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If you haven't heard it one of the millions of times it's been mentioned on Raw, Smackdown or NXT over the past few months, WWE's first-ever all-women's PPV Evolution is this Sunday.
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It's currently slated to start at 7 p.m. EST and has seven matches listed as of this writing. Knowing Vince's penchant for changing his mind last-minute, things can certainly change between now and Sunday night.
Since only seven matches are on the card, we can expect one or both of the following: a few more matches are added/announced or some of the matches are given 20-30 minutes of run time.
Bouts like Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair and the Mae Young Classic finals between Toni Storm and Io Shirai should certainly be given at least 20 minutes.
All four can wrestle for that duration. The 'Last Woman Standing' stipulation of the Smackdown title match almost ensures a longer run time than most of the other matches.
The battle royale could also run long depending on the number of women in the match. Expect women like Nia Jax, Bianca Belair, Michelle McCool, Asuka and Ember Moon to be featured.
Expect extracurricular activities during and after the Raw Women's Championship bout between Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella to go longer than the match between the two ladies.
We can also expect to see an appearance from Stephanie McMahon throughout the show.
She has to remind us that she is behind the women's evolution/revolution. While she has done a lot to help further the women's divisions over the last four or so years, she can hold back on the number of pats on the back she usually gives herself.
Evolution should be another positive step forward for women wrestlers and hopefully the first of many all-women PPVs in the future of WWE.
#7 Sasha Banks, Bayley and Natalya vs. The Riott Squad
Months ago, we thought we were going to get a singles match between Bayley and Sasha Banks.
They killed that thought when creative had the two continuously tag together for what seemed like every Raw since Summerslam.
The Boss had been off television until recently, but they have to figure out something else to do with the Riott Squad other than constant six-women tags.
If anyone is going to feud with the trio, it has to be another trio. Hence this match. Riott has showcased that she is the best technician of the group in singles' matches with Banks and Rousey. She's being hurt the most by the constant six-women tag matches.
We also thought Natalya would be turning on Ronda Rousey over the summer, but that never came to fruition.
It might have been due to her father's passing or due to the revolving door that is Vince McMahon's mind.
It's easy to understand why the ladies are frustrated with being a part of a multi-women match rather than having several singles' showcases.
The hype for this one isn't too high. Something needs to happen to freshen it up so as to not lose interest.
If someone on either side turns, great. If the much-rumored women's tag titles become a thing, double great.
The worst thing that can happen is that one team wins clean without any recourse. If it leads to bickering between Bayley and Sasha Banks, it's nothing new.
What would be interesting would be if something causes dissent among the ladies of the Riott Squad. Morgan still needs to be a part of a team, so any turn would probably involve her staying heel.
Another thing: please don't have a roll-up finish or stereo submissions leading to the end of the match. Both have been overdone.
#6 The Women's Battle Royale
This could be like the battle royal at 'Mania. It was anticlimactic with Naomi winning, but with no reward, who really cares.
We can expect some fun spots from the returning vets with some pops for each returning legend. The IIconics will undoubtedly team up to eliminate people and might end up lasting to the end.
It could also be a sign of gauging who from NXT is the next to join the main roster. Someone like Nikki Cross has been in limbo in NXT, being thrust into the 'Who attacked Aleister Black' storyline.
Battle Royales are always fun to an extent, but this one actually has a future title match given to the winner. If Asuka wins, it would seem like another 'my bad' from creative. Hopefully, Kelly Kelly is eliminated early so she doesn't embarrass herself as she did during the Women's Royal Rumble match.
A lot of who wins this match will tell us the likely winners of the night's remaining title bouts.
#5 Alicia Fox and Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus and Lita
This was previously an intriguing inter-generational match before Alexa Bliss had to withdraw due to a concussion.
Now we have four ladies better known for wrestling in the WWE almost 15 years ago. While it still will be fun and nostalgic, it's lost a lot of its luster without Bliss.
Lita looked rough in the women's Rumble match. Maybe it was ring rust. Whatever the case, she needs to have a better showing.
Trish looked fine at the rumble and has obviously kept in shape with her yoga business. Fox and James have been on the active roster for the last few years, so they will likely take the loss to put over the legends.
WWE never does that right? At least they're not feeding some stars of today to make the hall-of-famers look good.
The two best things that could come from this are creating the women's tag titles and a possible future singles match between Stratus and Bliss.
#4 RAW Women's Championship: Ronda Rousey (C) VS. Nikki Bella
This is probably the main event and Vince McMahon's favorite match, but the caliber of the remaining matches is much better.
In theory, Rousey should roll through Nikki Bella who thinks she started the women's evolution. But with the other half of the Bella Twins at ringside, you know interference is guaranteed.
To combat Brie's distractions, don't be surprised if we see any or all of Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir showing up to aid Rousey.
Baszler is already ready for the main roster whether she wins or loses her match. The other two ladies need some more seasoning down in NXT.
They can build to the inevitable matchup between the horsewomen for Wrestlemania 35 or later.
I wouldn't be surprised if Nikki wins, but it's hard to think they would take the belt off Rousey this early.
She might win by DQ to further the feud. It would be a mistake to make Nikki champion at the moment.
#3 NXT Women's Championship: Kairi Sane (C) VS. Shayna Baszler
This will be the fourth match between these two talented ladies who met in the finals of the inaugural Mae Young Classic.
Sane won a great match in the finals of the classic and won the title off Baszler with a fluky-looking pin.
The match was still great but it was likely done so to further the feud between the two. Will she get a more definitive win over the Queen of Spades or will Baszler reclaim her stranglehold atop the NXT Women's Divison?
Whatever happens, the loser will likely be joining the main roster before 'Mania. Sane has only really feuded with Baszler for the belt, so it seems like she has more to do as the champion of NXT.
A likely feud with Bianca Belair could be in the works. The brass is high on her and she might win the evening's battle royale.
This needs to be bigger and better than the other two contests. The other two matches ahead of this match have the potential to outshine this one, so expect the last two NXT Women's champs to pull out all the stops.
Oh, and when Sane eventually joins the main roster, you know she's going to be in a team with Sami Zayn for the Mixed Match Challenge. Zayn and Sane or Inzayn or something like that would likely be the team name.
#2 Mae Young Classic Finals: Toni Storm vs. lo Shirai
Storm made the semifinals in last year's tournament while Shirai was also supposed to compete. An injury forced WWE to pull their initial contract offer to Shirai. They signed her shortly thereafter once she was deemed 100% healthy.
When the names/brackets for this iteration of the tournament were revealed, you knew that these two would at very worst, make it to the semis. Now meeting in the finals, anything is possible.
The two have met before albeit in the Japanese Stardom promotion and are capable of having amazing matches with anyone.
Shirai has acted the cocky, overconfident face a la Asuka when she reigned as NXT Women's Champion for over a year.
Expect Storm to be the de facto face in the match, but the crowd will heavily cheer both ladies. If they don't initially, they will before the ending of it.
What we'll be seeing are two of the future cornerstones of WWE Women's divisions (hopefully) and also a heck of a match.
Storm should be more than just a big face in the UK division. Shirai will hopefully be treated better than Asuka has on the main roster.
Don't have the bookers overthink this one. That's the only way this one could disappoint. Just let the ladies do their things and everyone will leave the match happy.
#1 Last Woman Standing Match for SmackDown Live Women's Championship: Becky Lynch (C) vs. Charlotte Flair
This could steal the show, and it will likely get a healthy time limit of 20 minutes or more.
Both Lynch and Flair are among the top women's performers and Flair has been involved in practically every title match over the last two years.
Don't deny the WWE's love for first-ever tropes. This will be the first-ever Last Woman Standing match on the first-ever all-women's PPV. It has to be an amazing match.
Hopefully, I'm not getting too hyped, for this, leading it to be a letdown. Flair can save face by losing with not getting pinned. I just don't think it would be wise for Flair to be unable to answer the 10 count because a table is atop her.
The cheap finishes are usually reserved for last person standing matches (see John Cena vs. Big Show), but something like the one between Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa is likely.
Both will be down and struggle to get to their feet. Lynch will get up at nine and Flair will fail to rise by 10.
Lynch needs a new challenger to help legitimize her as the top dog on Smackdown. Flair also needs a break from the championship scene.
Like making Nikki Bella a champion, I think the irreparable damage would be done to Lynch if she loses the belt to Flair.
They've done an amazing job of booking Lynch's title reign thus far and any momentum she gained would be lost just to give Flair another title run.
They could do that another time. You know they want her to break her father's record of 16 reigns. Just wait a lot longer, please!
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