Looking back at WWE Evolution 1: Results, winners, venue & main Event

WWE is set to deliver the second edition of the all-women’s PLE this Sunday!

WWE is all set to bring back the all-women’s Premium Live Event, Evolution. The second edition of the all-women’s show is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

The show will feature five title matches featuring some of the biggest names in the promotion as well as a battle royal and a no-holds-barred match between Naomi and Jade Cargill. Ahead of the historic PLE this Sunday, let us take a look back at the first edition of the all-women’s PLE, which took place in 2018.

The first all-women’s PLE emanated from New York

The inaugural edition of Evolution took place on October 28, 2018, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The show featured stars from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and NXT UK brand divisions. As mentioned earlier, it was the first WWE PLE and livestreaming event to consist solely of women’s matches.

The main card included seven matches in total. Three of the four women’s championships held by WWE at the time were contested during the main show, while the remaining title was defended in a dark match prior to the broadcast. Additionally, the event showcased the final match of the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament.

WWE Evolution 1 Match Card

• Ronda Rousey (c) vs Nikki Bella – Raw Women’s Championship match
• Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte Flair – SmackDown Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing match
• Kairi Sane (c) vs Shayna Baszler – NXT Women’s Championship match
• Io Shirai vs Toni Storm – 2018 Mae Young Classic Final
• Trish Stratus & Lita vs Mickie James & Alicia Fox (with Alexa Bliss in their corner) – Tag Team match
• Natalya, Sasha Banks & Bayley vs The Riott Squad – Six-Woman Tag Team Match
• Asuka vs Naomi vs Nia Jax vs Carmella vs Ember Moon vs Billie Kay vs Peyton Royce vs Sonya Deville vs Mandy Rose vs Lana vs Zelina Vega vs Tamina vs Dana Brooke vs Torrie Wilson vs Michelle McCool vs Alundra Blayze vs Ivory vs Molly Holly vs Kelly Kelly vs Maria Kanellis – Battle Royal — Winner receives future Women’s Championship Match
• Rhea Ripley (c) vs Dakota Kai – NXT UK Women’s title match (Dark Match)

WWE Raw Women’s Championship was defended in the main event

The then Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey put the title on the line against Nikki Bella in the main event of the first installment of the all-women’s PLE.

Rousey defeated Nikki Bella by submission to retain the title. This was her second title defense. Rousey defended the title a total of ten times before dropping it at the hands of Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 35.

WWE Evolution 1 Results & Winners

• (Dark Match) Rhea Ripley (c) defeated Dakota Kai –  NXT UK Women’s title match
• Trish Stratus & Lita defeated Mickie James & Alicia Fox – Tag Team match
• Nia Jax won by last eliminating Ember Moon – 20-woman Battle Royal for a women’s championship match
• Toni Storm defeated Io Shirai – 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament final match
• Sasha Banks, Bayley & Natalya defeated The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) – Six-woman tag team match
• Shayna Baszler defeated Kairi Sane (c)  – NXT Women’s title match
• Becky Lynch (c) defeated Charlotte Flair – Last Woman Standing match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s title
• Ronda Rousey (c) defeated Nikki Bella – WWE Raw Women’s title match

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