Tonight, WWE’s developmental brand, Evolve, presents its first-ever special event, “Succession.” The show will stream for free in the United States on Tubi and will be available internationally on YouTube, starting at 8 PM ET.
The event, which will function as a premium live event for the Evolve brand, is headlined by two championship matches. The main event will see Jackson Drake defend the WWE Evolve Championship against his former ally, Bryce Donovan. The storyline has been building for weeks, with Donovan, once the enforcer for Drake’s “Vanity Project” stable, finally breaking away from the group and challenging for the title.
In the Evolve Women’s Championship match, the inaugural champion Kali Armstrong will defend her title against Kendal Grey. Grey earned her number one contendership by winning a match against Chantel Monroe on a previous episode of Evolve. The two have been engaged in a war of words since, with both women touting their collegiate sports backgrounds as a reason they will be victorious.
The third and final announced match for the special is a Bullrope Match between Brooks Jensen and Tate Wilder.
WWE Evolve was revived in March 2025 as a weekly show on Tubi and YouTube, serving as a showcase for up-and-coming talent from the WWE Performance Center and the WWE Independent Development (ID) program. The brand is headed by Gabe Sapolsky, the founder of the original Evolve promotion, which WWE acquired in 2020.
The event was taped on September 30, 2025, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
WWE EVOLVE: Succession – Full Card
- WWE EVOLVE Championship: Jackson Drake (c) vs. Bryce Donovan
- WWE EVOLVE Women’s Championship: Kali Armstrong (c) vs. Kendal Grey
- Bullrope Match: Brooks Jensen vs. Tate Wilder
