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00:07Then, now, forever, together.
00:32Hey guys, look, I don't know about you, but to me it feels like the Vanity Project was
00:38born just yesterday.
00:40Bro, we walked in and immediately shook this place.
00:43Well, yeah, guys, we came in and literally walked everyone down.
00:45Dr. Thirst, the first and only champ for 287 days.
00:49That's nasty.
00:50Every challenger who stepped up to you, you just knocked them right back to their place.
00:53Yeah, good point, good point.
00:54I mean, Lince Dorado, beat him, Sean Legacy, Cam Hendrix, he's even beat the
00:59athlete crumbs.
01:01It's easy.
01:02Speaking of which, we even took over NXT.
01:04I mean, we've said it since day one and nothing has changed.
01:07The Vanity Project runs Evolve.
01:09I am the first, only, and longest reigning Evolve champion.
01:12It's not just a slogan, bro.
01:14Vanity Project runs Evolve.
01:15Guys, I've literally heard no lies.
01:17Stop.
01:18Look, man, Timothy Thatcher wants a final evaluation of Heartbreak Drake?
01:23Fine.
01:23Cool.
01:24I will happily give him something to evaluate when I embarrass Aaron Rourke again and cement
01:30myself and the Vanity Project as the foundation of Evolve and the future of WWE.
01:35That's right.
01:36I love the sound of that.
01:37Fees up, boys.
01:38It's gonna be easy.
01:39Light work.
01:46I'm a G-Law holly.
01:47I'm in the holly while I'm in college.
01:49And I'm in my body.
01:50I don't think quicker than whipping or running.
01:52I live on my bed like Harry.
01:53Where are my Batman carrying?
01:55Ain't nobody to get no info.
01:57No.
01:57Key to keep me.
01:58I'm a bro.
01:58Great.
02:02You SurveAL!
02:04Tonight, it's the final evolution for the Evolve Champion.
02:08It's another big fight field here on Tooby.
02:14The following contestants is scheduled for one fall.
02:19Introducing first, from Sacramento, California, weighing in at 257 pounds.
02:27Cam Hendricks!
02:28Well, Peter, we saw last week
02:30this one's starting to bubble a little bit,
02:32and tonight, a rivalry that necessarily wasn't there before
02:36has come a little bit personal.
02:38Well, doesn't it seem like everything is personal
02:40with this yo-yo Cam Hendricks?
02:42I say that respectfully, of course.
02:44As Cam Hendricks has been dominating
02:46ever since coming to Wednesday nights,
02:48and of course with his new sidekick at Harley Riggins.
02:51Yeah, I like how each of them were like,
02:53how can we be more obnoxious?
02:55Let's hang out with each other.
02:56They're certainly leveling up each other
02:59in more ways than one.
03:01Some way.
03:09And his opponent from Singapore,
03:12again, at 227 pounds, Dante Chin!
03:19A couple of months ago, Peter, Cam Hendricks,
03:21Charlie Riggins, the rest of that PC crew, if you will,
03:23kind of came in, infiltrated the system, if you will.
03:27But Dante Chin, he's been the constant.
03:28He's been around for over five years.
03:30From NXT, we've seen him on Level Up,
03:32main event, Friday Night SmackDown, TNA Wrestling.
03:35He's been all around the block,
03:37and Dante Chin, a true tested veteran,
03:39but now Cam Hendricks is respecting him a little bit.
03:43Absolutely, and this is what makes Evolve so awesome,
03:45is because not only do you get new jacks,
03:48like Cam Hendricks, finding their way in the business.
03:50Wait for it, Peter.
03:51Oh, hold on.
03:52Wait for it.
03:53The air's coming.
03:54It's coming.
03:54Wait for it now.
03:56Yeah!
03:57Do it!
03:57I played, did it!
03:58That's a good claw from you.
03:59I'm impressed.
04:00But yeah, it's not only that you get youngsters
04:02like Cam Hendricks who are figuring it out,
04:04but you also have guys like Dante Chin
04:06who have been around, have learned a bit,
04:08and are looking to really get their name.
04:10We've certainly seen different sides of the spectrum,
04:12I guess, from the PC side.
04:14When you look at Cam Hendricks, you look at Dante Chin.
04:16Peter, does Dante embody what the PC athlete should be?
04:19Pretty much.
04:20I mean, it's hard to have anything to say
04:22about Dante Chin that's not positive.
04:24You see Dante here, a little bit of an uptick in aggression.
04:27We saw that against True London a couple weeks back
04:29that, of course, led to victory.
04:30It seems like Dante Chin playing Mr. Nice Guy anymore.
04:33100%, and that's something that Robert Stone
04:36used to say all the time about Dante Chin.
04:39Incredibly talented, but when is he going
04:41to turn the level up a bit?
04:43Obviously, now that criticism more relevant
04:45considering Robert Stone's making the choices
04:47over at NXT.
04:48We talk about Chen being incredibly talented,
04:50but the question begs,
04:51why did Cam Hendricks not want Chen on Team PC?
04:54Well, I think you know why, Blake.
04:56Let's not be ignorant.
04:58Cam Hendricks is a bad guy,
04:59and Dante Chin is someone who ultimately
05:02is not only a hard worker,
05:04not only talented in the ring.
05:05Oh, Chen's got some moves.
05:07That's right.
05:08But he's also a dude who does things the right way.
05:11That's not how Cam Hendricks has operated
05:12from the second he got here.
05:14He has been all about tipping the scales
05:16for Team PC, and that's not Dante Chin's way.
05:20Chen's so technically sound here.
05:21That series of arm drags.
05:22Yeah, he's teaching a lesson
05:23to young Cam Hendricks right now.
05:25Let's get to double digits right here.
05:27I don't know if I've ever seen this many arm drags.
05:29It's an arm drag fest here on Tubi.
05:32Has Dante Chin taken full advantage right now
05:35against Cam Hendricks.
05:36And also a little bit of extra spice there
05:38to what Dante is bringing, of course,
05:40in a way, defending the honor of Tate Wilder.
05:42Yeah, absolutely.
05:43And, you know, everybody was upset and disgusted
05:47about what happened to Tate Wilder
05:49at the hands of Cam Hendricks.
05:50See, and that's the Cam Hendricks, you know.
05:52A guy who's going to hide behind Harley Riggins
05:54and then throw a haymaker.
05:56A series of cheap shots here by Cam Hendricks
06:00as Harley Riggins and Hendricks
06:03getting the last laugh right now.
06:04Referee Chip Danning administering his count.
06:06Dante Chin needs to get back in this one.
06:08Peter, last week we saw the final evolution
06:10of Kendall Gray tonight.
06:11It's Jackson Drake,
06:12and will he have the same result as our winners, Chip?
06:15I mean, you have to imagine.
06:16That is what all Jackson Drake
06:18has been dreaming about all week
06:19is being able to close out the same way Kendall Gray did
06:23with a win over Aaron Rourke
06:25and having to vacate that title.
06:27He does not want to hand that title over
06:29to Aaron Rourke tonight.
06:30Cam Hendricks, of course,
06:31got a recent Evolve championship opportunity.
06:33He would love to be in that position,
06:35but it's Aaron Rourke tonight.
06:36But Cam Hendricks, with a win here,
06:39certainly could get in the mind
06:40of Foreman Thatcher to the cover.
06:42I don't even understand how Cam Hendricks
06:44is allowed to be competing.
06:46This is a guy who took out Tate Wilder,
06:48a man who's still not clear,
06:49with a vile attack in the parking lot
06:52outside the PC.
06:53It's disgusting.
06:54We know how violent the parking lot is
06:56at the Performance Center,
06:57but never really seen it on Evolve.
07:00No, it's a, honestly, it's disgraceful.
07:04It's one of the things that always made me proud
07:06to be a part of Evolve,
07:07is that people generally do things the right way.
07:10And Cam Hendricks has shown up
07:11and said it's going to be his way,
07:12not the right way.
07:13Talk about Hendricks,
07:14we talk about Riggins being all the sore losers,
07:16those bullies,
07:17and that was on full display
07:18with that attack on Tate Wilder.
07:20And Hendricks looking to capitalize right here,
07:22out of the corner,
07:23and Chen with the drop down,
07:25German suplex!
07:26And again, a lesson there for Cam Hendricks.
07:29Took too long to make his way back to Dante Chen,
07:31who absolutely had the young man scouted.
07:36And Dante lives by those three Ps,
07:40perseverance, preparation.
07:41Peter.
07:42And of course, Peter, indeed.
07:43Has Dante right now,
07:44continuing the onslaught.
07:46Irish Whip reversed here by Cam Hendricks.
07:49Big boot by Dante,
07:51as Chen's starting to roll a bit now.
07:53Dante Chen wants to shake things up
07:55in the championship rankings here.
07:59Man, how about the motor of Dante Chen?
08:02Blake, you're at NXT,
08:03you're at main event,
08:04you see wrestling constantly.
08:05How about just the general energy
08:07and breath capacity of Dante Chen?
08:10He's always ready indeed,
08:11as Chen builds some steam right here, Peter.
08:14He doesn't normally take to the air,
08:15but Suicida to the outside.
08:18As Dante,
08:19we talked about that uptick in aggression.
08:20It's on full display here.
08:22Now, can he take advantage?
08:24He throws Cam Hendricks back in.
08:25Can he finish the job?
08:26What a win this would be.
08:27And the springboard chopping down the tree.
08:30And Peter,
08:31he might start to think about that gentle touch.
08:33Absolutely.
08:34You said it earlier.
08:35He's been more aggressive.
08:36He's looking for the gentle touch.
08:38Wants to finish this thing off.
08:39Oh, here comes that yo-yo Harley-Riggins.
08:42And the showtime kick.
08:45That should be a disqualification.
08:46You would think so.
08:47Oh.
08:48Instead, it's lights, Cam, action.
08:51Oh.
08:54Here is your winner,
08:58Cam Hendricks.
09:00I don't want to take anything away from what Cam did there.
09:03Well, that should not even count.
09:05Harley-Riggins ends up costing Dante Chen the match.
09:08Listen, Cam Hendricks took advantage,
09:10but that's not right, Blake.
09:12Certainly a questionable call right there,
09:14but nonetheless,
09:15the numbers game prevails as Cam Hendricks gets the victory.
09:18Absolutely.
09:18If Dante Chen came out strong,
09:20and he really wanted to secure this win,
09:22we talked about him upping the aggression,
09:24trying to get to the championship picture,
09:26but the odds not in his favor late.
09:28You see the distraction from Harley-Riggins.
09:31Cam Hendricks takes advantage
09:33and takes the victory.
09:36Hey, Wilder, where you at?
09:38You little baby.
09:39You scared, are you?
09:40You got to take a week off.
09:42Yeah, you're a little dwerp, Tate.
09:43Tate of time.
09:44Nobody does.
09:45We'll break you in half, buddy.
09:46Where you at?
09:46You in the medical room.
09:47Are you scared?
09:50Hey, try in the parking lot.
09:51Try in the parking lot.
09:52They certainly have some words right there.
09:53Now it's here from Foreman Thatcher.
10:02Things are always evolving.
10:03And being the Foreman,
10:04there's a lot of issues that come across my desk
10:06that you deserve to be updated on.
10:09I'm going to leave the vacant women's championship
10:11until next week.
10:12But I do have exciting news.
10:15Brand new talent from North America and Europe
10:17has been found.
10:19The contracts are currently being signed.
10:21So in two weeks,
10:22we'll have an Evolve special
10:24that will showcase these European talents
10:26and brand new WWE ID prospects.
10:29Hey, Tommy, what about It's Gaul?
10:32You want to try that again?
10:37Mr. Foreman, sir.
10:39It's all about It's Gaul.
10:40What about me?
10:41I mean, take a peek at those peaks.
10:45You want some attention?
10:47Oh, yeah.
10:47Do you want some attention?
10:48Oh, yeah.
10:49All right, then.
10:50Then in the two weeks,
10:51I'll put you on that special Evolve show.
10:54Yes!
10:55Now you're talking.
10:56I love it.
10:56Well, good.
10:57Good.
10:58Now see yourself out.
10:59It's Gaul.
11:01It's Gaul.
11:02It's Gaul.
11:03Yes!
11:05Going to need a lock for that door.
11:09On Saturday, May 9th,
11:11after the biggest weekend in WWE,
11:14what happens at WrestleMania
11:16doesn't stay there.
11:18Sweet, sweet revenge!
11:20It follows you.
11:22And in Tampa,
11:24it hits back.
11:26All scores are settled.
11:29It's personal.
11:31It's backlash.
11:34It's back.
11:42The educated differ from the uneducated
11:45as much as the living differ from the dead.
11:47Aristotle, 384 B.C.
11:50Now that is an interesting concept to ponder.
11:54Actually,
11:56my Ivy League intellect
11:57is what makes me truly different
11:59from the uneducated deadweight around here.
12:01Ha!
12:03Ha!
12:03Excuse me.
12:05Where are my manners?
12:06My name is Braxton Cole,
12:09the epitome of privilege,
12:11an eclectic of excellence,
12:14a top-of-the-class Brown University graduate,
12:16and an all-league defensive end football player.
12:19And what sets me apart
12:20from these one-dimensional athletes
12:22is that I am the perfect conglomeration
12:24of brains
12:26and brawn.
12:28Now, while they're working hard,
12:29I
12:30am working smart.
12:32And pretty soon
12:33when I'm at the top
12:34of the class in Evolve,
12:35you'll all see
12:36why I am straight A's
12:38in every way.
12:42Be gone.
12:44You're taking up my precious oxygen
12:45and I need to get my mental work.
12:55Well, the intelligence is about to be next level
12:57here on Evolve.
13:00The following contest is scheduled
13:02for one fall.
13:04It's a new reverse
13:05from Chicago, Illinois,
13:08Lainey Luck!
13:10Well, Peter, Lainey Luck waves the flag
13:12in the women's division
13:13for the ID program
13:15and hasn't had the best win-loss record
13:17ever since coming to Wednesday nights,
13:18but she continues to fight
13:19as the heart of a champion.
13:22Let's see what she brings here tonight.
13:23Listen, that's what it's all about.
13:24You're not always going to get favorable matchups.
13:26There are going to be L's.
13:28The question is,
13:28can you take that L?
13:29Can you hold it?
13:30Can you love that L?
13:31Nurture it and turn it into a W.
13:33You know what I'm saying?
13:33Hi, it's me, Xena.
13:35Double L, Lainey Luck.
13:36See?
13:39And her opponent,
13:40from the main Ukraine,
13:43Xena Sterling!
13:46You can see the evolution
13:47of this superstar, Peter.
13:48You go from LFG,
13:50of course, to Evolve.
13:51And now Xena Sterling
13:52looks to be in a position now
13:53with a vacant women's championship
13:55wants to put herself right in position.
13:57That's exactly...
13:58You're smarter than you look, Blake Howard.
14:00Exactly where I was going to go.
14:03Now, thanks to the open slot
14:05that may exist
14:06because Kendall Gray
14:07has moved on to NXT,
14:09these are two women
14:11who have a major opportunity.
14:13Neither has had a great fortune
14:15when it comes to Ws,
14:16but one of them's coming out
14:18with a win tonight
14:18and pushing themselves forward
14:20in the women's division.
14:21Great opportunity for Xena Sterling.
14:23And Lainey Luck.
14:24We know it's a high-stakes night,
14:25of course,
14:26with our final Evolution main event,
14:27but this is a high-stakes matchup,
14:28certainly in the women's division.
14:30Bell sounds were underway.
14:31Lainey Luck, Xena Sterling.
14:33And we talked about that evolution
14:34of Xena from LFG to Evolve.
14:36Peter, what differences really
14:37have you seen from Xena
14:38since coming to Wednesday nights?
14:39Well, listen.
14:41She is clearly
14:41a more serious competitor.
14:43The learning curve
14:44has been tremendous.
14:46You see when people
14:47walk through the door at LFG,
14:48they are green as could be,
14:50nervous, intimidated,
14:51and as you can see right now,
14:53that is not the look
14:54of someone who is nervous
14:55and intimidated.
14:56It's someone who's ready
14:57for the moment.
14:57The question is,
14:58can that translate
14:59into getting meaningful wins?
15:00A lot of confidence,
15:01especially when you're
15:01in the learning tree
15:02of someone like Bubba Ray Dudley,
15:04Xena Sterling.
15:04Certainly looking up her game here,
15:06but Lainey Luck,
15:07here we go into a quick cover,
15:08only gets one.
15:09Of all the people
15:10to be under the learning tree of,
15:11is anyone more intimidating
15:13than Bubba Ray Dudley?
15:15That's the thing.
15:16You end up,
15:17it's trial by fire.
15:18You know what I mean?
15:19And you come out
15:19a stronger competitor
15:20because of that.
15:21As these two,
15:22a couple of pinfall exchanges
15:24in the early going,
15:24very back and forth
15:26between Lainey Luck
15:27and Xena Sterling.
15:28And Peter,
15:28we're talking about Lainey Luck,
15:29not just here on Wednesday nights,
15:31but ultimately,
15:32has she repped the ID program?
15:34I think she's done a great job.
15:36I mean, listen,
15:37everyone is trying
15:39to etch their name in stone.
15:41Everyone wants to be
15:42the next Kendall Gray,
15:43the next Callie Armstrong,
15:45the next Jackson Drake.
15:46Has she done that yet?
15:47No, obviously she has not,
15:49but she has repped the program well.
15:50But again,
15:51she is also someone
15:52who needs to start
15:53stacking some wins
15:54and putting herself in
15:55a position to be
15:56a legitimate contender
15:57here on Evolve.
15:58And we talked about
15:59that stiff competition.
15:59She's gone one-on-one
16:00with the likes of
16:01Carmen Petrovich,
16:02PJ Vassa,
16:03certainly some of the top women
16:04on the Evolve.
16:05But how many wins?
16:07We'll see how that transpires.
16:09Again, Peter,
16:10right now,
16:10both superstars
16:11looking to move up the ladder
16:12as Xena,
16:15Fireman's scary takeover,
16:16looking to take full advantage
16:17as Xena's zeroing in right now.
16:19Of course,
16:19former Division I swimmer,
16:21very well-conditioned athlete
16:22is Xena Sterling.
16:23Both of these ladies,
16:24very impressive.
16:25I won't lie though, Blake.
16:25It is hard for me
16:26not to think about
16:27our main event tonight.
16:28I am.
16:29It is Wednesday night.
16:30It is...
16:31Go out of the corner.
16:32It is 2B.
16:32Roll attempt.
16:33Two.
16:34It's a Wednesday night.
16:35It's 2B.
16:36And we have a main event
16:37with Jackson Drake
16:38defending the title
16:39for the last time ever
16:40on Evolve
16:41against none other
16:42than Aaron Rourke.
16:43That's the mayor of
16:44Sparkle City to you and me.
16:45Indeed.
16:46We'll see if that
16:46has the same fare
16:47as it did last week
16:48with the final evolution
16:49of Kendall Gray.
16:50But right now,
16:51Lenny Luck taking
16:51some full control.
16:54Sending Xena Sterling
16:55to the apron.
16:55It's just you get to see
16:56the full spectrum here
16:58on Evolve.
16:58Look at that.
17:00Absolutely.
17:01You see people
17:02find their way
17:02and find real success
17:03like the Vanity Project
17:04over on NXT already
17:05capturing tag team gold.
17:07It's pretty crazy.
17:11As Lenny Luck
17:12trying to take some risk
17:12and land with a bullseye
17:14on Xena
17:14and into the cover.
17:17A near fall there
17:18for Laney Luck.
17:19And, Peter,
17:19we've been talking
17:20about the women's division
17:21here, but ultimately
17:22now with the title
17:23being vacant,
17:24how wide open
17:25is it on Wednesday nights?
17:26At this moment in time,
17:28it is as open
17:29as it's ever been.
17:30Since the very beginning
17:30when Callie Armstrong
17:31became our first
17:32women's champion,
17:33I would say right now
17:34there are as many people
17:36as ever
17:36who have a legitimate claim
17:38that they should be
17:39in the title picture.
17:40We'll certainly see
17:41how that one transpires
17:42over the next several weeks.
17:43A lot of decisions
17:44to be made
17:44for Foreman Thatcher
17:45as Xena Sterling
17:47bellyback suplex
17:48dumps Laney Luck
17:49and she capitalized here.
17:52I mean,
17:53you think about
17:53the Wendy Chews,
17:54the Callie Armstrongs,
17:55the people who have
17:56really been competing
17:57for a very long time,
17:58but then you can't forget
17:58people like PJ Vassa
18:00who have come along
18:01and completely changed
18:02the scope
18:03of the women's division.
18:04And then superstars
18:05like Layla Diggs,
18:06Mason Holiday
18:07starting to bubble up
18:08a little bit.
18:08How about Chantel Monroe?
18:09You know,
18:09she wants to be
18:10in the thick of things.
18:11Can't forget about
18:11the reflection of perfection
18:13as Laney Luck
18:14and Xena Sterling
18:15going back and forth
18:15right here
18:16in the center of the ring.
18:17These two have been
18:18very evenly matched
18:19throughout, Peter.
18:21Absolutely.
18:22Both with some
18:23vicious blows
18:24exchanged in the middle
18:25of the ring.
18:25As the intensity
18:26ramping up a little bit here,
18:27Xena some overhand rights.
18:29And Sterling unloading
18:30a bit here.
18:31We're talking about
18:31Dante Chin's aggression
18:32starting to come out.
18:33We're seeing it here
18:34in Xena Sterling.
18:35Yeah, don't let the blue
18:36sparkly skirt fool you.
18:37She's bringing it.
18:39Oh!
18:39Reverse front DDT.
18:41Could that be enough?
18:41Into the cover.
18:43Oh!
18:43And Lady Luck
18:44at two and three quarters
18:45able to press out.
18:46I just think you can't
18:47overemphasize how hard
18:49all of these youngsters
18:50work to get
18:50these opportunities.
18:51What it means
18:52to make it
18:53to the performance center,
18:53to be a part
18:54of the ID program,
18:55whatever your path was,
18:56and then to end up here
18:57on Tubi
18:58on Wednesday night
18:58with everybody else
18:59in the business watching.
19:00Oh!
19:01Everybody settles down
19:02to see what everyone
19:03is doing on Evolve.
19:04It's a lot of pressure
19:05each time
19:05one of these wrestlers
19:07steps in the room.
19:07Death Valley driver
19:08right there
19:09into the cover
19:10and Lady Luck
19:11picks up her first win
19:13on Evolve.
19:14Here is your winner,
19:16Lady Luck!
19:18Peter, you talked about
19:19that win-loss record,
19:20but right here
19:21in front of our eyes
19:22we see the first dub
19:23for Lady Luck.
19:24That's exactly right.
19:25It makes me happy
19:26because she needed the win
19:27and she ended up
19:28getting one
19:29tonight over Zena Sterling.
19:32Well, Peter,
19:33let's go back
19:33and take a look
19:33at the action.
19:34You see Lady Luck
19:35risking it all right here,
19:36really expanding
19:36her arsenal of offense,
19:38trying to get the win
19:38over Zena Sterling,
19:39but Zena also looking
19:40for a big win
19:41here on Evolve.
19:42It's that time of the year
19:43where both superstars
19:44trying to move
19:45right up the ranks.
19:46Lady Luck right there
19:47with that Death Valley driver
19:48into the cover
19:49and Lady Luck
19:50picking up her first win
19:51here on Evolve.
19:53Big, big moment
19:54here tonight.
19:58We have a perfect day
20:00here at the PC Horror Coronas.
20:02Hey, Lince, Lince,
20:04wait up, the Amigo.
20:06Hey, sunglasses off.
20:08I just got to say
20:08how sick it is, man,
20:10to be able to
20:10train at the performance center
20:12with a cat like you.
20:13Oh, my bad.
20:14My bad.
20:15I remember growing up
20:16watching you
20:17in the Cruiserweight Classic
20:18and now look at us, man.
20:20We're outside
20:21just chopping it up.
20:23Plus, plus, plus.
20:24Catch my vibe.
20:25Lucha Lit.
20:27That's basically
20:27main man energy.
20:29You're just throwing
20:29a mask on it.
20:30You're not just
20:31throwing a mask.
20:32There's more to that,
20:33catito.
20:33Man, listen,
20:34you're going to learn,
20:35but I got to go, all right?
20:36Hold on, hold on.
20:36Before you go,
20:38you and me,
20:39in the ring,
20:40one-on-one,
20:40I think it'd be
20:41a killer learning experience
20:42and also,
20:43get to check out
20:44how many lives
20:45you got left.
20:47Main man.
20:48Yeah.
20:48For Lucha Lit.
20:49That's right.
20:50In the ring.
20:50Uh-huh.
20:51That sounds perfect.
20:52Yeah?
20:53But you know what?
20:54I'm going to teach you
20:55a lesson right now.
20:56You see,
20:57when you're in the ring
20:57with me,
20:58Lucha Lit.
20:59Liza Dorado,
21:00you're not going to be
21:01the main man.
21:02You're going to be
21:03the next man.
21:03I'll catch you, all right?
21:04I'm out.
21:05So we got our match.
21:06Oh, we got it.
21:07Perfect.
21:07I'll check you, all right?
21:08Perfect.
21:09The sunglasses back.
21:13This April,
21:15live from Las Vegas,
21:17the best in the world,
21:20CM Punk.
21:20I'm the champ
21:22and I call the shots.
21:23Versus the original
21:24tribal team,
21:25Roman Reigns.
21:26Two of the biggest stars
21:28for the World Heavyweight Championship.
21:31Reigns demands an answer.
21:34You will acknowledge me.
21:38Wrestlemania.
21:56Ladies and gentlemen,
21:58please welcome
21:58Cappuccino
22:00Joe!
22:03The pot is hot, Peter.
22:05You know what?
22:06Shout out to my dude,
22:07Cappuccino Jones.
22:09I got to tell you,
22:10look at my man
22:10with the glasses getting down.
22:12I'm going to replay that guy.
22:13Oh, look at my man right there.
22:14Oh, he's feeling it.
22:15He's feeling cap.
22:16He's had maybe too much cappuccino.
22:18Yeah, he might have had
22:18a few too many cappuccinos,
22:20but man,
22:20I'm telling you,
22:22this guy has gotten better
22:23in every way.
22:23In the ring,
22:25the swag,
22:25the vibe.
22:26I really dig
22:28what Cappuccino Jones
22:29is putting down
22:29as a singles competitor.
22:30He's certainly feeling himself
22:31after a tough championship loss
22:33a few weeks ago
22:33in succession,
22:34but Capp's back
22:36and he's ready to roll.
22:37My man with the glasses
22:37is feeling it.
22:38What's a refill?
22:39Yo, yo, yo.
22:41Yo, the pot
22:42is hot tonight
22:44and
22:46I know y'all like that.
22:48And it's going to be
22:49a crazy rush
22:51when Aaron Rourke
22:53walks out
22:53the new
22:55WWE
22:56Evolve
22:56champion.
22:59Aaron.
23:01Dine Peace.
23:02Dine Peace.
23:04Aaron,
23:05for real,
23:05you got all of our support.
23:07Let's take it home.
23:10Dine Peace.
23:12Dine Peace.
23:14Dine Peace.
23:15Dine Peace.
23:16Dine Peace.
23:17Dine Peace.
23:17Dine Peace.
23:17Hey, hey, hey,
23:18but for real though,
23:19before that,
23:20before that main event
23:21goes down,
23:22there's something
23:23that's been brewing
23:24for weeks.
23:29Brooks Jensen,
23:31I'm calling you out.
23:34See,
23:34no, no, no.
23:35For real,
23:35you're a student
23:36of the game.
23:37You can remember
23:38matches from the 80s,
23:39the 90s,
23:40the 2000s.
23:42But one thing
23:43you don't seem
23:44to remember
23:45is me beating you
23:46in the gauntlet match.
23:49Clock it.
23:51But the one thing
23:52you keep on bringing up
23:53is you beating me
23:55with one arm
23:56tied behind my back.
23:59So listen real close,
24:01Brooks.
24:01This ain't about
24:02Team ID versus Team PC.
24:04Nah, nah, nah.
24:05That's over.
24:06This is personal.
24:08This is about me
24:09whooping your ass.
24:11So next week,
24:13next week.
24:17Oh, look who's here.
24:27Cappuccino Jones,
24:28you just made
24:29the biggest mistake
24:31of your life.
24:32You want to make it personal
24:34with a bad man
24:36that hails
24:37from Alabama.
24:38Bam!
24:39Bam!
24:40Bam!
24:42Bam!
24:43Bam!
24:44Bam!
24:44Then so be it,
24:46Cappuccino.
24:47You didn't just
24:48call me out.
24:49You just ended
24:51your own career.
24:54Well, Peter,
24:55a huge grudge match
24:56is set.
24:57Oh, I cannot wait
24:59to see this.
25:00Give me Cappuccino Jones
25:02and Brooks Gibson
25:02all day long.
25:04The stakes have certainly
25:06been raised,
25:06and Peter,
25:07we saw a glimpse
25:08of it last week,
25:09and now our own
25:09Chewy Martinez
25:10sits down
25:11with Luka
25:12Crucifino.
25:16E-Ball fam,
25:17how you doing?
25:17Chewy Martinez
25:18here hanging out
25:19with my man,
25:20Luka Crucifino.
25:22How you doing, sir?
25:23I'm doing excellent.
25:23Good to see you, brother.
25:24Hey, what are we doing?
25:25What are we doing?
25:25What are we doing?
25:26I got a gift for you.
25:26Watch this, watch this.
25:27Make me a favor.
25:28Put up two fingers here,
25:29a little peace sign,
25:29make a love,
25:30and then connect the hands.
25:32Here you go.
25:32This is for you.
25:33My guy.
25:34Look how beautiful.
25:35Thank you so much, man.
25:36You're welcome.
25:37Welcome to Evolve.
25:38Thank you so much, man.
25:39How are you feeling?
25:40I am too blessed
25:41to express
25:41this whole place
25:42has been bouncing.
25:44The stars
25:44from all over the world
25:45have been shining.
25:46Take a look at Kendall Gray.
25:47Take a look at Sean Legacy.
25:49People that didn't just
25:49walk here, Chewy.
25:50They evolved.
25:52They figured it out
25:52under these lights
25:53and now shining bright
25:54under the lights of NXT.
25:57It is truly
25:59peak inspiration.
25:59And I'm about to loop it all back
26:01and the whole crowd
26:03is going to be rolling
26:04with the life of the party
26:06as I cruise my way
26:07through Evolve.
26:09I feel it.
26:10I love it, brother.
26:11But I love this party.
26:11It's going to be distraction.
26:13You know what, Chewy?
26:13I can see how the outsider
26:15might think,
26:15hey, Luca,
26:16you got your priorities
26:17all mixed up,
26:17maybe upside down,
26:18maybe a little helter-skelter.
26:20However,
26:21I can promise you
26:22on the inside,
26:25Cruz figured it out
26:26that when my energy
26:27is vibrating with love,
26:29connection is fun,
26:30is when I'm my most effective
26:32and effective me
26:34is dangerous me.
26:36Let me put it for you this way.
26:37My flow state
26:39is my ghost state.
26:41Wow.
26:42And it seems like
26:43you've done all
26:43the internal work, man.
26:44Yes, sir.
26:45I respect that.
26:45Thank you, man.
26:46It's all blur.
26:48Blur?
26:49I know what that means.
26:50You know what blur is.
26:51But for the folks
26:51that are out there
26:52that don't know what it means,
26:53what does it mean?
26:53Break it down.
26:54Let me tell you.
26:55Blur stands for peace,
26:56love, unity, and respect.
26:58It is the staple
26:59of the rave community.
27:01Values that we simply
27:02do not have here
27:03in WWE Evolve.
27:05All we have is people
27:06with big egos
27:07and insecurities
27:07and we have big bad
27:09Cam Hendricks
27:09and Harley Riggins.
27:10Guys that are just simply
27:11vibe killers, man.
27:13We need someone
27:14to shine the lights
27:16and show you.
27:17I think I know
27:18who can figure it out.
27:20I think that's Luca.
27:21I think you're right.
27:22Hey, brother.
27:23Thank you so much
27:24for your time.
27:24Yes, sir.
27:25Hey, and this is just a build.
27:27Wait for the beat to drop.
27:29Hello.
27:29Hello.
27:33Cut.
27:35Well, Peter,
27:36a whole new Crucifino
27:37looks ready to evolve.
27:41And imagine
27:42the evolution
27:44of the dime piece
27:46if Aaron Rourke
27:47were to walk out
27:49Evolve champion tonight.
27:51Last week,
27:52we talked about it
27:52being the biggest match
27:53in Tyra Mae Steele's career
27:55and sometimes we speculate
27:56not using hyperbole per se,
27:58but this is without a doubt
28:00the biggest match
28:01of Aaron Rourke's life,
28:02the biggest opportunity
28:03he's ever had
28:04in professional wrestling.
28:05And now,
28:06could he be the man
28:07to derail Jackson Drake?
28:11It is such a great question.
28:13It's the reason
28:13we're all here.
28:14By the way,
28:15it looks at the best shape
28:16of his life.
28:17I have never seen
28:18Aaron Rourke look better,
28:20shredded and ready
28:21for this opportunity.
28:23Trained by greats,
28:26worked his tail off
28:27across the industry
28:29to get to Evolve.
28:31And since he's been
28:31in Evolve,
28:32he's done it
28:33as a tag team competitor,
28:34he's done it
28:34as a single star,
28:36and he earned
28:37this shot
28:37against Jackson Drake.
28:44As here comes
28:45the Evolve champion
28:47and here for the last time,
28:48I guess it's your turn.
28:49Yeah, it's the last time ever.
28:51I gotta do it.
28:53Party's here!
28:54The party is here, folks!
28:57That was like next level stoner.
28:59Well, I had to.
29:00I had to.
29:01It's the last time.
29:02Look at the shredded halves
29:03of our champion,
29:04Jackson Drake,
29:05as he stands by
29:06with Swipe Right,
29:07who recently,
29:07by the way,
29:08became NXT Tag Team Champions,
29:11but they're back
29:11to support the champ.
29:13And Peter,
29:13we talk about,
29:14obviously,
29:15the evolution
29:15of different superstars
29:17and how they've grown
29:17on Evolve.
29:18These two have competed
29:19one-on-one
29:19on the indies before,
29:20but tell us tonight.
29:21You talked about it.
29:23The stakes,
29:23what this match means.
29:25I mean, it's,
29:26listen,
29:26I don't want to take
29:27anything away
29:28from big matches
29:28on the indies
29:29as you see our champion
29:30holding that title high.
29:32Win or lose,
29:33that's the last time
29:33you will see Jackson Drake
29:35hold that Evolve championship.
29:36But this is different.
29:37This is about being
29:38in the WWE record books.
29:40This is about becoming
29:41the WWE Evolve champion.
29:46Challenger is in,
29:47champion is in,
29:49flanked by his boys.
29:50Now it's out of Mike Rowe.
29:51to set the table
29:53for this final evolution.
29:59The following contest
30:01scheduled for one fall
30:03is for the Evolve championship.
30:11Introducing first,
30:13the challenger
30:14from Sparkle City,
30:16weighing in at 208 pounds,
30:19Aaron Rourke.
30:28And his opponent,
30:30weighing in at 188 pounds,
30:34representing the Vanity Project,
30:37he is the Evolve champion,
30:41Jackson Drake.
30:47That's the last time Jackson Drake
30:48will receive a ring announcement
30:49here in Evolve,
30:50but will he still get
30:52and still at the end of the match?
30:54Can't believe I have to deal
30:55with this emotion
30:56two weeks in a row.
30:57Kendall Gray last week
30:58for the last time
30:58and Jackson Drake,
31:00win, lose, or draw
31:01for the last time
31:02as Evolve champion.
31:03Peter, you mentioned Kendall Gray
31:04last week.
31:04Will we see the same story tonight?
31:07You know that is what Jackson Drake
31:09wants more than anything,
31:10to leave as champion,
31:11to have to hand over that title
31:14because he chooses to,
31:16not because it's been won.
31:17As you see again,
31:19a full VIP section
31:20of support for this
31:23incredible main event
31:24that we have.
31:25Full of ID talent right there
31:26in just two weeks about
31:27before NXT returns
31:29at Madison Square Garden,
31:30the site where Jackson Drake
31:31had a successful title defense
31:33against Shawn Legacy
31:34late last year.
31:35Now an opportunity here
31:36against Aaron Rourke,
31:37but Peter,
31:37these are two men
31:38that embody not just
31:39the ID program,
31:40but Evolve itself.
31:41Watch out early pin there
31:42for Rourke.
31:43Yeah, completely.
31:44Two totally different guys.
31:46Here we go, Rourke.
31:47I mean, Rourke and Drake
31:49are so different
31:50as people,
31:51as competitors,
31:52style-wise.
31:54Oh, roll up.
31:54Rourke, nice counter.
31:56The one thing they have in common
31:58is an absolute undying love
32:00for professional wrestling.
32:01That's what Jackson Drake is,
32:03and that's what Aaron Rourke is.
32:05Rourke flips out
32:05the belly to back.
32:11As Aaron Rourke
32:12starting a roll right here,
32:13who's walking out
32:14as Evolve champion?
32:18Keep the camera off.
32:22Everyone's got to tell.
32:30Wrestlemania Vegas.
32:32It's anyone's game.
32:52Back in action here on Evolve.
32:54You see the richest prize
32:55on Wednesday nights here.
32:56Blake Howard,
32:57Peter Rosenberg,
32:57the final evolution
32:59of Jackson Drake
33:00here in Evolve.
33:01His final matchup again.
33:02Will he leave
33:02as champion?
33:04Well, we will find out
33:05by the end of the night,
33:06and I really hope
33:07for your sake,
33:08if you're a viewer tonight,
33:09you've been watching
33:09since we started
33:10over a year ago,
33:12because you've seen
33:13the evolution
33:14of Jackson Drake.
33:15You saw him compete
33:16early on.
33:17And Rourke, oh,
33:18we see Brad Baylor
33:19try to get involved.
33:20We know that numbers game
33:21really can help
33:21the vanity project.
33:22Well, that is part
33:23of the plan always,
33:24and you see Jackson Drake
33:25taking advantage of it.
33:26But besides even everything
33:27we've seen Jackson Drake
33:28do here,
33:29Oh, nice counter by Rourke.
33:30His story going all the way
33:32back to being a teenager
33:33in the wrestling business
33:34in North Carolina.
33:35A young Jackson Drake
33:36and a young Javon Evans
33:38training together,
33:39dreaming of one day
33:41getting there.
33:41You see what his best friend
33:42Javon Evans has done.
33:44You know this kid
33:45is dreaming not just
33:45about NXT,
33:46but one day having
33:47a WrestleMania match
33:48against his best friend.
33:49Tearing it up on Monday nights
33:50is the young OG,
33:51and of course,
33:52Jackson Drake.
33:52He's starting to make
33:53his name on Tuesday nights.
33:54But it all started
33:55right here on Wednesdays,
33:56Peter,
33:56as Jackson Drake,
33:57the first ever
33:58Evolve champion.
33:59And Aaron Rourke,
34:01who embodies everything
34:02that Evolve represents
34:03from opportunity
34:04to growth and development.
34:06Looking to really
34:06pay that off right here.
34:08Nice counter by Jackson Drake.
34:09And Peter,
34:09whether you like him or not,
34:10you can't take anything away
34:12from his skills
34:13inside the ring.
34:13100% you cannot.
34:15He is one of the most
34:16skilled young stars.
34:18I see.
34:18Look at this though.
34:19He's going to work
34:19on the back of the head
34:21of Aaron Rourke.
34:21And you can see the aggression
34:23turned up right here.
34:24It's a big match
34:24for Jackson Drake.
34:25Of course successful
34:26with two title defenses
34:27at both Succession 1 and 2.
34:29We'll see if he's able
34:30to get the win here tonight
34:31against Aaron Rourke
34:32and head to NXT
34:33having never lost
34:34the Evolve championship.
34:36Now you mentioned
34:38Aaron Rourke
34:39and how he embodies
34:40everything
34:42that is Evolve.
34:43Watch out.
34:44And the cover
34:44slows her down only one.
34:45And that is the ID program.
34:47It's so true.
34:48He is his own man.
34:49Aaron Rourke does things
34:50his own way.
34:51And he has just won people over
34:53since the moment he walked
34:55in the door.
34:55And I think Jackson Drake
34:57I don't know if he'd admit
34:58it publicly.
34:59I think even Jackson Drake
35:00has great respect
35:01for the work of Aaron Rourke.
35:03You certainly would think so.
35:04Here we go.
35:05Side rushing leg sweep
35:06floats over.
35:09Only gets two right there.
35:10And of course Aaron Rourke
35:11picked up the pin
35:12in that huge 10-man tag team match
35:14between the PC and ID
35:16matchup a couple weeks back.
35:17And really that started
35:18to kickstart the momentum
35:19for Aaron Rourke
35:19and helping him put him
35:20in the position today
35:21and allowing Foreman Thatcher
35:23to really honor him
35:24with this title opportunity.
35:25There's no question.
35:26Him scoring the pin
35:26in that 10-man
35:27that is the reason
35:28Aaron Rourke
35:29has this opportunity.
35:30One opportunity
35:31begets another
35:32and now Aaron Rourke
35:33is on the precipice
35:34of history.
35:35Could he be the second ever
35:36WWE Evolve champion?
35:39Has Rourke
35:40in a fight right here.
35:41Certainly as you pointed out
35:42Peter in the best shape
35:42of his young career.
35:44Walks right into a knee
35:45of Jackson Drake.
35:46The champ creates
35:47a separation
35:47but look at the dying piece
35:49from up top.
35:51He throws up the V.
35:53Jackson Drake
35:53doing Jackson Drake things.
35:55Stopped to the back
35:56of Aaron Rourke.
35:58Trying to do some damage
35:58to that lower lumbar region
35:59right here.
36:00Now Jackson Drake
36:01has Rourke up
36:03and a Fisherman's
36:04Brain Buster
36:05into the cover.
36:06Man.
36:07Gary Marcus
36:08says it's only two and a half.
36:09What an exclamation point
36:10it would be
36:10to the first year
36:11of Evolve
36:12that Kendall Gray
36:13wins out
36:14on her last match,
36:16ends her time
36:17here as champion.
36:17If Jackson Drake
36:18were to be able
36:19to do the same thing,
36:20think about what that says
36:21about the championship reigns
36:23of our men's
36:24and women's champions.
36:25Indeed is Aaron Rourke
36:26right now
36:26in the receiving end
36:27of some punishment.
36:29We talked about
36:29that mutual respect
36:30potentially
36:31to Jackson Drake
36:32towards Aaron Rourke
36:33whether you'd like
36:33to admit it or not.
36:34Two people that don't
36:35have necessarily
36:36any respect
36:37are Swipe Wright.
36:38Brad Baylor,
36:39Ricky Smokes.
36:39We saw them walk out
36:40in that 10-man tag
36:41not really showing
36:42a whole lot of respect
36:43to their fellow ID mates.
36:44No, but they have
36:44respect for each other.
36:45I mean, Ricky Smokes
36:46and Brad Baylor,
36:47they have great respect
36:48for one another.
36:49And no matter what,
36:51no matter how little
36:51respect they show
36:52to anyone,
36:53you have to respect
36:54the way they operate
36:55as a tag team.
36:56And Rourke,
36:57look at this counter
36:57right here!
36:58Oh!
37:01And Rourke,
37:02look at that!
37:03Oh!
37:04Dials it up
37:04with the area code
37:05in Sparkle City!
37:06That's right,
37:07I didn't know
37:08that Sparkle City
37:09had that area code,
37:10but absolutely,
37:11a 619!
37:12Here we go,
37:13Aaron Rourke
37:14starting to build
37:15a little steam
37:15right here, Peter!
37:17Oh man!
37:17This is the most
37:18momentum we've seen
37:19from Rourke
37:19in this matchup!
37:20He's locked in
37:21on the championship!
37:23Oh man!
37:24And Jackson Drake
37:25now goes for the big swipe
37:26and look at Rourke
37:27back up on his feet!
37:27Bam!
37:28Big super kick!
37:29Aaron Rourke
37:30into position again!
37:31Trip and release suplex!
37:33Aaron Rourke
37:33so dangerous
37:34with his hands
37:34and his feet
37:35as you saw
37:36that back super kick
37:37connecting to the chin
37:38of the champion!
37:39The momentum
37:40sent Drake
37:40back up on his feet,
37:41he's in the far side corner.
37:43Aaron Rourke
37:43zeroing in
37:44on his target here.
37:45Oh!
37:46And meets the back elbow
37:47at Jackson Drake.
37:48The champ creates separation,
37:49Rourke back up top
37:50one more time!
37:51The second time's a charm!
37:52Oh!
37:53And he sent the champ
37:54flying
37:55and landing on his back!
37:56Great work by Aaron Rourke
37:57to take advantage
37:58of that situation!
38:00Eat the feet!
38:01Here we go!
38:02Center of the ring!
38:02Hooks the outside leg!
38:03Shoulders are down!
38:05Oh man,
38:06I cannot imagine
38:07the internet breaking
38:08if Aaron Rourke
38:10were to beat
38:10Jackson Drake
38:11for the Evolve Championship
38:13tonight.
38:18Dial it up,
38:19looks at Ricky Smokes
38:19and Brad Baylor
38:20might have wasted
38:21too much time
38:21and Drake!
38:22The German suplex
38:24in the corner!
38:25Well that's the thing,
38:27in a situation like this,
38:28a massive matchup,
38:29Aaron Rourke
38:30has to remember
38:31the moment.
38:32You cannot get caught up
38:33in any sort of theatrics
38:34or trying to prove a point,
38:35you just gotta score.
38:37Oh!
38:38And there,
38:39Rourke fighting off
38:40the champion!
38:41Nice counter
38:41with the Uranagi,
38:42Rourke!
38:43Oh man,
38:44that's the innovative
38:44offense, Blake!
38:45Drops the elbow!
38:46Close to the ropes!
38:47Could it be?
38:48And Drake able
38:49to hang on.
38:50Rourke's starting
38:50to build some momentum
38:51right here, Peter.
38:52Think about the people
38:54Jackson Drake
38:55has survived.
38:56This man has survived
38:57Keanu Carver,
38:58alright?
38:58So think about
38:59what that would mean
39:00if Aaron Rourke
39:01is the man
39:02to dethrone
39:03Jackson Drake.
39:06We're talking about
39:07looking at a new era
39:08on Evolve
39:08coming up
39:09in just two weeks.
39:10Some brand new talent
39:11coming,
39:11some ID talent,
39:12talent from all over Europe.
39:14The stacked divisions
39:14will continue to grow,
39:15but who's gonna sit
39:17at the top?
39:17We don't know,
39:18or is it gonna be
39:19Aaron Rourke?
39:20Well listen,
39:20here we go
39:21on the outside now.
39:23As Drake
39:24and Rourke,
39:26they're going back
39:26and forth right here,
39:27Peter.
39:28Precarious position.
39:29I don't know
39:30which man is more
39:31comfortable out
39:31on the apron.
39:32We've seen
39:33Jackson Drake
39:34operate out here
39:34before.
39:35Oof!
39:36To the throat of Rourke.
39:37That's the hardest
39:38part of the ring
39:38and Drake
39:39looking to dial
39:40something up right now.
39:41What is he thinking?
39:42He can't be serious.
39:43Suplex off the apron!
39:45All the way
39:46to the floor!
39:48Drake is down!
39:49Rourke is down!
39:50Peter,
39:51the Evolve championship
39:52hanging the balance!
39:53This match continues
39:54on Tubi.
39:58I want to break
39:59some big news.
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40:07On Saturday,
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40:30We'll see you next time.
40:31Back in action here
40:31on Evolve
40:32as Aaron Rourke
40:33certainly feeling
40:34the effects
40:34of what we saw
40:35right before the break.
40:37As Rourke here
40:38looking for the challenge.
40:39Let's take another look
40:39right now.
40:40Jackson Drake
40:40with Suplex
40:42from the apron
40:42all the way
40:43to the floor
40:43rocking his challenge.
40:47Some blood
40:48in the mouth
40:48of our champion as well.
40:50The Evolve universe
40:51really rallying
40:51behind the challenger
40:52right now.
40:53Jackson Drake.
40:55He's locked in.
40:57And Aaron Rourke
40:58in a bad spot, man.
40:59You can see
41:00he is out of it.
41:02And the Carolina Reaper
41:03starting to unload.
41:05And Peter,
41:06we thought there might
41:06have been some respect
41:07before.
41:07We're not seeing it
41:08right now.
41:08Rourke might be out.
41:10Everyone who ever
41:11contacted you
41:11was right.
41:12You don't belong here.
41:16But look at Rourke.
41:17Look at the fight here.
41:18Oh, man.
41:19Aaron Rourke.
41:20He's worked his entire
41:21life for this type
41:22of opportunity.
41:23He's going to go
41:23down swinging.
41:24Aaron Rourke.
41:25What's he looking
41:25to do here?
41:26Oh.
41:26That's a spinning
41:27toehold perhaps.
41:28Here we go.
41:28Half crab.
41:29Oh, I like this.
41:31Look at the torque
41:31on the lower back
41:32here of Jackson Drake.
41:33Peter, he's right
41:33in the center of the ring.
41:34No, this is a very
41:35smart move from Aaron Rourke.
41:37Not only is he holding
41:37on to that leg,
41:38but the kicks
41:39to the back
41:39of Jackson Drake.
41:40Rourke starting to unleash.
41:43Swipe right
41:43none too pleased.
41:45And Rourke now.
41:49You see Rourke.
41:50He believes it.
41:51Looking to fulfill
41:52his destiny right here.
41:53Drake with the counter.
41:55Oh.
41:56Version of an
41:56Ushiguroshi right there.
41:58Let's see what
41:58Drake can do.
41:59Off the ropes.
42:00Oh.
42:01Big punt.
42:02Oh, that could be it.
42:03Center of the ring
42:03and Rourke kicks out
42:04at one.
42:05All right.
42:06Look at Aaron Rourke
42:07kicking out at one.
42:08And look at the disbelief
42:09on the face
42:09of the champion.
42:10Jackson Drake
42:11has unlocked
42:13the inner dragon
42:13of Aaron Rourke.
42:15Set up powerbomb.
42:16Oh, two and a half.
42:21And Rourke knows
42:22he missed that opportunity.
42:24And the champ
42:25lives to see another day.
42:27Ready to stop.
42:28Ready to stop.
42:29Ready to stop.
42:30Drake scratching
42:31and clawing Rourke.
42:32Feeling that frustration here.
42:34Ricky smokes.
42:35He might be feeling
42:36that title slipping out
42:37of Vanity Project's grasp.
42:39And now Drake
42:40taking a moment
42:42with Baylor and Smokes.
42:43Little Vanity Project
42:44conference there.
42:45But Aaron Rourke
42:46trying to keep his foot
42:47on the gas right now.
42:48Oh, man.
42:49This is one of those moments.
42:51Your entire life
42:52could go differently, Blake.
42:54Oh.
42:54Referee Jerry Marcus
42:55got inadvertently struck
42:56right there
42:57in the midst of this
42:58final evolution
42:59of Jackson Drake.
43:00Wait a minute.
43:01Baylor and Smokes
43:02are in.
43:02Oh, this isn't right.
43:03Super swipe.
43:06Drops Rourke
43:06center of the ring.
43:07It can't end like this.
43:09Oh, that is it.
43:10Drake with the cover.
43:11No.
43:11Aaron Rourke
43:11came this far.
43:12One, two.
43:14Oh!
43:15And Rourke
43:16is still alive.
43:17And you can hear
43:18and feel
43:19the electricity
43:20in the Evolve Arena
43:22here at the Performance
43:23Center in Orlando.
43:26Jackson Drake
43:27and the Vanity Project
43:28may have ripped
43:29all the pages
43:30out of the playbook, Peter.
43:31They've got nothing left.
43:32Aaron Rourke
43:33eats the super swipe
43:34and somehow
43:35kicks out.
43:37And Rourke
43:39sends Drake
43:40on the way to the floor
43:41taking out swipe right.
43:42But you know
43:43Aaron Rourke
43:44that's not going to be enough.
43:45He's going to want to add.
43:47Aaron Rourke
43:48is going to want to fly.
43:49He's going to lay it
43:50on the line.
43:52Down goes Smokes
43:53and Baylor
43:53with the champions
43:55back in the ring.
43:55You see that?
43:56The champ smartly
43:57gets out of it
43:58and manages to avoid
43:59the damage
44:00and now
44:01Oh!
44:02a big kick.
44:03I don't know
44:03if it was quite unaliving
44:05but he might be
44:05setting him up right now
44:06as Jackson Drake
44:08in fireman's carry position
44:10looks to execute.
44:11Oh!
44:12Burning hammer
44:12center of the ring.
44:14Oh here comes the unaliving.
44:15That's step one.
44:16Building some steam.
44:17Oh!
44:17And right to the back
44:18of the neck.
44:20Aaron Rourke
44:21a valiant effort.
44:22And Jackson Drake
44:23will not retain quite yet.
44:27Wait, wait.
44:28I have called
44:29nearly every
44:30Jackson Drake
44:31match in EVOL.
44:32I don't know
44:33if I've seen anyone
44:34kick out of an unaliving
44:35like that
44:36and connect into
44:36the back of the head
44:37but that's what
44:38Aaron Rourke just did.
44:40You see Drake
44:41that frustration
44:41setting in
44:42but he's got to
44:43continue Peter.
44:44This title
44:44hanging the balance
44:45you see the VIP section.
44:46They're in disbelief.
44:47Here comes Drake
44:48charging at nobody home.
44:50And Rourke
44:52Oh!
44:53Feels the enziguri
44:54right to the back
44:55of the head.
44:56Drake now.
44:58Look at the look
44:59of insanity.
45:00Drake's up!
45:01And he's nearly
45:02folded in half
45:02by Aaron Rourke.
45:04Oh!
45:05Aaron Rourke
45:06is hitting
45:07a different gear.
45:08I've never seen
45:09this from Rourke before.
45:10He's up top
45:11Peter
45:11and he's going.
45:14Cover!
45:16And Aaron Rourke
45:17fulfills his destiny.
45:19Here is your winner
45:21and the new
45:26Evolve champion
45:27Aaron Rourke!
45:34You see the looks
45:36of disbelief.
45:38Aaron Rourke
45:39is your second ever
45:41WWE Evolve champion.
45:45The genuine emotion
45:46pouring out right here
45:48in the Evolve arena.
45:49Aaron Rourke
45:50the biggest moment
45:52of his career.
45:56Absolutely incredible
45:58moment to witness.
46:00The final evolution
46:01of Jackson Drake
46:03came and it delivered
46:04just as he has
46:06the last 300 days.
46:08The precision
46:08of Heartbreak Drake
46:09was on full display
46:11early on.
46:12The Vanity Project
46:13thought they'd be celebrating
46:14but the time piece
46:16had other intentions.
46:18Drake couldn't get
46:19the best of it
46:19right there
46:20and once again
46:21goes forward
46:21but Aaron Rourke
46:22putting a stop
46:24to the champion's offense
46:25and then Aaron
46:26from the top
46:27on cloud nine
46:29and that is enough
46:30for the win
46:31and now Peter
46:32he's sitting on cloud nine
46:33atop the Evolve division.
46:36True, genuine emotion.
46:38It's all raw.
46:39It's all coming out
46:40right here.
46:41You see the superstars
46:42from the back
46:42the entire Evolve locker
46:44men's and women's
46:45emptying out
46:46to show support
46:47for Aaron Rourke
46:48right here.
46:48ID Prospects
46:50PC talent
46:51an incredible
46:53moment here
46:54for Aaron Rourke.
46:55Oh
46:55a little too excited
46:57right there.
46:58The celebration continues
47:00through all the ups
47:01and downs
47:01trials and tribulations
47:03the ID Prospect
47:05has built momentum
47:05shined through
47:06made history
47:07and officially
47:08taken Evolve
47:09to Sparkle City.
47:13To Sparkle City.
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