Should WWE hold another all-women’s Evolution PPV? – Digital Spy

In October 2018, WWE presented Evolution, a landmark pay-per-view that featured only womens matches.

The event was a huge success, with fans praising the show as one of the best pay-per-views of the year.

Then 2019 came and went and there was no Evolution 2. Back in October 2019 Triple H explained to Digital Spy why the event didnt happen that year.

"(2019) has been such a transitional year with WWE that in the process of a lot of things happening like the switch to Fox, NXT going to USA, there's been so many crazy things going on, part of the planning process of those things is us not having the bandwidth to do a few of the things that we would have liked to have done this year," he said.

"(Evolution) is still on the table, still up in the air as to what will happen and what will go down. I think it might be a little bit on a delay from when we would have liked to have done it, just because there's only seven days in a week and 24 hours in the day. There's only so much we can accomplish and have it be done correctly. You don't want to half-ass it."

Now in mid-2020, WWE (and the rest of the world) has found itself in unprecedented circumstances with the coronavirus pandemic leading to empty arena shows held in the Performance Center.

The Womens Division has also lost Ronda Rousey, who brought more mainstream attention to WWE, and also now Becky Lynch, who announced her pregnancy in May.

But despite everything, the womens division has been one of the high points of WWE over the past few months.

Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley had one of the best matches at this years WrestleMania, and on weekly television its been Bayley and Sasha Banks who have shone the brightest during the empty arena era.

The storyline between Bayley and Sasha has been one of the most engaging WWE has had in recent months and theyve also produced some of the best matches.

At Extreme Rules Asuka and Sasha had a fantastic match (finish aside) and Sasha proved herself as a ratings draw when she went to NXT earlier this month to face Io Shirai.

And while Sasha, Bayley, Asuka, and Charlotte (though shes currently on hiatus) are leading the womens division, theres also a wealth of female talent in WWE deserving of a bigger spotlight.

Nikki Cross showed what she could really do in the ring when she faced Bayley at Extreme Rules, Naomi has long been deserving of a bigger spotlight, Shayna Baszler is one of most legitimate and unique athletes WWE has, and Sonya Deville has delivered some of the best promos of 2020 and thats just a few examples.

Over on NXT theres names including Io Shirai, Tegan Nox, and Shotzi Blackheart, who are showing that the future of the womens division on Raw and Smackdown is just as bright.

With such an amazing array of female talent in WWE the time seems right for them to pull the trigger on Evolution 2 and frankly, as Bayley said, they should have done it last year.

"I don't know why they didn't do it (last year)," Bayley told Digital Spy earlier this month. "It was such a success the first year and I had such a great time at that show."

Carmella echoed Bayleys sentiment when she told Digital Spy: "I would love to see another one the first one was so much fun and it was groundbreaking, it was just so cool to be a part of it.

"I think finally we're at a point for the women were the things we're doing, its not a big deal anymore, before it was, 'oh my gosh, the women are the main event of SmackDown tonight'.

"And now if the women are the main event, it's not even like we don't even have to discuss it and I think thats just such a cool place to be and Im grateful to be a part of it."

Nia Jax also believes its the right time for another Evolution. "I will never forget the feeling that we had that night, the energy, the empowerment that was going on in the locker room and all of us just cheering each other on," Nia told Digital Spy in June.

"It was incredible, we were able to carry that entire show on our own and I feel as though we're definitely due for another one because new faces are in the mix and I feel like everybody should be able to see what the women are capable of right now."

Of course there is an argument to made about whether the women really need a pay-per-view all to themselves.

Women do now get the chance to main event Raw, Smackdown and pay-per-views. The division has grown so strong that the days of women getting quick matches and short segments on shows are long over.

Speaking to Digital Spy in January, Charlotte Flair explained: "I'm a huge fan of Evolution. But I also think there's something to whether we have an all-female Pay-Per-View or not.

"I'm a firm believer that I want to be on the card with men going, 'I'm going to have the best match.

"So do I want Evolution? Yes, but if it's something that doesn't happen again I'm not opposed to it because I want to go, 'Okay, I had the best match out of any male or female on the roster'."

So what do you think, should WWE hold another Evolution event? Or with the women getting a bigger spotlight week-to-week is an all-female pay-per-view simply not necessary anymore?

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