Do The Evolution - Evolve recap for May 7, 2025

The roster of Evolve lines the ring as Evolve Prime Minster Stevie Turner makes an announcement. In front of Stevie is a table with two championship belts covered in their own individual mantles. She says that for over two months, the roster has been fighting to show their skill in order to one day make it to NXT, and in addition to those NXT dreams, the women will be fighting to become the WWE Evolve Women's Champion. The women's championship, which is then revealed, will be decided in just three weeks in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match. She then announces that while everyone has impressed her, three women have stood out: Kali Armstrong, Kendal Grey and Wendy Choo. She announces that there is one more spot up for grabs, and she wants one of the women to take it. As for the men, she reveals the WWE Evolve Championship, which will receive its first holder in four weeks' time. "Super" Sean Legacy's name is the first mentioned, and this leaves to Keanu Carver and Harlem Lewis confronting each other in the ring, and Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Rick Smokes) tries to attack them only to get thrown out of the ring for their efforts. Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) show up, and their brawl leads to the rest of the men on the roster going at it. Kali and Kendal get in the ring and brawl, and this leads to the rest of the women getting in the ring trying to break the brawl up until referees show up, by which point Kali has hit Kendal with a chop block.

We see a video package of Wendy Choo's path of destruction in Evolve.

Backstage, Chuey Martinez interviews Summer Sorrell. Summer admits she is nervous, but being on Evolve is the biggest fream come true. She admits Wendy Choobeing her first-ever opponent is a nightmare, but she hopes to use fear as fuel to succeed, and when she gets in the ring, the temperature is about to heat up.

Backstage, Nikkita Lyons meets with Evolve Prime Minster Stevie Turner and finds out that she will face Kendal Grey in tonight's main event. Nikkita is then met by "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel, who proclaims that Jackson Drake will take down Drako Knox before trying to talk into the fourth spot of the women's Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match. Stevie tells Zayda that she will have to work for it. Nikkita Lyons takes Zayda's willingness to talk business as part of "a potential collab," and the two of them leave the room.

Wendy Choo beats Summer Sorrell by submission with the Dirt Nap. After the match, Wendy Choo is about to give Summer a makeover when Kylie Ray shows up and fights Wendy. Kyle hits a superkick and sends Wendy into a retreat.

Lexis King pulls up in front of the arena.

Lexis King heads to the ring. He proclaims that he has finally arrived in Evolve, as once upon a time, he was eager to debut for Evolve before he was a big star and that it was the place to be. He says that Evolve is a portal to NXT and a new place where new things are happening, fresh faces are coming in, and spotlights are being shined on new talent, and nobody knows more about the spotlight than he does, which is why he is here right now. Lexis wants a taste of the spotlight, and informs the locker room that he is "the portal," and nobody comes and goes from his kingdom without his say. Suddenly, "Super" Sean Legacy shows up and welcomes King to Evolve, then tells him the fans decide who is a WWE Superstar and that he will not let King disrespect the locker room. He also says that he is nobody special and that he has made the sacrifices to make it this far in his career and that he will not let someone like Lexis King cut Evolve down. Lexis challenges Legacy to a match, and both men shake hands on it. When Legacy tries to leave, King refuses to let go, and tells him he has a long way to go to becoming king.

Backstage, Carlee Bright meets with Kendal Grey, who states that she will face Nikkita Lyons tonight and that she will do it alone as she is checked on in the medical room.

Backstage, Keanu Carver hunts down Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) when Evolve Prime Minster Stevie Turner tells him that they have heard he was looking for him and have since left the building. Harlem Lewis shows up also looking for Gallus, and gets the same news. Stevie then tells them that if they want a shot at Gallus, they will get it next week as a team, and that they will have to be a team if they want Gallus. Carver and Harlem argue with each other again.

Jackson Drake beats Drako Knox.

Backstage, Chuey Martinez interviews Javier Bernal. Bernal talks about how he was on the shelf for eight months wondering if he would ever come back, then he heard about Evolve and saw it as a place to hit the ground running. He says he is no longer "Big Body Javi," and that he never really was, and that after being part of a metalcore band, he has a new energy to bring to Evolve and he feels comfortable in his own skin. It's Gal shows up and says nobody cares, and says he should be interviewed instead before walking off. Bernal says he has found his next opponent.

Backstage, Lexis King runs into The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake, Bryce Donovan, "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel). Lexis King says he has been impressed with them, and Jackson Drake says that they look forward to Lexis knocking "Super" Sean Legacy off his perch. Bryce Donovan tells King to let them know if he needs anything. King tells them that he will see them next week.

Nikkita Lyons beats Kendal Grey after Nikkita targets Kendal's left knee throughout the match and Kendal's knee gives out on her. After the match, Kali Armstrong rushes into the ring and puts Kendal in a stretch muffler on the left knee, and referees show up to break the hold and hold Armstrong back as the show ends.