Re: DGUSA/EVOLVE Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 2:27 am
I thought Dick Togo retired a few years ago? I remember they kept talking about his farewell tour during his match with El Generico in PWG a few years ago?
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He returned a few months ago.Mike Adamle wrote:I thought Dick Togo retired a few years ago? I remember they kept talking about his farewell tour during his match with El Generico in PWG a few years ago?
This WWN Alerts is packed with news. Drew Galloway is injured. As a result, we had to revamp the lineups for EVOLVE 70 on October 15th in Orlando, FL and EVOLVE 71 on October 16th in Ybor City, FL. Let's get to it....
EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Drew Galloway vs. Matt Riddle has now been rescheduled. It will take place at EVOLVE 72 on November 12th in Queens, NY! Tickets now on sale.
EVOLVE 70
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Belltime: 8:00 PM EDT
Dr. Smith Neighborhood Center
1723 Bruton Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32805
EVOLVE Title Match - Main Event #1
Timothy Thatcher defends vs. Ethan Page
Main Event #1
Chris Hero vs. Drew Gulak
Main Event #3
Matt Riddle vs. Drew Galloway's Mystery Opponent
The War Continues
EVOLVE Tag Team Champion DUSTIN vs. Fred Yehi
Special Challenge Match
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tracy Williams
EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Drew Galloway Will Be In Attendance!
Plus more with Darby Allin, Jason Kincaid, The Gatekeepers and others!!!
EVOLVE 71
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
Bell Time - 8 PM
The Orpheum
1915 E. 7th Avenue
Ybor City, FL
Non-Title Fight To The Finish
EVOLVE Champion Timothy Thatcher vs. Drew Gulak
Bonus Main Event
Chris Hero vs. Matt Riddle
Special Challenge Match
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Fred Yehi
EVOLVE 58 Rematch
Ethan Page vs. Sami Callihan
Special Attraction Match
EVOLVE Tag Team Champion DUSTIN vs. Darby Allin
Newcomer Challenge
Tracy Williams vs. Jason Kincaid
NXT General Manager William Regal Will Be On The Live Event Only!
EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Drew Galloway Will Be In Attendance!
Plus more with The Gatekeepers and wrestlers from the WWN Seminar/Tryout
EVOLVE will present two events in San Antonio on Royal Rumble weekend. EVOLVE will hold live events on Friday, January 27th at 8pm and Saturday, January 28th at 3pm (both belltimes are Central Time Zone). The cards will be at the Woodlawn Gym on 1103 Cincinnati Ave in San Antonio, TX. This is only 6 miles from the Alamodome! We'll have ticket info next week.
October 14th: BREAKING NEWS- We have learned that Drew Galloway is bringing AR Fox back to EVOLVE to wrestle Matt Riddle this Saturday at EVOLVE 70 in Orlando, FL! Fox was the first EVOLVE Champion, however he hasn't been in EVOLVE in over a year after a falling out with EVOLVE management. The situation actually got very nasty on social media. This is quite a coup for Galloway in his war to "save EVOLVE from itself." Fox vs. Riddle is on for tomorrow night!
** These matches involving Tommy End will be for the live crowd only.This is a match created by Gulak, who states "it takes the Catch Point philosophy and strips it down to its most brutal core."
Then, just today, they announced the creation of the WWN Championship:Ybor City, FL- WWN is excited to announce Style Battle, a new promotion which will feature a tournament on every show. Style Battle will premiere on January 7th at The Orpheum in Ybor City, FL. We'll have ticket and more information soon at the all new WWNLive.com. Style Battle will live stream exclusively at FloSlam.tv.
Style Battle will be the ultimate test for competitors. It will provide a new opportunity for wrestlers. Each Style Battle will feature a variety of wrestling styles. We will find out who is truly the most skilled on every event.
Style Battle has been an annual tournament in EVOLVE since 2011 with various formats. Now it will occur almost monthy with an eight man, single elimination tournament. Style Battle will take place in "seasons." Each season will consist of nine events. There will be eight tournaments. The eight winners will then be in Style Battle Season Finale on the ninth event of the season. This will determine the Style Battle Champion of that season. In the event that all the winners aren't available, Style Battle will pick an "all star" substitute who impressed in a previous tournament.
"Tournaments can provide drama and excitement unlike anything else in wrestling," WWN VP Of Talent Relations & Creative Gabe Sapolsky said. "This will be a unique opportunity for upcoming wrestlers, today's stars and veterans looking to prove something to showcase their wrestling style."
"This adds more diversity to the WWN lineup on FloSlam," WWN President Sal Hamaoui said. "FloSlam will now have Style Battle, EVOLVE, FIP, SHINE, ACW and WWN Supershows. Each brand will bring something different to the Network. This gives the fans even more value for their money."
WWN will announce the participants and more details in the upcoming weeks.
Ybor City, FL- The World Wrestling Network (WWN) will crown the first ever WWN Champion in Orlando, FL on April 1st at the WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2017. Go to www.MoreThanMania.com for more event info. The WWN Supershow will be broadcast at www.FloSlam.tv live.
The WWN Family is a variety of promotions, each with its own championships. Now that all the WWN promotions are broadcast live on FloSlam, WWN officials have decided to tie everything together with a WWN Champion. The WWN Champion will defend the WWN Title across WWN promotions. The format of the tournament to crown the first WWN Champion will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
The WWN Family includes:
-EVOLVE: The prestige men's promotion.
-SHINE: The prestige women's promotion.
-Full Impact Pro: The Wild West promotion.
-Style Battle: A tournament based promotion.
-American Combat Wrestling: The old school, regional promotion
-WWN Supershow: A conglomerate of all the promotions on one special event.
The WWN Champion will stand on top of The WWN Family. Who will represent WWN into the FloSlam era? Stay tuned.
I think the thing about him is supposed to be the sort of "quiet dignity" type of thing. As a personality I would quite call him boring so much as someone I don't find interesting, but I definitely understand where you're coming from. As for matches, I'd definitely check out his match with Gargano at Evolve 51 or the recent match against Gulak at Evolve 72.Mr. Mojo Risin wrote:I am asking for honest analysis here: What am I missing about Timothy Thatcher? I think he's boring as fuck being the Evolve champion. Granted my viewing has been minimal so I could be way off the mark here. If I am let me know what shows you would recommend to change my mind. Thanks.
Awesome. Thanks for the recommendations.Big Red Machine wrote:I think the thing about him is supposed to be the sort of "quiet dignity" type of thing. As a personality I would quite call him boring so much as someone I don't find interesting, but I definitely understand where you're coming from. As for matches, I'd definitely check out his match with Gargano at Evolve 51 or the recent match against Gulak at Evolve 72.Mr. Mojo Risin wrote:I am asking for honest analysis here: What am I missing about Timothy Thatcher? I think he's boring as fuck being the Evolve champion. Granted my viewing has been minimal so I could be way off the mark here. If I am let me know what shows you would recommend to change my mind. Thanks.
Based on what both you and BRM have suggested, the Gulak match from Evolve 72 seems to be the common denominator for me to start at. Thanks guys.DXvsNWO1994 wrote:Honestly, Thatcher's best matches this year (in my opinion) in Evolve have been the Anything Goes/No Holds Barred Matches he's been involved in over the last few months (vs. Riddle in a No Holds Barred Match from Evolve 66, vs. Gulak in a Street Fight at Evolve 71 and the Squared Circle of Survival at Evolve 72).
As a warning, that match is rather different than just about any match I've ever seen, so it might not be the most perfect representation of the usual Thatcher at his best.Mr. Mojo Risin wrote:Based on what both you and BRM have suggested, the Gulak match from Evolve 72 seems to be the common denominator for me to start at. Thanks guys.DXvsNWO1994 wrote:Honestly, Thatcher's best matches this year (in my opinion) in Evolve have been the Anything Goes/No Holds Barred Matches he's been involved in over the last few months (vs. Riddle in a No Holds Barred Match from Evolve 66, vs. Gulak in a Street Fight at Evolve 71 and the Squared Circle of Survival at Evolve 72).