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Wwe Evolve - Season 1 Episode 42
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00:00Then, now, forever.
00:30Happy New Year, Evolve Universe, and welcome to WWE Evolve.
00:45It's 2026, it's Wednesday night, and the wait is over.
00:49What up, guys?
00:51Hey, look, last year completely changed my life.
00:54I received my WWE ID contract.
00:57I got to compete at the theater in Madison Square Garden.
01:00I mean, I also got to wrestle for NXT.
01:03I got to challenge for the North American Championship.
01:06I also got to be a part of the speed tournament.
01:08I mean, look, the list goes on and on, but that was last year.
01:122025 was super for Shawn Legacy, but this is a now business.
01:16This is a, this is a, hey, hey, what have you done for me lately business?
01:19This is a, hey, Shawn, that was great, but what else you got for me business?
01:24I mean, it's to make 26 better than 25, right?
01:27And I mean, it's starting out a little tough, especially with the WWE ID PC war
01:32that's going on, but out of the gate, to make 26 super,
01:35it's all about the Evolve Championship.
01:38Now, the Vanity Project still holds all the power in the men's division,
01:41especially with Jackson Drake as champion.
01:43The land of opportunity I once knew Evolve as, it's starting to look scary.
01:51And it's, but, but hey, that's why I got to win, right?
01:54That's why I got to win tonight.
01:55Because if I don't, I don't know what happens to Evolve.
01:59And I damn sure don't want to find out.
02:02Super Shawn Legacy hoping that a win in tonight's main event will shake things up here in Evolve.
02:06Legacy takes on Jackson Drake for the Evolve Championship tonight.
02:13Ladies and gentlemen, Happy New Year and welcome back to WWE Evolve.
02:41Evolve on Tubi, Peter Rosenberg, and Robert Stone back for another year of Evolve action.
02:50And we got a stacked show tonight.
02:55The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
02:59Introducing first, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Carmen Petrovich.
03:05Well, what better way to start off the year here on Evolve than with Carmen Petrovich Stone.
03:12Third-degree black belt hybrid athlete.
03:15And, you know, she's on a bit of a roll here with some momentum.
03:19Got a huge win over Zena Sterling the last time we saw her.
03:22And she is here tonight looking to kick the new year off with another win.
03:27Let's keep it going for Carmen.
03:29Carmen Petrovich, innovative style, dangerous with her feet, as you know.
03:35And her opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, Lainey Luck.
03:49Let's welcome Lainey Luck to WWE Evolve and see how she earned this incredible opportunity.
03:55It was just a few months ago when at Wrestling Open, Lainey Luck was victorious in a six-woman elimination match to become the WWE ID Women's Champion.
04:04Lainey Luck, it is your new WWE ID Women's Champion.
04:09And now gets a contract.
04:11As you just saw there, Lainey Luck has had a fantastic run that's landed her.
04:20He already involved in this matchup with Carmen Petrovich.
04:22Lainey almost just landed a victory here with that pinfall early on.
04:27But as we just witnessed, she became the WWE ID Women's Champion, which automatically got her ID'd.
04:34I mean, Peter, how cool is that?
04:35Very cool.
04:36And as you saw right there, very impressive stuff that got her that.
04:40Inspiring for independent wrestlers all over the country, all over the world, really knowing that if they ever get the shot at that championship and they win it, they automatically get ID'd.
04:50Absolutely.
04:51Lainey Luck, very...
04:52Oh, a pin there early from Carmen.
04:55What can you tell us about the style of Lainey Luck?
04:58Well, Lainey Luck now finds herself in the ring with Carmen Petrovich, who has made a big impact in Evolve and also has competed in NXT.
05:06I mean, what an opportunity this is for Lainey Luck.
05:10Look at that, pinfall, Petrovich, and Luck kicks out.
05:15Luck is a party girl.
05:17She's always turnt up, Peter.
05:20I don't know if you're down with that, but she's not turnt up.
05:23She's turnt up.
05:24Yeah, I said it.
05:25I don't need you to say turnt anymore, Stonewall.
05:28Honestly, none of us need it.
05:31The next thing you're gonna do is try to pull a 6-7 reference.
05:33Please don't do it.
05:35One, two.
05:36I'm off.
05:37The ninja movements of Carmen Petrovich carries around that Katana spirit.
05:42Her unique offense keeps her in control, but Lainey Luck is holding her own.
05:47Lainey Luck kind of sneaky quick there.
05:49And she really is a unicorn.
05:53Her style is hard to sort of figure out.
05:55As you see right now, she goes down and takes Carmen back up and right into a suplex.
06:01You gotta remember, just because she's in the ID program, she's not new to the game.
06:0511 years pro, she's been doing this a long time.
06:08Actually longer than Carmen.
06:10So this opportunity right now means a lot to her.
06:12There's a lot of pressure on her in this match.
06:15Absolutely.
06:16Like you said, 11 years working the Indies to find her way here to evolve.
06:20And remember, you get one chance to make a first impression, that's it.
06:25That's exactly right.
06:27Could you imagine if she got a win over a Carmen Petrovich?
06:30Would be huge, and for Carmen Petrovich, clearly Stone,
06:34she's looking to put herself in the championship picture this year.
06:37Xing Xing!
06:39Oh, Xing Xing Blade off the second rope.
06:42And Lainey Luck not feeling lucky at the moment.
06:46Man.
06:50The educated hands, the educated feet, the ninja-like strikes.
06:56Eat the feet!
06:58Carmen, we talked so much about the feet, but
07:00you do have to look out for those hand strikes as well.
07:03But there she's using the feet again.
07:05She'll get you every way.
07:08She's got so many different ways to hurt you.
07:12And right now, Lainey Luck is learning that, as she turns it around, though.
07:18Could she?
07:19Could she finish?
07:19Carmen, no.
07:20Carmen kicks out at two.
07:21Out of nowhere, she was not backing down.
07:24She's giving it everything she has, and I don't blame her.
07:28Of course, tonight, more ladies action with a no disqualification match
07:31between Chantel Monroe and Wendy Chu.
07:34And let's not forget, Charlie Dempsey laid out a challenge last week to Timothy Thatcher.
07:39And I can imagine he's still in search of a different answer than he received last week.
07:43Wait a minute.
07:44Petrifier.
07:46Could that be enough?
07:46Will the Petrifier finish Lainey Luck?
07:49It does.
07:50Here is your winner, Carmen Petrovich.
07:57Well, Carmen Petrovich makes a statement here on Evolve.
08:04If you think you're ready for the big time, her shing-shing action has got on their plans.
08:10Break down how it happened, Stone.
08:12Well, let's take a look back.
08:14Lainey Luck came in with a lot of momentum, looking incredible at her debut.
08:18But it was the experience and expertise of Carmen Petrovich that scored her a huge victory.
08:27Big win for Carmen Petrovich.
08:29Let's set things backstage, where I'm told the Vanity Project is standing by.
08:34Hey, Jackson, bro.
08:35You just cannot shake Shawn Legacy.
08:37Bro, he's like a chick you only talk to because her hot friend's taken.
08:40And now she thinks you're anywhere and wants to stop talking to you.
08:43The hundos.
08:43Exactly, bro.
08:44He's a freaking pest.
08:45Just like these crumbs over here.
08:47Hey, I mean, boys, I feel like I'd be a crumb, too, if I lost an echo.
08:50Hey, you boys choose your words wisely.
08:53Didn't you just get back here?
08:54Hey, hey, Sam, don't worry about these fools.
08:56They're the exact reason why Evolve is the way it is right now.
08:58Who the hell is this guy?
08:59Man, you're catching on pretty quick.
09:01You want to know a big fact about the Vanity Project?
09:03Here we go.
09:04One reason why you guys are so relevant is because Jackson has that title.
09:08Word?
09:08Is that right?
09:09Yeah, that's right.
09:10Yeah, that is right.
09:10And actually, tonight, Shawn Lexi is going to take that Evolve title,
09:14and we're going to start 2026 off right.
09:17So that's why they call you Cap Jones, because you're a filthy, stinking liar.
09:21Oh, man.
09:22Hey, hey, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.
09:25What do we want to do?
09:26It's not even worth it.
09:27We literally run this place.
09:28You're going to dust Shawn tonight anyway.
09:30All right.
09:31I'm going to see it.
09:32Sorry asses.
09:33Shawn got this.
09:33Shawn better.
09:34Shawn's on handle.
09:35As things are heated up before our Evolve Championship match tonight,
09:37it has now been made official.
09:39Kendall Gray will defend the Evolve Championship against two top contenders
09:43in the former champion, Omega herself, Callie Armstrong,
09:46and the powerful and dominant P.J. Vassa.
09:49It all goes down next Wednesday on WWE Evolve.
09:53And from Women's Championship match to a Women's No DQ match,
09:56it's for Bruin for weeks, and it is coming up next.
09:59The showstopping Eve about to put an end to Wendy Chu
10:03when she cut her most recent therapy session short.
10:06The new Wendy has declared that therapy has taught her not to hold back.
10:11It's no disqualification.
10:12Wendy Chu versus Chantal Monroe.
10:14Let's take a closer look at how it all went down.
10:18Mirror, mirror on the wall.
10:21Who's the biggest freak of them all?
10:24Wendy Chu, I mean, duh.
10:25What kind of stupid question is that?
10:28Costing me my championship match is the dumbest thing you could have ever done.
10:31Wendy Chu is here, and now Chantal's in a bad way.
10:35Shades of Grey!
10:36Green!
10:37Kendall Grey defense!
10:40I did you a favor cutting your last therapy session short.
10:44Wendy?
10:45You're a loser!
10:47Chantal Monroe, you have the audacity to come into my therapy session.
10:52Chantal Monroe coming after Wendy Chu in a safe space.
10:56What is wrong with her?
10:57Tonight, it's going to be no disqualification.
10:59Anything goes.
11:01And what I did learn about therapy is that I don't have to hold back anymore.
11:05The tension is boiling over, and Wendy Chu looks laser focused, hungry to finally get her revenge.
11:11Your little therapist may have been able to save you from yourself, but she won't be able to save you from me.
11:16Wendy's fierce new attitude has earned her the locker room's respect, but the reflection of perfection will stop at nothing to take her down.
11:25The following contest is a new disqualification match.
11:31Introducing first, from Sarasota, Florida, Chantal Monroe.
11:38Well, I'll tell you what, no one loves-
11:40Oh, well, Peter!
11:42Watch out!
11:43I don't know what you were about to say, but Wendy was not waiting for this thing to get started the correct way.
11:49Well, wouldn't you be pissed off if someone interrupted your therapy session?
11:52I mean, come on, this whole thing shouldn't even still be happening.
11:56Think back to a few months ago.
11:57Shawn Tolman Rope beat Wendy Chu.
12:00It was done.
12:01She won the match.
12:02And then after it, she called Wendy a freak.
12:04Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
12:08Okay?
12:08She went and cost her a championship opportunity against Kendall Gray.
12:11That wasn't cool.
12:13Well, I think Wendy Chu had simply had enough of the showstopping diva.
12:19Wendy Chu is the villain in this situation.
12:21I promise you that.
12:22Not poor Shawn Tolman Rope.
12:24Shawn Tolman Rope has been picking on and disrespecting-
12:27Oh, come on.
12:27Every veteran in the locker room.
12:28Oh, come on.
12:29She was having fun with her.
12:31She didn't mean anything by it.
12:33I don't know how you could view it that way,
12:35but Shawn Tolman Rope playing no games in this no DQ match.
12:40She's going to take advantage and use this trash can right out of the gate
12:43as the bell rings now officially.
12:46But remember, Shawn Tolman Rope Stone,
12:48she's playing in Wendy Chu's playground in a no DQ match.
12:50She sure will.
12:51All these kind of wild, crazy matches are Wendy.
12:54Remember, Wendy Chu was in a last women's standing match at Evolve.
12:58She was in the first ever casket match.
13:00Okay, Wendy Chu, this is her real house.
13:03Absolutely.
13:04She's very comfortable when rules go out the window,
13:08and you hear the crowd getting excited to see Wendy Chu doing Wendy Chu things.
13:13Yeah, well, anything's legal.
13:14Chairs, tables, weapons.
13:16I mean, she may come over to the table here
13:17and take your knee brace off of your meniscus injury.
13:20Or she may just dump Shawn Tolman Rope right into the trash can.
13:24See, that's just disrespect.
13:26I feel like she's doing that for a reason.
13:28Watch out, come on, this isn't cool.
13:32I mean, this is what you wanted.
13:34Chantel Monroe wanted this no DQ match.
13:36That is what she has gotten.
13:39And Wendy Chu, what is she looking for?
13:43I don't think I want to know, but what I do know.
13:47There it is.
13:48She was looking for a table.
13:50Our no DQ match continues.
13:52A table is out.
13:54More next right here on Evolve.
13:58So, there we go.
14:22Welcome back to this no disqualification match on Evolve, and as you see,
14:34Wendy Chewie just made her way into the ring with that table.
14:39But now, Chantal Monroe is waiting with a chair and has taken advantage, Stone.
14:44Yeah, well, you're watching this no DQ match, it's wild, and it made me think.
14:48Cam Hendricks won three weeks ago in the last Evolve show of 2025 for TPC.
14:54And at any time, they can take over an Evolve show and
14:56create any kind of match that they want.
14:58What is the SSD doing here?
15:01What is that, was that hairspray?
15:02Anything's legal.
15:04Wendy Chew with an old fashioned right hand, and sent Chantal,
15:08Chantal Monroe avoids the chair, comes back with an elbow to take down the veteran
15:13Wendy Chew, and sent Chew in, no, there's the reversal.
15:17And Chantal Monroe is eating chair tonight, folks.
15:21Man.
15:23She is not gonna like that.
15:24We know how much Chantal Monroe likes to look in that mirror.
15:28She does not want that pretty face slammed into a chair.
15:32Yeah, now there's an indent of her beautiful nose sculpture in that chair.
15:37Granted, it's worth a lot of money now, probably.
15:39Sell that at Sotheby's, auction it right now.
15:43Come on, Wendy, lighten up.
15:46Wendy Chew going to work.
15:48You know, at this point, I gotta say, I feel like she's lost the makeup she talks now.
15:54Wendy's scarier than ever.
15:55See, I told you, you were the one doubting Wendy Chew.
15:59Man.
15:59Watch out.
16:01You didn't like the new version of Wendy Chew.
16:03But Wendy Chew clearly still has it in her to go to work.
16:06Two count.
16:07Uh-oh, she's looking for the dirt nap.
16:10Is it even still called that, Peter?
16:13I don't know, but she's trying to put Chantal Monroe to sleep.
16:16One, two, three.
16:18Is Chantal gonna tap?
16:20Yeah.
16:20She's trying to reach for the ropes, but it doesn't matter.
16:23There is no disqualification.
16:25There is no...
16:26She's got the hairspray.
16:27Now that was, I gotta tell you, that's clever stuff from Chantal Monroe.
16:30She was not gonna make it to the ropes.
16:33So she uses the hairspray, and then she uses that foot.
16:37Big kick to the face of Wendy Chew.
16:38Chantal, go for a pin.
16:40Forget about the garbage can.
16:42You had her laid out.
16:43Try and win the match.
16:45Yeah, but do you think her logic here is, let me just go even harder and finish her off with
16:49the trash can?
16:49No, you always go for a victory if you have an opportunity.
16:52And she had an opportunity.
16:55Is she giving Wendy Chew too much time?
16:57Oh my God!
16:58Stone, that may be enough.
17:00One, two, three, go!
17:02Oh, the kick out at 2.5 for Wendy Chew.
17:05I talked about Chantal's nose imprint in the garbage can.
17:09One half of Wendy's body is imprinted in that garbage can.
17:12That could not feel good.
17:15But of course it's legal in a no disqualifications match.
17:18What is Chantal thinking next?
17:20She's gonna grab, she's gonna put the chair right on top of the head of Wendy Chew.
17:24There's no rules, there's no limits.
17:27You gotta pace yourself, and I will say both of these superstars have been pacing
17:31themselves very nicely, but you don't wanna take too much time.
17:34Well, yeah, maybe too much of a lack of pace there from Chantal Monroe.
17:39And Wendy Chew takes advantage, tossing the trash can right into her head.
17:43What are we doing here?
17:44Hey, Chantal, watch out.
17:46Watch out!
17:47That backfired.
17:49Chantal Monroe reversed it, a DDT into the chair.
17:52Is that enough to end?
17:54Wendy Chew, it's not.
17:55Is the risk worth the reward is what you have to ask yourself before every move
18:03you make in a match like this.
18:04Wendy Chew in a bad way right now.
18:09And we still have our main event tonight, Peter.
18:12Shawn Legacy versus Jackson Drake for the Evolve Championship.
18:15We are not messing around in 2026 here on Evolve.
18:19A no-DQ matchup followed by the Evolve Championship match, as you just mentioned,
18:25between Legacy and Drake.
18:28I gotta tell you, anybody should be worried about their looks if they're in a match with
18:31Wendy Chew, because in the end you may come out looking different.
18:34As Chantal Monroe sets up that table, what does she have in mind for Wendy Chew?
18:43This is an odd position for it.
18:45I don't know what she is thinking here.
18:48I'm confident that she has a plan.
18:50It seems like she does.
18:52But everything just kind of makes me sweat on my arms a little bit.
18:56The hairspray backfired.
18:57What's good for the goose is good for the gander, as Wendy uses the hairspray.
19:02And now what?
19:03She's gonna put Chantal on the table.
19:06Sona, I thought the exact same thing.
19:08It's an odd spot for the table.
19:11Well, now what's Wendy Chew gonna do?
19:12I don't know.
19:13I don't wanna know.
19:15All right, well, Chantal's gonna get out of Dodge.
19:18Smart move there by Chantal Monroe.
19:20She said, Wendy, you're nothing.
19:23Wendy, you're nothing.
19:30No.
19:30Hold on.
19:31Watch out.
19:32No.
19:33Witness, she got her.
19:34Her hands are locked.
19:36Dirt nap.
19:37That's a dirt nap from the second rope with a table below.
19:42Chantal's not moving.
19:46She lets go with a dirt nap, but Wendy, she might have pushed Chantal out.
19:50Her body is limp.
19:52Oh, Wendy, what are we doing here?
19:54Oh, good lord.
19:55You already have her beat.
19:56Oh, no, Stone.
19:57What's Wendy Chew thinking?
19:58What's she thinking?
19:59Oh, my goodness.
20:03Chantal Monroe may have been broken in half.
20:06That's gotta do it.
20:07One, two, three.
20:08And it does.
20:11Here is your winner, Wendy Chew.
20:16Wendy Chew had had enough of Chantal Monroe.
20:22She managed to get Chantal onto her home turf.
20:26A no-DQ match.
20:28And Wendy Chew, with an innovative bit of offense there from the top rope, puts Chantal through the table.
20:35Wow, Stone.
20:39The rule breaking started off quickly with both competitors going for their favorite weapons,
20:44as the reflection of perfection hit the double knees from the top rope through the garbage can,
20:49almost getting the victory.
20:51But Wendy Chew remembered all the torment she observed from the showstopping diva,
20:55and was able to tap into her resilience, as well as her aggression, and score redemption victory here tonight.
21:01One, two, three.
21:04We gotta give it up for Wendy Chew.
21:06That's a huge win.
21:08Now, let's kick it ringside to our guy, Chewy Martinez.
21:12Make some noise for Wendy Chew, y'all.
21:14One more time.
21:15Woo!
21:17Wow.
21:18Congratulations on the victory, Wendy.
21:20What seems like all the trauma Chantal put you through is behind you,
21:24and we are seeing a new Wendy Chew.
21:25What's next for you, my friend?
21:28Chewy, for a very, very long time, I lived in silence, but that's over.
21:39I want to show a new me, the real me.
21:43Yeah.
21:44And next week, I know that there's three women in a triple threat.
21:50For that WWE Evolve Women's Championship.
21:53That's right.
21:53So whoever that winner is, I'm gonna put them to sleep.
21:57Yeah.
21:57Yeah.
21:59Wendy Chew, Wendy Chew, make some noise, y'all.
22:02Make some noise.
22:03Big, big win for Wendy Chew.
22:20I'll take you to the whole hell of a winner as calling me out directly.
22:25Look, you definitely ain't putting me to sleep, and I already made you talk once.
22:29So after I beat Callie and PJ, I'll beat you again.
22:34That was the old me.
22:36You can't beat the new me, champ.
22:39We'll see about that.
22:40We'll see.
22:43Wow.
22:43Lots of intensity between Kendall Gray and Wendy Chew.
22:47But now, let's keep things Trill with Trill London.
22:55All my life, I heard, there's something about you, Trill.
22:58And we just can't quite put our finger on it.
23:02Maybe I just see the world in a different lens.
23:04Because in this world, you can really be anybody you want to be.
23:07So that's what I am.
23:09That's why I design my own clothes.
23:10You see, my drip is just an extension of me and my imagination.
23:13Balls so hard, they don't know what the rape mean.
23:16Am I misunderstood at times?
23:18Yeah.
23:18Been labeled or not cast once or twice.
23:21But somehow, someway, I always found myself at the focal point.
23:24I was recruited to Syracuse to play football.
23:26I couldn't envision the plays before it even happened.
23:28And that's what led me to play for the Miami Dolphins
23:30and to lock down your favorite receivers every week.
23:33Top-notch player, I ain't never been better.
23:37Thanks to everyone who got it, now I got a vendetta.
23:40Yo, and it's crazy how the world works
23:42and where my imagination has taken me.
23:44Because I remember my grandma sitting me down
23:46and putting Judgment Day on 2007.
23:49And here I am now in the WWE in Evolve.
23:56So as I evolve in that ring in front of you all,
23:59you won't be able to put your finger on it.
24:01But just enjoy the show.
24:04And that's not me keeping it real with you.
24:06That's just me keeping it true with you.
24:10Trill London is fired up and ready to make his name known in Evolve.
24:14And speaking of fired up, Super Sean Legacy once again gets a chance
24:18to finally win Evolve gold when he faces off against the man
24:22he has been at odds with since the beginning of Evolve.
24:25Super Sean Legacy steps into the ring with Evolve champion Jackson Drake
24:30next on Evolve.
24:31Migration
24:36Montreal
24:37It's fight weekend
24:39A lot of magic and innovative because I have it
24:41A lot of magic and innovative because I have it
24:41Friday night smackdown throws the first punch
24:44You want it? You got it!
24:46Then, welcome to Saturday night's main event
24:48Saturday night's main event goes for the knockout
24:50Unbelievable!
24:52WWE hits back to back nights at the Bell Center
24:55All action, all weekend, tickets on sale now.
25:06This is a big moment right now, because you, the WWE Universe,
25:11gets the privilege to see this face on your screen.
25:14Come here, come a little closer.
25:16Get used to seeing it, people, because for the next 20 years,
25:19Cam Hendricks is going to be all over it.
25:22Look at the flash, the sizzle.
25:25I am impressed with the size and physicality of Cam Hendricks.
25:29I know I sound cocky, but facts is facts.
25:32Cam Hendricks is the complete package.
25:34D1 athlete, face like a model, and if charisma was water,
25:37you need a life jacket right now.
25:39I prove everything I say is the truth on LNG.
25:42Learn season one from Booker T, season two from Michelle McCool.
25:45Think of the knowledge he has.
25:47Think of what this guy is going to be in a few years.
25:50And now, I'm taking my talents to evolve.
25:52So here's a pro tip.
25:53Sit back, relax, enjoy the show, because when I step in the ring,
25:58it's lights, Cam, action.
26:02You ready?
26:07I'm ready.
26:08All right, here.
26:08One, two, three, go.
26:10One, two, three, go.
26:11What?
26:13Aw, my gosh.
26:16Are you guys filming TikToks?
26:18Yeah.
26:19That is so sweet.
26:21Oh, thank you.
26:22So sweet that you think anybody cares.
26:25I really care.
26:25Aw, are you guys filming TikToks?
26:28That's so sweet that you think anybody cares.
26:33Oh, my God.
26:34What?
26:34I literally just said that exact same thing.
26:37We are so aligned.
26:39Oh, my gosh, wait.
26:39Okay, what is the opposite of going viral?
26:43Mason and Layla!
26:44Okay, wait.
26:45What is your sign?
26:46I'm a Cancer.
26:46What's yours?
26:47I'm a Leo.
26:48We have a lot to talk about.
26:49Oh, Mike, come on.
26:50I think I hear it.
26:51Oh, my God, I think I hear it.
26:52Are they delusional?
26:55The party's here.
26:57Throw the Vs up.
27:00Jackson Drake, the inaugural and reigning champion.
27:03Your boy is on top, and it's not going to change for a long time.
27:08When it comes to me and my title, there is no threat.
27:12Jackson Drake is defining the next generation.
27:14There's not a single man in that locker who can take me out.
27:18Jackson Drake, you and I have been rivals since the very first episode of Evolve.
27:23You guys have been making my life a living hell.
27:27So I can't think of a better way to take my revenge by taking away the biggest prize that you have.
27:35Super strong legacy has come agonizingly close to living his dream of becoming Evolve champion.
27:41You see, the WWE Evolve championship, it's the goal.
27:43If someone's deserving of an opportunity, it should be Super Sean Legacy.
27:49It is time for a number one contenders match.
27:53He took out Kate Wilder and Legacy.
27:55You didn't see any of it.
27:58Sean Legacy, he's your number one contender once again.
28:02He's attacking the new number one contender, Sean Legacy.
28:05A massive championship main event that is sure to have the intention of Cam Hedricks,
28:09who earned an Evolve title opportunity after winning that gauntlet match.
28:13Super Sean Legacy gets one more shot at Evolve champion, Jackson Drake.
28:21Since day one of WWE Evolve, these two have been locked in a bitter war.
28:25And tonight, the rivalry between Super Sean Legacy and Evolve champion, Jackson Drake,
28:30finally comes to a head.
28:33Super Sean Legacy has himself another championship opportunity against Jackson Drake.
28:42It's stoned.
28:42These opportunities, they don't grow on trees.
28:45No doubt about it.
28:46June 4th, he had his first in the Fatal 4th week to crown the first ever Evolve champion.
28:52Then he went up against Jackson Drake on night two of NXT Gold Rush at the theater at MSG.
28:58Which, how cool is it that he got that opportunity, but he didn't win the championship.
29:02So now he has another.
29:04He did earn it.
29:05But how many more will you get?
29:07Could this be his last?
29:10That is the conversation for us to have tonight.
29:15Because Sean Legacy's had his shots, and Jackson Drake finds a way every time.
29:21Go ahead.
29:22But guess what, Peter?
29:23Just go ahead.
29:23But guess what?
29:25Go ahead.
29:25And I say this with every fiber in my being in all seriousness, but the party is here.
29:33The champion is here.
29:36Jackson Drake is here.
29:39Swipe right.
29:41Our here.
29:42It's VP.
29:43It's VP.
29:45Look at the championship around Jackson Drake's waist.
29:49And in his eyes, if you look in his eyes, he's telling you, he's telling the WWE Universe that that title ain't going nowhere.
29:57Well, the Vanity Project has gone through some changes over the last several months, but one thing has not changed.
30:04That is the title around the waist of Jackson Drake and the support that he has from his guys, Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor.
30:14Swipe right.
30:14And look at ringside VIP section there, and Roar Cappuccino Jones, the cowboy Mike Cunningham.
30:22The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the WWE Evolve Championship.
30:31Introducing the challenger from Augusta, Georgia, wing in at 210 pounds, Sean Legacy.
30:43And his opponent, from Greensboro, North Carolina, wing in at 188 pounds, representing the Vanity Project.
30:58He is the WWE Evolve Champion, Jackson Drake.
31:10Great work from Blake Howard getting us ready for this championship matchup.
31:15As you see, Jackson Drake handing off that glorious Evolve Championship.
31:22The inaugural WWE Evolve Champion.
31:30And Sean Legacy, as you just mentioned, Stone, he's had shots before.
31:33Let's go.
31:34He gets another one.
31:35These guys aren't waiting.
31:37And as they're throwing hands, as they're fighting right now, we can't ignore.
31:41You can see the tape on Super Sean Legacy's shoulder.
31:44We know that it's not 100%.
31:47Absolutely right.
31:48Legacy has been dealing with that shoulder, thanks to Jackson Drake for some time now.
31:55He was unable to compete in that gauntlet match, which we know really crushed him.
32:00But in a situation like this, when you know your shoulder's not 100%,
32:03can't you go to management and say, hey, can we push this title match back a few weeks?
32:08That's not the kind of guy Sean Legacy is.
32:10Well, I mean, I don't want to call anybody names, but that might be a stupid decision.
32:14This may be your last chance for the Evolve Championship, at least for the time being.
32:19And you're not 100% with a shoulder out.
32:21That's not even close.
32:23In my mind, that puts you at 75-80.
32:25As Sean Legacy goes to work on the champ.
32:27Now, Legacy has not been able to find a way to beat Drake yet.
32:31But is there any advantage, Stone, to the fact that he's seen him now this many times?
32:34I mean, these guys know each other so well.
32:36They knew each other before Evolve.
32:37They've gotten to know each other better since Evolve.
32:41And you know what?
32:42Their relationship, it's just continuing.
32:44And they're a lot more alike than I think they realize.
32:47Same strength, same speed, same quickness.
32:51And they both have the same love for this industry.
32:54Although they're very different, they both love the industry in the same way.
32:57Very well said.
32:58And they're two guys who have certainly gotten to see a lot of light by appearing on NXT.
33:03As you see the snap suplex into a pin from Sean Legacy.
33:06Now, Sean Legacy had a tremendous first year in the WWE ID program, a great 2025.
33:14Can he make 2026 better?
33:17Goodness gracious.
33:18Can he finally claim what he wants, which is that championship around his waist?
33:23Can he seal the deal?
33:26Both of these guys, so diverse with what they're capable of doing in the ring.
33:36Both with a certain old school style, don't you think, Stone?
33:39Yeah, but he's sick of hearing himself before matches be called the challenger.
33:43He wants to be called champion for Sean Legacy.
33:46He's done with the challenger.
33:48You see the red setting in on the chest and back of the champion.
33:52And you see Sean Legacy getting up high on those drop kicks.
33:56And now going to work on the left leg of the champion, Jackson Drake.
34:00Yeah, he's doing what he does best.
34:02Remember how he earned this match, a hard fought victory over Tate Wilder.
34:06Very, very impressive stuff that night.
34:10Sean Legacy and Jackson Drake, the title on the line.
34:13It continues next.
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34:56Welcome back to the main event here on WWE Evolve.
34:59Peter Rosenberg, the great Robert Stone, ringside.
35:01So excited to be getting to watch another matchup between these two competitors.
35:05I mean, Jackson Drake, the champion, and the challenger, Sean Legacy.
35:08And let's not forget, but watch out, pinfall for Legacy.
35:11For the championship to change hands.
35:14No.
35:15Now, let's not forget, Cam Hendricks will get the winner of this match after winning
35:19the PC versus ID Gauntlet match a few weeks ago.
35:22Robert, when do you think Cam will make his intentions known?
35:25Peter, some say Cam Hendricks is overconfident.
35:27Some say he's conceded.
35:29Some even say he's swaggering.
35:30And you know what?
35:31I would confirm Cam Hendricks is all of those things.
35:34But now with this Evolve championship opportunity, you know what it is?
35:37It makes him dangerous.
35:39And to answer your question.
35:40There's a pin.
35:41I'm going to kick out my drink.
35:43He will let us know anytime he pleases.
35:45I mean, you know what I mean?
35:45The man is always lit.
35:47So whenever Cam graces us with his presence and makes his historic announcement, it might
35:52very well be lights camera action for whoever is Evolve champion.
35:58You never know when we will see it happen.
36:00But at some point, that match will get made.
36:02And Cam Hendricks will get a title shot.
36:09Legacy going to work on the back of Jackson Drake.
36:13Right in front of Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor.
36:19Boots to the chest and back of Jackson Drake.
36:22I've been very critical of the Vanity Project, and I think with good reason.
36:30But one thing that I'm very honest about is the talent and the work ethic of the young
36:36champion.
36:37Jackson Drake has been doing this for a long time.
36:40A young guy who's been at it for a minute.
36:45You got to think back.
36:46We talked about the history that these two guys have.
36:49When you think back to the first ever episode of WWE Evolved, there was a six-man tag match.
36:55And on the opposite teams were a Super Shawn Legacy and a Jackson Drake.
36:59And guess what?
37:00Super Shawn Legacy's team won that match.
37:02Yep.
37:02Jackson remembers that.
37:04He always does.
37:05And that's why when he gets the wins, they mean so much.
37:07Oh, man.
37:08Drake now targeting Legacy's shoulder.
37:10The same one he injured a few weeks back.
37:12It's heinous on the part of the champion, but I'll give it to him.
37:15A very smart tactic from Heartbreak Drake.
37:19Here we go.
37:21Oh, Drake going over the top of Legacy out of the way.
37:24They know each other so well.
37:27Legacy certainly had that scouted.
37:28Now he's going to fly and take down the champ.
37:31They have both been pacing themselves very nicely, but now they are picking it up.
37:38Baseball slide doesn't work out.
37:40It's that Legacy goes shoulder first.
37:43Oh, man, that left shoulder straight into the post.
37:45And now straight into the metal ring steps as well.
37:49And look at Brad Baller swipe right.
37:53They are loving it.
37:55Ricky Smokes, look at him, he's enjoying themselves.
37:57Ricky Smokes is an idiot.
37:59What do you mean he's an idiot?
38:00They're just enjoying themselves right now.
38:01He's always wagging that tongue.
38:05He's not a dog, Peter.
38:07I know.
38:09Brad Baller, I'm pretty sure he got that Cuban link chain.
38:12At a kiosk at the mall.
38:17Jackson Drake, he was waiting for the right time to get on that shoulder.
38:21He was waiting for the right opportunity to get an opening.
38:24He found that opening indeed.
38:26And look, this is what I'm talking about.
38:28Take all the underhanded tactics away.
38:31This is a guy who knows what to do.
38:34As you see the trunks that say Dr. Thirst, a pinfall.
38:38Do you understand what Dr. Thirst means?
38:40I don't.
38:41Explain to me.
38:41I have to tell you, I think I'm at a loss as well, Stone.
38:45The stakes are so high in this match.
38:48Every moment counts.
38:49Every movement counts.
38:51Every strike counts.
38:53He can't make one mistake.
38:57And you've got to admit this.
38:58Jackson Drake, he has not hid from anyone since being champion.
39:02He has defended that against anyone he has wanted a shot.
39:05And I mean, let's think about it.
39:07He's been in singles matches, triple threat matches, fatal four ways.
39:11And he is still champion.
39:12100% true.
39:14And not only that, during that time, he's, oh, he's also, has a kick out there from Legacy.
39:18He's also tagged with Swipe Right in six-man tag matches.
39:21He's done it all.
39:22No question about it.
39:24Took out Lince Dorado, Keanu Carver, and Shawn Legacy.
39:28Hit fall against Legacy.
39:28Could this do it?
39:29No, a kick out at one.
39:30But on the other side, how tough has Shawn Legacy been since the beginning of WWE Evolve?
39:36I mean, there's no quit in him.
39:37There is no quit.
39:38The guy won't say give up.
39:39He will keep coming back.
39:41You could tear off his arms and his legs.
39:43I mean, he's still going to find a way to fight.
39:45That's what he does.
39:46And I get it.
39:47I appreciate it.
39:48But it's still gotten him to this point.
39:50Can he get the job done?
39:52I'll tell you what.
39:53I saw both of these guys earlier today.
39:55And each one was so focused.
39:58So intense.
39:59Look at that!
40:00Did you see that?
40:00Knees to the gut of Legacy.
40:02My goodness, could that do it?
40:05Legacy kicks out at two, and Drake can't believe it.
40:09And that's why he's been the Evolve champion for 217 days.
40:13We've got to see that again.
40:14Moves like that.
40:16Unbelievable.
40:19Now Jackson Drake looking to finish off Super Shawn Legacy.
40:24He's got the strider backed by skill.
40:27He's too good to be liked.
40:28And there's that sneaky strength of Jackson Drake as well.
40:33Legacy's fighting.
40:34Lots of elbows to the jaw.
40:37I don't know.
40:38Back elbow from Drake as well.
40:40Followed by that insecurity.
40:42Jackson just seems to have Legacy's number on everything.
40:46No!
40:47He was going for lethal injection, and he got caught.
40:51An incredible match with these WWE ID prospects continues next on Evolve.
40:56They thought I was out.
41:09Liv might have dislocated her shoulder.
41:11Dawn for good.
41:13But what doesn't kill you, makes you live.
41:20Oh, no!
41:22I'm back!
41:24So now I'm back, and the game's about to get messy.
41:31WrestleMania Vegas.
41:32It's anyone's game.
41:35Welcome back to WWE Evolve, our main event.
41:49The challenger, Super Shawn Legacy.
41:51He's got his shot one more time, at least, against the champ, Jackson Drake.
41:56Tonight isn't about winning.
41:58It's about who truly belongs on the top.
42:02Oh, man.
42:04Oh, wow.
42:05Look at that.
42:06Here we go.
42:08The Carolina Reaper looks like he's going to roll out and think about things for a minute.
42:12But you know what Shawn Legacy's going to do?
42:13He's going to follow him out.
42:15He's going to fly and take down Jackson Drake.
42:19And then send Drake right back in.
42:22And Legacy's no dummy.
42:23He's getting right on top of him.
42:25Could that be enough?
42:26Do we have a new champion?
42:27Two!
42:28Jackson Drake kicking out in two.
42:31Legacy getting that much closer to the Evolve Championship.
42:37Championships don't just change careers.
42:39They define them.
42:42How do you not appreciate the rivalry between the Carolina Reaper Heartbreak Drake
42:48and Super Shawn Legacy?
42:52These two guys have been the faces of the WWE ID program since day one.
42:57And they are leaving it all in the ring right now.
42:59No question about it.
43:01No question about it.
43:01They've been the faces of Evolve as well.
43:03Look at Legacy.
43:04Uh-oh.
43:05Could this be it?
43:05Oh, I love that.
43:07Watch out.
43:08Legacy connects.
43:10Here's the pin.
43:11New champ.
43:13Kick out in two.
43:14These guys got to be laser focused right now.
43:19I said that every movement matters.
43:21One mistake, the title could slip away.
43:24I know they're both in a lot of pain, but they really got to think about what their next move
43:28in every situation is going to be.
43:30And you can feel it.
43:34I mean, Aaron Rourke, Cappuccino, and Cunningham, all watching ringside intensely.
43:40Everyone focused on this matchup.
43:43Have you just stumbled into this?
43:44It's a treat.
43:46Everyone is on their feet in the Evolve Arena right now.
43:50Appreciate it.
43:52On the edge of their seat to see who is going to win this.
43:55This is what Wednesday nights are all about.
43:57Legacy was looking for his finishing move, shambles.
44:00Drake escapes it.
44:02And he's going to look for a springboard.
44:04Oh, my God.
44:07Man, these guys are both so athletic.
44:10Watch out.
44:11Out of nowhere.
44:12Could this be it?
44:13This might be.
44:15And a kick out.
44:16You can hear the heartbeat of this arena.
44:19Oh, John Legacy may try to submit Jackson Drake to win the Evolve Championship.
44:23Wait a minute.
44:24He's having trouble locking it in.
44:26Oh, the reversal from Jackson Drake.
44:29Heartbreak Drake reversed it and now has him locked in.
44:33Wow.
44:33Jackson Drake finding a way to reverse that submission from Legacy.
44:39Legacy!
44:40Legacy!
44:40Legacy!
44:41The crowd firmly behind the challenger.
44:44Jackson Drake is a student of the game.
44:46A franchise player.
44:48The talk of Tubi.
44:49And he's holding on for dear life right now.
44:51And those elbow strikes are connecting to the top of the head of Shawn Legacy.
44:55Each one of those stones, I imagine, is having a lot of impact.
44:58Wait.
44:59Hold on.
44:59This is...
45:00How is he doing this?
45:02Oh, my goodness.
45:04But he doesn't have enough in him to get the cover.
45:06You can see he's really holding on to that injured shoulder.
45:09Wow.
45:09He's feeling it.
45:10How did he muster the strength to do that?
45:14As Drake takes the tape off his wrist.
45:18This is one match, one night, a chance to rewrite history for both of these guys.
45:24Who's it gonna be?
45:26Stone, in this kind of situation, are you able to even think clearly, or is it all in sync?
45:30No, I think it's all in sync.
45:31I think right now, their bodies are just moving, and they don't know what's happening.
45:36The sharp knee strike from Drake, directly smashing the injured shoulder of Shawn Legacy.
45:42Unaliving!
45:44That's gotta be it.
45:45He connected perfectly with the unaliving.
45:48But Legacy, not on his back.
45:51Jackson would have to roll him over to get the pin.
45:54Watch out.
45:55Another one!
45:55To the back of the head.
45:57That's gotta be it.
45:58Jackson Drake, pinch on Legacy, and retains.
46:05Here is your winner, and still, WWE Evolve Champion, Jackson Drake!
46:18I gotta tell you, that was an incredible matchup.
46:21As you see the ID talent looking on in dismay, but you gotta give it up.
46:24Two unalivings did the job, and got the win for Jackson Drake.
46:28Take us through it, Stone.
46:31High stakes, high drama here tonight with the Evolve Championship on the line.
46:35It was clear Jackson Drake's game plan was to target the injured arm of Legacy, and he did just that smashing Legacy into the steps.
46:44But Legacy's determination and resiliency was on full display, injured arm and all, as he flew through the heavens outside the ring, coming ever so close to becoming champion.
46:53And just when it looked like Legacy was close to victory, the champ found a way to survive, with back-to-back unalivings to retain his championship.
47:02One, two, three, four.
47:04No way around it, that is the champ for a reason.
47:11He got it done when it mattered most in the middle of the Evolve ring, Jackson Drake retains his championship.
47:16He beat Supershawn Legacy yet again, but one would have to wonder how the next potential challenger, Cam Hendricks, feels about what he just witnessed.
47:24Who does it better, I can't think of a single person, not a single person.
47:29Nobody.
47:30Not a single person.
47:30Vannity, Trump's Legacy every day.
47:34Jackson, Jackson, hell of a match.
47:39Dare I say, instant classic?
47:42I hope you remember your last title defense, because I earned a title shot, and we're about to run a ball for one night, so let's get this.
47:51Way to sweat, Peter.
47:54No way.
47:56You see what that screen says, right?
47:58Wait, Jackson Drake looks like he's seen a ghost, and he has!
48:03Harlow Lewis is back on Evolve!
48:05Oh, man.
48:07What's his, I mean, is he, is he, he's walking through PC?
48:13He's only looking at Jackson Drake.
48:15He seems to be laser focused on that Evolve championship in Jackson Drake.
48:20Yeah, I don't think Lewis cares about PC or ID.
48:23He cares about Jackson Drake and that Evolve championship.
48:26I don't blame him.
48:31He has not taken his eyes off Jackson Drake and that championship.
48:35I don't care about team PC.
48:39I don't care about team ID.
48:43All I care about is that championship right there.
48:50And if anybody in this room's got a problem with that, you step to me right now.
48:57Are we gonna see this right now?
49:09I'll punch you right now.
49:10Wait a minute, what are we, are we, is Jackson Drake just had a match?
49:13I like Harlem Lewis, but challenging the champ after he just wrestled the match, I mean, come on.
49:18Swipe right cannot want any action with Harlem Lewis.
49:22I mean, they shouldn't want to.
49:24Yeah, and they don't.
49:25Take a step out, boys, prepare for another, so this Harlem Lewis doesn't even,
49:29does he even deserve to be in the ring with the champion right now?
49:32We don't know.
49:34Harlem Lewis is back on Evolve.
49:36Jackson Drake remains.
49:38What a tremendous night it was, but hold on.
49:40Right now we have a camera catching Charlie Dempsey and Timothy Thatcher in the parking lot.
49:44Let's check this out.
49:50Go home, Mr. Dempsey.
49:55We have nothing more to discuss.
49:57Unless you're looking for guidance, I've made my decision.
50:02Please respect it.
50:04You've made your decision, have you?
50:07How is this the Timothy Thatcher that I used to look up to?
50:10The grappler's grappler, the man I've heard so many stories about?
50:14Huh?
50:15Why won't you just give me the opportunity to prove myself-
50:17You prove yourself every time you get in the ring.
50:20Please focus on that.
50:22You don't understand?
50:24How can I say I'm the best pure wrestler here if I haven't beaten you?
50:27How is this the version of Timothy Thatcher that I used to be inspired by?
50:32You know, I used to want to be just like you, and now I couldn't think of anything worse.
50:36I mean, look at you.
50:38You're nothing but a sad, pathetic, emasculated stooge.
50:44Have a good night, coach.
50:46You insulin-spoiled brat.
50:54You keep wanting to make this about me.
50:56It's not about me.
50:57What it's gonna be about is you in the middle of the ring screaming while I rip you apart.
51:04You got your match.
51:05Good night, sir!
51:09My friend and I areadores.
51:21Oh boy!
51:25Ha now!
51:27Come out!
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