The WWE Cruiserweight title will be on the line August 25th when EVOLVE 134 takes place in Chicago. The promotion announced today that multi-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion KUSHIDA will challenge Drew Gulak on the card.
EVOLVE announced KUSHIDA’s participation in their upcoming shows yesterday on Twitter:
The announcement led to Gulak publicly challenging KUSHIDA for a title match on the show in Chicago.
This will be the 7th match between the two. They have been wrestling on NXT live events in 2019 with 4 of their 6 contests having been submission matches. 2 of their matches aired on NXT programming in 2019, with KUSHIDA having won both.
EVOLVE 134 Lineup
- EVOLVE Championship Triple Threat Match
Austin Theory defends vs. JD Drake vs. Josh Briggs - EVOLVE Tag Team Championship Match
AR Fox & Leon Ruff with Ayla & The Skulk defend vs. Matt Riddle & Curt Stallion - No Holds Barred Match – Rematch From EVOLVE 10th Anniversary Special
Arturo Ruas vs. Anthony Henry - Kendo Sticks Are Legal – Rematch From EVOLVE 10th Anniversary Special
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Brandi Lauren - Grudge Match – EVOLVE 132 Rematch
Babatunde vs. Joe Gacy - Tag Team Attraction
Adrian Alanis & Liam Grey of The Skulk vs. Besties In The World of Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett - Special Challenge Match
Stephen Wolf vs. Sean Maluta - Special Attraction Match
Anthony Greene vs. PACO