Twitter to simulcast first half hour of WWE Evolution
WWE and Twitter are partnering for a simulcast of the first half hour of Sunday’s Evolution pay-per-view.
It was announced today that the first 30 minutes of Evolution will air on the WWE Network and Twitter (via the @WWE, @TwitterLive, and @TwitterSports handles) at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday. Twitter also has custom emojis for the #WWEEvolution, #RondaRousey, and #NikkiBella hashtags.
WWE didn’t announce what will be airing during the first half hour of Evolution. There will be an hour-long pre-show for the event starting at 6 p.m. Eastern.
To promote Evolution, WWE is also airing a seven-hour live stream of past content on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube on Saturday. It will begin at 3 p.m. Eastern and will feature “full-length championship matches, episodes of Ride Along and WWE 24, and much more from WWE Network.”
Here’s the card for Sunday’s PPV:
- Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey defending against Nikki Bella
- SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Charlotte Flair in a last woman standing match
- Alexa Bliss & Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus & Lita
- NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane defending against Shayna Baszler
- Battle royal for a future title shot (Ember Moon, Nia Jax, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Alicia Fox, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Lana, Torrie Wilson, Alundra Blayze, Ivory, Molly Holly, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Maria Kanellis, and Zelina Vega announced)
- Sasha Banks, Bayley & Natalya vs. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan)
- Toni Storm vs. Io Shirai in the finals of the Mae Young Classic