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00:00Number one selection, it's our Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray.
00:03You hear the reception here at the PC for the champ.
00:06Now, Robert, you got to admit, if you're Kendall Gray, you're thrilled you're
00:09champion, but you were taken out a couple of weeks ago by PJ Vassa.
00:12The target is on your back.
00:14You're also coming off multiple matches in NXT.
00:17They're coming at you on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
00:20How much pressure is there on Kendall Gray tonight to defend that championship?
00:24Well, that's what happens when you become the champion, everybody wants a piece.
00:29Carmen Petrovich hanging in VIP, getting a look.
00:35Let me tell you something, in my opinion, Kendall Gray has been doing a heck of a job.
00:40I fully think she is a true champion, and she is prepared for it.
00:43She's been a champion her whole life.
00:46The future is bright for Kendall Gray.
00:49Let's send it to our ring announcer, Blake Howard.
00:51The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is for the WWE Evolve Women's Championship.
01:03Yeah.
01:04Introducing the challenger from Sarasota, Florida, Chantelle Monroe.
01:17And her opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is the WWE Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray.
01:34Man, that title looks good, over the shoulder of Kendall Gray.
01:42Kendall, Kendall, Kendall, Kendall, Kendall, Kendall.
01:47The fans here love them some Kendall Gray as you get a look at that title.
01:52That's what it's all about.
01:53Crazy atmosphere here though, Peter.
01:56I mean, you can feel it, everybody is ready.
01:58Chantelle Monroe's first championship opportunity in a singles match, a big, big chance for Chantelle
02:12Monroe.
02:13And these opportunities don't come around every day, Stone.
02:15And they don't.
02:16And the key word for both of these competitors is momentum.
02:19All right, Kendall won the championship, momentum.
02:22Kendall with multiple title defenses on NXT, momentum.
02:26But Chantelle Monroe coming off the biggest win of her career over Wendy Chu.
02:29Almost equivalent to Kendall's championship, as far as I'm concerned.
02:33I mean, Wendy Chu is a talented veteran, and Chantelle defeated her.
02:37So both of them are feeling it right now.
02:39Absolutely, the disrespect not gonna be accepted from Kendall Gray.
02:44Both of their personalities couldn't be more opposite.
02:47But I'll tell you what's the same, their size, their speed, their strength,
02:51the number of matches they've had, their experience levels, how bad they want it.
02:57These two couldn't be more evenly matched in those departments.
03:00Also, the attention to detail with their style, look at them.
03:03You're right, Kendall Gray and Chantelle Monroe, in a lot of ways,
03:05really go together as competitors.
03:08Yeah, and Kendall's always gonna try and have that ring control, the body control.
03:12And you can see she was trying to start out the match like that.
03:14Chantelle taking a breather, well deserved.
03:17It's within the rules, she could do that.
03:19Everyone gets so upset when someone rolls out of the ring to take a breather.
03:22She's just trying to get her foot on.
03:24She's trying to figure out a plan.
03:26Well, she's gonna find her way back into the ring now as Kendall Gray has had it up.
03:29See, I don't know if I agree with that.
03:32Give her a second to get back in the ring.
03:33Well, you just talked about momentum.
03:35Apparently, Kendall felt she wanted to get her momentum going right there.
03:39So she dragged the SSD right back into the ring.
03:42Well, you know for a fact Kendall Gray has not forgotten
03:47outside of the VIP section, Chantelle Monroe sucker punched her.
03:51She caught her right from the side.
03:53Not because she couldn't take her face to face,
03:55but because she wanted to get in her head.
03:57Now that was perfect.
03:59And there's Chantelle Monroe gonna go for a pinfall early on.
04:02It's gonna take a bit more to take out the champ than that.
04:04Am I crazy for being able to picture a future WrestleMania involving Chantelle Monroe and Kendall Gray?
04:10Absolutely not.
04:13I mean, these two competitors are top notch.
04:15When you think of Evolve, you think of both of these competitors now.
04:20And Kendall, 49 days so far as champion.
04:23I mean, is that gonna end tonight?
04:25Is she going to get to 50 days?
04:26Well, certainly that would be a first landmark that Kendall Gray would love to check as
04:32you see her going to work.
04:33And man, it's been such a treat to watch her since the start of Evolve.
04:37Kendall just gotten better and better.
04:39You see her thriving in the Performance Center.
04:41First to arrive.
04:43Last one to leave.
04:44As an amateur.
04:47Pinfall there as Chantelle kicks out.
04:52But a very successful high school wrestler and in college zone.
04:56Well, plus we can't forget she's been hanging out a lot lately with Ren Sinclair around NXT.
05:01And you know she's hanging out with Ren.
05:03She's learning from Charlie Dempsey, so who knows what kind of hold she has up her sleeve for this match.
05:09Absolutely.
05:09She's been putting in the work, building those relationships, spending the time in the Performance Center.
05:15Oh, right hand from Chantelle Monroe.
05:17But winning's not a goal, it's a mindset for Kendall.
05:19But I gotta say, it's the same for Chantelle.
05:21Both of these competitors have been winners their whole life.
05:25Absolutely right.
05:26And there's a reason they are in this situation here in Evolve.
05:32Well, neither came to back down or be second best.
05:35Look at the quick maneuvering from Kendall Gray.
05:39As she takes away the base of Chantelle Monroe, who's saying, I need another breather.
05:44She slides under the bottom rope, but no, she's not making it to the floor this time.
05:49Cuz here comes Kendall Gray.
05:51And that's called ring awareness.
05:52It's knowing where you are.
05:55And look at that, it worked for her in her favor.
05:58And now Chantelle.
05:59Beautiful.
06:00Cross body off the apron, taking down Kendall Gray.
06:05Chantelle putting her body on the line for this championship match.
06:09Impressive stuff from the SSD.
06:12Man, that is a face full of matte for the champion Kendall Gray.
06:17And going back to her win over Wendy Chu, we can't forget after that win,
06:21she straight up called Wendy a loser.
06:23She called her a loser when she was rebuilding herself, her life, her outlook.
06:28Is Monroe even capable of any sort of empathy?
06:31But I agree with Chantelle Cole and Wendy a loser.
06:33I mean, Wendy, the whole therapy thing hasn't been working.
06:36What does that mean?
06:37How dare you?
06:39That's exactly to me what limits Chantelle Monroe is her need to judge everybody else.
06:44Maybe loser was a strong word, but I'm just saying she's allowed to have her opinion.
06:48Fine, but I love the fact that Kendall Gray doesn't worry about what everybody else is doing.
06:52I love the fact that these two are just going at it hardcore right now.
06:56We can agree on that.
06:58Kendall Gray's back off the hardest part of the ring.
07:01She's in trouble.
07:02More of our main event next.
07:24Like anicos coaches because they look good at all the areas and the team scores.
07:25Welcome back to our main event on Evolve.
07:42Peter Rosenberg and Robert Stone.
07:44Ringside, as you see that Evolve Women's Championship,
07:47and that is exactly what Chantelle Monroe has her sights set on.
07:50But our champ, Kendall Gray, is a fighting champion.
07:56And she's bringing it right back to the SSD.
07:58She is now, but through the break, it was all Chantelle.
08:02What have you made of this matchup so far, Stone?
08:04Right now, well, right now, Kendall's trying to make a pinfall.
08:07Kick out.
08:08Another chop.
08:10Have you been impressed so far with Chantelle showing in the championship match?
08:13I am always impressed with Chantelle.
08:16Could that be enough for the championship to change hands?
08:20No.
08:20Better every match, classy on the surface, savage at the core.
08:25This new aggressive side of her, it's just been unbelievable.
08:28She gets more aggressive every single match that she's in,
08:31and she has never wanted something more in her life
08:35than she wants to be the Evolve Women's Champion.
08:38You see how she just intentionally exposed her knee
08:40and then drove it right to the forehead of the champ?
08:43This is a championship match, Peter.
08:45You have to do what you have to do.
08:47Even if it's gonna hurt your own knee, you gotta take that risk.
08:50And it's working, because look at Kendall.
08:52And now, Chantelle to the outside is Kendall Gray writhing and favoring that neck.
08:58Chantelle moving up to the top rope entirely too slowly.
09:01Wait a minute.
09:02Oh, man.
09:03Oh, good lord.
09:04Nice.
09:05Good lord.
09:06Kendall tossing Chantelle Monroe from the top turnbuckle.
09:11This is what you get in a main event of Evolve.
09:13Two of the most impressive young talents in pro wrestling today, Kendall Gray and Chantelle
09:22Monroe battling over the Women's Championship.
09:25But you can tell Kendall has done a lot of pain in her neck.
09:28Chantelle has been on her neck this whole match.
09:31That could bring numbness down to your arms.
09:33I don't know how much force Kendall has right now that she's putting into those steps.
09:37Kicks, chops, everything she could muster.
09:39She's throwing it at Chantelle.
09:42And show.
09:42Oh, man.
09:43You see the speed picking up from Kendall Gray?
09:45She's not in the zone.
09:46She is the zone.
09:47The Ice Woman is coming.
09:49I'll tell you what.
09:49When she starts hitting the ropes, it's a different level for Kendall Gray.
09:53It's those gray graphs.
09:55The gray storm is arising.
09:59And watch out, Chantelle.
10:01Kendall's all of a sudden on every side of you.
10:03You gotta watch out.
10:04Chantelle out of the way.
10:09And now she finds herself on the outside.
10:11Kick to the head of Kendall Gray.
10:13This is a big match.
10:14You rise to the occasion or you get crushed by the moment.
10:18Watch out!
10:19Chantelle just got crushed by that sit-out power bomb.
10:22Is that enough?
10:23Chantelle kicks out.
10:25This moment, though, to me, Stone is starting to favor Kendall Gray as the match goes on.
10:29I mean, it's been pretty back and forth, 50-50, in my opinion.
10:32I know Kendall's in her gray area right now.
10:35Chantelle, again, rolling out of the ring, taking a breather, trying to figure it out.
10:39See, in this case, I'm going to agree with you.
10:41That's a smart move by Chantelle Monroe.
10:42In every case.
10:43Break up the momentum.
10:44But watch out.
10:45Here comes the champ.
10:46She's not playing games.
10:48Right after her.
10:49Chantelle's back in the ring.
10:50That's why she's the boss lady.
10:52That's why she commands respect.
10:54Oh.
10:55And she catches Chantelle.
10:58Oh, wait a minute.
10:59Watch out.
11:00Pinfall.
11:00Kendall kicking out.
11:03Oh, kick to the face.
11:06Watch out.
11:08Knees to the face.
11:09And now Kendall's the one rolling out of harm's way.
11:12And to the floor she goes.
11:13She hit Kendall with the perfect ending.
11:15She has beaten so many opponents with that before.
11:18But Kendall this time smart enough to roll out of the ring.
11:20Back inside the ring, ladies.
11:23Kendall on the outside.
11:24But this time it's Chantelle who says, no, no, no.
11:26We're gonna go back inside.
11:28Obviously, that title only changing hands.
11:31It sure does.
11:31Should Chantelle.
11:32Wait, watch out.
11:33Wendy Choo is here.
11:35See, and this is what I'm talking about, Peter.
11:36This is why I said she has the right to call Wendy Choo names.
11:40How is she gonna interfere like that in this huge match?
11:43Wendy Choo just sent Chantelle into the post.
11:46And now Chantelle's in a bad way.
11:49Wait a second.
11:49Is it?
11:50It is.
11:50It's locked in.
11:51The arm bar's locked in.
11:52She's beaten so many opponents with this before.
11:55Chantelle's fighting it as good as she can.
11:59She turns it into a pin.
12:01And Kendall kicks out.
12:02Wow.
12:03I gotta tell you, I'm impressed with Chantelle.
12:04This is how she beat Kelly Armstrong like this.
12:07Who has a quicker power slam in the game today?
12:10Oh, my God.
12:12Chantelle Monroe just kicked out of something Kelly Armstrong.
12:18This is unbelievable.
12:21This is awesome.
12:24This is awesome.
12:25They are absolutely right.
12:26It is awesome.
12:26But you gotta give props to Chantelle Monroe for surviving Wendy Choo throwing her into
12:30the post like that.
12:31I'm giving her more than props.
12:32Peter, I don't have the words.
12:35All right, now Chantelle looking woozy up top.
12:37And here comes Kendall Gray.
12:38And back up.
12:49And now Chantelle takes Kendall down.
12:51What's Chantelle thinking?
12:52Watch out.
12:53Oh, my God.
12:54That was nasty.
12:54Could we have a new champ?
12:572.75.
13:00You are not getting closer than that.
13:03Kendall kicking out at the last possible moment.
13:06What a championship, man.
13:10What a main event this has been.
13:12I mean, you knew it was gonna deliver.
13:14Why wouldn't it?
13:14Look who's in it.
13:15But wow.
13:18Absolutely delivering are Kendall Gray and Chantelle Monroe.
13:23What do these two have left?
13:24Oh, man.
13:25And what is Chantelle saying to Kendall?
13:28Oh, they're exchanging fists of fury in the middle of the ring.
13:31Oh, and Chantelle with four straight.
13:38This is just incredible.
13:44Back and forth goes Chantelle Monroe and the champion.
13:49Oh, my God.
13:50That kick has got to be it.
13:53Come on.
13:56Chantelle is struggling to find her way to her feet.
14:01Kendall Gray straps down.
14:03She's in the gray area.
14:05Shades of gray.
14:06Kendall Gray defends.
14:11Here is your winner.
14:13It's still WWE EVO.
14:15Women's champion, Kendall Gray.
14:20You got to give props.
14:24You got to give credit.
14:26All the flowers.
14:28What else can you say for the champion, Kendall Gray, scoring the huge win over against Chantelle Monroe?
14:35All right.
14:35Well, let's take a look back at some of this wild action that went on.
14:39It was all Kendall Gray up front with a lot of variation of different power moves onto Chantelle Monroe.
14:45But Chantelle stayed in it, almost getting the victory on several occasions.
14:52Kendall's ring awareness took a toll in not letting that happen.
14:55And then Wendy Chu out of nowhere, almost costing Chantelle Monroe the match, certainly giving her a setback.
15:02However, she stayed in it, kicking out of move after move from Kendall.
15:08Still showing some insane offense.
15:11But in the end, it was Kendall Gray connecting and getting the victory to retain her EVOLVE Women's Championship.
15:22In her first title defense here on EVOLVE, she beats a very, and I mean very game, Chantelle Monroe.
15:31Kendall Gray should be proud tonight.
15:34Now let's go backstage where I'm told Chewy Martinez is talking to Tate Wilder and Shawn Legacy.
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