moments of okay, this is Bron Breakker. He’s, you know, almost half my age. He’s a former NXT world champion. He almost ended my best friend’s career, you know, is this the right guy that I should be going in the ring with? I don’t know but it’s happening. And you know now I’ve gotten to a point where I’m kind of empty minded about it. I’m just, I’m excited about it. I’m going to see what happens and I think I am going to be able to perform at my best. And I think, you know I think I’m gonna shock a lot of people.”
Sports Illustrated interviewed Shotzi about hosting Halloween Havoc. “Halloween means so much to me, I couldn’t miss it,” she said. “I’ve always been drawn to the spookier side of things. I’ve always loved horror movies, and I think I inherited that from my dad. I love this too much not to be involved.”
After leaving Pro Wrestling NOAH, Katsuhiko Nakajima appeared in AJPW and has issued a challenge for the Triple Crown Championship. The match was later made official for November 5 in Sapporo.
