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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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There has recently been talk of NXT wrestlers appearing on EVOLVE shows. In the case of Sami Callihan, that is unnecessary, as the former Solomon Crowe left NXT earlier this month and is now returning to EVOLVE Wrestling.
WWNLive announced Thursday that Callihan will return to an EVOLVE ring on January 23 and 24 in Orlando, Florida as part of Royal Rumble Weekend.
There is also an EVOLVE show on Jan. 22, but Callihan is not booked for that show.
The show on Jan. 22 will begin the EVOLVE Tag Tournament. The full line-up for the weekend is below.
EVOLVE 53 – Jan. 22 in Ybor City
– First Round EVOLVE Tag Title tournament matches.
“NXT & TNA” Johnny Gargano & Drew Galloway
RPG Vice (Trent Baretta & Rocky Romero)
PAB (Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley w/So Cal Val)
EVOLVE champion Timothy Thatcher & Zack Sabre, Jr.
Chris Hero & Tommy End
The Bravado Brothers
Drew Gulak & T.J. Perkins
Team Tremendous (Dan Barry & Bill Car)
– Style Battle Tournament begins with Round Robin format. The four wrestlers included are:
Matt Riddle
Three more TBA
EVOLVE 54 – Jan. 23 in Orlando
Semi-finals of EVOLVE Tag Title tournament
Second Chance Tag Tournament begins with losing teams from E53
EVOLVE 55 – Jan. 24 in Orlando
Finals of EVOLVE Tag Title tournament
Winners of Second Chance tournament and losers of EVOLVE Tag Title semi-finals meet in four-team match to determine future Tag Title shot