6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Evolution 2025 (Results & Review)

3. Great On The Night

Even as the build itself was uneven, there really never was much of a doubt that Bayley, Becky Lynch, and Lyra Valkyria would deliver a good-to-excellent Women’s Intercontinental Championship match at Evolution.

Sure enough, all three women came to Atlanta with a fire in the belly and turned in a really solid show-opening title match. The action was fast-paced, never slowing down throughout. There was a sense of urgency from all three wrestlers as they constantly went for pins, made well-timed saves, and avoided contrived three-person spots.

Lyra continued to be the spotlighted wrestler, landing a ton of offense on both Bayley and Becky, including a Nightwing on Lynch (with Bayley saving). Still, the mood didn’t feel right for a title change, and they didn’t pull the trigger on a heel turn, nor did Becky really wrestle as an out-and-out villain. (All three women wrestled with a decent amount of venom.)

The lack of a clear-cut heel and pure babyface didn’t hurt the match quality, but it meant that fans simply reacted loudly to everything rather than rallying behind one particular superstar.

Overall though, this was a really good opener match quality-wise, and the hot crowd certainly helped that.