3 interesting observations heading into WWE Evolution

WWE Evolution, the historic first ever all-women's pay-per-view is just hours away.

With Raw, SmackDown, and NXT women’s titles on the line, the finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic, and a Battle Royal with a future women’s title opportunity at stake, lets take a look at a few interesting observations heading into the historic event.

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#1 Which is the 'real' main event?

Is Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella for the RAW Women's Championship the main event you want?

Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella are most likely to be in the main event of WWE Evolution 2018. This is primarily because Rousey and Nikki are perhaps the two most mainstream stars in WWE right now.

Having more mainstream stars headline a wrestling show will draw more attention, and it will certainly attract viewers who do not watch wrestling, but are curious to check it out just because of their familiarity with Rousey and Nikki outside of WWE.

However, on the flip side of this situation, many hardcore fans are instantly rooting for Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair to headline the pay-per-view. In comparison to several other matches on the card, even including Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella, it is in popular opinion that Becky and Charlotte have had the most interesting turn of events heading into WWE Evolution.

In the end, it all boils down to the aforementioned bouts. RAW Women's Championship vs SmackDown Women's Championship. Commercialisation vs Quality.

Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how both matches fare in the end. In the meantime, what do you think? Which match should headline WWE Evolution? Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella for the RAW Women's Championship, or Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Live Women's Championship?

Sound off in the comments below.

#2 Meet WWE's Sara Amato - she is integral to Evolution

Meet Sara Amato, the first female trainer in the history of the WWE Performance Center

Sara Amato is the first female trainer in the history of the WWE Performance Center.

She is a retired professional wrestler who wrestled all across the globe since 2002. On May 19 2015, Amato was promoted to NXT assistant head coach by WWE.

Did @WWE's Women's Evolution truly start at the @WWEPerformCtr with @WWESaraAmato? #WWEEvolution pic.twitter.com/PyQD4I1SjR

— WWE (@WWE) October 27, 2018

As you can see in the video posted on WWE's Twitter feed above, Sara Amato is perhaps the most underrated name responsible for WWE Evolution. It all started at the performance center, and there are several names on the main roster like Alexa Bliss who are indebted to her for their success in WWE.

Since there are a lot of 'first-ever' tags attached to WWE Evolution, it is important to realise that there are people working behind-the-scenes who are equally as responsible for giving rise to historic events such as the first ever all women's PPV we are concerned with right now.

Interestingly, Sara Amato was trained by none other than Daniel Bryan himself.

#3 The road to WWE Evolution was overshadowed every week

Did the build-up to WWE Evolution live to its hype?

What really comes off as underwhelming is that the road to WWE Evolution has been constantly overshadowed by several events completely unrelated to the PPV itself.

#1 The Crown Jewel/Saudi Arabia controversy: It is no secret that WWE has been under public scrutiny in recent times, thanks to their association with Saudi Arabia despite the Jamal Khashoggi murder. Because of this controversy, WWE's side by side buildup to a pay-per-view relating to equal representation for women has been completely overshadowed.

#2 The buildup for Crown Jewel itself: WWE's excessive focus on storylines for Crown Jewel, one week before WWE Evolution, was not a smart decision. Instead of focusing more on a historic event, WWE decided to still cater increasingly more towards a Pay-Per-View that is already surrounded by controversy.

#3 Roman Reigns' unfortunate announcement: It was a sad day, and a sad week for Professional Wrestling indeed.

Therefore, after all the roadblocks heading into WWE Evolution, one can only hope that the pay-per-view itself lives up to its 'historic' tag.

To be fair, the pay-per-view's quality will be the only factor deciding whether it was a success or not.

Thanks for reading this article, and leave your thoughts in the comments section. WWE Evolution comes to WWE Network tonight at 7 ET/4 PT, with the Evolution kickoff airing at 6 ET/3 PT.