WWE: Kendal Grey Wins WWE EVOLVE Women’s Title on 10/15 WWE EVOLVE Succession Show, Ridge Holland’s WWE Departure While Injured Reportedly Caused “Significant Concern” Within WWE Roster, More News

Kendal Grey Wins WWE EVOLVE Women’s Title on Wednesday’s WWE EVOLVE Succession Show

Wednesday’s WWE EVOLVE Succession special on Tubi featured Kendal Grey defeating Kali Armstrong to become the new WWE EVOLVE Women’s Champion.

KENDAL GREY IS THE NEW EVOLVE WOMEN'S CHAMPION!!! WHAT A FREAKING MATCH!!! #WWEEvolve pic.twitter.com/GUUByflIZu

— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) October 16, 2025

This was Armstrong’s first ever WWE EVOLVE Women’s Championship victory in her WWE career.

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Ridge Holland’s WWE Departure While Injured Reportedly Caused “Significant Concern” Within WWE Roster

As noted before, Ridge Holland, real name Luke Menzies, announced on Monday that he will be leaving WWE once his contract expires on November 14th due to it not being renewed. Holland has been out of action since this past September due to a lisfranc injury he suffered at an Impact! tapings for TNA Wrestling. Holland was recently revealed to have been working under a one-year contract extension that was for a lot less money than he was making before and was not paid extra for his bookings in TNA.

Fightful Select reported that WWE talent spoken to stated that they were all disappointed that Holland is not being paid while injured. One veteran spoken to stated that this type of situation would not have happened before the COVID pandemic.

It was reported that the situation involving Holland has been a “significant concern” for many talents on WWE’s roster.

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WWE News & Notes

WWE recently teased that announcements of new WWE ID prospects signings will be coming soon.

As noted before, Austin Theory has been absent from WWE since this past July due to an undisclosed injury. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources confirmed the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer’s report that Theory was considered for this year’s Survivor Series WarGames event as an option for the men’s heel team at one point.

As noted before, Santos Escobar signed a new contract with WWE earlier this month that included a hefty pay raise and other perks as part of the terms of the deal. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that there was almost a last minute surprise addition for the recent New York Comic Con 2025 event that would have featured Escobar being a surprise guest on the Headlocked & Masked Republic panel last Thursday. Johnson reported that WWE came back with a big offer to Escobar that caused him to reconsider his free agency and signed a new contract with them. This reportedly caused Escobar to cancel his plans to appear at the NYCC as a surprise guest.

As noted before, Seth Rollins suffered a shoulder injury at this past Saturday’s Crown Jewel Perth event in Perth, Australia and is currently expected to be undergoing surgery soon. WWE recently pulled Rollins from all of his previously scheduled appearances for their upcoming new tour of Japan on October 17-18.

WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque recently released the official poster for the upcoming WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event show on November 1st in Salt Lake City, Utah. This poster featured CM Punk as the sole Superstar shown.

As noted before, Rey Mysterio has been out of action for WWE since this past April due to a torn groin injury and torn abductor surgery. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Mysterio is currently back training at WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando, Florida preparing for his upcoming return to the ring.

WWE recently released two new videos to their WCW Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was the full JCP Crockett Cup 1987 event. The second new video was a WCW World Heavyweight Championship No Disqualification match of The Giant vs. Goldberg (c) from the October 12, 1998 episode of WCW Nitro.

WWE also recently released three new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a “Iconic tag teams’ earliest appearances together | Hart Foundation, Hardys, LOD and more: WWE Vault.” The second new video was a “Story of the rise of American Alpha (2015-17).” The third new video was a tag team match of The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) vs. Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) from the January 23, 1989 WWE MSG event.

Sheamus announced on Instagram that his pet dog Betty passed away on Wednesday. Sheamus stated “Unlike my wife, who’s great at writing long, beautiful messages, I’m not always the best with words. But where do I start… Over four and a half years ago, I saw this chunky little pup at the National Humane Association — a dog who had been discarded by her owners. I instantly knew she was coming home with me. What an incredible journey it’s been. Even though our time together was cut far too short, I’ll never regret the decision to make her part of our family. She brought so much joy and happiness into our home and into the lives of everyone who met her. Even after losing her leg, she never lost her spirit — she was still just as happy, just to be home, surrounded by love. You stole my heart, and the hearts of everyone who knew you. Thank you for the countless amazing moments and memories. I’ll never forget you. Rest well, sweet girl. I love ya Betty.“

In a recent interview with the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast, IYO SKY gave her thoughts about her on-screen chemistry with Rhea Ripley in WWE. SKY stated “We are totally different people. She’s tall, she’s muscular, she’s so cool. I’m not as cool as Rhea Ripley; she’s super cool. I think [the great chemistry is because we are opposites], because she has muscles. I’m running fast. I’m so small, but I can flip, and she’s not much of a flipping wrestler, like so much the opposite. So that’s why I think we have great chemistry.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)