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Not all that glitters is gold and not every idea the WWE comes up with for The Women's revolution is a good one. While the jury is still out on whether The Evolution pay per view will turn out to be a good thing or a bad thing, there are quite a few indicators that the first ever pay per view will fall into the latter and not the former.
With that being said and the all women pay per view approaching at a breakneck pace, here are 5 things the WWE Universe needs to know about the event. In the end, the rumours/news stories below will focus on the good and the bad of the upcoming pay per view, but keep in mind that the final decision on its success is up to you!
As always, please let us know in the comments below what you think of the news and if we happened to miss any. Also, let us know if you think that Evolution will be a good pay per view or if it will fail to reach the expectations. Again, that decision is up to you, but at least defend it with valid points in the comments below!
#5 Ticket sales
According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observor Radio, tickets for the Evolution pay per view went on sale August 24th and hasn't sold out yet. In fact, Meltzer claims that there are still tickets available in every single seating category, which is bad news for WWE's first all women pay per view.
Of course, a lot of this probably has to do with the card not being well fleshed out yet, especially with only a handful of matches announced for the event, but its still got to be a frustrating situation for WWE. In the end, maybe things will change once a few more matches are revealed for the card, but as of right now, WWE apparently hasn't done enough to entice fans yet.
#4 Lita versus Mickie James
The WWE Universe was already unfairly teased when a fake photo of Lita versus Asuka began circulating on the internet, but could WWE already have something better planned? Apparently, they feel they do as the company has just announced that Lita will be returning to face Mickie James at The Evolution pay per view.
While that's not the dream match that fans were probably hoping for, it could be a great back and forth between two top women's division stars. With that being said, however, it doesn't really do anything for the future women stars in the company, which is not going to look good going forward and is going to be quite frustrating for some fans.
#3 Beth Phoenix return
According to social media updates from Beth Phoenix's twitter, former Women's champion and WWE Hall of Famer, Beth Phoenix will be at the upcoming Evolution pay per view. Of course it's still not known what capacity The Glamazon will serve in, she has already served as a competitor in the women's royal rumble and a commentator for the mixed match challenge last year.
#2 Possible reason for Evolution Pay per view
Believe it or not, The evolution pay per view could just be one big publicity stunt on Vince McMahon's part. Of course, a lot of that was probably true from the beginning, but it at least felt at some points that The WWE was behind their female superstars and wanted them to succeed on the same level as the men.
Unfortunately for The WWE Universe, and female superstars, it appears that the evolution pay per view was just a diversion to distract from the fact that the company would be heading back to Saudi Arabia a few days later. With that being said and female superstars still not allowed to compete there, it is becoming obvious that Evolution is just a distraction.
In the end, WWE is right for wanting to avoid backlash for not including women superstars in the upcoming show in Saudi Arabia, but it shouldn't be spun into some kind of women's revolution narrative when it simply isn't. Furthermore, WWE should be ashamed of itself for using The Women's Revolution as a distraction to avoid backlash for not allowing women to compete in Saudi Arabia
#1 AJ Lee not showing up.
According to Wrestlinginc.com, nothing had been planned for AJ Lee to return for The Evolution pay per view and it would apparently be very difficult to plan something this late in the running. Another problem with the plan is apparently the bad blood between Punk and WWE, which is said to have hurt the deal as well.
In the end, not having AJ Lee at The Evolution pay per view is a big hit for WWE and isn't going to help move ticket sales at all. Furthermore, its probably going to feel like one of the company's biggest periods of women's wrestling won't be represented without the former champion, AJ Lee being there.
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