EVOLVE's upcoming 10th anniversary event was announced to be the first indies event to air live on the WWE Network.
Besides WWE honoring EVOLVE's influence on the company's roster, they are also using the event to directly compete against AEW's upcoming Fight for Fallen event and similar to when NXT was used to compete against ROH shows.
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Originally Posted by PWI
WWE today announced that the EVOLVE 10th Anniversary event will broadcast live from Philadelphia's 2300 Arena live on the WWE Network the night before WWE Extreme Rules. The event will become the first independent wrestling event to air live on the Network.
EVOLVE was founded by Sal Hamaoui and WWE NXT Creative team member Gabe Sapolsky, holding its first event in January 2010 in Rahway, NJ. WWE has been working on a handshake agreement with EVOLVE for several years, finally officially signing a contract to put their relationship in writing several months ago.
“EVOLVE was the birthplace for many current WWE and NXT Superstars, so it is only fitting that their 10th Anniversary Celebration will be showcased live on WWE Network,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative, said in an official press release supporting the event (see below).
The timing of the EVOLVE broadcast would put it head to head with AEW's Fight for the Fallen, which will air live on Bleacher Report Live on Saturday 7/13 as well.
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