| 1 | 12.03.2017 | OneOfTheBeatles | 7.0 | Opener was quick an clean, this Kobe guy looks promising, liked it. The second match was kind of sloppy, crowd was too distracted at one point, it felt like spots (some of them were good) with no connection, the final part looked better, maybe something happened at the beginning, maybe just bad chemistry, it happens. Riddle vs. End was very good, great way to go for Tommy F'n End. One of the best backslides I've seen right here in ZSJ vs. Alexander match, great CWC showcase and just a cool match on its own, both wrestlers showed awesome competition. Well, Hero vs. Rhodes was entertaining to say the least, good start of indy career for Cody. Galloway's promo was also interesting to hear. Thatcher and Gulak slowly builded up a crowd from not caring to fully believe Drew has a chance to win, good work. And the 'final main event' was fun, so as follow-up with Cody. Overall, enjoyed the show. |
| 2 | 23.01.2017 | see base 2cubed | 6.0 | This show had two great matches and seemed like it was heading in the right direction and then it died flat . While a good match Thatcher vs. Gulak sucked the life out of the building . it was not the match anyone in the building wanted to see . The main was a mess including a blown finish . Matches worth watching : Chris Hero vs. Cody Rhodes , Timothy Thatcher (c) vs. Drew Gulak and Matt Riddle vs. Tommy End was great . My top match was Cedric Alexander vs. Zack Sabre Jr. |
| 3 | 01.11.2016 | Crippler Crossface | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 06.09.2016 | TRowan | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 05.09.2016 | JuliTheCage87 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 04.09.2016 | newnoise87 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 04.09.2016 | Viper99 | 7.0 | Etwas schwächer wie die Show vom Vortag was vorallem an den 2 schwachen ersten und dem schwachen letzten Match gelegen hat. Die Match reihenfolge war allgemein recht seltsam, aber die "Midcard" lieferte wirklich tolle Matches. Page vs Durst *; Nese vs Kaasa **; Riddle vs End *** 3/4; Sabre vs Alexander *** 1/2; Hero vs Rhodes MOTN ****; Thatcher vs Gulak *** 1/2; Six Man Tag Match ** 3/4. |
| 8 | 04.09.2016 | Luv all wrestling | 6.0 | Despite having good-great matches the pricing and pacing made this show feel second rate, with the ending in particular making EVOLVE look bad. |
| 9 | 04.09.2016 | marexcel | 6.0 | EVOLVE 67 startet mit einem nichtssagenden Opener. Neese und Kaasa haben dann schon mehr Opener-Potential und liefern ganz gut ab. An Stellen etwas unsauber, aber der Stil der Beiden harmoniert gut. Das nächste Match steht dem in Sachen Harmonie aber in Nichts nach. Riddle/End liefern – wie sollte es anders sein - eine ordentliche Martial Arts-Match. Es folgt ein CWC-Spotlight-Match mit einer durchaus interessanten Paarung, welche leider nicht immer so ganz flüssig daherkommt, aber Cedric zeigt einmal mehr, dass er sich seit dem ROH-Abschied entwickelt hat. Sabre JR. stellt anschließend nochmal klar, dass der EVOLVE-Title sein Ziel sein muss. Cody bekommt in seinem 2. Indy-Match gleich einen Namen seiner Wunschliste erfüllt. Die Match-Story dreht sich um Respekt und Codys Sporen in der Indy-Szene. Ein Papp-Ausschnitt von Dustys Kopf sorgt dann noch für etwas mehr Tiefgang. Ordentlicher Brawl und schöner Kontrast zum Codys Match gegen Sabre Jr.. Drew Galloway bringt dann noch etwas Story ins Match und schließt an Codys Promo vom Vortag an. 2. Match, 1. Niederlage. 50:50-Booking gibt’s also auch in den Indys… - trotz des Endes ein gutes Match. Anschließend richtet Drew noch passende Worte an Cody, eher Namensvetter Gulak es nicht abwarten, Thatcher den Titel endgültig abzunehmen und vorher Galloway aus dem Ring räumt. Gulak und Thatcher kämpfen anschließend um den EVOLVE-Title und ich kann deren Duellen weiterhin nicht viel abgewinnen. Sicherlich anspruchsvollen Mat-Wrestling, aber holt mich überhaupt nicht ab, wenn die Beiden sich gegenüber stehen. Anschließend geht es tumultartig in den Main Event über – und weiter. Die Tag-Titles werden wild, aber eher unspektakulär verteidigt und anschließend räumt Cody auf. Die Reihenfolge der Card erschließt sich mir hier nicht ganz. |
| 10 | 02.09.2016 | Grissom | 7.0 | |
| 11 | 02.09.2016 | jboyaquar | 7.0 | I found the second of this weekend's double-shot of Evolve to be of a slightly stronger intoxicant than the first evening because it contained two noteworthy contests as well as the best Long Island crowd I've ever seen/heard for Evolve; The change of venue was a very wise choice and it appeared densely packed. The first two contests were throw-away - one being a squash and the second comprised of competitors who were more interested in having their match than listening to the crowd and following suit with what's getting over with the people. Tommy End/Riddle was a battle between two men in their physical prime and of comparable sizes who compete with a primal energy well-suited for a heavily masculine, macho NY audience looking to see a fight. I much prefer ZSJ as a cocky, audience prodding heel as he has mostly been portraying himself in the states as someone too skilled/esteemed to sell as a babyface, and his pithy quips are well-suited to jaw-jack with fans. I was as shocked, but pleased, as anyone for Hero/Rhodes to be as much of a wild brawl as it was but this weekend successfully showed two different sides of how Rhodes can compete outside WWE. After the hyperbole (incl. too many H elbows) of the previous bout, the title match was put in a difficult position to succeed and it really didn't as TT is not over as either a face or heel. Outside the flubbed finish, the six man finale was not going to be remembered, but Styles's insults afterwards at the heels will be. 6. 75 |
| 12 | 31.08.2016 | MAGICIAN | 5.0 | Page bekommt nen Squashsieg (¾*). Nese vs. Kaasa war okay (**½). Riddle vs. End war sehr solide mit netter Schlussphase. Blieb aber doch ein wenig hinter den Erwartungen (***¼). ZSJ vs. Cedric Alexander war stark mit schönen Konterserien, netten Submissionsequenzen und einer schönen Schlussphase (***¾). Hero vs. Rhodes war ebenfalls stark, hatte auch schöne Kontersequenzen (bspw. Cross Rhodes/Hero's Welcome) und eine sehr sehr starke Schlussphase, aber das Finish... ... hat das Match dann leider runtergezogen (***¼). Thatcher vs. Gulak war eher schwach. Finish dazu bescheuert (*¾). Der ME war dann ein halbwegs ordentlicher Brawl. Nicht wirklich interessant, sehr langweilig (**). Insgesamt sind das dann 5, 50 von 10 Punkten, belasse es bei 5 Punkten - 'okay'. |
| 13 | 30.08.2016 | hunterp | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 30.08.2016 | GD | 8.0 | Probably not the best 2 days for EVOLVE, but still very entertaining. For me, Riddle vs End was match of the night, or should i say fight of the night, cause thats how it was felt. Tremendous action, non stop, with a plethora of strikes and submissions. The same goes for the world title match. Now Sabre vs Cendric, was an interesting one, not just for the match itself but also the "heelish" tactics of ZSJ, which can been seen also in RevPro against Cobb. This guy keeps evolving so fast, that you can never get tired of him. Hero vs Cody was a good contest, better than i expected and the main event was just a brawl. Overall, not a bad night but not the best either. I think, that what EVOLVE needs right now is a new champion, to freshen things up and Riddle is their guy. |
| 15 | 29.08.2016 | Codebreaker | 4.0 | Mit Abstand die schwächste EVOLVE Show, die ich dieses Jahr gesehen habe. Mit End/Riddle und Alexander/Sabre Jr. gibt es zum Glück Ausreißer nach oben (beide ***3/4). Rhodes/Hero und Gulak/Thatcher bleiben weit hinter meinen Erwartungen zurück und der Main Event ist ein langweiliger und unstrukturierter Brawl. So cool diese TNA vs. EVOLVE/NXT/CWC Storyline auf dem Papier nun auch sein mag, bis jetzt hat sie nur selten zu guten Matches geführt. Aber immerhin darf Joey Styles hier mal etwas gegen TNA shooten. Nese/Kaasa war auch noch ok, auch wenn Kaasa einige Timingprobleme hatte. |
| 16 | 21.08.2016 | steviecw | 7.0 | Not the best of EVOLVE's recent shows but still hugely entertaining for the most. Matt Riddle vs Tommy End was fantastic, ZSJ vs Cedric Alexander was very good, Chris Hero vs Cody Rhodes fell slightly short of what I imagined but it was still very good, the Tag Championship main-event was slightly disappointing in that I'd hoped for more than a brawl but I liked it and I was happy with the result. Sooner or later, Page vs Trainee will have to be seen as not the way to make him the next Gargano, Nese vs Kaasa was good but Kaasa always seems about ready to break his own neck. EVOLVE so desperately need a new champion, not even to turn Thatcher heel but to absolutely remove the championship from him. |
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