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Jordynne Grace to challenge for NXT title at WWE Evolution

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Jordynne Grace is the new number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship.

Grace was victorious in the Evolution contender’s series tournament final in the main event of Tuesday’s WWE NXT TV episode, defeating Jaida Parker, Lash Legend, and Izzi Dame to earn a title shot at Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne at the Evolution PLE set for Sunday, July 13.

Jayne vs. Grace for the NXT Women’s Championship is the first match confirmed for Evolution, part of WWE’s weekend takeover of Atlanta. The city will host NXT’s Great American Bash on Saturday July 12 in the afternoon, Saturday Night’s Main Event later that day, then Evolution on Sunday, July 13.

Our full report from Tuesday’s WWE NXT is here. Here are the cards for the July 12-13 weekend in Atlanta so far:

WWE NXT Great American Bash, Saturday, July 12, 2:30 p.m. Eastern time —

  • NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against Yoshiki Inamura or Jasper Troy

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Saturday, July 12, 8 p.m. Eastern time —

  • World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against Goldberg

WWE Evolution, Sunday, July 13, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

  • NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defends against Jordynne Grace

Two title matches, Evolution eliminator set for next week’s WWE NXT

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two title matches and a eliminator match are set for next week’s NXT.

Four matches took place on Tuesday to determine the fatal four way match for next week’s show that will crown a new number one contender for Jacy Jayne’s NXT Women’s title. Izzi Dame, Jaida Parker, Lash Legend, and Jordynne Grace will battle it out next week, with the winner facing Jayne at WWE Evolution on July 12 for the title.

A TNA Championship match was also set for next week. A six-man tag on Tuesday saw Yoshiki Inamura pin Trick Williams, seemingly setting up a future title match. However, Inamura told Briggs backstage he had a bigger plan: he would go after the NXT Championship while Briggs would be the one to get the TNA title match. It was later announced that TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella had made the match official for next week.

Noam Dar will defend his Heritage Cup title against Stacks. After Luca Crusifino accidentally struck Tony D’Angelo during a confrontation with Stacks, the two were arguing backstage in Ava’s office. D’Angelo wanted Crusifino to face Stacks to prove his loyalty, but Ava informed D’Angelo that Stacks was already set for a Heritage Cup title match, and it was set up by his consigliere. Crusifino denied he was behind setting up the match.

NXT lineup for June 24:

  • TNA Championship: Trick Williams defends against Josh Briggs
  • NXT Heritage Cup match: Noam Dar defends against Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo
  • Evolution eliminator fatal four way match: Izzi Dame vs. Jaida Parker vs. Lash Legend vs. Jordynne Grace

Evolution eliminator matches set for next WWE NXT

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The countdown to WWE Evolution begins on next week’s WWE NXT TV episode with four eliminator matches set in a tournament to determine Jacy Jayne’s NXT title challenger.

Four eliminator matches will take place on the Tuesday, June 17 show, with the winners moving on to a four-way match on the June 24 episode. The winner of the four-way will challenge Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship at the Evolution PLE on July 13 in Atlanta.

The eliminator matches are Kelani Jordan vs. Lash Legend, Izzi Dame vs. Zaria, Jaida Parker vs. Thea Hail, plus Jordynne Grace vs. Lola Vice.

The former Mariah May, now Blake Monroe, will officially sign her NXT contract on next week’s episode as well.

A six-man tag featuring TNA talent is also on the card for next week, with AJ Francis, KC Navarro, and TNA Champion Trick Williams taking on Elijah, Josh Briggs, and Yoshiki Inamura.

The lineup for next week:

WWE NXT, Tuesday, June 17 —

  • WWE Evolution eliminator: Lash Legend vs. Kelani Jordan
  • WWE Evolution eliminator: Izzi Dame vs. Zaria
  • WWE Evolution eliminator: Jaida Parker vs. Thea Hail
  • WWE Evolution eliminator: Jordynne Grace vs. Lola Vice
  • Blake Monroe signs her NXT contract
  • TNA Champion Trick Williams, AJ Francis and KC Navarro vs. Elijah, Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura

Charlotte Flair addresses possibility of WWE Evolution returning

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Charlotte Flair is looking forward to “creating more magic” at WWE Evolution if the return of the event comes to fruition.

Though not officially announced yet, the all-women’s PLE is expected to make its return this summer. The rumored date for the show is Saturday, July 5 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The inaugural Evolution event took place in 2018 with a Last Woman Standing match between Charlotte and Becky Lynch being one of the top bouts on the card. Charlotte told the Daily Mail that it’s one of her favorite matches of her career.

“One of my favorite matches is from the first Evolution. Becky Lynch, Last Woman Standing. One of my top three favorite matches,” Charlotte said. “There’s always rumors that it’s happening, so until it happens, I can’t say yet because we don’t know. Y’all are the ones with the scoop!”

Charlotte thinks bringing back Evolution is a great idea, but she believes the goal for the women’s division is still having more main events and storylines on all WWE shows.

“No, I mean, I think it’d be great if we have it,” she told the Daily Mail. “But I still think the goal is to have more main events and more storylines and so on. The magic that I created on the first one, if it comes to fruition, I look forward to creating more magic on Evolution 2.”

When Evolution happens, Charlotte could be defending championship gold. She won the 2025 women’s Royal Rumble match and is set to challenge Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 41 later this month.

WWE bringing back all-women’s Evolution PLE this summer

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Nearly seven years after the show first took place, WWE is reportedly bringing back its all-women’s Evolution PLE.

WrestleVotes confirmed today that WWE is planning for Evolution to return this summer. Cory Hays of PWNexus first reported on the news earlier this month, saying that the PLE was tentatively planned for Saturday, July 5 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Dave Meltzer also confirmed that WWE had that venue booked with Evolution being the tentative plan.

“After speaking with sources, we can confirm WWE is set to bring back the highly anticipated ‘Evolution’ PLE this summer,” WrestleVotes wrote. “The return of the all-women’s event is expected to be officially announced before WrestleMania.”

The first WWE Evolution was held in Long Island, New York in October 2018. Though it was well-received by fans, the pay-per-view did not become an annual event. Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella and Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair were among the matches that took place, with the card also featuring returning legends from past eras of the women’s division.

When Evolution 2018 happened, women were not allowed to wrestle at WWE’s shows in Saudi Arabia, so it was speculated that — in part — the PPV was a response to the criticism WWE was receiving. Saudi Arabia then hosted its first WWE women’s match in 2019.

Members of the WWE roster have frequently called for the return of Evolution in the years since the first event.