WWE.com Stephanie McMahon promised a "historic announcement" on last night's Raw, and delivered Evolution: WWE's first ever women's pay-per-view. The event will take place in Uniondale, New York on 28 October. Per the official release, it'll be streamed live on the Network, with championship matches from Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and the upcoming NXT UK brand all set to take place, as well as the Mae Young Classic 2018 finals. WWE gathered their roster on the stage for the news, with Stephanie, Vince, and Triple H delivering their address in Raw's opening segment. Advertisement As far as participants go, Steph mentioned that over 50 WWE women past and present will be involved, with Hall of Famers Trish Stratus and Lita mentioned on the website. Rumours are already swirling, with Dave Meltzer speculating that Alexa Bliss and Carmella could lose their respective titles before the PPV. On last night's Wrestling Observer Radio, he noted that there's a feeling within the company that the duo's matches "have not been good," and that closing Evolution with one of them "is going to be a struggle." Advertisement 28 October is still three months away. A lot will happen between now and then, but given the heavy promotional push women's wrestling has received in recent years, we can expect Evolution's build to receive a strong focus.<doc-sep>WWE has made the women’s division one of its top priorities over the last few years, and since the end of the “Divas” era in 2016, the women’s roster has been massively expanded and upgraded from the developmental level in NXT all the way to the main roster. Stars like Charlotte Flair, Asuka and Sasha Banks are some of the biggest stars in the company – and on Monday, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon announced that the women of WWE will soon have a pay-per-view showcase of their own. WWE brought the entire roster onto the stage for a special announcement during Monday’s episode of Raw, and Stephanie McMahon revealed that WWE will stage an all women’s pay-per-view called WWE Evolution on Sunday, October 28th. The event, which will be held inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York, will be streamed on the WWE Network. It has been such an honor to be a part of this women’s division for the last few months. These women have all taught me so much and I couldn’t be prouder to call myself a @WWE Superstar. I’m ready for #Evolution. — Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) July 24, 2018 A huge milestone in the #evolution of women’s wrestling.Every bit of hard work and dedication has been worth it.We’ve come so far and I’m so proud of everyone that’s contributed to getting us here. Now to main event it with a new straight fire champion would be something special. — Rebecca Quin (@BeckyLynchWWE) July 24, 2018 I’ve stood in that ring @StephMcMahon talked about. I felt the bond @TripleH spoke about. I’m ready to make history with the strongest women I know. Let’s do this, ladies. #Evolution — Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) July 24, 2018 For nearly 2 years, I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of and represent the Women’s divisions of #Raw and #SDLive. #Evolution is not just a victory for us. It’s a victory for women in EVERY sport. ❤️ — Alexa Bliss (@AlexaBliss_WWE) July 24, 2018 Just landing from my first flight and what an amazing announcement made! Women in the WWE are making history everyday and this is the biggest. Thankful to be apart of creating it and continuing to be apart of something magical. Congrats ladies ❤️ #Evolution @WWE — PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) July 24, 2018 Feeling so excited & proud to stand along side these strong, brave women to hear the IICONIC announcement tonight 🙏 can’t believe I get to be a part of this. What a time to be a female…. and in sports entertainment! #Evolution ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iokPfOLlMY — Peyton Royce (@PeytonRoyceWWE) July 24, 2018 I called myself ‘The Boss’ because no one believed I would be. If they didn’t want me in their club, I’d just make my own. We did it. #Evolution — $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) July 24, 2018 This is certainly a #Ravishing #LanaDay ! Every little girl should know that they can do ANYTHING they want. This is our #WWEEvolution. We do this for all of you @WWE Universe ! — CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) July 24, 2018 It breaks my heart that I’m not standing on that stage with the other superstars….but @StephMcMahon’s announcement is truly incredible. I’m so proud to be apart of this division as it makes history again and again! #Evolution — Ruby Riott (@RubyRiottWWE) July 24, 2018 I’m so incredibly proud to be apart of the @WWE women’s division & everything it stands for. Get ready because #Evolution is going to be #IIconic ❤️🙏💪 — Billie Kay (@BillieKayWWE) July 24, 2018 @WWE All Women PPV. it’s been a long hard fought battle. Congratulations Ladies! Proud of every one of you. — Fit Finlay (@ringfox1) July 24, 2018<doc-sep>
In what was promised to be a historic announcement Monday night on Raw, WWE revealed that it will be holding its first all-women's pay-per-view on Sunday, Oct. 28. Raw kicked off on Monday night with Vince McMahon in the ring and the entire roster on stage. McMahon quickly announced his daughter, WWE chief brand officer and on-screen Raw general manager Stephanie McMahon along with son-in-law Paul "Triple H" Levesque, the company's executive vice president of talent. After giving an emotional speech about how hard the entire roster works on a regular basis to make WWE what it is today, Levesque asked the women to step forward. He and his wife each proclaimed how proud they are of the women in their respective manners, and it was Stephanie McMahon herself who revealed to the world that WWE's first all-women's PPV event, Evolution, will take place on Oct. 28 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Big fan of WWE? Subscribe to our podcast -- In This Corner with Brian Campbell -- where we go in depth on everything you need to know in WWE each week. Upon the announcement, WWE provided additional information via a press release. Here are some bullet points about what will be featured on the show. Women from Raw, SmackDown Live, NXT and NXT: UK, including Ronda Rousey The finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic A number of WWE Hall of Famers and legends, including Trish Stratus and Lita When it was revealed this past Friday that an announcement was set to be made on Monday, one of the rumors that made the rounds was that WWE would announce a women's tag team championship. That may still come to fruition, but it was not part of Monday night's announcement. Nonetheless, the women of WWE continue to make serious waves in the professional wrestling world and a PPV spotlight all to themselves coming this October is one that is more than well-deserved.