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WWE's first ever all-female pay per view Evolution will take place tonight starting at 7 PM ET on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Evolution will take place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, New York.
The Raw Women's Championship, the SmackDown Women's Championship, the NXT Women's Championship are all scheduled to be defended.
The match card features Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella for the Raw Women's Championship, Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women's Championship in a Last Woman Standing Match, Kairi Sane vs Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's Championship, Io Shirai vs Toni Storm in the finals of the Mae Young Classic, Alicia Fox and Mickie James against Trish Stratus and Lita, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Natalya against the Riott Squad, and a #1 contender battle royal featuring the likes of Alundra Blayze, Ember Moon, Nia Jax, Molly Holly, Michelle McCool, Ivory, Naomi, Carmella, Torrie Wilson, and Kelly Kelly.
Here are five bold predictions for the event:
#5: Women's Tag Team Titles are announced
It seemed like WWE would have a match to determine the inaugural women's tag team champions. However, nothing has been announced. While some people have begun to speculate that there would be an impromptu women's tag team match for the titles at Evolution, that is unlikely.
All potential women tag teams including Ember Moon & Nia Jax, Trish Stratus & Lita, Nia Jax & Ember Moon, Tamina Snuka & Dana Brooke, The Boss N Hug Connection (Sasha Banks & Bayley), the IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce), Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose, Carmella & Lana, Naomi and Asuka, Mickie James & Alicia Fox, the Riott Squad, and the Bella Twins are all involved in separate matches.
Therefore, unless they go double duty (which is definitely possible with athletes like Sasha Banks & Bayley and Naomi & Asuka in the women's tag team division), there will not be a women's tag team title match. However, it is certainly possible that Stephanie McMahon delivers a promo at some point in the show and announces that dual branded women's tag team titles will soon become a part of WWE television.
She can then announce a tournament that will culminate at Survivor Series.
#4: Toni Storm manages to defeat Io Shirai
Io Shirai and Toni Storm will face off in the finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic. It seems likely that Io Shirai will defeat Toni Storm. She is supposed to be in the position that Kairi Sane currently is in.
Io Shirai was supposed to compete in and win the 2017 Mae Young Classic last year but as a result of an injury, she was unable to do so. This delayed her signing to WWE. If this injury never occurred, it is possible that Io Shirai would be NXT Women's Champion right now.
It seems like the stars are perfectly aligned for Io Shirai to complete her redemption story. However, it is possible that Toni Storm gets the huge upset. If Io Shirai wins she would basically be following Kairi Sane's path in WWE exactly. Therefore, Toni Storm might win the Mae Young Classic so that NXT UK can get some spotlight and so Toni Storm can redeem herself after losing in the semifinals last year.
#3: Someone from NXT wins the battle royal
Most people believe that either Asuka, Ember Moon, or Nia Jax will win the women's battle royal at WWE Evolution. With huge stars such as Asuka, Ember Moon, Nia Jax, Naomi, and Tamina in the battle royal alongside legends such as Torrie Wilson, Killer Kelly, Alundra Blayze, Ivory, Molly Holly, and Michelle McCool scheduled to compete, it seems almost impossible that a woman from WWE's developmental brand would outlast all of them.
However, with talented women in the NXT women's division such as Mia Yim, Deonna Purrazzo, Nikki Cross, Bianca Belair, Dakota Kai, Lacey Evans, and Taynara Conti, it is definitely possible that one of these women gets the win. It would be a great choice for Bianca Belair to be chosen to get the win.
Bianca Belair has been picking up a lot of momentum on NXT and it seems likely that she will challenge Kairi Sane for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Takeover: War Games 2. This is certainly a great way to start the build for this matchup.
#2: Sasha Banks turns heel
Natalya will team up with Sasha Banks & Bayley against The Riott Squad at Evolution in a 6 women tag team match. Evolution needs a big moment that truly affects the future of WWE. A Sasha Banks heel turn would certainly do that.
There are two ways that this can happen. Sasha Banks can attack Bayley after Bayley gets the win for her team out of jealousy. Banks can also attack both Bayley & Natalya after one of the two (preferably Natalya) takes the fall. Banks can claim that Bayley is holding her back and she is not going to allow either Bayley or Natalya to hold her back anymore.
This can allow Sasha Banks to have enough momentum to challenge Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship in the future (possibly at TLC). This can also lead to a much-deserved match between Sasha Banks & Bayley at WrestleMania 35.
#1: Becky Lynch retains the SmackDown Women's Championship
Ever since Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Hell in a Cell, it has seemed like her days as champion have been numbered.
Becky Lynch has used every trick in the book to keep the SmackDown Women's Championship. Therefore, it seems likely that Charlotte Flair will finally overcome all of Lynch's tricks, win the SmackDown's Women Championship, and make history at a historic event like Evolution.
After all, you can never be sure when Charlotte Flair is in action on pay per view. However, it will be Lynch that gets the win. Lynch has been stealing the show ever since turning heel and it has been reported that she has really impressed the chairman. Therefore, Lynch could get the much-deserved win and move on to face either Asuka or Naomi in the future.
