Evolve

Evolve Wrestling (stylized as EVOLVE) is an |American professional wrestling promotion based in the Northeast founded in 2010 by former Ring of Honor booker and current Dragon Gate USA vice president, Gabe Sapolsky, Full Impact Pro owner Sal Hamaoui, and independent wrestler Davey Richards. The company features a roster of Independent circuit wrestlers from all over the country, as well as several competitors from Japan.

History
In 2009, Gabe Sapolsky announced a new wrestling promotion via some viral videos featuring one of the company's competitors, Davey Richards. Since then, more videos have been produced accessed from the website, promoting more talents, as well as featuring some blogs written by the wrestlers about their feelings regarding the company. The first show, Evolve 1 "Richards vs. Ibushi", was held on January 16, 2010 in Rahway, New Jersey at Rahway Recreational Center. During interviews with wrestling newsletter Figure 4 Weekly on its radio show, Sapolsky told editor, Bryan Alvarez, that Evolve would have stronger emphasis on rules, and would not limit anyone based on their own respective style of wrestling in favor of showcasing the talent's individual strengths and covering up their weaknesses. On January 29, 2010, Sapolsky announced that Evolve would no longer be booking Davey Richards as he had signed a new contract with Ring of Honor.

The concept of the promotion is to be the company's emphasis on the wrestlers' win-loss records. They have divided the company into two divisions: a singles wrestlers and tag teams. As per the website, some wrestlers would need to earn their way onto the roster by winning a qualifying match.

Men Division

 * Brad Allen
 * Arik Cannon
 * Sami Callihan
 * Claudio Castagnoli
 * Chris Dickinson
 * Kenn Doane
 * Jack Evans
 * Bobby Fish
 * Johnny Gargano
 * Chris Hero
 * Ikuto Hidaka
 * Shane Hollister
 * Kota Ibushi
 * Jimmy Jacobs
 * Caleb Konley
 * Brodie Lee
 * Jon Moxley
 * Kyle O'Reilly
 * Ricochet
 * Munenori Sawa
 * Chuck Taylor
 * TJP
 * Silas Young

Woman's Division

 * Mercedes Martinez
 * Niya

Tag teams and stables

 * Akuma's Army (Gran Akuma, Icarus, and Brodie Lee)
 * Aeroform (Flip Kendrick and Louis Lyndon)
 * Dark City Fight Club (Kory Chavis and Jon Davis)
 * Up In Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy)
 * Team Lightning (Hallowicked, Jigsaw, and Mike Quackenbush)



Staff

 * Jason Harding (Referee)
 * Mike Kehner (Referee)
 * Bryce Remsburg (Referee)
 * Lenny Leonard Post-match interviewer