A look-back to the third EVOLVE event 5 years ago today captures how many independent wrestlers have made the transition to mainstream wrestling...

- Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro in WWE).
- Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose in WWE).
- Brodie Lee (Luke Harper in WWE).
- Jimmy Jacobs (now a writer in WWE).
- Drake Younger (NXT referee Drake Wuertz).
- T.J. Perkins (Mannik in TNA).
- Adam Cole (recent ROH World champion).
- Bobby Fish (recent ROH tag champion).
- Sami Callihan (Solomon Crowe in NXT).

EVOLVE 3 results
May 1, 2010
Rahway, N.J.
Results compiled by Sean Radican, PWTorch columnist

(1) Sami Callihan beat Adam Cole.

(2) Johnny Gargano beat Ricochet. This match went to a double countout. Gargano made it back into the ring first to win the match.

(3) Mercedes Martinez beat Brittney Savage to retain the WSU title. After the match, Martinez cut a promo challenging Amazing Kong to a match in Evolve.

(4) Aeroform beat beat Team Beyond and Up In Smoke in a Three Way match. Team Beyond took the fall, so they will be given a loss. Up In smoke will not have loss credited to their record since they weren't involved in the outcome of the match.

(5) Drake Younger beat Jon Moxley.

(6) Chris Hero beat Bobby Fish. The storyline between Hero and Allen had some development with Allen checking on Fish after the match. Hero ended up yelling at Allen to close the segment.

(7) Brodie Lee beat Chris Dickinson, Hallowicked, and Gran Akuma in a Four-Way match. Lee got credit for a win here with Dickinson taking the loss. Hallowicked and Gran Akuma did not have their record impacted since they weren't involved in the pinfall.

(8) TJP beat Kyle O'Reilly. After the match, TJP challenged Munenori Sawa to a rematch.

(9) Jimmy Jacobs (3-0) beat Brad Allen. Jacobs now has three wins and leads Evolve in wins.

(10) Chuck Taylor beat Claudio Castagnoli in what was said to have been a good main event.

[Torch art credit Travis Beaven (c) PWTorch.com]

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