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00:04Then.
00:11Now.
00:21Forever.
00:28Together.
01:09After a big shake-up on Friday night SmackDown, things just got a lot more interesting on the road to
01:16WrestleMania.
01:17Welcome to Main Event.
01:42The following contest is scheduled for one call.
01:46Introducing first, from Tomahamisco, Mexico, we need that 165 pounds, Dragon Lee!
01:59Getting the action started tonight on YouTube. Walking through the flames with the future of Lucha Libre.
02:06As we welcome in, Blake Howard alongside the voice of NXT, Vic Joseph.
02:11Big shake-up last Friday on SmackDown, of course, Saturday for NXT Vengeance Day.
02:15Not only that, but also think about what happened at Monday Night Raw.
02:19The Usos confronting the world champion CM Punk.
02:23Everything that happened this past Tuesday on NXT.
02:26The birthright getting a new member.
02:28I mean, so much going on right now in the WWE, but I'm excited for this match here tonight.
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03:02You talk about being on the road to WrestleMania.
03:04Not only will you feel the fallout of SmackDown tomorrow, but then next week in Texas.
03:10You ready for this one, Vic?
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03:42One of the hottest commodities in all the WWE, set to get bouncy tonight here on main event.
03:51It certainly is, but so much in his mind right now, don't you think?
03:56We talked about SmackDown NXT and specifically Monday Night Raw
04:00because he had a pretty interesting interaction with Kofi Kingston,
04:04who gave him a lot of praise.
04:06Kofi said, I see a young me in you.
04:08Talking about being a highlight reel, that was something they talked about.
04:11But Kofi said, Javon, to get to the top, you're going to need some help.
04:16Trust me.
04:18Certainly get into that one as this match wears on.
04:20Javon Evans has had an incredible start to his 2026.
04:24We, of course, go back to his Royal Rumble debut just a few weeks ago.
04:28What an incredible performance in the Elimination Chamber.
04:31But Vic, as you pointed out, as we saw this past Monday on Raw,
04:34maybe an opportunity, one of the greatest factions of all time.
04:37There certainly is one there.
04:39It's going to be interesting to see nice show sportsmanship early on.
04:42But it seems like just yesterday I was sitting ringside with Booker T on Tuesday night
04:45talking about Javon Evans and seeing Javon Evans go up against the likes of
04:50Patrick Williams and Obafemi in the main event of Stand and Deliver last year at WrestleMania.
04:55Now, WrestleMania is on the horizon once more.
04:57And Javon Evans can find himself on the grandest stage of them all.
05:00Can't believe we're coming up on the one-year anniversary of that incredible triple threat match
05:04in the Stand and Deliver main event.
05:06As we're approaching WrestleMania 42.
05:08As Javon looks to snap off the Hurricane Ronda, but Dragon Lee staying right in it.
05:12Good cover.
05:13Vic, taking a look right now, what does the WrestleMania outlook look at for Javon Evans?
05:17Javon Evans can kind of clear his own path.
05:20And same thing goes for Dragon Lee.
05:22Obviously, he's had some run-ins with Gunther over the last several weeks as it pertains to
05:27his former tag team partner when he was part of the Raw Tag Team World Champions with AJ Styles.
05:33And we've got to remember, too, these two have met before.
05:36They met Saturday night's main event, John Cena's final match this past December.
05:40And what a matchup that was.
05:42Tag Team Max, and of course, Javon Evans' tag team partner was Leon Slater,
05:46the X Division champion in TNA.
05:48And that was high-flying.
05:49But it's nice to see them going one-on-one right here tonight.
05:52And this could be a big victory for one of these two.
05:55That could clear that, boom, a little bit more for WrestleMania.
05:58He's still going back and forth right here on main event.
06:00Dragon Lee looking to get the best of the young OG early on.
06:04Evans sent to the outside and Dragon.
06:06Uh-oh.
06:07Former NXT North America champion with the toe-pake on Hilo to the outside, wiping out Javon.
06:14And Vic, if you go back to around the time Dragon Lee left NXT,
06:17that was around the time of the arrival of Javon Evans.
06:19Based on their style, almost a proverbial passing of the torch.
06:23And look, this is awesome because these two going one-on-one here.
06:26The entire world watching on YouTube.
06:29Dragon Lee in control right now.
06:30And these are two fast-rising superstars.
06:33And this would be big for Javon Evans,
06:34just to be in there and get to test himself against someone who Rey Mysterio,
06:38as you mentioned, dubbed the future of Lucha Lee.
06:41Bright!
06:41And both have been down in AAA as well.
06:43We need to mention that.
06:44As Dragon here into the cover, hooks that outside leg.
06:46Dragon only gets two right there.
06:48And recently on AAA, Dragon Lee becoming the number one contender to the Cruiserweight Championship.
06:53Look, you gotta imagine he wants gold wherever it is, whether it's Raw, whether it's AAA.
06:57You talked about being a champion once before.
07:00He's held a singles title.
07:02Yes, it was the North American Championship in NXT.
07:04He would love to do it on Monday Night Raw.
07:06He'd love to be the Cruiserweight Champion of the world down in AAA.
07:09But you know who else would be?
07:11Javon Evans.
07:11So this maybe could be setting up for even a future contest,
07:14if Dragon Lee was able to put that gold around his waist.
07:17And Vic, you mentioned the ring general, Gunther Dragon Lee,
07:20recently having some words for him,
07:21saying that he's more than a mask, more than just Lucha Libre,
07:24as Dragon looks to contain Javon Evans right here.
07:28These two going back and forth.
07:29Oh, oh, oh.
07:30Is he looking for Styles Clash?
07:32Maybe a page out of the Phenomenal Ones playbook.
07:34Javon trying to fight, trying to do anything he can to counter into a cover.
07:38Nice counter by Evans.
07:39Only gets two.
07:41Has Dragon coming right back here, of course.
07:44Both of these two honoring the Phenomenal AJ Styles in Atlanta
07:47a couple of weeks back, the future Hall of Famer.
07:50And Javon right now.
07:51Nice counter with that suplex.
07:54Bouncing right back up.
07:56Not many men have the athletic gifts Javon Evans has.
08:01And maybe that's something Kofi Kingston was trying to talk to him about,
08:04was helping him mold himself into a champion and do it faster than Kofi did it.
08:10And I mean, Kofi, how long was Kofi, 10 years?
08:12Indeed.
08:13He thinks Javon Evans can do it a hell of a lot faster.
08:17As Javon, looking to get bouncy here against Dragon Lee.
08:20And Javon takes Lee to the outside.
08:23We already saw Dragon fly once.
08:25Got to wonder if Kofi and Woods and Grayson, if they're watching right now,
08:30what they're thinking as Javon looking to take flight.
08:34New Day certainly has their eyes focused on the young OG
08:39who wipes out Dragon Lee right here.
08:42Both superstars trying to get in a WrestleMania pole position.
08:44And look at the height here of Javon Evans.
08:46This is the type of action you'll see every single Thursday on YouTube
08:50right here on Main Event.
08:52Cleared that top rope.
08:54Stuck the landing.
08:55Both men right now.
08:56A little worse for wear, but Javon Evans, the first one, back to his feet.
09:00Vic, you've called Javon's biggest matchups in NXT.
09:03What has stood out to you the most from the young OG?
09:05The resiliency.
09:06I mean, you take a look at all the high risks.
09:07He's never met a risk he didn't want to take.
09:10Flying right back in, turning Lee inside out into the cover.
09:13Take another page out of AJ Styles' playbook.
09:15And right there, the adaptability.
09:17You know, he's able to land a huge move, a high-octane offense style,
09:21and have the presence of mind to, you know, springboard in.
09:24Look at the body contact.
09:25Look at the body composure.
09:26And then, oh, I can get the cover.
09:28You know, that adaptability.
09:29And the fact that he can make his mind switch on a dime at his age
09:35is so very impressive.
09:37And that's something Booker T has always said to me about Javon Evans.
09:40That crispness of the young OG certainly shows that maturity
09:43at this stage in his career.
09:44And now Javon.
09:46Oh!
09:47Might have been going for a big risk right there.
09:49Dragon Lee.
09:50Oh.
09:51Setting him up right in that trio-o position.
09:53Talking about crisp.
09:54What a crisp kick from Dragon Lee.
09:56And Lee.
09:59Bam!
10:00What a double stop there.
10:02Javon is down.
10:03Dragon trying a cover.
10:05Great job by the official.
10:07And Jessica Carr getting right in the position.
10:09Great job by the official letting Dragon Lee know Javon Evans was underneath the bottom rope.
10:14Javon Evans' body position did not allow the official to get into the cover.
10:18That minor mistake by Dragon Lee just saved the match possibly for Javon Evans.
10:25As both of these superstars love that frenetic pace.
10:27Of course, Dragon Lee, a former speed champion in his own right.
10:30And now Dragon looking to zero in on his target.
10:34And Lee might be going for Operation Dragon.
10:37Oh!
10:37Nice counter there by Evans.
10:38Oh, my.
10:40Might be out on his feet right here.
10:42And Javon.
10:43Look at the innovative offense.
10:45Snaps off the German.
10:50And Evans.
10:51Oh!
10:52Oh, oh, oh, oh.
10:52Lee trying to counter here.
10:54Right back into position yet again, Vic.
10:58And Javon Evans.
11:01Oh!
11:02A big strike as these two going back and forth here on main event.
11:06I don't necessarily know if Dragon was looking for a powerbomb.
11:10If he was looking for the Styles Clash.
11:12Again, third time.
11:13Will it be the charm?
11:14Going for it.
11:15One more time.
11:16Sits out with the powerbomb.
11:17Center of the ring.
11:18Shoulders are down.
11:19Wow.
11:20And the young OG.
11:22Talked about adaptability.
11:24Also want to talk about resiliency.
11:25That is something else Javon Evans has shown time and time again during his tenure in NXT.
11:31We're starting to see it now here on Monday Night Raw.
11:34But for Dragon Lee, he's been in these deep waters of a contest multiple times before.
11:39Think about the brutal matchup he had with Gunther.
11:42This is a pivotal point right now in this match.
11:47You hear the roar of the WWE Universe in approval of this one as Dragon.
11:51And they're not lying.
11:52This is awesome.
11:54He's going all the way upstairs.
11:56Dragon looking to close the door.
11:57Oh, Javon's going to follow him.
11:59No way.
11:59All the way up.
12:01Spin a sply.
12:03And the young OG putting himself in prime position.
12:10He has his sights set here.
12:12Evans.
12:13Oh.
12:13Back of the neck.
12:15Innovative kick to the back of the neck.
12:17And the young OG bounces to victory.
12:20Here is your winner, Javon Evans.
12:26This one was indeed a highlight reel.
12:28Back and forth from bell to bell.
12:30But the young OG perseveres here on Main Event.
12:35I start to go back to Monday Night Raw and everything that Kofi Kingston had to say.
12:39Maybe Javon would be fine just on his own.
12:42Because he certainly showed a lot of tenacity and a lot of moxie, if you will, in this matchup.
12:48There again, another big high-risk turning.
12:51Dragonly around not to be outdone.
12:54As we mentioned before, being able to adapt to any situation.
12:58Sprung to the top.
12:59And then right back in, as you call that, innovative kick to the back of the neck.
13:04And this is a huge victory.
13:06A statement one, if you will, for Javon Evans.
13:08As he can now get his own path to WrestleMania.
13:12He might not need Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, or Grayson Waller.
13:16As the young OG gets it done on his own.
13:19Maybe a sign of sportsmanship and respect right here.
13:22Nice, nice.
13:23But Javon Evans bounces to victory.
13:25Right here on Main Event.
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