10 Biggest Things Happening WrestleMania 32 Weekend (That Aren't WrestleMania)
7. EVOLVE Wrestling (April 1, 4:00 PM/April 2, 12:00 PM)
EVOLVE Wrestling, via a recent partnership with WWE, has become one of the most talked-about independent wrestling groups in the world. While guest appearances by Sami Zayn, William Regal, and American Alpha certainly haven't hurt the promotion, the truth is that EVOLVE has been delivering a top-level in-ring product for years. Once again, the company will have a major presence at WrestleMania weekend, this time in the form of two shows. At EVOLVE 58, two of the top stars in British wrestling will collide as Zack Sabre, Jr. takes on Will Ospreay. Ricochet will be in action against TJ Perkins (formerly TNA's Manik), and former NXT star Sami Callihan (Solomon Crowe) will also be competing. Additionally, Timothy Thatcher is rumored to be defending the EVOLVE Championship against Matt Riddle. EVOLVE 59 is being promoted with a "USA versus Europe" theme, and is headlined by the high-flying dream match of Ricochet versus Will Ospreay. Other bouts include Timothy Thatcher versus Marty Scurll, Zack Sabre, Jr. versus Matt Riddle, and an EVOLVE Tag Team Championship contest that will see Johnny Gargano and Drew Galloway defend against Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013