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00:14Then, now, forever.
00:32Together.
01:01Off the heels of succession, tonight is a whole new era on Evolve.
01:07Oh, is that my guy?
01:09Stone is back.
01:10Ladies and gentlemen, this right here around the ring is the future of the WWE.
01:20And look, we all know Evolve has been built on ambition, has been built on want, but it
01:27needs authority.
01:28So myself and Shawn Michaels, we put our minds together and we have come up with the perfect
01:35person to run this place.
01:37So your new Evolve general manager.
01:46Peter, what a shocker.
01:50This is an incredible choice.
01:52The player coach of WWE ID, Timothy Thatcher.
01:56Someone who laid the foundation for Evolve and now he's running the show.
02:01Hey, you know what?
02:02I got to give credit where credit is due to Stone, to Shawn Michaels.
02:05This is a great call.
02:07Love Timothy Thatcher.
02:08What a way to kick off the new season here on Wednesday nights.
02:12Thatcher dressed up a little bit.
02:14A little bit.
02:15Oh, those are almost slacks.
02:17Look, Tim, no doubt about it.
02:20You've been a fantastic WWE ID player coach, but I think it's time we expand your role.
02:25All right.
02:26So you're going to be going all around the world to scout independent talent to help enhance
02:33Evolve, enhance the ID program.
02:35And that's why you're going to be the perfect general manager.
02:44First off, thank you, sir.
02:48I really appreciate the trust that you and Mr. Michaels have in me.
02:54And I appreciate everyone that's around this ring right now.
02:59But, but, uh, I'm no general manager.
03:12Evolve is where the work starts.
03:15Hard work is rewarded here.
03:17Yeah.
03:17So it's more like a work site.
03:21So I'm not the GM.
03:23I'm the foreman of Evolve.
03:33Well, hey, uh, okay.
03:37So Tim, then, then as the foreman of Evolve, you're going to have to make some difficult decisions.
03:44So your first two tasks, your Evolve champions, Kendall Gray, Jackson Drake.
03:50I understand, sir.
03:51They're now NXT full-time superstars.
03:53Yeah.
03:53I understand, sir.
03:54I understand, sir.
03:56Uh, Evolve is about building, building new talent, building new opportunities.
04:02One door closes, another one opens, right?
04:07So champions shouldn't just disappear.
04:10They got to earn their way out.
04:13So I've asked Kendall and Jackson for one more title defense.
04:19That's going to be their final evolution.
04:25If they win, they get to leave as champion.
04:29The title gets vacated.
04:30If they lose, we got a brand new standard bearer here in Evolve.
04:37It's all right, huh?
04:40Kendall Gray's final evolution will be tonight.
04:43And it will be against the Olympic gold medalist Tyra May Steele.
04:48Hello.
04:49Talk about a blockbuster.
04:52Talk about a main event.
04:56Next week
04:58Jackson Drake's final evolution
05:00will be
05:01Think about it
05:05Now you're cooking
05:07Come on
05:08Think about it
05:09Well we know who wants it Peter
05:12Well anytime a title is mentioned
05:14Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa
05:24All of Lewis here's title he shows up
05:26If that clown Jackson Drake
05:28is having one last match here at Evolve
05:31I want it
05:32Hey! Hey! Hey!
05:34None of this!
05:36None of this! This isn't going
05:38off the rails! Not on my watch!
05:40Hey! I already
05:42know every time the men's title gets
05:44mentioned here you come
05:46storming out here
05:48I already planned for that
05:49I got a match for you already
05:52So
05:53I think we all should clear out of here
05:56because it's time for Harlem
05:58to get to work
06:01Alright
06:01Well Peter the foreman already
06:03making moves here at Evolve
06:05Yeah but who is going to be the final evolution
06:07for Jackson Drake?
06:12So crazy
06:14One last match
06:16One last title defense
06:17One last time representing Evolve
06:19as champion
06:21Evolve gave me a place
06:22to find myself
06:23To find confidence
06:25inside and outside
06:26of the ring
06:26And I'll never forget
06:28the ones that have been
06:28supporting me since day one
06:30or chanting my name
06:31since the first time
06:32I came out
06:33This will forever be
06:35my first home
06:36But tonight
06:38Tonight's business
06:40Tyra Maysteel is dangerous
06:42She's an Olympic gold medalist
06:43and when it comes to being a technical wrestler
06:45she's the only one that has me beat
06:47But that's fine
06:48because I don't back down from any challenges
06:50I thrive under pressure
06:51I thrive when things get hard
06:53It took me months and months
06:55to get to the top of the mountain
06:56and I'll be damned if I don't stay on top
07:05And Tyra Maysteel is next on my list
07:08So when I get my hand raised
07:10one last time on Evolve
07:11I'm gonna walk into NXT full-time
07:13with momentum on my back
07:17It's time to strap up
07:22On Saturday May 9th
07:24After the biggest weekend in WWE
07:26What happens at WrestleMania
07:29Doesn't stay there
07:31Sweet, sweet revenge
07:33It follows you
07:35And in Tampa
07:36It hits back
07:39All scores are settled
07:41It's personal
07:44It's backlash
07:57Peter, we're back here on Evolve
07:59and what an opening contest we had
08:00Oh, I'm very, very excited
08:02to see this matchup with Harlem Lewis
08:07Ho, ho, ho
08:10You talk about a couple of big guys
08:14Getting together
08:17And his opponents
08:18from Akron, Ohio
08:20weighing in at 285 pounds
08:26Sam Holloway
08:29Certainly the big boy of the ID program
08:31and Peter, ever since he came to Evolve
08:33Sam Holloway has certainly made an impact
08:35whether it's a singles competition
08:37We saw him as a part of Team ID
08:39But now he's got a big test in front of him
08:41from the man who thinks he is
08:42the number one contender
08:44to the Evolve channel
08:45Well, that's absolutely right, Blake
08:46Harlem Lewis believes
08:47he is the future of Evolve
08:49and if that is true
08:51you have to make your way
08:53by beating competition
08:55like hard way
08:56Sam Holloway
08:57I gotta tell you
08:58every time
08:59we're here to call a Holloway match
09:01I'm nervous
09:02he's gonna crack through the table
09:04and kill me
09:05This guy is an incredible athlete
09:06and he's absolutely massive
09:08We've seen some of those dives
09:09over the top
09:10certainly brings it
09:11285 pounds
09:12Bell sounds right away
09:14and Harlem Lewis
09:15Peter, he's laser focused
09:16on a championship opportunity
09:17Absolutely
09:18and he's trying to go right to work
09:19at Sam Holloway
09:20which is probably the way
09:21you want to approach someone
09:22with this kind of strength
09:22but it could turn out the wrong way
09:24As Holloway certainly wants
09:25to make his presence felt
09:26he's looking at a title shot
09:28of his own
09:28as it's wide open next week
09:30who's taking on Jackson Drake
09:32in his final evolution
09:33If you've been with us
09:34since the beginning
09:35you've gotten to see
09:36some of the best talent
09:37and all of WWE emerge
09:39and now
09:40with the vacancy
09:41that will be created
09:42with Jackson Drake
09:43and the Vanity Project
09:44leaves us
09:45there is an opportunity
09:47for other people
09:48to step into those roles
09:49and we'll certainly see
09:50if Tyra Mae Steele
09:51can take advantage
09:51of her opportunity
09:52tonight against Kendall Gray
09:53as Harlem Lewis
09:54looking to seize the moment
09:55right here
09:56and Peter
09:57ever since Harlem Lewis
09:57returned to Evolve
09:58just a couple of months ago
10:00it seems like Harlem
10:01only has one goal
10:02and that's championship
10:08that is not the way
10:10you want to start things
10:10off against Sam Holloway
10:12but you got to give
10:13Harlem Lewis credit
10:14as he is writhing
10:15on the outside right now
10:16that hurts to just watch
10:18but you got to give credit
10:20where credit is due
10:20he is always bringing it
10:23100% when he's around
10:25he only has one speed
10:26Sam Holloway
10:27been in the ID program
10:28for about a year and a half
10:29now and Peter
10:30since the time we've seen him
10:31how is Holloway impressed
10:32as an ID prospect
10:33oh I think Sam Holloway
10:36absolutely jumps off the page
10:38the first thing you see
10:39is the size right
10:40look at that
10:40but then it's that Blake Howard
10:42it's stuff like that
10:43that springboard elbow drop
10:44that athleticism into the cover
10:46only gets two right there
10:47of course we saw him
10:48in that recent Haas fight
10:49with Drake Moreau here
10:50on Evolve
10:51and Sam Holloway
10:52really started to impress
10:53proving he might be
10:54the big man
10:55in the ID program
10:56absolutely
10:57he could absolutely
10:58be the most impressive
10:59big man
11:00at least now
11:01that Keanu Carver
11:02is in the ranks of NXT
11:03and of course right now
11:04Sam Holloway
11:05looking to get
11:05the brand new
11:06foreman of Evolve
11:07Timothy Thatcher
11:08looking to get
11:08his attention right now
11:09as Harlem Lewis
11:10looking to do the same
11:11here Harlem Lewis
11:13gets flattened
11:13with the big boot
11:14as Holloway
11:15starting to cook here Peter
11:15and you see the ups
11:16from Holloway
11:17that leapfrog
11:18you don't usually see it
11:19from someone of his size
11:20by the way Blake
11:21what do you think
11:21of the term foreman
11:22instead of GM
11:23you like it
11:23it's certainly
11:24an interesting twist
11:25but if anyone's
11:26a little bit out of the box
11:26it's Timothy Thatcher
11:27absolutely
11:28he is the perfect person
11:29to guide the young talent
11:31of Evolve
11:32always love seeing that guy
11:34as you see Sam Holloway
11:35going to work
11:36using those long legs
11:37to punish Harlem Lewis
11:40that big extension there
11:41by Sam Holloway
11:44as right now
11:45Harlem Lewis
11:46pounding away
11:47of course
11:47Harlem Lewis
11:48cut off a big win
11:48at succession
11:49over Brooks
11:50Jensen
11:50trying to build that momentum
11:51and a shotgun dropkick
11:53out of the corner
11:53by Holloway
11:54Peter can he capitalize
11:55well Harlem Lewis
11:56I'll tell you what
11:56here we go
11:57into the cover
11:57stacks him up
11:58only gets two
11:59imagine if Harlem Lewis
12:01could stack wins
12:02against Brooks Jensen
12:04and also Sam Holloway
12:06it would certainly
12:07be very tough
12:08for foreman Thatcher
12:08not to make Harlem Lewis
12:10the final evolution
12:11of Jackson Drake
12:12next week
12:12that's exactly
12:13what everyone
12:14is competing for
12:15Jackson Drake's
12:16final match
12:18in Evolve
12:18say what you want
12:19about the Vanity Project
12:20Drake has been
12:21a great
12:22and fighting champion
12:23who gets to be
12:24that final evolution
12:26what an opportunity
12:27and of course
12:27we talk about
12:28off succession
12:28of course
12:29this past weekend
12:30vengeance day
12:30for NXT
12:31a lot bubbling
12:32right now
12:32on the road
12:33to Wrestlemania
12:34absolutely right
12:35you know all these guys
12:36are seeing what's happening
12:38for the Vanity Project
12:39in NXT
12:40what's happening
12:41for Kendall Gray
12:42in NXT
12:43for Keanu Carver
12:44indeed
12:44great motivation
12:45for all of our young talent
12:47here in Evolve
12:47you can see
12:48they take that step
12:49to the next level
12:49as Sam Holloway
12:50looking to take his game
12:51to the next level
12:52Harlem Lewis
12:53fighting him off
12:53right here
12:54creates a bit of separation
12:55and drives that elbow
12:56right in the back
12:57of the neck
12:57but Peter can Harlem
12:58capitalize
12:58well you know
12:59I've been talking a lot
13:00Blake about the
13:00athleticism of Sam Holloway
13:02I do not want to
13:02shortchange Harlem Lewis
13:03a great athlete
13:05who is jacked up
13:05in his own right
13:06I don't know
13:07if you can suplex
13:07Sam Holloway
13:08a former linebacker
13:09in the Italian Football League
13:11and a gourd buster
13:12there by Holloway
13:13has Holloway
13:14looking to zero in
13:15right now
13:16man I really enjoy
13:17the work of Sam Holloway
13:19of course Harlem Lewis
13:20came out to start off the show
13:21trying to make his presence felt
13:23Timothy Thatcher
13:24put him right in this position
13:25there's the Urinagi
13:26center of the ring
13:27hooks the outside leg
13:28and Harlem somehow able to hang on
13:33and for Sam Holloway
13:34we talk about what a win like this
13:36would mean for Harlem Lewis
13:37but for Holloway as well
13:38he's been impressive
13:39he's gotten a lot of attention
13:41but he needs signature wins
13:43and that's what this would be
13:45right now against Harlem Lewis
13:46to start our night off
13:47on Tubi
13:47as Holloway and Lewis
13:49back and forth here
13:50another big night
13:51another big Wednesday
13:52on Tubi indeed
13:53as these two jockeying
13:54for position right now
13:55and Harlem Lewis
13:57looking to take full advantage
13:58look at the power here Peter
13:59yeah there's the strength
14:00of Harlem Lewis
14:01but Sam Holloway
14:02savvy
14:03oh
14:04double underhook suplex
14:05right to the corner
14:08this is a hell of a way
14:09to start things off Blake
14:10here we go
14:11hooks that inside leg
14:13and look at the resourcefulness there
14:15of Harlem Lewis
14:16putting his foot on the road
14:17Peter that just saved him
14:18absolutely
14:19no Harlem Lewis
14:20knows what he's doing man
14:20listen I know some people
14:22get frustrated
14:22because Harlem Lewis
14:23is so aggressive
14:24whenever the title's mentioned
14:26he shows up
14:27he's demanding
14:28but I'll tell you what
14:29opportunities
14:29sometimes are taken
14:31not given
14:32and Harlem Lewis
14:33understands that
14:34and Holloway
14:35looking to seize the moment
14:35right here
14:36center of the ring
14:37with the big guzzle
14:38up
14:39oh and Lewis
14:40what a counter there Peter
14:42wow
14:42how is Holloway still standing
14:44he's not
14:45and a vicious Larry
14:47to the back of the neck
14:48Harlem Lewis
14:49looking to take things
14:49to the next level
14:50we know about his power
14:51and strength
14:54as Harlem
14:55he's zeroed in
14:56on that evolved championship
14:58he wants that opportunity
14:59next week
14:59against Jackson Drake
15:01there it is
15:02up and down
15:03with the boob sling
15:05and Harlem Lewis
15:06picks up the win
15:07here is your winner
15:10Harlem
15:12Lewis
15:14wow
15:14I didn't know
15:16if Harlem Lewis
15:17could get the boob sling
15:19done against a man
15:20the size of Sam Holloway
15:21and you see
15:22Blake Howard
15:23Harlem Lewis
15:24saying I want that
15:25championship opportunity
15:27alright let's take a look
15:29back here
15:29it was fast
15:30hard hitting action
15:32throughout Sam Holloway
15:33jumping out early on
15:35showing domination
15:36that massive presence
15:37being felt
15:38but as things go on
15:40time passes
15:41Harlem Lewis
15:42cannot be stopped
15:43and there it is
15:44the boob sling
15:45and the dub
15:46for Harlem Lewis
15:47you have to be wondering
15:48Peter
15:48are we looking
15:49at the next
15:50evolved champion
15:52and now let's take a look
15:54at the latest evolution
15:55of this superstar
16:03evolve
16:04do you feel that
16:05do you feel
16:06that bass in your chest
16:07that spark
16:08that's in the air
16:09we'll get ready
16:09because Luca
16:10Crucifino
16:11is arriving
16:13and when that beat
16:14drops
16:15I'm tripping
16:17through the lights
16:18I'm rolling
16:20with the rhythm
16:21and I'm cruising
16:22right to the peak
16:23here at WWE
16:25evolve
16:25and just because
16:27I'm vibing
16:28just because
16:29I'm smiling
16:31just because
16:31I move
16:32the way that I do
16:33does not mean
16:34that I'm not dangerous
16:38I've been through
16:39the silence
16:40I found my inner self
16:43and I figured it out
16:45that when Luca
16:46Crucifino
16:47is vibing
16:48on the frequency
16:49of love
16:50fluidity
16:50and fun
16:51is when he has
16:52his most
16:53effect
16:55on this mode
16:56nothing can fracture
16:57my inner peace
16:58or kill my vibe
17:00my opponents
17:01start seeing colors
17:02that they didn't even
17:03know existed
17:04I live for the drop
17:06and I thrive
17:07off the energy
17:08of the big moment
17:09I relish
17:10in the euphoria
17:11of the crowds
17:12and when Cruz
17:13begins to rise
17:14all my opponents
17:16heads
17:16begin to spin
17:17and I'm ready
17:19to make evolve
17:20revolve
17:21around Luca
17:23Crucifino
17:29this April
17:30live from Las Vegas
17:33the best in the world
17:35CM Park
17:36I'm the champ
17:38and I call the shots
17:39versus the original
17:40tribal team
17:41Roman Reigns
17:42two of the biggest stars
17:44for the world
17:45heavyweight championship
17:47greatness
17:47demands an answer
17:49you will
17:51acknowledge me
17:55Wrestlemania
18:03yes
18:04finally
18:05I have been waiting
18:06for this moment
18:07and now
18:09I finally get
18:10my first
18:11ever championship
18:12match
18:13here in
18:14WWE
18:14Kendall
18:16you walked
18:17into this locker room
18:19as an undefeated
18:20amateur wrestling champion
18:22heck
18:23you've defeated
18:24every single person
18:25that stepped up
18:26to you here
18:27in Evolve
18:29but you've never
18:30gone against
18:31an Olympic gold
18:32medalist
18:33and
18:34we both know
18:35that the mat
18:36and ring
18:36are two separate
18:38things
18:38but when that bell
18:40rings
18:40it doesn't matter
18:41what matters
18:43is
18:44whoever gets
18:45that
18:45one
18:46two
18:46three
18:47now
18:49I know
18:50that you're
18:50moving on
18:51Kendall
18:51and
18:52this is going
18:53to be your
18:54final evolution
18:55win or lose
18:57but me
18:59I
19:00I can't afford
19:02to lose
19:04and I won't
19:06be satisfied
19:06until my name
19:08is etched
19:09in the history books
19:11as the
19:11women's
19:12Evolve
19:13champion
19:24the following
19:25contest is
19:26scheduled for
19:27one fall
19:28introducing
19:29first
19:30from
19:31Sardin
19:31Ohio
19:32weight
19:32232
19:34pounds
19:35Harley
19:36Riggins
19:39well Peter
19:39as we just
19:40heard
19:40we're certainly
19:41in for a
19:41major collision
19:42course
19:42for the
19:42Evolve
19:43Women's
19:43Championship
19:44in our
19:44main event
19:45but we're
19:45looking at
19:46two guys
19:46right now
19:47who haven't
19:48made too
19:48many other
19:48friends
19:49around the
19:49Performance
19:50Center
19:50in recent
19:50weeks
19:51they made
19:51clear when
19:52they brutally
19:53attacked Tate
19:53Wilder last
19:54week in the
19:54BC parking lot
19:55and now
19:56with Tate
19:56Wilder
19:57clearly hunting
19:57Cam and Harley
19:58we just got
19:59word from our
20:00new Evolve
20:00foreman
20:00that Tate
20:01has been
20:02escorted out
20:02of the building
20:03because he's
20:04not medically
20:04cleared to
20:05appear
20:06and that's
20:06why Cam and
20:07Harley believe
20:07they're the
20:08two biggest
20:09badasses
20:10in Evolve
20:11and they're
20:11out to prove
20:11it right now
20:12and we know
20:12Presley's
20:13sideline
20:13with a
20:13weightlifting
20:14injury
20:14now Harley
20:15Riggins
20:15in here
20:15is a
20:15singles
20:16competitor
20:16but he's
20:17got his
20:17boy with
20:18him
20:18and Cam
20:18Hendricks
20:19and we'll
20:19see if he
20:20can be up
20:20for this
20:20competition
20:22oh man
20:26and his
20:27opponent
20:27from
20:28Yonkers
20:28New York
20:29playing in
20:29at 211
20:30pounds
20:32Trill
20:33London
20:35the electric
20:36enigma
20:36back here
20:37on Evolve
20:37and Peter
20:38he certainly
20:38pushed Dante
20:39Chen to the
20:39limit
20:40the last
20:40time out
20:41as Trill
20:41London
20:41looks to
20:42continue to
20:42improve
20:42and up
20:43his stock
20:44on Wednesday
20:44nights
20:46you just
20:47used the
20:47word
20:47the electric
20:48enigma
20:48electric
20:49is the
20:49word
20:50he to me
20:50is one
20:51of the
20:51most
20:51exciting
20:52jump off
20:52the page
20:53superstars
20:53we have
20:54in all
20:55of WWE
20:55in terms
20:56of young
20:56young talent
20:57developing
20:57he truly
20:58impresses me
20:59however
21:00he has not
21:01caught a ton
21:02of breaks
21:03in terms of
21:03the competition
21:04he's had to
21:04face
21:05and that
21:05continues
21:06with Harley
21:06Riggins
21:07tonight
21:07it's certainly
21:08been an uphill
21:08battle for
21:09Trill London
21:09but just like
21:10we saw
21:10when he was
21:10an NFL
21:11cornerback
21:11taking on
21:12the top
21:12wide receivers
21:13around the
21:13world
21:13he's taking
21:14on the
21:14top competition
21:15inside the
21:16ring here
21:16Harley Riggins
21:17whether you like
21:17his attitude
21:18or not
21:18has certainly
21:19proven to be
21:19a difference
21:20maker
21:20since coming
21:21to Evolve
21:21is Harley
21:22Riggins
21:22the number
21:23one bully
21:24in all
21:24of Evolve
21:25that's a
21:26fantastic
21:26question
21:27I think
21:27the combination
21:28of his
21:28attitude
21:29size
21:29and ability
21:30makes him
21:31yeah
21:31the number
21:32one bully
21:32as you see
21:33a little
21:34response
21:34to that
21:34number
21:35one bully
21:35with some
21:35arm drags
21:36coming from
21:36Trill London
21:37and you can
21:37really see
21:37the improvements
21:38in the ring
21:39inside Trill London
21:39of course
21:40we go back
21:40to that
21:40Dante Chen
21:41match
21:41a few weeks
21:42ago
21:42but even
21:42his early
21:43training
21:43Trill certainly
21:44made a lot
21:44of strides
21:44from the
21:45beginning
21:45of Evolve
21:45to right
21:46not quite
21:46the evolution
21:47if you will
21:47very well
21:48said
21:48again
21:49I really
21:50think that
21:51given the
21:51right opportunities
21:52and the
21:53ability to
21:54just continue
21:54to work
21:55Trill London
21:56is someone
21:57that you
21:57could see
21:58one day
22:01from Javon
22:01Evitz
22:02right now
22:04absolutely
22:04we will
22:05always say
22:05how Evolve
22:05meets this
22:06talent
22:06at the
22:06ground
22:07level
22:07is
22:07oh
22:08Harley
22:08with a
22:09fistful
22:09of Trill's
22:09hair
22:10right there
22:10I hate
22:11to see
22:11it
22:11but I
22:11can't
22:12say
22:12I'm
22:12surprised
22:12Peter
22:13you have
22:13to wonder
22:13the new
22:14man in
22:14charge
22:14saw that
22:15we found
22:15out at the
22:16top of the
22:16show
22:16we have
22:17a new
22:17foreman
22:17here
22:18not a
22:18general
22:18manager
22:19a foreman
22:19here on
22:20Evolve
22:20his name
22:21is the
22:22ID
22:22player
22:22coach
22:23Timothy
22:23Thatcher
22:24you're
22:24going to
22:24bring your
22:24lunch pail
22:25to work
22:25here on
22:25Evolve
22:26on Wednesday
22:26nights
22:27as you
22:27see that
22:27electric
22:28enigma
22:28right here
22:29Trill
22:30London
22:30big connection
22:31with the
22:31dropkick
22:31sending Harley
22:32Riggins
22:32down to the
22:33outside
22:33but with
22:34that
22:34with
22:34Timothy
22:34Thatcher
22:35being here
22:35that means
22:36tonight
22:36everybody
22:37has an
22:37opportunity
22:38watch out
22:39and Harley
22:40meets Cam
22:41right there
22:42and Trill
22:42takes a look
22:43on the
22:43outside
22:44Peter
22:44see here
22:45we go
22:45Trill
22:46where we
22:46going
22:46Trill
22:47into position
22:47he likes
22:48to risk
22:48it all
22:48Trill's
22:49going to
22:49fly
22:51whisper in
22:51the wind
22:52to the
22:52outside
22:52Trill
22:53London
22:54looking to
22:54pick up
22:55some momentum
22:55right here
22:56and of course
22:56if you take
22:57a look
22:57back
22:57just a couple
22:58of weeks
22:59ago here
22:59Trill
23:00not on
23:00team
23:00PC
23:01certainly
23:01might have
23:02a different
23:02mindset
23:03different values
23:03as Harley
23:04Riggins
23:04I think
23:05that's
23:05absolutely
23:05safe to
23:06assume
23:06Harley
23:08released
23:08German
23:09suplex
23:09looking to
23:10capitalize
23:10here
23:10Riggins
23:11not even
23:11going for
23:12the cover
23:12Peter
23:12just
23:13continuing
23:13to
23:13punish
23:13although
23:14listen
23:14I can't
23:14blame him
23:15for that
23:15that is
23:15a smart
23:15thing
23:16you want
23:16to try
23:16to get
23:17your opponent
23:17down
23:17then attack
23:18and get
23:18them in
23:19the most
23:19prone
23:19position
23:20to secure
23:20a W
23:22and now
23:23Riggins
23:23off the rope
23:24big connection
23:25right there
23:26let's see
23:26if this
23:27could end
23:28Trill
23:28London
23:28I think
23:29the only
23:29thing
23:30these guys
23:30can relate
23:31on
23:31is the
23:32desire
23:33and need
23:34to impress
23:35the foreman
23:35Timothy
23:36Thatcher
23:36tonight
23:36they both
23:37know what
23:37a win
23:38would mean
23:38Peter
23:38we talk
23:39about
23:39opportunity
23:39tonight
23:40next week
23:40really for
23:40the immediate
23:41future
23:41here on
23:42Evolve
23:42how big
23:43of a chance
23:43is this
23:43for Harley
23:44Riggins
23:44to break
23:44out as a
23:45single star
23:45when you're
23:47in a tag
23:47team
23:48like
23:48Riggins
23:49and Presley
23:50obviously
23:50there are
23:51benefits
23:51to that
23:51but the
23:52downside
23:52is sometimes
23:52you can
23:53get lost
23:53as a
23:54talent
23:54so when
23:55your partner
23:55goes down
23:56it's unfortunate
23:56but it does
23:57provide an
23:58opportunity
23:58to be seen
23:59in a different
24:00light
24:00and I
24:00absolutely
24:01believe
24:01Harley
24:02Riggins
24:02understands
24:03that
24:03and we
24:03talk about
24:03difference
24:04makers
24:04you see
24:04Cam Hendricks
24:05on the
24:05outside
24:05Cam Hendricks
24:06coming to
24:06Evolve
24:07putting his
24:08stamp right
24:08in the mix
24:09in day
24:09one
24:09he gets
24:10an Evolve
24:10championship
24:11opportunity
24:11he's already
24:12rising right
24:12up the ranks
24:13and of course
24:13they're getting
24:14under the skin
24:14of other
24:15superstars
24:15here
24:16like Tate
24:16Wild
24:17Tate
24:18Wild
24:18are still
24:18not cleared
24:19as a result
24:19of those
24:19actions
24:20I think
24:20charges
24:20should be
24:21pressed
24:21against
24:21Cam Hendricks
24:22I think
24:22that goes
24:23beyond
24:23anything
24:23that happens
24:24in the
24:24performance
24:25center
24:25that was
24:25an attack
24:26that was
24:26a crime
24:27to me
24:28Trill
24:29London
24:29starting to
24:29pick up
24:29the pace
24:30a bit
24:30here
24:30Peter
24:30here we
24:31go
24:31in the
24:31cover
24:31center
24:32of the
24:32ring
24:32imagine
24:33a win
24:34over
24:34Harley
24:34Riggins
24:35for
24:35Trill
24:35London
24:42we know
24:43Timothy
24:43Thatcher
24:44certainly
24:44has a
24:44huge
24:45decision
24:45to make
24:46for next
24:46week
24:46who will
24:47Jackson
24:47Drake
24:47take on
24:48in his
24:48final
24:48evolution
24:49but
24:49Cam Hendricks
24:50is up
24:50and look
24:51at Harley
24:51Riggins
24:51take full
24:52advantage
24:52absolutely
24:53that's a
24:53smart move
24:54though
24:54and Trill
24:55London
24:55cannot get
24:56caught off
24:56guard
24:56like that
24:57and here
24:57we go
24:59into the
24:59TKO
25:00and Harley
25:01Riggins
25:02finds his
25:03way to
25:03victory
25:05here is
25:06your winner
25:07Harley
25:09Riggins
25:11that's a
25:12that's a
25:12very
25:12very
25:13tough
25:13way
25:13to
25:13lose
25:14if
25:15you're
25:15Trill
25:15London
25:16competitive
25:16throughout
25:17the
25:17match
25:17the
25:18distraction
25:18from
25:19Cam
25:19Hendricks
25:19and now
25:20you're
25:20Trill
25:20London
25:21it's
25:21another
25:21opportunity
25:22that sort
25:22of
25:22slips
25:22through
25:22your
25:23grasp
25:23Harley
25:24Riggins
25:24always
25:25done
25:25with
25:25the
25:25numbers
25:25game
25:26Cam
25:27Hendricks
25:27picking up
25:28the pieces
25:29right now
25:29as these
25:30two
25:30continue
25:30their reign
25:31here
25:32over
25:32Evolve
25:33and listen
25:33Trill
25:34London
25:34he was
25:34good
25:34at
25:34multiple
25:35times
25:35throughout
25:36the
25:36match
25:36but
25:37again
25:37the
25:38attitude
25:38the
25:39pressure
25:39the
25:40ring
25:40awareness
25:41Harley
25:41Riggins
25:42getting
25:42a win
25:42now
25:43let's
25:43head
25:43ringside
25:43to our
25:44guy
25:44Chewy
25:44Martinez
25:45standing
25:45by
25:46with
25:46the
25:46winner
25:49Harley
25:49that was
25:49pretty
25:50impressive
25:50brother
25:50your first
25:51singles win
25:51here at
25:52Evolve
25:52congratulations
25:52but Cam's
25:54here
25:54is this
25:55the new
25:55tag team
25:55what's up
25:56hey man
25:56I know
25:57you're a
25:57fan
25:57I know
25:57you're a
25:58fan
25:58but around
25:58here
25:58we do
25:59whatever
26:00we want
26:00Chewy
26:01I like
26:02what you
26:02did to
26:02Tate
26:02Wilder
26:03in the
26:03parking
26:07and we're
26:08in the
26:08ass
26:09kicking
26:09business
26:09and
26:10businesses
26:10boom
26:12Peter
26:13the gatekeepers
26:14here
26:14hey
26:15who's picked
26:15last at
26:16recess
26:19hey
26:20Dante
26:20Dante
26:20what are you
26:21mad we
26:21didn't pick
26:22you for
26:22TPC
26:23he does
26:25I never
26:26would have
26:26joined you
26:27guys
26:27I welcome
26:28the ID
26:29talent
26:29you guys
26:30don't represent
26:31the PC
26:31you
26:32are a
26:33disgrace
26:34what
26:35what'd you
26:36say
26:36I can't
26:37stand by
26:37and see
26:38what you
26:38did
26:38to Tate
26:38and stay
26:39silent
26:40Dante
26:41you coming
26:41out here
26:41pretty bold
26:42stepping up
26:42to us
26:43but you
26:44want to
26:44test that
26:44toughness
26:45why don't
26:45you fight
26:45me next
26:46week
26:46see what
26:47happens
26:47when you
26:47step in
26:47the ring
26:48with
26:48showtime
26:52you're on
26:53hey
26:55I think
26:55Timothy
26:56Thatcher
26:56will sign
26:57off on
26:57that
26:57Dante
26:58Chen
26:59versus
26:59Cam
26:59Hendricks
27:00next week
27:00but you
27:01know what
27:01we have
27:01some history
27:02being made
27:02when we
27:02come back
27:03Kendall
27:03Bray
27:04will defend
27:04her title
27:05one last
27:06time
27:06y'all
27:11everyone's
27:12gotta tell
27:19Wrestlemania
27:20Vegas
27:20it's
27:22anyone's
27:22game
27:31you're
27:37you're
27:48you're
27:50Hello, Mr. Thatcher. Or should I call you Mr. Foreman now? Very spiffy.
27:56Mr. Foreman, please.
27:58All right, Mr. Foreman.
28:00It's okay.
28:00It's okay?
28:01Yeah.
28:01All right, Timothy. Let me not waste time. Let me just get it all out, okay?
28:05Yes, sir.
28:06I truly believe in this life opportunities are earned, not because we think we deserve them.
28:13And next week, Jackson Drake, he gets to have his final evolution. See what I did there?
28:20His curtain call, his final time in the spotlight of Evolve, and he gets to have his last chance to
28:26walk out there as champion.
28:28And Jackson has earned that.
28:31But you know what he doesn't deserve? To leave here as champion.
28:36He doesn't deserve to walk out there one last time, hold up the belt, and then vacate it like he's
28:42built this place.
28:43I mean, the Vanity Project has been doing the same song and dance since day one of WWE ID.
28:51Cheap shots, shortcuts, inflated egos, and my personal worst? Horrendous outfit choices. Horrendous.
29:00I mean, they even have the nerve to say that they've built this and run this place.
29:07My final straw was that ten-man tag. They just poof, gone, up and left. Left us for a three
29:14on five against a pack of wolves.
29:16But you rose to the occasion.
29:19I mean, I'll never not take a compliment. But we survived that match. But that's what Evolve does. We survive,
29:27we grow, and we earn.
29:31And truthfully, I feel like I represent Evolve. Opportunity, development, improvement. You've seen it firsthand.
29:41For the last year, I've been giving my all to show that I'm the diamond in the rough here in
29:46the ID program.
29:47And I'm damn proud to represent WWE ID.
29:52I mean, you've improved your game in every aspect.
29:57It's time I step up to be the leader.
30:00It's time the dime piece stands in the spotlight.
30:04I'm just, I'm just looking for an opportunity.
30:10I'm the man that stops Jackson from rewriting history.
30:16I'm the man to make sure his evolution ends, but mine begins.
30:21I'm the man to make sure that championship stays here, right where it belongs.
30:31Respectfully, I'm asking you to give me this match. Please.
30:39I mean, Harlem Lewis did make a compelling argument.
30:43That's true.
30:45But I think he'll get his time.
30:47It's your time next week.
30:49Really?
30:50Yeah.
30:52Thank you, Timothy.
30:53Thank you, Mr. Foreman.
30:56Of course, sir.
30:57Good luck, bro.
31:06Well, Peter, major breaking news there.
31:09The opportunity of a lifetime for Aaron Roark next Wednesday.
31:13Now, listen, there is no one more deserving in the locker room than Aaron Roark from day one.
31:19He's done it as a tag competitor.
31:21He's done it as a singles competitor.
31:23I am so excited for Aaron Roark.
31:26He's certainly been building some momentum in recent weeks.
31:28Maybe not the favorite coming in to get the opportunity against Jackson Drake,
31:32but he certainly has secured that for next week.
31:34But you want to talk about some momentum, Peter.
31:36How about the challenger in our first ever final evolution right here for Kendall Gray?
31:41Tyra May Steele from the Olympic gold medal right here to evolve,
31:44and she's ready, Peter, to add some more gold.
31:48We've talked about this.
31:50Tyra May Steele has been on a roll week after week after week.
31:55The momentum has been building for Tyra May Steele,
31:57and now she gets the shot of a lifetime.
32:03It would be very interesting to see how this one plays out.
32:06She's had her target on Kendall Gray ever since coming to Tubi.
32:12The challenger is in.
32:14Peter, here comes the champion.
32:16And you know the proverbial locker room sellout right here glued to the monitors.
32:20VIP section is full.
32:22The final match in Evolve for Kendall Gray.
32:24Yeah, I'd be lying to you, Blake, if I said I didn't feel a little bit emotional
32:28knowing this will be the last time we see Kendall Gray walk through that curtain as our Evolve champion.
32:34She has been one of the true stories since the very beginning of WWE Evolve.
32:39She had the first match in Evolve history.
32:41She was in a match to the crown, the first ever women's champion.
32:44Five television title defenses, won the title at succession.
32:48She's been the MVP for the last year, but can she finish out with the gold?
32:52If you've been with us since the beginning, you've been watching Evolve, you know the star that Kendall Gray is.
32:58And it's been very satisfying to see Evolve's very own boss lady become that same star on the NXT stage.
33:06Very proud of Kendall Gray.
33:07So we're set to go.
33:08Let's head to our ring announcer, Mike Rohn, to set the table for the final evolution.
33:15The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the Evolve Women's Championship.
33:28Introducing the challenger from Houston, Texas, Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele.
33:44And her opponents from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is the Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray.
33:59Tyra Mae Steele, the Olympic gold medalist back in the 2020 Olympics, winning the gold in the freestyle.
34:06And then, of course, Kendall Gray undefeated as an amateur in wrestling in the collegiate ranks.
34:12And now, Peter, we're looking at a situation.
34:14Who has the amateur advantage, the champion or the Olympic champion?
34:18Listen, the fact is, on paper, the challenger actually has the advantage in this matchup.
34:25I mean, to say someone is an Olympic gold medalist, I can't even properly emphasize what that says about the
34:33skills of Tyra Mae Steele.
34:34And you see it early on.
34:35But, of course, in this environment, Peter, there's no points.
34:38The takedowns don't necessarily mean the same.
34:40They could certainly give an advantage as you see Wendy Chu and Lainey Luck looking on.
34:43Again, a lot at stake right here.
34:45Kendall Gray has been the cornerstone of the women's division.
34:48Tyra Mae Steele is rising up.
34:49Something has to give tonight on Tubi.
34:51Well, either way, in one scenario, Kendall Gray leaves with the title as Evolve Women's Champion.
34:58That's incredible to picture.
35:00On the flip side, can you imagine what it would mean if Tyra Mae Steele becomes the third-ever WWE
35:06Evolve Women's Champion?
35:07Either result is incredibly exciting to picture.
35:10You see a series of reversals right here.
35:12As this is certainly world-class mat wrestling right here on display in our main event.
35:17And that's certainly one of the reasons Foreman Thatcher made this matchup, put Tyra Mae Steele in this position.
35:22Nice go-behind by Tyra Mae to the roll-up.
35:24And look at this incredible mat wrestling early on.
35:28Just so representative of a wonderful and deep women's division on Evolve that we've been able to watch for the
35:35last year.
35:36Fireman's carry takedown by Tyra Mae Steele.
35:38And Peter, if you've been watching Evolve ever since the beginning, that's been the bread and butter of Kendall Gray.
35:42That has to be getting into her head right here.
35:43Yeah, 100%.
35:45But Kendall Gray, the other bread and butter, she absolutely knows as a match goes on and gets more intense,
35:51she gets better and better.
35:53Tyra Mae puts on the brakes right here as Kendall Gray tries to go for the hip-lock takeover.
35:57Gray trying to find any advantage she can.
36:01That is the Kendall Gray we've come to know and love over the last year.
36:05And we've speculated for quite some time with Kendall Gray's schedule,
36:08whether it's Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights, weekends all around the country.
36:11Has she been stretched too thin, Peter?
36:13Is her schedule going to hold her back in this match?
36:15Well, you know, you bring that up. Robert Stone used to bring that up.
36:18But the proof is in the pudding.
36:20The proof is in the pudding, Blake.
36:22Has she been stretched too thin?
36:23Has it affected her?
36:24No.
36:25She continues to maintain.
36:27She continues to wear that championship proudly and compete here,
36:30compete on Tuesday nights and on the weekends and all over the world as well.
36:33Tyra Mae trying to reversal right there.
36:35Kendall Gray holding her ground.
36:36Look at the Matt wrestling exchanges right here.
36:39Counter for counter.
36:40And of course, Tyra Mae, she feels this is her moment, Peter.
36:42Her first ever WWE championship opportunity.
36:45Well, listen, these opportunities grow on trees.
36:48The beal out of the corner.
36:50Ask our former champion, Callie Armstrong, who's been desperate to get a rematch,
36:55a singles rematch against Kendall Gray.
36:57You're never guaranteed another shot.
36:59So Tyra Mae Steele needs to take advantage.
37:01We talk about those five TV title defenses for Kendall Gray, one of them coming in Madison Square Garden.
37:07If you go back earlier in the year in 2025, Tyra Mae Steele winning LFG season one in Madison Square
37:13Garden.
37:13Both of these superstars have competed at that high level and they want to take it up a notch here.
37:19I just, if you're sitting here watching this, I just hope you're taking in this moment.
37:23Two talents like Kendall Gray and Tyra Mae Steele.
37:26One day you will be watching them at WrestleMania.
37:29And you get to see them right now in this Evolve Women's Championship match.
37:33It is truly a moment in history.
37:35Certainly seeing the evolution of Kendall Gray's young career here.
37:38Right in and dunk down.
37:42With that belly to belly right there.
37:44Tyra Mae Steele starting to cook a bit here, Peter.
37:46She's got a ton of momentum coming into this matchup.
37:48We said that and it's so true.
37:50Tyra Mae Steele has been getting better every week ever since she got to Evolve.
37:54Listen, she had had opportunities at NXT.
37:57She gets down to Evolve and she's been better and better.
38:00Tyra Mae Steele trying to get the Evolve Women's Championship.
38:03This match continues on Tubi.
38:05Game.
38:13In Vegas, everything is a game.
38:17Some nights, it is played without cards or dice.
38:23Just attention.
38:26Every move measured.
38:28Every look.
38:29A strategy sharpened.
38:33Always watching your back, prepared for anything, never knowing who the real threat is or who might show up at
38:59the table.
39:10Wrestlemania Vegas.
39:15If anyone's king.
39:23Back in action here on Evolve on Tubi.
39:26Big fight feel here.
39:27Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg.
39:29Tyra Maysteel pushing Kendall Gray to the limit.
39:32I mean, it's beyond big fight feel.
39:34This is just a big fight.
39:36The Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray, was such a rare opportunity to head to NXT without ever being defeated for
39:43her championship.
39:44Only minutes remaining in Kendall Gray's Evolve career right here.
39:48Will she go to NXT?
39:50Still champion and having to vacate?
39:52Or will Tyra May win the title?
39:55And you see Tyra May with that smile on her face.
39:57Peter, she thinks she's in the driver's seat right here.
39:59It's just, it's so impressive because Tyra Maysteel, you meet her outside the ring, she's all smiles, thumbs up, and
40:04dancing.
40:05And then once the bell rings, she becomes this person, this level of competitor, the kind of person who goes
40:11on to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
40:13And you see the richest prize, the Evolve Women's Division right there.
40:16Tyra Maysteel, Kendall Gray battling it out right now, center of the ring.
40:20As Tyra with the submission hold, Peter, not many places for Kendall to go.
40:24But this is starting to wear on Kendall Gray.
40:27You see that arm cinched in under the chin of the champion.
40:31Referee Joey Gonzalez checking in right now.
40:33Tyra May.
40:34She cinched it even tighter.
40:35As you said, Peter, locking it in right underneath the chin of Kendall Gray.
40:40Gray back to her feet right now.
40:41The champion trying to fight off the challenger.
40:44Man.
40:46Oh, Kendall Gray using those elbows to escape the grasp of Tyra Maysteel.
40:50Then a big right hand to follow.
40:51And Gray, oh, almost get dumped again.
40:55Nice counter.
40:56Kendall with the cover.
40:57Only gets two.
40:58Oh, man.
40:59Kendall bouncing back after that choke hold that she had on her for 90 seconds.
41:05Kendall Gray has found her win again.
41:06Here she is.
41:07Ooh.
41:08Well, that wasn't a move I'd expect to see in the Olympics, but it certainly was effective.
41:12As Tyra May with her eyes on the prize here.
41:16Tyra Maysteel with a championship on her mind.
41:19And for us, we also just have to appreciate the closing moments of Kendall Gray's evolved
41:24career.
41:25Can it end as champion?
41:26Look at the raw power.
41:28And rags all to Kendall Gray.
41:30That gut wrench suplex up and over.
41:32Tyra May's locked in, Peter.
41:34It's 2020 all over again.
41:36And just off the back end of the Olympics, Tyra May feeling as motivated as ever.
41:39Look at her just picking, picking Kendall Gray up off the ground.
41:43Gut wrench tossing her.
41:45And Gray barely able to get to her feet right here.
41:49She's a bit stunned.
41:51Oof.
41:52Another gut wrench toss.
41:53Will we get to see one last time Kendall Gray take those straps down and enter the gray
41:59area?
41:59And you have to be wondering here.
42:01Tyra May might be looking for that German suplex if she can connect on that Wings of
42:04Glory.
42:05We're looking at a brand new evolved women's champion.
42:07Well, it's a great point, Blake.
42:08And she does seem to have Kendall Gray prone right now.
42:11There's a cover.
42:11Center of the ring.
42:13Again, only two.
42:15You're going to need to do more.
42:16You're going to have to do more to finish Kendall Gray.
42:17And that's what it looks like she's doing.
42:19Going back to work.
42:21Foreman Thatcher laying down a huge main event.
42:23His first week on the job.
42:25And we'll see if Tyra May Steele could take full advantage right here.
42:28The evolved universe starting to rally a bit.
42:31And Kendall Gray in a bad spot.
42:32She's being bent in half by Tyra May Steele.
42:35And of course, Kendall said she wanted to come out here alone, Peter.
42:37No Ren Sinclair.
42:38She's getting it done all on Kendall Gray's time.
42:41Oh, man.
42:42Kendall's being bent backwards.
42:44Certainly going to be tough to go to the gray area in this predicament.
42:47And look at Tyra May wrenching back.
42:49Peter, she wants the gold.
42:50Absolutely.
42:50I am so impressed with the gear Tyra May Steele is hitting right now.
42:54And we shouldn't be surprised.
42:55She's an Olympic gold medalist for a reason.
42:57You see that confidence growing here in Tyra May Steele.
42:59We saw her a little bit last year.
43:01And her evolution now into the number one contender to the Evolved Women's Championship.
43:05These two going back and forth once again.
43:08And Tyra May looking to take full advantage now.
43:10Going for that gun wrench one more time.
43:12Oh, Gray spins right out.
43:14Oh, but misses with the right hand.
43:16These two build some momentum right now.
43:18Oh, they collide in the center of the ring, Peter.
43:21Champion is down.
43:22Challenger is down.
43:23The Evolved Women's Championship hanging the balance in our main event here on Tubi.
43:27Do you remember where you were when Kendall Gray defended her championship against a young Tyra May Steele?
43:35Here we are, the Evolved Universe looking on in Kendall Gray's last Evolved match.
43:41Kendall Gray can't quite think about Tuesday nights yet.
43:44She's got to worry about Tyra May Steele right in front of her.
43:46And the Olympic gold medalist!
43:48See, there's the savvy.
43:49There's the ring awareness of our champion.
43:52As Kendall creates that separation one more time, she might be looking to take Tyra to that gray area.
43:56But you can see she's still favoring her midsection.
43:59She's still a bit hurt.
44:00And Gray.
44:02Irish whip reverse now.
44:03Tyra May charges in.
44:05Oh, and Kendall.
44:06Takes one out of Tyra's playbook!
44:09A suplex of her own for Kendall Gray.
44:11Here we go!
44:12It's time to enter the gray area.
44:15The straps are down!
44:17And Kendall's ready to roll the drop down!
44:19T-Bone!
44:21This is when Kendall Gray gets to that next level.
44:25Take a look at her eyes there, Peter.
44:26She's locked in.
44:27Kendall Gray, looking to seize the moment.
44:30We've seen this so many times from our champion.
44:32Can she do it one more time?
44:34Looking to risk it all.
44:35Oh, a DDT out of the corner!
44:37Goodness!
44:38Dig it deeper in the playbook!
44:39There's the cover!
44:41And Tyra May hangs on!
44:43Oh, man, I thought that DDT might have put Tyra May Steele to sleep.
44:46As you see Lainey Luck and Wendy Choo looking on.
44:49Wendy Choo, a veteran of Evolve.
44:51Lainey Luck, of course, waving the flag in the ID program.
44:54Both locked in here.
44:55And what we understand, Peter, in the back.
44:57Everyone's eyes glued on the monitors for this huge main event.
45:01Wendy Choo with her own history, of course, with Kendall Gray.
45:03She knows what our champion's capable of.
45:05And she heads to the top rope.
45:07What's she looking for here, Blake?
45:08Oh, watch out!
45:09As Tyra May, all the way up top.
45:12Compromising position.
45:13Might be looking for an overhead belly-to-belly.
45:15And Kendall looking to fight off!
45:18And now Kendall rarefied air here, Peter.
45:20Yeah, she does not spend a lot of time up here, but she got the separation.
45:24And Kendall off the top.
45:26And Tyra May looks to take advantage!
45:28Olympic slam!
45:29Here we go!
45:30Center of the ring!
45:31There's the cover!
45:32Hooks the outside leg!
45:33Shoulders are down!
45:34Oh, my goodness!
45:35I thought that mistake was really going to cost Kendall Gray her championship!
45:39And if you look at Tyra May's face, Peter,
45:42she certainly thought that was her opportunity.
45:44To become a Volve Women's Champion.
45:46Yeah, Kendall really, really made a rare mistake.
45:50She does not do that often.
45:51And to Tyra May's still's credit,
45:53she took advantage of the moment and almost won the championship.
45:57These two set the pace for the final evolution.
45:59Kendall Gray almost goes for the crucifix there in a wheelbarer position.
46:03Gray.
46:04Oh, Carter!
46:07Wings of glory!
46:10What a gifted arsenal from such a young athlete.
46:15And, oh, Kendall with a counter!
46:17Into the roll-up!
46:18Shoulders are down!
46:19Oh, back the other way!
46:20Tyra's got her!
46:21No!
46:22These two exchanging pinfalls right in the center of the ring!
46:25Kendall catches her with shades of gray!
46:28There's the cover!
46:29And Kendall finishes as champion!
46:31Here is your winner, and still the Volve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray!
46:42What do you say about that matchup, Blake?
46:45Absolute back-and-forth action from bell to bell.
46:48And Kendall Gray standing tall as our champion still.
46:54Unbelievable stuff in the final evolution of Kendall Gray here on Evolve.
46:59And, again, like I said, back-and-forth, the Evolve Arena on fire.
47:04The Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele using all of the weapons in her arsenal.
47:08Suplex after suplex.
47:10So close!
47:11But in the final evolution of Kendall Gray,
47:14it leads to what may be the biggest win of her career,
47:18shades of gray,
47:19and she'll now vacate the championship
47:21and march into NXT ready to make a statement.
47:28I'm speechless.
47:31You know, I just want to say thank you
47:33to each and every one of you for coming out here
47:35and supporting me since day one.
47:40Evolve gave me a place to find myself,
47:43to find confidence inside and outside of the ring,
47:46and I wouldn't be able to do it without any of you guys.
47:49So thank you.
47:51And just like I've been taking over Evolve,
47:55I'm going to be taking over NXT every Tuesday.
47:59Thank you, guys.
48:00Truthfully, thank you.
48:07Well, Peter, that was certainly a true instant classic.
48:10And from an undefeated amateur to the NIL program
48:13to the first match in Evolve history,
48:15the Women's Championship victory at Succession.
48:17Now, Kendo brings the gray area to NXT.
48:35One of the hottest stars in all of professional wrestling.
48:39She's the boss lady for a reason.
48:41She's got the damn good.
48:43When people look in the history books 20 years from now,
48:46they're going to see the name.
48:47Kendall Gray, the Evolve Women's Champion.
48:51This girl is going to show that I'm built for big moments.
48:59Whoever's willing to try to take this championship away from me,
49:04you better make sure you're able to study the gray area.
49:07I'll be confident, I'll be strong and loud.
49:21So stand up tall, break down the wall,
49:24and both be all around.
49:26I am grateful, look at me go.
49:31I'm a singing new song.
49:33Don't give me room and watch me.
49:36I'm a wreck and roll, it's unmistakable.
49:40I've been down in my whole life.
49:42I was the only female on my high school men's wrestling team.
49:44Now you're looking at a three-time undefeated national champion
49:48with a 61-0, perfect record.
49:51The world is starting to take notice.
49:53The gray grabs are a comment,
49:55and now she's going to do what she does best.
49:57If you've been with us since the beginning,
49:59you've been watching Evolve,
50:00if you know the star that Kendall Bray is.
50:03I'm here to make history.
50:11I'm here to make history.
50:12I'm here to make history.
50:15I'm here to make history.
50:16I'm here to make history.
50:16I'm here to make history.
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