2025-03-05 WWE EVOLVE - REVIEW
2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System (Rev2):
🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]
🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]
❤️ - Loved It! [+3]
👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]
👍 - Liked It [+1]
½ - Kinda Liked It [+0.5]
👊 - Indifferent [0]
👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]
👎👎 - Really Didn’t Like It [-2]
🤬- Hated It [-3]
🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]
🙋♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]
Or any combination of the like…
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➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Overall, it’s a very coherant show and very professionally worked. Nothing amazing in terms of storytelling yet, but that can change. At least now there’s a platform to shine. Much better environment to succeed than the 30 minute Level Up show. I had my qualms with it, like Luca Crusifino’s role, but I will keep watching to see how it progresses. Hopefully something good can come out of this…
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The commentary team for this show is Peter Rosenburg and Robert Stone with Chuey Martinez doing interviews.
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STORYLINES:
(1) EVOLVE IS HERE... Premiere Episode
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Shawn Michaels cuts a promo with Ava by his side addressing the EVOLVE roster and the opportunity they have.
-Video Package highlights several wrestlers including Harlem Lewis, Brinley Reese and Layla Diggs.
-To close the show, HBK talks to Ava and tells her shes the mayor of EVOLVE. Ava is excited for the prospect.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I like how they did this. I like that Ava is involved. It gives us a direct connection to NXT.
(2) Kali Armstrong Won't Take Responsibility For Tag Team Loss
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
HBK
Details:
-Backstage, during show opening speech, HBK announced the first ever match for EVOLVE.
-Match: Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright def. Dani Palmer & Kali Armstrong.
-Post match, Chuy Martinez interview the victors at ringside. Kali Armstrong took the loss hard.
-Later, after the main event, Kali Armstrong crashes the commentary table to claim she needs another match, saying the loss wasn't her fault. Wants to know who to talk to...
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: This is interesting booking. At least it gives Kali Armstrong an angle to run. But her delivery could use some work. Great enthusiasm though… It was a solid match overall. I can’t say i felt too much about it otherwise. I have to be consistent on the reviews and not go easy just because these people are new. so no 👍s from me here today… I will say that I think storyline-wise, I think that they could do something with Kali Armstrong and Dani Palmer, since Kali takes no blame for the loss, if I was her tag partner I’d be pissed about that…
⭐️Kayhan (March 12, 2025): Kayfabe-wise, I would tell Kali Armstrong that she trippin. lol. It's the first day! Relax! Its a long race. She acting cra-cra...
(3) WWE ID Wrestlers Feature in 6 Man Main Event
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Drake, Baylor & Smokes cut promo.
-Backstage, Legacy, Jones, & Carthweel cut promo.
-6 Man Tag Match: Sean Legacy, Cappuccino Jones & Jack Cartwheel def. Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Seen Jack Cartwheel in ROH. This wasn't that special. A bunch of similar looking indy guys in a 6-man. They did well but nobody distinguished themselves to me. And idk about that Cappuccino Jones gimmick.
(4) Luca Crusifino Runs EVOLVE?
Participants:
Details:
-Luca Crusifino & It's Gal are shown as "distinguished guests" for the show in the VIP section.
-Post match, as Keanu Carver celebrates his win, It's Gal. Peter Rosenburg interviews the VIP section and we find out that Luca Crusifino is here representing the Family and he runs things on EVOLVE. Luca wants to know everything that happens in EVOLVE.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Interesting. Maybe they think something of Luca and want him to get some reps on the mic. But very weird position for him. He's not even 2nd in command in his family… Overall, I’ll give this a 👎 because we’ve seen nothing from Luca Crusifino that shows he should be a respected figure amongst young wrestlers. He hasn’t even been past NXT or even done shit on NXT! I realize they’re trying to get him some work but, c’mon! at least make it make sense… Also, that other guy that they had sitting next to him, they didn’t explain at all who who is or why he gets to sit there, or if he’s even associated with Luca.
(5) Former NFL Player Keanu Carver Victorious in EVOLVE Debut
Participants:
Keanu Carver, Trill London
Details:
-Video Package highlights Keanu Carver.
-Video Package highlights Trill London.
-Match: Carver def. London.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Keanu Carver, formeer NFL player. That bodes well for him considering the history of success coming from the NFL. Both guys have decent gimmicks.
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Other:
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(A) Video Package shows history of storied wrestlers who have appeared in the old EVOLVE promotion.
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