Evolve 131

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Evolve 131
Promotion
Evolve
DateJuly 13, 2019
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue2300 Arena
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Evolve 131, also known as Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration, was a

livestreaming event produced by the American promotion Evolve in partnership with WWE. The event aired on the WWE Network, making it the first Evolve show and the first independent wrestling show to broadcast live on the platform. It took place on July 13, 2019, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show featured current Evolve wrestlers and alumni, as well as wrestlers from WWE's NXT and 205 Live brand divisions
.

Production

Background

In October 2008,

promotion.[1] In 2009, Sapolsky founded Dragon Gate USA, with the group holding its inaugural event on July 25 of that year.[2]
The following year, Sapolsky founded Dragon Gate USA's sister group, Evolve.

In 2015, WWE entered into a partnership with Evolve, with the smaller promotion being used as a scouting group for WWE's developmental brands.[3] In 2017, WWE began exploring deals that would see content from independent wrestling promotions (such as Progress and ICW) air on their WWE Network streaming service.[4]

Over two years later, WWE announced that Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration, an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of Dragon Gate USA's founding, would air live on the WWE Network on July 13, 2019, broadcasting from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This marked the first Evolve event and the first independent wrestling event to air on the WWE Network.[5]

Storylines

The card included matches resulting from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT and 205 Live brands,[6] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television programs, NXT and 205 Live, and on Evolve events.[7][8]

On June 26, it was announced that

stable during their tenures in Evolve.[10]

On July 2, it was announced that JD Drake would face

A. R. Fox and Leon Ruff.[11]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
Singles match for the NXT Championship[5]
13:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. PWInsider
    . Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Caldwell, James (June 17, 2009). "DGUSA News: Dragon Gate USA announces PPV distribution deal with ROH's previous distributor". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  3. 411Mania. Archived
    from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "A Much-Beloved U.K. Indie Wrestling Promotion May Head To WWE Network". January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "EVOLVE's 10th Anniversary special to stream live on WWE Network". WWE. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  6. Discovery Communications. Archived
    from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. 411Mania. Archived
    from the original on November 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Akira Tozawa Signed For Special Appearance". WWNLive. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Johnson, Mike (June 26, 2019). "EVOLVE 10th ANNIVERSARY EVENT IN PHILADELPHIA TO AIR LIVE ON THE WWE NETWORK". PWInsider. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "EVOLVE's 10th Anniversary Celebration match lineup revealed". WWE. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "EVOLVE 131 – JULY 13TH – PHILADELPHIA, PA". WWNLive. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "BREAKING NEWS.... You voted yes with a resounding 89% of the vote! Shotzi Blackheart vs. Brandi Lauren has been added to this Saturday's EVOLVE 10th Anniversary Celebration from Philadelphia live on the WWE Network! Blackheart is also added to #EVOLVE132 this Sunday in MA!". EVOLVE Wrestling on Twitter. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  14. ^ Moore, John (July 13, 2019). "7/13 Evolve 131 on WWE Network results: Moore's live review of the 10th Anniversary show featuring Adam Cole vs. Akira Tozawa for the NXT Championship, Evolve Champion Austin Theory vs. WWN Champion JD Drake in a winner take all match, Matt Riddle vs. Drew Gulak". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 13, 2019.

External links

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