This excerpt is from Sean Radican's review of the "EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards" DVD at http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/font_color_770000_RADICAN_S_TAKE_font_35/article_39092.shtml

Overall thoughts: (8.0) The biggest compliment I can give this show is that there was never a dull moment for me while watching it. The show moved at a brisk pace. Evolve is something that offers a very different product from other independent promotions, which I believe will help them grow in the future.

The undercard matches moved along at a brisk pace, but I loved how intense all of the competitors were. They entered the ring quickly to the same music, had their names announced, and went right into the match. I felt like I was watching a real sporting event at times, but it didn't feel forced. I enjoyed almost all of the matches on the undercard. I hadn't seen a lot of the wrestlers on the card before, but I came away impressed by the performances of Kyle O'Reilly, Brad Allen, Silas Young, and Chris Dickinson. The Young-Allen match was really intense and I enjoyed it from bell to bell outside of Allen landing on his face after a moonsault attempt to the outside.

The top of the card featured two really good singles matches. The Sawa-TJP match was a blast to watch. I felt like I was watching something that was real with two competitors determined to get the better of the other. The Richards-Ibushi match was simply an awesome showcase of strong-style wrestling. Both guys went at it from bell to bell and the crowd ate up the in-ring action. Richards-Ibushi is an early MOTYC.

I highly recommend a purchase of Evolve 1. There's never a boring moment on the show and the backstage segments really added a new dimension to some of the new faces on independent scene. I have a feeling that a lot of these wrestlers are going to make of the next generation of independent stars.