Triple H Makes Surprising Claim About WWE Evolution 2
Triple H has explained why it took WWE seven years to bring back Evolution.
During the latest Saturday Night’s Main Event special on May 24, WWE announced the return of the all-female Premium Live Event, Evolution.
To date, the first and only all-female Evolution event was held in October 2018, with a packed card full of current stars and WWE legends. Since then, fans and even WWE stars themselves have called on the company to bring back the event, and it seems those calls have finally been heard.
WWE Evolution 2 Was A Matter Of Timing
In response to a question from Emily Mae during the Money In The Bank press conference, Triple H said he’s been looking to hold a second Evolution event since 2018. He claimed the delay was a matter of timing, but it’s now time to give another platform to female talent.
“I wanted to do Evolution 2 since Evolution 1. Probably even before we did it, I was trying to figure out how to do Evolution 2. For a lot of different reasons, the timing wasn’t right. Now it is. I’m thrilled to be able to do it again. The truth is, as amazing as the women in our business were then, it’s grown exponentially.
The biggest trick we’ll have is how do we build that card out and have that many women and fit as many people into that card. Everyone is going to want to be a part of it, and we want to make sure everybody gets to do something. That will be the trickiest part.
What’s awesome for us is the demand for it. Across the fanbase, people have been asking for it, and the opportunity for us to give it to them now. We keep things quiet a lot. When talent first start to catch wind of, ‘We’re doing Evolution again?’ You see that gleam in their eye and their excitement about it, it’s awesome.
Now, they’re just chomping at the bit to get there and figure out what that is and what it’s going to be. They’re looking to kill it and make a statement.
A lot of these women watched the first one and for them, while they thought about being on Raw and SmackDown and dream about WrestleMania, I’m sure a lot of those women were like, ‘If they did another [Evolution], that would be incredible,’ and here we are. I can’t wait to build that platform and watch them crush it. It’s what they do every time.”
Despite The Game’s enthusiasm, it’s been reported there was a “mixed reaction” behind the scenes to the event being brought back. One top talent suggested that WWE already has too many PLEs and is unsure how Evolution will fit into existing programming.
Evolution 2 is set to take place on July 13 in Atlanta, Georgia.
H/t to Fightful