The Eva-Lution has officially begun!
Eva Marie made her debut during Raw tonight, but she didn't come alone. As rumored, the former Total Divas cast member has some backup in the form of NXT UK Superstar Piper Niven, who actually ended up wrestling Marie's match for her and picking up a dominant victory over Naomi.
After Niven pinned Naomi with an impressive-looking Michinoku Driver, Marie grabbed the mic and claimed the win for herself.
So, it looks like this is going to be Eva's gimmick: "motivating" Piper (and possibly others) to fight her battles so she can bask in the glory. We're sure Marie will step between the ropes at some point, but knowing how WWE likes to drag these things out, we'll probably be looking at SummerSlam before she gets her hands dirty. As for Naomi, well, we wouldn't be surprised if she finds herself part of the next round of releases given her treatment here.
The rest of Raw was as tedious and repetitive as ever, but there were a couple of decent matches at least.