The big news coming out of Monday Night RAW this week was the announcement of WWE Evolution. This will be WWE’s first all-Women’s PPV event in their history. It was announced that there will be RAW, Smackdown, and NXT Title matches on the show. There will also be the finals of the Mae Young Classic.
WWE’s press release has revealed another Title match for the event.
According to the release, the NXT UK Women’s Title will also be defended at Evolution. Here is the full press release:
“On Monday Night Raw, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon announced the formation of WWE Evolution, a groundbreaking all-women’s exclusive pay-per-view event that will take place on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. ET from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York. The event will stream live on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view around the world, featuring Women’s Championship Matches from Monday Night Raw, SmackDown LIVE, NXT and NXT UK, as well as the finals of the all-women’s tournament, Mae Young Classic 2018.
“Because of all of you, men and women using your voices for change, we are able to provide the platform to show the world that women can do anything and be anything they want to be,” McMahon said on Raw. “Because of all of you, we are able to stand here and make another first-ever announcement. On October 28, over 50 women, then, now and forever, will participate in an event called Evolution, and that event — I am privileged to announce — will be the first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view.”
“Three years ago, our fans demanded a change with the hashtag, #GiveDivasAChance, and an evolution started,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “Since that time, our female Superstars have overdelivered in every opportunity presented to them, and I expect nothing different during our first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event.”
Every woman on the roster will be on hand, including Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks, Carmella, Nia Jax and Asuka, as well as WWE Hall of Famers and Legends Trish Stratus, Lita and many more.
Tickets for WWE Evolution will be available Friday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m. ET via www.ticketmaster.com, NYCBLIVE.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000″
On a related note, Triple H responded to if this show is a direct response to the Greatest Royal Rumble. You can read more about that here.