Tonight's episode of WWE EVOLVE (October 15, 2025) is a special edition, dubbed WWE EVOLVE Succession, which effectively operates like a "premium live event" despite not being a pay-per-view, nor live. It airs starting at 8 p.m. ET on Tubi, per usual, but is a bigger deal than most episodes, similar to how NXT will have a Great American Bash special or how AEW will have their Homecoming editions of Dynamite.
This post will be updated throughout the show with live coverage of what transpires, including all of the winners of the matches and other results, important information from the promo segments, any announcements that are made and so on. Keep refreshing here and there to get the most up-to-date results!
Preview & Predictions for WWE EVOLVE Succession:
Typically, there are only three matches per episode of Evolve on any given week. This appears to be no different, as only three matches have been announced. It is not yet clear if these matches were all recorded in advance at any particular time, but no spoilers have come out regardless, so it is still essentially airing "live" in a sense. Nevertheless, there is always room for more surprises, as well as some backstage segments, promos, and other announcements.
Curiously, WWE just released a handful of talent from this brand in the past few days, including the Prime Minister of EVOLVE, Stevie Turner. Whether she pre-recorded something, or someone else will fill the new General Manager spot, or they will just ignore that for this episode is something to look out for.
Also potentially absent would be Zayda Steel, who was among those released talents, meaning she may not be accompanying Jackson Drake as part of The Vanity Project when he defends his title against former member Bryce Donovan. I still don't think Donovan wins the title, as I'm expecting Keanu Carver to interfere and attack both Donovan and Drake, but we'll have to see.
Frankly, I don't think Kali Armstrong is in much jeopardy to drop her women's title to Kendal Grey, either, unless WWE wishes to move Armstrong over to NXT proper and this is just a means to make that transition easier.
As far as the bull rope match goes, it would be strange for this not to go to the cowboy, Tate Wilder. However, he did say this would lead to him getting ready for another match with Ridge Holland, who was just released. Maybe that storyline has been dropped and Brooks Jensen, another southern boy in his own right, might end up winning. My bet goes to Wilder, but I'm not confident in that.
Here are your results for WWE EVOLVE Succession - October 15, 2025:
- Jackson Drake retained the WWE EVOLVE Championship over Bryce Donovan by pinfall.
- Bull Rope Match: Tate Wilder defeated Brooks Jensen by pinfall.
- Kendal Grey defeated Kali Armstrong by pinfall to win the WWE EVOLVE Women's Championship!
- Other backstage segments to take note of: Sean Legacy will have a match with Edris Enofe next week, where Big Jaah will be the special guest general manager. Masyn Holiday and Layla Diggs were trying to convince Big Jaah to cast them in his next movie. Chantel Monroe had made fun of Wendy Choo for how she's talking now, and Choo said simply "AJ Lee said therapy works." Also, Adrenaline Drip were talking about their rubber match against Harley Riggins and Jax Presley.
- For anyone curious, this was indeed recorded ahead of time, as Zayda Steel and Stevie Turner were in the episode, and the match with Legacy and Enofe must have already been recorded as well, considering Enofe was released as well.
What did you think about WWE EVOLVE Succession and these results? Drop a comment below with your reactions!