Pro Wrestling EVE presented EVE 157: Elite Encounters 2 on November 8 from The Hanger in Wolverhampton, England, delivering a card defined by major championship movement. The event aired on MyAEW and featured three title changes in the closing stretch of the show.
Kay Lee Ray captured the EVE Championship from Kris Statlander, Marina Shafir defeated Miyu Yamashita to become EVE International Champion, and Skye Blue won the Spirit of EVE Championship from Lucy Deathmatch in a Deathmatch. Earlier in the event, Hai High Mate, the team of Maika and HANAKO, overcame Hyperactive to claim the EVE Tag Team Championships.
The title-heavy results gave Elite Encounters 2 a distinctly consequential feel, with established names from across the international wrestling landscape leaving Wolverhampton with some of EVE’s most prominent prizes.
Kay Lee Ray Wins the EVE Championship
The headline championship result saw Kay Lee Ray defeat Kris Statlander to win the EVE Championship. Statlander entered the contest as champion, but Kay Lee Ray emerged with the promotion’s top title following their clash.
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It marks a major result for Kay Lee Ray, whose career has included championship success on prominent stages in the United Kingdom and beyond. In Wolverhampton, she added another key accolade by taking the EVE Championship from Statlander.
For Statlander, the loss ends her reign as EVE Champion. Her match with Kay Lee Ray was one of several contests on the card built around a champion facing a high-profile challenger, and the challenger ultimately prevailed.
With Kay Lee Ray now holding the title, the EVE Championship picture moves into a new era after one of the event’s most significant outcomes.
Marina Shafir Takes the International Title From Miyu Yamashita
Another major championship changed hands when Marina Shafir defeated Miyu Yamashita for the EVE International Championship. Yamashita entered as champion, while Shafir left EVE 157 with the belt.
The result places the EVE International Championship around the waist of Shafir after a bout against Yamashita, a competitor widely associated with hard-hitting performances and a decorated record in international wrestling. Their matchup carried substantial importance on a card already filled with title stakes, and Shafir’s victory ensured that the championship landscape would continue to shift.
Shafir’s win was one of three singles championship changes at Elite Encounters 2. That concentration of title switches made the latter portion of the event particularly eventful and left EVE with new champions at the top of multiple divisions.
Skye Blue Claims the Spirit of EVE Championship in a Deathmatch
Skye Blue defeated Lucy Deathmatch, also known as Lucy Sky, in a Deathmatch to win the Spirit of EVE Championship. Lucy Deathmatch entered the bout as titleholder, but Skye Blue was victorious in the stipulation match.
The Deathmatch designation set this championship contest apart from the rest of the card. The Spirit of EVE Championship was defended under a more extreme rules environment, and Skye Blue’s victory added another title change to a night packed with them.
By defeating Lucy Deathmatch, Skye Blue became the new Spirit of EVE Champion. The result also reinforced the variety of the Elite Encounters 2 lineup, which included conventional singles matches, a multi-person tag contest, a tag team championship match and a Deathmatch title fight.
Hai High Mate Win the EVE Tag Team Championships
The tag team titles also changed hands at EVE 157. Hai High Mate, Maika and HANAKO, defeated Hyperactive, Anita Vaughan and Safire Reed, to win the EVE Tag Team Championships.
Hyperactive came into the match as champions, but Maika and HANAKO earned the decisive victory to leave as the new titleholders. Their win ensured that EVE 157 did not merely feature singles-title changes; the promotion’s tag team division underwent a major shakeup as well.
Hai High Mate’s championship victory was one of the most notable results on the undercard before the final run of singles title bouts. With Maika and HANAKO now at the center of the division, EVE has new champions in place after Hyperactive’s reign came to an end.
Ten-Woman Tag Brings Together an International Lineup
Elsewhere, Session Moth Martina, Nyla Rose, Nightshade, Lana Austin and JGU defeated Rhio, Alexxis Falcon, Skye Smitson, Molly Spartan and Violet Nyte in a Riot of Violence 10-Women Tag Team Match.
The ten-woman contest assembled a broad collection of talent for one of the card’s largest matches. Session Moth Martina, Nyla Rose, Nightshade, Lana Austin and JGU secured the win over the team of Rhio, Alexxis Falcon, Skye Smitson, Molly Spartan and Violet Nyte.
The result gave the winning side an important collective victory on a show centered on elite competition and championship consequences. While no championship was listed as being at stake in the match, its scale and lineup made it a prominent part of the evening’s results.
Chantal Jordan Defeats Stephanie Maze
In another singles bout, Chantal Jordan defeated Stephanie Maze. The victory gave Jordan a positive result on a card where several competitors were pursuing championships or looking to establish momentum in front of the Wolverhampton crowd.
Jordan’s win opened the listed results from Elite Encounters 2 and set the stage for the increasingly high-stakes matches that followed. Although the event’s championship changes will understandably command attention, the singles result was part of a full card that showcased both titleholders and challengers across multiple divisions.
EVE 157: Elite Encounters 2 Results
- Chantal Jordan defeated Stephanie Maze.
- Riot of Violence 10-Women Tag Team Match: Session Moth Martina, Nyla Rose, Nightshade, Lana Austin and JGU defeated Rhio, Alexxis Falcon, Skye Smitson, Molly Spartan and Violet Nyte.
- EVE Tag Team Championships: Hai High Mate, Maika and HANAKO, defeated Hyperactive, Anita Vaughan and Safire Reed, to win the titles.
- Spirit of EVE Championship Deathmatch: Skye Blue defeated Lucy Deathmatch (Lucy Sky) to win the title.
- EVE International Championship: Marina Shafir defeated Miyu Yamashita to win the title.
- EVE Championship: Kay Lee Ray defeated Kris Statlander to win the title.
A Night of Change in Wolverhampton
EVE 157: Elite Encounters 2 was defined by the scale of its championship turnover. Four titles changed hands across the event when the EVE Tag Team Championships, Spirit of EVE Championship, EVE International Championship and EVE Championship all found new holders.
Hai High Mate’s victory over Hyperactive brought new leadership to the tag division. Skye Blue’s Deathmatch win over Lucy Deathmatch changed the direction of the Spirit of EVE Championship. Marina Shafir’s defeat of Miyu Yamashita put the International Championship in new hands, while Kay Lee Ray’s win over Kris Statlander concluded the championship action with a new EVE Champion.
Those results ensure that the aftermath of the November 8 event will center on the new champions: Kay Lee Ray, Marina Shafir, Skye Blue, Maika and HANAKO. Elite Encounters 2 delivered a clear reset across much of the EVE title scene, making its results especially significant for the promotion following its stop at The Hanger.
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