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00:07Then, now, forever, together.
00:33Last year, Succession rocked the Evolve landscape, and tonight, we launch the second season of WWE Evolve with Succession 2,
00:42featuring two championship showdowns, as the Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray, prepares for a brutal straight fight against the intimidating
00:49P.J. Vassa, and the first and only Evolve Champion, Jackson Drake, looks to extend his historic reign by taking
00:56on Cappuccino Jones.
00:58Yo, what's up? My killers. My animals. How we doing, boys? Hey, let me ask you both a question. Who
01:05has it better than us right now? Literally nobody. Nobody, exactly. I mean, take a look around. I'm still the
01:10champ. Have been for, what, like, a year now? Yeah. Let's go down the list, okay? Generational title run. Check.
01:17Carrying the brand on my back, whether I'm here on Evolve or on NXT. Check.
01:21Yeah, hundos. And, I mean, think about it. The day we got here, we said we were gonna run Evolve,
01:25which is exactly what we did. True. So, it shouldn't be a shock to anyone that we were the first
01:29ID guys to get called up to NXT.
01:31Boys, we're perfect for NXT. Yes. Yes. And, giving us a chance to scout the new talent, if you know
01:36what I'm saying. Dude, dude, speaking of which, dude, you know who I saw the other day? Who?
01:39Uh, Madison. Madison. Uh, Morgan. Ugly Morgan. I don't know. It doesn't matter what her name is. It was the
01:44girl that went missing when Joe Hendry appeared.
01:47Oh, my God. No way. Megan? Megan. Hot Megan. Where's she at right now? Bro, she's a smoke. Dude, and
01:52I was just thinking, I'd ask you guys, but after Jackson gets his dub tonight, as we know, I mean,
01:57maybe we could see if her and her friends wanna hang out or something.
01:58Oh, great idea. Great idea. Great idea. Absolutely. But listen, before all that, I just hope Cappuccino has an extra
02:04dose of caffeine before this match, because he just doesn't get it.
02:08When you're in the ring with Jackson Drake, you need to operate on a different level. No doubt. Yeah.
02:14But at the end of the day, all Cappuccino's gonna be is another name in the history books who lost
02:20to Dr. Thirst.
02:22Boys, tonight, the Evolve Men's Championship stays with the Vanity Project. It will. It will.
02:32Tonight feels different. There's a heaviness. You know, there's an expectation.
02:39It's a defining day, an Evolve that's gonna change the course of the future.
02:46When you look at the card, you got someone like Kendall Gray who's been so dominant.
02:51But this match against P.J. Vassa, I mean, it's not just a wrestling match.
02:55It's a fight where anything goes. And I know P.J. Vassa is willing to do literally anything.
03:04Then you got Harlem Lewis and Brooks Jensen.
03:08And I know those two are just gonna beat the hell out of each other until there's only one left
03:12standing.
03:14And then things start to heat up a bit.
03:16Then the pot gets hot because then I get my shot at the WWE Evolve Championship.
03:26And Jackson Drake is talented, don't get me wrong, but he's been looking smooth past me.
03:33But it's all good because doubt, it's always been that shot of espresso for me.
03:38You know, it's motivating me.
03:40And that caffeine high that everybody gets from underestimating me,
03:47it always comes with a crash.
03:51And it's going to be no different for Jackson because I earned this moment.
03:58Not only am I going to take it,
04:03I'm going to make it taste good.
04:08Welcome to Succession.
04:34Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Succession 2.
04:38It's WWE Evolve on 2B.
04:42Peter Rosenberg, Blake Howard, this is a special night.
04:45Can't wait. Super excited to be back for Succession 2.
04:48Both championships on the line.
04:50Peter, let's get to it.
04:55Here we go.
04:59The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
05:03Introducing first, from Long Island, New York,
05:06winning in at 245 pounds, Harlem Lewis.
05:12Peter, killjoy Harlem Lewis is locked in.
05:15We've seen him on LFG.
05:16We've seen him toward Japan with pro-wrestling Noah.
05:18And he came to Evolve for one reason.
05:20To become the next Evolve champion.
05:23But the road has not been smooth
05:24because the moment he set his sights on Jackson Drake,
05:27the bad man from Alabama,
05:28Alabama, Brooks Jensen blindsided him
05:31and made it clear that no one
05:33was cutting in line at Succession.
05:34And now it all comes to a head
05:36in this high-stakes opening encounter
05:37to kick off Succession 2.
05:52And his opponent from Redbird, Alabama,
05:56weighing in at 250 pounds, Brooks Jensen.
06:02Peter, we saw Brooks Jensen a couple of weeks ago
06:04against Dante Chen in singles action.
06:07A little bit of a different swagger,
06:08a little bit of a different look
06:09here tonight in his eye.
06:11Yeah, no, there's a focus.
06:12There is an understanding of what a win
06:15on Succession 2 would mean
06:17for the bad man from Alabama.
06:20Bam, bam, bam.
06:21Is it bam?
06:22Is it a fourth bam?
06:23It might be a fourth bam.
06:24That is a fourth bam.
06:25I'm sure.
06:25He likes to extend it sometimes.
06:27But nonetheless, both these superstars
06:29looking to become in pole position,
06:30become the next challenger
06:31for whoever emerges tonight
06:32as Evolve champion.
06:35And taking a look at Brooks Jensen,
06:36you go back to Succession 1,
06:38stepping into the ring with Tate Wilder
06:39on somewhat short notice.
06:41In that bull rope match,
06:42Tate was successful.
06:43Tate picked up the victory.
06:45That's been on Brooks Jensen's mind ever since.
06:47He is a man who wants revenge,
06:49and he's going to take it out
06:50on anyone who gets in his way.
06:52And tonight at Succession 2,
06:53that man is Harlem Lewis.
06:57Succession in general
06:58is essentially a trigger point
06:59for Brooks Jensen.
07:00You go back several weeks,
07:01Harlem Lewis just simply mentioned Succession,
07:03and then Brooks Jensen attacked him,
07:05really setting him off.
07:06Well, that's what Brooks Jensen is, though.
07:08You know those people
07:09who are just in a bad mood
07:10and they want to be in a bad mood?
07:12That is Brooks Jensen.
07:14I mean, think about it.
07:15He's the bad man from Alabama.
07:17Bam, bam, bam.
07:18Perhaps another bam.
07:19Bam.
07:20But if you put in the word,
07:21he's a bad man for a reason.
07:23He wants to be the guy
07:25with a chip on his shoulder.
07:26He wants to be the guy
07:27who takes pleasure
07:29in beating people down
07:30and ruining their days.
07:31But guess what?
07:32Harlem Lewis wasn't an easy guy
07:34to pick out
07:34if you were going to be that guy.
07:36He's a throwback superstar.
07:37Certainly wants to put himself
07:39back in contention.
07:40Bulldog out of the corner
07:41into the cover.
07:42Only one there for Harlem Lewis.
07:45Of course, Harlem,
07:45not someone who really cares
07:46about the ID versus PC war.
07:48He's here just for championships.
07:50Now, I'm a New York guy,
07:51so Harlem Lewis has always confused me
07:52because his name is Harlem.
07:54He's from Long Island.
07:55I guess Long Island Lewis
07:56just doesn't have a ring to it.
07:57And that's just
07:57two different territories.
07:58Yeah, yeah,
07:59completely two different territories.
08:00But Brooks Jensen
08:01doing very Brooks Jensen
08:03things early on.
08:04He's going to try to lock in,
08:05put that weight on your back
08:06and weigh you down.
08:07And I would say
08:08that's a very smart strategy
08:10with someone who has
08:11the strength of Harlem Lewis.
08:12And of course,
08:13trying to turn heads here
08:14at Succession 2.
08:15We're just days before
08:15Vengeance Day coming up.
08:17Big premium live event
08:18for NXT.
08:19And you go back
08:19a couple of years,
08:20Brooks Jensen,
08:20a part of Vengeance Day,
08:22would love to get back
08:23to those opportunities.
08:24Absolutely right.
08:25Everybody here on Evolve
08:26is looking to be
08:27that superstar
08:28who takes the next step
08:30to be like Keanu Carver,
08:31to be like Sean Legacy.
08:34As Harlem Lewis
08:35welcomes the violence,
08:36he welcomes the physicality.
08:38And connects there
08:39with Brooks Jensen
08:39and Harlem Lewis.
08:41Wow.
08:41This is his yard
08:42tonight, Peter.
08:43Not once, but twice
08:44getting the better end
08:45of those shoulder blocks.
08:46Oh, and Brooks Jensen
08:48taking a page
08:49out of the Fit Fidley
08:50playbook right here.
08:51Yeah, the old
08:52slide into the apron.
08:54Forward.
08:55Come on, back up.
08:59Always watching tape,
09:00always preparing himself.
09:01Brooks Jensen
09:02is one of the most
09:02vast video libraries
09:04in his playbook
09:05than just about anybody
09:06in the WWE.
09:08And Peter,
09:08speaking of footage,
09:09we have to address
09:10what happened earlier
09:11this week.
09:11There was a heinous attack
09:12in the Performance Center
09:13parking lot,
09:13and we're told
09:14we'll have exclusive
09:15footage of that incident
09:16later tonight here on
09:17I've heard the rumblings
09:18about the brutal footage,
09:19but right now
09:20it's Brooks Jensen
09:20turning this into a war.
09:22He's unloading on Harlem
09:23Lewis and making a statement
09:24on the biggest stage.
09:25Succession 2,
09:26the only event
09:27where both Evolve
09:28championships are defended.
09:29Indeed, Brooks Jensen,
09:31second generation superstar,
09:32always wanting to live up
09:33to his legacy
09:34as Harlem Lewis.
09:35Oh, trying to zero in
09:37on that left shoulder.
09:38And Harlem has always
09:39been aggressive,
09:40he's always been violent,
09:41but Peter, you go back
09:42to his trip to Japan.
09:43Harlem really took
09:44it to another left.
09:45Yeah, absolutely.
09:46Here we go,
09:46Lewis into the cover,
09:47hooks that outside leg,
09:48looking to end things early.
09:49Noah in Japan,
09:50obviously an important
09:51stomping ground
09:52for many superstars,
09:53Harlem Lewis included.
09:55Talk about him
09:55welcoming that violence.
09:56Looks like it busted open
09:58a little bit right there,
09:58but that's just how
09:59Harlem likes it.
10:00Absolutely.
10:01Shout out to Dave LaGreca.
10:02Busted open, indeed!
10:04As Jensen,
10:05with that delayed back suplex.
10:07Here we go,
10:08into the cover,
10:09hooks the outside leg,
10:10and Lewis,
10:11able to push out here.
10:13You can see both of them
10:14feeling the effects
10:15of dealing with a competitor
10:16who is so strong.
10:21Opening contest here
10:23at Succession 2,
10:23both superstars
10:24looking to set the pace
10:25before two huge
10:27major championship matchups
10:28tonight that could very well
10:29change the landscape
10:30for Season 2.
10:31I cannot even decide
10:32which one I'm more excited for,
10:34Cappuccino and Jackson Drake,
10:36or Kendall Gray
10:36and P.J. Voss
10:37in a street fight.
10:38What a different kind
10:39of matchup it's going to be
10:40for Kendall Gray.
10:41Lewis and Jensen
10:42take each other out right here.
10:44Both men trying to gain
10:45an advantage
10:46as their opening contest.
10:47The action continues
10:48here on Succession 2.
10:53The day is drawing near.
10:57When loyalty fades,
11:00betrayal strikes,
11:02and vengeance
11:03and vengeance is inevitable.
11:12NXT Vengeance Day.
11:19Back in action here
11:20on Evolve.
11:21Brooks Jensen
11:21trying to maintain
11:22a semblance of control here
11:23throughout the break, Peter.
11:24These two going back and forth,
11:26but this is where the tide swung
11:27to the man from Alabama.
11:29Bam, bam, bam.
11:29Yeah, that big clothesline
11:31for Brooks Jensen, man.
11:32It is all power.
11:34It is all grit
11:35when it comes to Brooks Jensen.
11:37As Jensen looking
11:38to reinvent himself
11:39here on Evolve,
11:40of course,
11:40you go back
11:40to the very beginnings
11:41of Evolve.
11:42Harlem Lewis a part of things.
11:43Then we saw him go to LFG.
11:45We saw him go to Noah.
11:46You can really see
11:46the evolution, if you will,
11:48in a superstar like Harlem.
11:49It's so cool
11:50to get to see that,
11:51to see someone
11:51in front of our very eyes
11:53become better,
11:54learn more,
11:55develop right in front of us,
11:57and now gets to be
11:58a part of Succession 2.
12:00And that's what's
12:00great about Evolve.
12:01You see superstars
12:02in their early points
12:03and then see them
12:04continue to grow up the ladder
12:05as Brooks Jensen
12:05into the cover.
12:06Shoulders are down!
12:08And as you heard last week
12:09with Jackson Drake
12:10and the Vanity Project
12:11saying,
12:12hey, we're not on this show.
12:14We're NXT superstars now.
12:16You've got to be thinking
12:17at some point
12:18that will be fully true,
12:19and one of these two guys
12:21could be the future face
12:21of Evolve.
12:22And especially a superstar
12:23like Brooks Jensen
12:24who's had success
12:25on NXT in the past,
12:26now coming to Evolve,
12:27looking to put his stamp here.
12:29And of course,
12:30you see up next,
12:30Peter, we talked about it,
12:31that vicious street fight
12:32on its way,
12:33but we have some violence
12:34in the ring right now.
12:35Absolutely.
12:36The two talents
12:37desperate to punch
12:37their ticket
12:38to an Evolve
12:38championship opportunity,
12:40but Brooks Jensen
12:40called it momentum
12:42for Succession.
12:43I call it a cheap shot.
12:45The second Harlem Lewis
12:46even said Succession,
12:47Brooks blindsided him
12:48from behind
12:49because Brooks knows
12:50if Harlem gets rolling,
12:51he leapfrogs him
12:52in the title picture.
12:53And now,
12:54these two are throwing hands
12:55the only way they know how.
12:56Brute force,
12:57pure aggression.
12:58What a way to kick off
12:59the biggest night of Evolve
13:00in 2026 so far.
13:01Harlem Lewis
13:02looking to start his run
13:03here in Evolve,
13:04and it all starts
13:05with a victory
13:05over Brooks Jensen
13:07as Harlem Lewis right now.
13:08European uppercut.
13:10Boom!
13:11Short arm clothesline
13:12right in the center of the ring.
13:13Peter, is this enough?
13:15And it's not like
13:16Brooks Jensen's the only one
13:17who can do some old stuff.
13:18Cool, man.
13:19Harlem Lewis,
13:20that short arm clothesline
13:21as you mentioned,
13:22the European uppercuts.
13:23Not a lot of flash
13:24with Harlem Lewis.
13:25No.
13:25Certainly a grinder.
13:27And Lewis now
13:29has Jensen in position.
13:31And Brooks,
13:32he certainly knows
13:34about this position.
13:35Jensen,
13:36look at the counter,
13:37but Harlem,
13:38watch out.
13:39Shoulders are down
13:39and Jensen finds a way out.
13:41I wonder if my buddy
13:42and colleague
13:43on the post shows
13:45and countdowns,
13:45Big E,
13:46would describe this match
13:47which is big beady men
13:49slapping meat.
13:49I think we're inching
13:51towards that realm.
13:51I certainly think.
13:54And of course,
13:55you know,
13:55listen,
13:55one of our colleagues,
13:56Booker T,
13:56no bread,
13:57no water,
13:57just meat.
13:58That's right.
13:58Indeed.
13:59These guys are right there.
14:01I think they're right on the verb
14:02of meat status.
14:03And it looks like
14:04as hard as Brooks Jensen's hitting,
14:06Harlem Lewis says,
14:07bring it on.
14:08And Jensen connects
14:09with a spin heel kick.
14:10That's going to daze Harlem Lewis.
14:12Center of the ring,
14:12sit-out powerbomb.
14:14Shoulders are down.
14:15Brooks Jensen,
14:16looking to overcome.
14:17And Brooks Jensen,
14:19another one of those guys
14:20on Evolve
14:20with the sneaky athleticism.
14:22The body type
14:23doesn't scream athletic.
14:25It screams strong.
14:26Here we go.
14:27Knee underneath the chin.
14:28Harlem's down
14:29and presses out yet again.
14:30But every once in a while,
14:32like you just saw there
14:33with that heel kick,
14:34Brooks Jensen will show you
14:35a different sort of level
14:37to his athleticism.
14:38Indeed he does
14:39as both men
14:40scratching and clawing right here,
14:41looking to set the pace
14:42for Succession 2.
14:44Still two huge
14:45title matches to come.
14:46But right now
14:47we could be looking
14:48at the future
14:48number one contender
14:50for the Evolve championship
14:51as we move right
14:52into Season 2.
14:54Cappuccino Jones right now
14:55in the back
14:56getting ready
14:56for the biggest match
14:57of his life.
14:58That's no understatement.
14:59No, not at all, man.
15:01Cappuccino Jones
15:02has impressed us.
15:02What a shot
15:03against Jackson Drake.
15:04What an opportunity.
15:06Oh!
15:08Oh!
15:08Oh!
15:08Oh!
15:10Oh!
15:10Oh!
15:10Oh!
15:17Fujiwara armbar
15:17certainly learned
15:18that one at Noah.
15:19Not to say,
15:20exactly right.
15:21Oh, look at Jensen
15:22well scouted,
15:22rolls him over,
15:23crucifix!
15:24But look at Lewis
15:24right back to it!
15:25You're hanging on
15:26to that armbar.
15:27Maintaining some wrist
15:28control right here,
15:29referee Felix Fernandez
15:30right on top of it.
15:32As Jensen rolls over,
15:33trying to take some tension
15:34off of that shoulder.
15:36And Jensen,
15:37oh, goes for a big knee!
15:40And Harlem,
15:41bringing the violence
15:42yet again.
15:43Oh, man.
15:45Peter, you can sense
15:46how important this victory
15:47is for both superstars.
15:48And you can sense
15:49this is the kind of match
15:50you could come out
15:50of this match different.
15:52Oh!
15:53Speaking of slapping meat!
15:54These two hitting
15:55as hard as possible.
15:56It's not just a regular
15:58Wednesday on Tubi.
15:59It's Succession 2!
16:01Look at these elbows,
16:04these forearms.
16:08And Lewis
16:10amping things up,
16:12taking things to
16:12another level.
16:13Oh!
16:14And Jensen
16:15looking to derail
16:17that momentum
16:17in Harlem!
16:19Oh, that's got to be it.
16:20That's got to put him
16:21to sleep.
16:22Another big strike.
16:23And Lewis
16:25in a precarious spot.
16:26Jensen there
16:27goes for the
16:28short-arm clothesline!
16:30Harlem creates
16:31some separation!
16:32Uh-oh!
16:33Big lariat!
16:34Take a look
16:35at his eyes, Peter!
16:37He's locked in!
16:38He's feeling it!
16:39Jensen's up!
16:41Boom slang!
16:41Into the cover!
16:43And it's on!
16:45Harlem Lewis!
16:47Here is your winner,
16:50Harlem Lewis!
16:51You said it earlier,
16:53Lewis was busted
16:54open early
16:54in this matchup,
16:55fought through it,
16:56and now finds himself
16:58potentially in line
16:59for a championship
17:00opportunity.
17:01These two went
17:02back and forth,
17:03certainly a great way
17:04to set the pace
17:05for Succession 2.
17:06As you see right here,
17:07some bombs being dropped.
17:08You talked about
17:09that athleticism, Peter.
17:10Jensen connects
17:11right there.
17:12We thought that
17:12might be it.
17:13Center of the ring
17:14with the sit-out
17:14powerbomb,
17:15but Harlem Lewis
17:16continued to persevere.
17:17Yeah, I really thought
17:18Brooks Jensen
17:19had this thing
17:20particularly late.
17:22Could Harlem Lewis
17:23find the boom slang?
17:24That was the question.
17:26And guess what?
17:26He does,
17:27he gets the win,
17:28and what a big one it is.
17:30Let's send it over
17:31to Chewy Martinez.
17:33Everybody make some noise
17:34for Harlem, baby!
17:36Wow.
17:38You're making some noise
17:39here, brother,
17:40but that was a huge statement
17:41beating a veteran
17:42like Brooks Jensen, man.
17:43You have your eyeballs
17:44clearly on that
17:45Evolve championship.
17:46Do you think you are
17:46the number one contender?
17:49I am the biggest
17:51badass in that
17:52Evolve locker room.
17:53There is not one man
17:54back there that could beat me.
17:56But that doesn't make me
17:57Evolve champion,
17:58does it, Chewy?
17:58No.
18:00What makes me champion
18:02is when I take the title
18:03off of whoever has it.
18:05So Cappuccino Jones
18:06and Jackson Drake,
18:08guess what?
18:08When you fight tonight,
18:10all you're doing
18:10is keeping that warm
18:11going for me
18:11because I'm next in line.
18:13So make it quick
18:14because I'll be waiting
18:16for whichever one of you
18:17walks through that curtain
18:17next time you face
18:18Harlem Lewis.
18:21Statement made, baby!
18:22Statement made!
18:24Succession will continue
18:25with two title matches
18:26coming up.
18:27But first,
18:27let's meet
18:28WWE prospect
18:30Laney Luck.
18:35I'm Laney Luck
18:36and I'm so excited
18:39to be here on Evolve.
18:42I grew up loving wrestling
18:44and before I even knew
18:46it was a possibility
18:47to do this as a career,
18:49I was preparing myself.
18:51I grew up riding quads
18:53on the dunes of Oregon,
18:55playing competitive sports
18:57and looking
18:58for the next
18:59big adventure.
19:03Until I was diagnosed
19:05with Crohn's disease
19:06and that was really scary.
19:08It was tough.
19:08But what was I going to do?
19:10Give up?
19:11No!
19:13I started my wrestling career
19:15at 21
19:16and never looked back.
19:18And now,
19:19it's time to make
19:20an impact on Evolve.
19:25Another WWE ID prospect
19:27ready to break out.
19:28But before our next contest,
19:30let's take a look back
19:31at Evolve Women's Champion,
19:33Kendall Gray,
19:34who found herself facing
19:35a new and dangerous challenge
19:36in P.J. Vassa.
19:40Kendall Gray has never been
19:41taken down twice
19:42by the same opponent
19:43and P.J. Vassa remains
19:44the one challenge
19:45she is yet to conquer.
19:58Peter, are you ready
19:59to see some hands
20:00thrown in this one?
20:00Are you kidding me?
20:02I have been waiting
20:03all week
20:05for this street fight.
20:09Certainly some issues
20:11about to come our way
20:12here at Succession 2.
20:14I'd like to fit
20:15for P.J. Vassa today.
20:21The following contest
20:22scheduled for one fall
20:23is a street fight!
20:27It is for the WWE
20:29Homeworld Women's Championship!
20:34Introducing first
20:35the challenger
20:36from Seattle, Washington,
20:39P.J. Vassa!
20:43Peter, we talked about
20:44Harlem Lewis,
20:45Brooks Jensen being locked in.
20:47I don't know who's more
20:48locked in than the challenger
20:49here in this women's title matchup.
20:50Well, this is a huge opportunity
20:52for P.J. Vassa.
20:53You see her proudly wearing
20:54the Samoa skullcap.
20:57Very proud of her heritage.
20:58A little war paint as well.
21:00And the war paint,
21:00of course, the tats.
21:03P.J. Vassa is ready
21:05for action.
21:07P.J. Vassa, she's ready to charge.
21:08And her opponent, accompanied by
21:11Ren Sinclair, from Las Vegas, Nevada.
21:17She is the WWE
21:19Homeworld Women's Champion,
21:24Kendall!
21:26Hooray!
21:28Title's down.
21:28Kendall's ready to charge.
21:30Peter Ruffin running here
21:31with this street fight.
21:31I don't know if I would have
21:32recommended running
21:33right after P.J. Vassa,
21:35but that's exactly
21:36what our champion did.
21:37Glad Kelly Kincaid got out of there
21:39as Kendall Gray
21:40bringing a right to P.J. Vassa.
21:41We're off and running.
21:43A Women's Championship
21:44matchup here
21:44at Succession 2.
21:46And, of course,
21:47Kendall has the support
21:48of Ren Sinclair on the outside,
21:49but does Kendall really need
21:50Ren in this situation?
21:51I don't know if Ren
21:52needs Ren in this situation.
21:53If I'm Ren,
21:54I'm watching this from the back.
21:55I don't want to be anywhere near
21:57P.J. Vassa and Kendall Gray
21:59in a street fight
21:59because P.J. Vassa,
22:01we know how dangerous she is,
22:03but let's not sleep on the champion
22:05because when things really get intense,
22:07Kendall Gray takes things
22:09to a next level.
22:10I expect to see a side
22:11of Kendall Gray tonight
22:12we may have never seen.
22:13Well, Peter,
22:13certainly in the past
22:14we've seen
22:14Kendall Gray a part
22:15of stipulation matchups
22:16here at Evolve.
22:17She went one-on-one
22:18with Wendy Chew.
22:18Violence all throughout
22:20the Evolve Arena.
22:21Watch out!
22:21As the arm bar
22:23right against the ropes here,
22:25but this is a street fight.
22:26There's no DQs.
22:27And Kendall Gray
22:28already showing
22:29she's willing to do
22:30different things.
22:32Taking things
22:33to a different level
22:34when the moment requires it.
22:36You just mentioned that
22:36with the Wendy Chew match.
22:38She is always willing.
22:39Look, already going
22:40for tables early.
22:41She does have some experience
22:42in different types
22:43of environments,
22:44but P.J. Vassa
22:44she's been a fighter
22:46even before coming
22:47to the WWE.
22:48Yeah, that is exactly right.
22:49Street fight
22:50is exactly the environment
22:52P.J. Vassa
22:53is looking for.
22:54But Kendall Gray
22:55sending her
22:57into the ring post.
22:58As right now,
22:59Kendall Gray
22:59trying to set up
23:00that table.
23:01Looking for a big
23:02opportunity right here
23:03out of the gates.
23:04Early on going for it.
23:05I respect it.
23:06As Kendall Gray,
23:07Peter, she came out
23:08of the gates hot
23:09and she's ready to
23:10defend that title tonight.
23:11But P.J. Vassa
23:12has other designs.
23:13Yeah, P.J. Vassa
23:14is all strength,
23:15all power.
23:16She is going to make you
23:18pay every opportunity
23:19she can.
23:20She might make her pay
23:21right here as Vassa.
23:22Oh, almost looking
23:23to toss Gray
23:24like a long dart.
23:25There's a big super kick
23:26by the Evolve Women
23:27Champion.
23:28It's Kerry,
23:29look at the power.
23:31As Kendall and P.J.
23:32throwing hands
23:33right here, Peter.
23:34I love seeing
23:34this side of Kendall Gray.
23:36This is the Kendall Gray
23:37that I knew existed.
23:39This is why people
23:40all over the internet,
23:42everybody's talking
23:43about Kendall Gray
23:44for a reason,
23:44but now Kendall Gray
23:46is thinking about
23:47that headbutt
23:48she just saved.
23:50Expanding that playbook,
23:52expanding that arsenal,
23:53P.J. Vassa in control
23:54here in this women's title
23:55match in Succession 2.
24:01On Saturday, May 9th,
24:03after the biggest weekend
24:05in WWE,
24:05what happens
24:07at Wrestlemania
24:08doesn't stay there.
24:10Sweet, sweet revenge!
24:12It follows you.
24:14And in Tampa,
24:16it hits back.
24:18All scores are settled.
24:20It's personal.
24:23It's backlash!
24:32This war to settle
24:34the score continues here
24:35on Evolve.
24:36Women's title on the line.
24:37Blake Howard,
24:38Peter Rosenberg,
24:39and P.J. Vassa
24:40really turning up
24:40the violence right now.
24:41Absolutely.
24:42Kendall Gray
24:43doesn't want any piece
24:43of that chair.
24:45As Kendall trying
24:46to fight it off
24:47right now,
24:48but you have to wonder
24:49at what point,
24:49Peter,
24:50is the power,
24:50the strength,
24:51the violence
24:51of P.J. Vassa
24:52just too much
24:53for the champ?
24:53I gotta tell you,
24:54man.
24:55I am shocked
24:55to see.
24:56Shock may be
24:57the wrong word.
24:58Watch out!
24:59Black hole slam
25:00there by Vassa.
25:01Will that be enough?
25:02Center of the ring,
25:03hook to the outside leg!
25:04Shocked is the wrong word.
25:06I'm pleasantly impressed
25:08by Kendall Gray's ability
25:10to go to this place.
25:11She seems very comfortable
25:12in this matchup,
25:13and no one's comfortable
25:15with a steel chair
25:16to the back.
25:17And Peter,
25:17a couple weeks ago
25:18when these two
25:19signed the contract,
25:19we speculated,
25:20was Kendall Gray
25:21maybe being stretched
25:22too thin,
25:23whether it's Tuesday nights
25:24on NXT,
25:25Wednesday nights
25:25here on Evolve,
25:26and right now,
25:27Kendall could be looking
25:27at her last ever matchup
25:29on Wednesday nights
25:30on Tuesday.
25:30Listen,
25:31if she's not careful,
25:31she could be looking
25:32at her last ever matchup
25:34full stop.
25:35As you see,
25:35the Olympic gold medalist
25:36Tyra Mae Steele,
25:37who certainly has designs
25:39on more gold of her own,
25:40the former Olympic gold medalist.
25:41But I'll tell you,
25:42that face tells me
25:42she has no interest
25:43in seeing a street fight
25:45with P.J. Vassa.
25:46She certainly picked up
25:47a dominating victory
25:48a week ago,
25:48but I don't know
25:49if she wants to step
25:49in the ring with either
25:50of these two superstars
25:51in this type of environment.
25:53Now listen,
25:53Tyra Mae Steele
25:54has been great,
25:55but her,
25:56like almost everyone else
25:57in the locker room,
25:58still has another level
25:59to get to
26:00to be ready
26:01for a matchup like this.
26:03Is there not enough chairs
26:04for P.J. Vassa?
26:05This is feeling like ECW
26:07in 1996.
26:09I was going to say,
26:09I feel like we're
26:10in Philly somewhere.
26:11Chairs galore for P.J. Vassa.
26:13What is her plan
26:15with Kendall Gray
26:16and these steel chairs?
26:17She's setting them up
26:18right here.
26:18Obviously,
26:19P.J. Vassa
26:19had a game plan coming in.
26:21This is her environment.
26:22This is the type of matchup
26:22she wanted, Peter.
26:24As you see the look
26:24of concern on
26:26Rents and Claire's face.
26:28And of course,
26:29the Rents QCC
26:29has been riding high
26:30on Tuesday nights,
26:31but that ship
26:33could be derailed
26:33here midweek.
26:34How many chair shots
26:36to the back
26:37can the Evolve
26:38Women's Champion take?
26:39That's my question.
26:40We've seen Kendall Gray
26:41take punishment
26:41and obviously,
26:42certainly title matches.
26:43We talk about that
26:44Wendy Chu matchup,
26:45but right now,
26:46I mean,
26:46this could be too much.
26:48If you're P.J. Vassa,
26:49you want to take advantage
26:50of this situation.
26:51You clearly have
26:52the champion hurt.
26:54Can you capitalize
26:55and finish this thing?
26:56And is this the place
26:57where P.J. Vassa
26:58wants to be?
26:59High risk.
27:00Let's see how much
27:00reward here.
27:01Kendall Gray
27:01looking to fight off
27:03as Gray.
27:05If she got superplexed
27:06onto those chairs,
27:07that could be
27:08the end of the champ.
27:09I love when Kendall Gray
27:10turns things up.
27:11She has another gear
27:13that most people
27:13just don't have.
27:15She's certainly
27:16looking to take P.J. Vassa
27:17right in that gray area.
27:19And what a counter
27:20there.
27:21The missile dropkick
27:22sends P.J. Vassa
27:23into the chairs.
27:25Backfiring right
27:26in front of Vassa.
27:27Now Kendall
27:28looking to turn things up.
27:29I mean,
27:30she's got the chair.
27:31She's ready to unload.
27:32Yeah,
27:33what's good for the goose
27:35is good for the gander.
27:36Kendall Gray now.
27:38A little bit of extra
27:39spice in those chair shots
27:41as Kendall Gray
27:42utilizing the environment
27:44to its fullest.
27:45I think we're even
27:46at four chair shots
27:47apiece.
27:48As Gray,
27:49she's hearing it
27:50from the Evolve Universe.
27:51She's hearing it
27:52from Rence and Claire.
27:56This title hanging
27:57in the balance right here.
27:58But again,
27:58Peter,
27:58our first of two title
28:00matches were not even
28:01close to done
28:01here on Succession 2.
28:04Kendall Gray
28:06managing to even
28:07things up
28:07in this matchup.
28:08And Gray
28:09going to charge it.
28:11turns around
28:12and Fossa
28:14nearly folds the champ
28:16in half
28:17right through the table.
28:20Now that may be
28:21too much
28:22for Kendall Gray.
28:23And look at the power.
28:26No question.
28:27Fossa
28:29like she's coming
28:30into the backfield
28:31taking out
28:31a running back
28:32five yards
28:33behind the line
28:33of scrimm.
28:33We could very well
28:35have a new
28:36women's champion.
28:38Kendall Gray
28:39might be finding
28:40her issue right here.
28:41PJ Vassa
28:41living right at home.
28:43Powerbomb.
28:44Center of the ring,
28:45Peter.
28:45That could be it.
28:45Stacks her up.
28:46We might have
28:47a new champion.
28:49And Gray
28:50hangs on.
28:51But how much gas
28:52in the tank
28:52does the champ
28:53have left?
28:57As you see,
28:58the look of concern
28:59there on Wren's face.
29:00There's pure carnage
29:01all throughout the ring.
29:03And there's a lot
29:04of reason to be
29:05concerned if you're
29:06Renson Clare.
29:08The entire
29:08women's locker room
29:10locked in
29:11on this matchup.
29:12They want to see
29:13who enters season
29:14two
29:15atop the women's
29:16division
29:18as Vassa.
29:19What does she have
29:20in mind?
29:21Rearranging some
29:21furniture once again.
29:22Let's take another
29:23look here, Peter.
29:24Kendall Gray
29:24from upstairs
29:25drops Vassa
29:26right on those chairs.
29:27That was the moment
29:28when I thought
29:28Kendall Gray
29:29had found control
29:29of the matchup.
29:31But then
29:31P.J. Vassa
29:32spearing Gray
29:33right through the table.
29:35More violence,
29:36more power.
29:37As you see
29:37the real big
29:38turning point,
29:39you just have to wonder
29:39with all we speculated
29:41with Gray
29:41just having too much
29:42on her plate.
29:43Is it now
29:44P.J. Vassa's time
29:45here in Evolve?
29:45Well,
29:46we're about to find out
29:47because she has now,
29:47as you said,
29:48rearranged the furniture.
29:49She's brought those
29:50steel steps
29:51into the ring.
29:52They're not meant
29:52for the center of the ring.
29:53They are not.
29:55As referee
29:55Joey Gonzalez
29:56here
29:56going to try
29:57to do his best
29:58to maintain some order,
29:59but again,
30:00street fight environment,
30:01essentially anything goes.
30:05As P.J.
30:06almost looks like
30:07she's standing
30:07on our podium,
30:08Peter,
30:08but maybe a little
30:09too premature.
30:10And we may be looking
30:10at the end
30:11of this incredible
30:12title reign
30:13for Kendall Gray.
30:14Could this be it?
30:15As Gray,
30:17that smack talk continues
30:19as Kendall Gray
30:20about to get her issue.
30:22Can you imagine
30:23the P.J. Vassa era
30:24on Evolve?
30:25Could be dominant,
30:26could be unstoppable even.
30:27Oh.
30:28As Vassa
30:28setting up Gray.
30:30If she connects,
30:30that could be all.
30:31And Gray!
30:33Shades of Gray
30:34on the steps!
30:35Right in the center
30:35of the ring!
30:36And Kendall
30:38does it again!
30:39Here is your winner
30:41and still
30:43the WWE
30:45Homegrown Women's Champion,
30:49Kendall Gray!
30:52Peter,
30:53she secured
30:54Championship Gold
30:55at Succession 1.
30:56She defended it
30:57in a wild environment
30:59here at Succession 2
31:00as the target
31:01keeps growing
31:01on Kendall Gray.
31:03Every time people
31:05say she may be
31:06stretched thin,
31:07Kendall Gray manages
31:09to go to another level.
31:10Even here.
31:11Speared through the table
31:12by P.J. Vassa.
31:14It slowed her down
31:15for a moment,
31:15but not enough.
31:16Very much out
31:17of her comfort zone.
31:18It looked like
31:18P.J. Vassa
31:19was about to crown herself
31:21as new champion,
31:22but Kendall Gray
31:23very resourceful,
31:24makes a shift
31:25and hits Shades of Gray
31:27for the V.
31:28That was awesome!
31:29Really good!
31:30But you're not a gold medalist!
31:33You're not a gold medalist!
31:35Good job, though!
31:37Good job!
31:39You're not a gold medalist,
31:40though, but good job!
31:41I give you props,
31:43but you're not a gold medalist!
31:43Could we see the gold medalist
31:45versus the undefeated
31:46amateur champion
31:47sometime in the future
31:48here on Evolve?
31:53Everyone's gotta tell.
32:01Wrestlemania Vegas.
32:03It's anyone's game.
32:23Welcome back to Succession 2,
32:25where we just got word
32:26of a major town hall
32:28taking place next Wednesday
32:29on Evolve,
32:30and I have it
32:31on good authority.
32:32This is gonna change
32:33the face of Evolve
32:34going forward.
32:38Well, Peter,
32:38before we get to our main event,
32:39some breaking news
32:40earlier here from the PC.
32:41Yeah, let's take a look
32:42at this security footage
32:43from the parking lot.
32:44You see Tate Wilder right there
32:45ready to get on his bike,
32:46and look at Cam Hendricks
32:48and Harley Riggin
32:48just absolutely bum-rushing them.
32:50You have to imagine
32:51this is because of last week's
32:5210-man tag team result.
32:53Yeah, but this is disgusting.
32:54There's one thing
32:55to have an interaction
32:56inside the Performance Center
32:58in a ring.
32:59This is assault, brother.
33:00I mean, clearly,
33:01sore losers here
33:02are Riggins and Hendricks,
33:03and again,
33:04very on-brand
33:05jumping them from behind.
33:06Yeah, there have to be
33:07repercussions for behavior
33:08like that.
33:09Absolutely ridiculous.
33:11Well, Peter,
33:11the moment has arrived.
33:12Up next is our main event
33:14as the highly caffeinated
33:15Cappuccino Jones
33:16gets the opportunity
33:17of a lifetime,
33:19cashing in a favor
33:19to challenge the first
33:20and only WWE Evolve
33:22champion Jackson Drake.
33:27The rivalry between
33:28Evolve champion
33:29Jackson Drake
33:29and Cappuccino Jones
33:30goes back to the main event
33:32of the very first episode
33:33of WWE Evolve.
33:35The evolution
33:36of pro wrestling
33:37is unfolding
33:38in the middle
33:38of your first ever
33:39main event.
33:40And if you've been
33:41watching Evolve
33:41since day one,
33:42you've witnessed
33:43the rise in real time.
33:44It's time
33:45for Cappuccino Jones
33:47to start waking
33:48everybody up.
33:49A journey that has now
33:50propelled Jackson Drake
33:51into the ranks
33:52of NXT Superstar.
33:56The war between
33:57WWE ID and Team PC
33:59reached its boiling point
34:00when ID United
34:01stopped Team PC
34:02and Cam Hendricks
34:04from capturing
34:05the Evolve Championship.
34:06Jackson Drake or James!
34:07I'm coming for this.
34:08You owe me one.
34:10You owe me one.
34:13Cappuccino Jones,
34:14I do, in fact,
34:15owe you a favor.
34:17So at Succession,
34:18you will get your shot
34:19at the Evolve Championship.
34:22And just when tensions
34:24couldn't rise any higher,
34:25the Vanity Project
34:26shocked everyone
34:27by walking out
34:28during the 10-man tag.
34:29We don't need to run
34:30NXT or going.
34:32This is pretty good.
34:32Setting this rivalry
34:34into overdrive.
34:36Jackson Drake,
34:37the inaugural
34:37and reigning champion,
34:39must answer
34:39here to Cappuccino Jones
34:40at Succession 2.
34:42With the Evolve Championship
34:43on the line,
34:44you can feel the pressure
34:45building already.
34:52All right, Peter,
34:53main event time.
34:55I got my cup.
34:56I got my cup.
34:58I got my brew.
35:00It's time for Cappuccino Jones.
35:03The Evolve Universe
35:05ready for a shot
35:05of espresso right here.
35:07As Cappuccino Jones,
35:09you feel the swag.
35:10Big fight feel,
35:11the biggest match
35:12of his young career.
35:13Listen, he stayed a step
35:14ahead of Jackson Drake
35:15in the Vanity Project
35:16over the last couple weeks.
35:17He had a big assist
35:18to Team ID last week
35:20in that 10-man tag.
35:21But, Peter,
35:22the question is,
35:22is tonight the beginning
35:24of the Cappuccino Jones era
35:26here on Wednesday night?
35:27Well, I'll tell you what,
35:28if you're Cappuccino Jones,
35:29you better have had
35:30a double shot,
35:31maybe a triple shot,
35:32because you are going
35:33to need every bit
35:35of energy,
35:36every bit of passion,
35:37every bit of everything
35:38to take out the champ,
35:40Jackson Drake.
35:40And he wants the parlay
35:41all the double shots,
35:43all the triple shots
35:43that he spent in VFW halls,
35:45all those weekends
35:46on the road,
35:47and finally crown himself
35:49champion and fulfill his destiny
35:51atop the Evolve roster.
35:53And, of course,
35:54if you've been watching Evolve,
35:55you've had the privilege
35:56to find out early
35:57just how talented
35:58all these people are,
36:00and maybe for the last time
36:02on Evolve,
36:03can I just say,
36:05the party is here.
36:11You like that,
36:12don't you?
36:13You like that,
36:14don't you?
36:14Be careful what you wish
36:15for, Cappuccino,
36:16it just might come true.
36:18Well, the confidence
36:19and swag certainly sky high
36:20here for the Evolve champion.
36:22Some unity last week
36:23with Team ID,
36:24but that went all out
36:25the window with Baylor
36:26and Smokes.
36:27But it's all about
36:27Jackson Drake
36:28here tonight.
36:29What a huge matchup
36:31in our Succession 2
36:32main event.
36:33Jackson Drake
36:34has been a phenomenal
36:35champion.
36:36Let's go, Jack.
36:36There's the boys.
36:38I said the party's here
36:39for a reason.
36:40We got Ricky Smokes
36:42doing his
36:42still ridiculous dance.
36:44The Hundo's flying
36:45in the VIP section.
36:47If this wasn't
36:48such a big matchup,
36:49I'd spend some time
36:49talking about Brad Baylor
36:51and Ricky Smokes'
36:51outfit choices recently.
36:53Now let's head
36:53to Kelly Kincaid,
36:54set the table
36:55for our huge
36:56Succession 2
36:57main event.
37:02The following contest
37:03scheduled for one fall
37:05is for the WWE
37:07Hovall Championship.
37:12Introducing first
37:14the challenger
37:16from Coffeyville, Kansas
37:18weighing in at 200 pounds,
37:22Cappuccino Jones.
37:30And his opponent
37:31from Greensboro, North Carolina
37:34weighing in at 188 pounds,
37:37representing
37:38The Vanity Project.
37:40He is
37:41the WWE
37:44Hovall
37:44Champion,
37:46Jackson
37:48Drake!
37:50Well, Peter,
37:51the table has been set.
37:52You see the boys cheering on
37:53the Evolved Champion.
37:55And as we talked about,
37:56there's a lot of levels
37:57here to evolve,
37:58whether it's the ID program,
37:59of course,
37:59coming here to Wednesday nights,
38:00finding your way
38:01to Tuesday nights.
38:02But you go back
38:02to the very first ever
38:04matchup in Evolve.
38:05Both these superstars
38:06are part of it
38:06in tag team action.
38:08We come full circle tonight,
38:09starting Season 2.
38:10What a moment.
38:11Yeah,
38:11to think about
38:12that moment.
38:15We didn't even have
38:16a champion yet.
38:17No?
38:17We didn't even know
38:18what the future would hold,
38:20but these guys were here
38:21from the very beginning.
38:23Such an important piece
38:24of what we've been building
38:26here on Evolve.
38:27And now Drake,
38:28a decorated champion,
38:29a guy who's making
38:30his presence felt
38:31all over NXT.
38:32One of the hottest stars
38:33in professional wrestling
38:34today.
38:34And Cappuccino Jones
38:36has truly just become
38:37a stalwart
38:38here on Evolve.
38:39Indeed,
38:40Jackson Drake
38:40has staved off
38:42all challengers
38:43throughout his 200-plus days
38:44as Evolve Champion.
38:45Big fight feel right here
38:46in the Evolve Arena,
38:47Cappuccino Jones.
38:48The opportunity
38:49of a lifetime.
38:50Referee Vicky Diarico
38:51assigned to this contest.
38:52And again,
38:53Cappuccino not only
38:54just looking to lead
38:54the ID prospects,
38:56he's looking to lead
38:57entire Evolve roster
38:58all the way
38:59possibly to Tuesday night.
39:00That's exactly right.
39:01That's always
39:02what the goal is.
39:04And I'll say,
39:05it's going to be
39:05bittersweet
39:06as Jackson Drake
39:07moves on
39:08to greener pastures
39:09because
39:10already has made
39:11an impact on Tuesdays.
39:11He already has
39:12and you know
39:13that the future
39:14is bright
39:14for Jackson Drake.
39:16But I'd be remiss
39:17to not say
39:17he has made this show
39:19more entertaining
39:20every single week.
39:21Even at the times
39:22a bit underhanded.
39:24Even as Brad Baylor
39:25and Ricky Smokes
39:26acted like
39:27just absolutely
39:29I don't even know
39:30the words
39:30to describe them at times.
39:31Maybe not to be friendly.
39:32Perhaps not to be friendly
39:34but you cannot deny
39:35both the athleticism
39:37and entertainment value
39:38that they bring every week.
39:38You certainly can't
39:39take anything away
39:40from Jackson Drake.
39:41He's not only been
39:41a great champion,
39:42he's been a fighting champion
39:43whether it's Sean Legacy
39:44in Madison Square Garden.
39:46But again
39:46doesn't show a lot
39:47of respect.
39:47That was complete disrespect.
39:49He throws the vanity V up.
39:51And Caps ready
39:51to throw some hands here.
39:52And then after he throws
39:53the V up
39:54does the cappuccino drink.
39:56And look,
39:56I like what it's bringing
39:57out of cappuccino Jones.
39:59And that's the edge
39:59he needs
40:00in a championship matchup.
40:01We saw what that street fight
40:03brought out of
40:03our last two superstars
40:04in that women's title match.
40:05Now Jackson Drake
40:06look at a stave off
40:07cappuccino Jones.
40:09Double underhook
40:09float over into the cover.
40:11Only gets one.
40:12And what a massive boost
40:13this would be
40:14for the WWE ID program.
40:16Jackson Drake
40:17already made the leap
40:17from ID to Tuesday nights
40:18on NXT.
40:19But if cappuccino Jones
40:20captures the Evolve championship
40:22as another ID standout,
40:24it would be a game changer
40:25and a statement
40:25that the future runs
40:27straight through
40:27the ID program
40:28and Evolve.
40:29No question about it.
40:31I've been very impressed
40:32by the PC as well.
40:33These guys and girls
40:34have been impressive.
40:35But you have to give it up
40:36for the ID program, man.
40:37They continue to inspire.
40:39As you watch
40:40what these guys do,
40:41how hard they work
40:42on the weekends,
40:42traveling the country
40:43and then it pays dividends
40:45with champions.
40:46Oh!
40:47And Drake
40:48finds a nice counter
40:49right there
40:49to swing the tide.
40:52One, two, three, four.
40:58There's no question
40:59Jackson Drake
41:00is full of himself.
41:02His confidence
41:02always borders on cappuccino.
41:04That's right.
41:04Well, there's a reason
41:05they call him Dr. Thirst.
41:06Well, I'm not calling him
41:07Dr. Thirst.
41:08I know you can if you will.
41:09Well, no, I mean,
41:09on occasion,
41:10he's not wearing
41:11the Dr. Thirst trunks tonight.
41:12He's certainly
41:13the Carolina Reaper, though.
41:14He's the Carolina Reaper.
41:15He's Heartbreak Drake.
41:16He's Dr. Thirst
41:17and he is the Evolve
41:18champion for a reason.
41:19He's been white hot
41:20on Wednesday nights.
41:21Cappuccino Jones
41:22looking to derail
41:22that momentum
41:23as Capp's starting to cook.
41:26Cappuccino hitting
41:27some Saquon Barkley
41:29reverse jumps.
41:31Let's see what
41:31Capp's got right here.
41:33Looks to pick up
41:33some steam
41:34and Cappuccino
41:36takes out Jackson Drake.
41:37Can Cappuccino Jones
41:39overcome the odds
41:40and win
41:40the Evolve championship?
41:44Toast to that.
41:45Cappuccino, baby.
41:52BGP
41:54Cappuccino
42:01Pet
42:04e.
42:19Back in action here, Succession II main event near fall there for Cappuccino Jones,
42:23Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg, and Peter, this match so far has lived up to the hype.
42:28Absolutely.
42:29I have been incredibly impressed with both Cappuccino and Jackson Drake,
42:33but also there's still so much more in these guys' arsenal.
42:37Two of the best athletes on Evolve, two of the best athletes in the ID program.
42:42They can both do it on the ground.
42:44They can both do it high flying.
42:46Had an opportunity earlier on today, Peter, to talk to Cappuccino Jones before this incredible opportunity.
42:50He said the ID program has absolutely changed his life and now wants to take things to the next level.
42:56Imagine what that championship around his waist would mean.
43:01As Jackson Drake, another superstar, scouted through the ID program, he's been making that impact.
43:08And we've talked about it, Peter, certainly a superstar to watch that's been on the rise.
43:12The thing that's impressed me the most about Jackson Drake, no moment has been too big.
43:18Championship match on Evolve, no problem.
43:20Here we go with the cover.
43:21Defense, no problem.
43:22Tag match, no problem.
43:24Six man, no problem as we see his boys swipe right, looking on.
43:29Going to NXT, no problem.
43:32He just continues to go.
43:35And of course we see Baylor and Smokes on the outside watching.
43:37You have to imagine Harlem Lewis somewhere has his eyes locked in on this one after his huge victory over
43:42Brooks Jensen earlier tonight.
43:43Absolutely.
43:46Oh, look at that.
43:47More insult to injury right here as Cappuccino Jones in a precarious spot.
43:52And the Evolve champion Jackson Drake taking full advantage here.
43:55Well, the one thing that makes Jackson Drake different than a lot of other stars who have that brash confidence,
44:01that cockiness, if you will,
44:02is he does not do it in the wrong moment.
44:05He never creates the mistake that leads to a loss.
44:09He needs to keep his eye on the prize, though, when dealing with someone as good as Cappuccino Jones.
44:14As Drake continues the punishment here, we talk about the ID program being important to Cappuccino Jones,
44:19obviously very important to Jackson Drake as well, as Drake now makes a roll with Cappuccino,
44:26but also very important to Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes, which makes it even more surprising that they left their
44:31teammates high and dry just one week ago.
44:33Again, Blake, you strike me as a somewhat smart person.
44:36You can't be that shocked, based on what we've seen on Swipe Right over the last year,
44:41that if they have enough, they walk away.
44:43We talked about Ariana Grace and Nikita Lyons turning over New Leaf.
44:46Thought maybe we saw that with Swipe Right.
44:49As Jackson Drake reverse neckbreaker, could this do it, Peter, in the cover!
44:53And again, the perseverance of Cappuccino Jones, which has been one of the feathers in his cap ever since coming
44:59to Evolve.
44:59Absolutely. Both of these guys' path to this moment filled with a ton of hard work.
45:05Jackson Drake did it as a kid at Firestar Pro in North Carolina.
45:11Him and Javon Evans, two kids finding their way all the way here to Evolve in the Evolve Championship.
45:16As this Evolve Championship matchup continues right here as Jackson Drake taking full advantage.
45:21And, Peter, from what I understand, Tubi's going to allow us to continue the action right here.
45:25But we're going to stay with this match as long as we need to.
45:28We will most definitely see a winner here tonight.
45:31He's done!
45:32Absolutely. Great decision by Tubi.
45:34You do not want to miss the result of this, the championship on the line, the future of Evolve on
45:42the line.
45:42Will it be Jackson Drake's final appearance here in Evolve?
45:45Will he continue his reign?
45:46Michinoku driver there by Cappuccino Jones.
45:49But he might be too damaged to make the cover.
45:51I just love the story of both of these guys.
45:54They've both done it for so long.
45:57From small towns, Cappuccino being discovered at a church in Oklahoma, Jackson Drake in Carolina.
46:03To see both of them come this far, this is why we fall in love with this thing we call
46:08pro wrestling.
46:09From the Midwest to the East Coast, they meet here on Wednesday nights on Tubi and Evolve.
46:13Cappuccino Jones right from Coffeyville, Kansas.
46:16Looking to take full advantage.
46:18Could it be Capp's time here tonight?
46:21We saw Kendall Gray retain her title earlier, but it's succession to two titles on the line.
46:26Jackson Drake looks to take advantage.
46:28Big super kick and a snap suplex in the corner.
46:31Busting out all the stops.
46:34Jackson Drake feeling the effects of Cappuccino Jones' offense.
46:38It's both men now struggling in this championship match.
46:43Referee Vicky D'Erico checking in with Cappuccino Jones.
46:50Hey, Capp, where is your NXT contract?
46:54You don't have one because you're a coffee-drinking bum.
47:01Sounds like some low-hanging fruit there from the champ.
47:03Oh, well, how about a big old slap to the face from Cap?
47:06That's one way to fire up Cappuccino Jones.
47:08That's a few shots of expresso.
47:10As right now, Cappuccino trying to fight out of the corner.
47:12I think that may have been a mistake by Jackson Drake.
47:15I think turning up the temperature, getting that personal with Cappuccino Jones
47:19may have been a mistake by the champion.
47:21He might have just flipped a switch inside Cappuccino.
47:23Jones, he's seeing red.
47:25He wants that title around his waist.
47:27Something's got to give.
47:28Huge main event here on Succession Two.
47:30As you know, Blake Howard, championship opportunities are not guaranteed.
47:37Cappuccino starting to rock Jackson Drake.
47:40Series of strikes.
47:41Drake goes for a big one.
47:43But Cap continues with the left hands.
47:46It's not unlike looking back at that Super Bowl a month ago.
47:50The New England Patriots and Drake, they may never get back.
47:53Cappuccino Jones, he may never get a shot at this again.
47:56This could be his one and only opportunity.
47:58He needs to capitalize.
47:59He needs to seize the moment as both superstars are down the Evolve championship.
48:04Hanging the balance here in our main event.
48:07Listen, Dan Marino was sure he'd get back to another Super Bowl.
48:10Guess what?
48:11He never did.
48:12You never, ever know.
48:14Cappuccino Jones has to take advantage of this moment.
48:19You always assume there's a little more meat on that bone.
48:21You never know when the last time is the last time.
48:23Maybe unless you're John Cena.
48:25But right now you're taking a look at Cappuccino Jones, Jackson Drake.
48:29Both superstars getting back to their feet.
48:31Knowing that that title's in between them.
48:34Cappuccino Jones certainly hoping this is, that the last time is not now.
48:39And Cap looking to take full advantage.
48:43Somewhere in the back of his mind he has to think about Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes in the VIP section.
48:48As Drake tries to create some separation.
48:51Big shot in the corner.
48:54As Jones sent here to the near side.
48:58Now Cappuccino fighting for his life right now, Peter.
49:00And the question, Blake, is he going to get an opportunity, Cappuccino that is, to get to the top rope
49:06and look for that splash.
49:08That will certainly separate himself right there.
49:12Cappuccino.
49:16Drake in a precarious spot.
49:18An after party might have just went out the window.
49:21Yeah, something else might have went out the window, too.
49:23Look at that back elbow from Cappuccino.
49:26But remember, Peter, Jackson Drake, the only way that Cappuccino can win this matchup and win that title is inside
49:31the ring.
49:32Absolutely right.
49:33And just as you imagine, Cap.
49:37He's looking to fly.
49:38Dialing it up.
49:39Oh, goodness gracious.
49:41Nearly sacrifices himself with that Tope Suicida.
49:45Almost landed on our announce desk.
49:48As Jackson sent back inside the ring.
49:50Peter, is this the time for Cappuccino Jones?
49:53Or, oh, watch out.
49:56Cap, he's starting to roll here.
49:58He might be turning that corner.
50:00He might be seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
50:03Bam!
50:03My only question is, does Cap land the splash or does Jackson Drake land the unaliving?
50:09Because either one of those happens.
50:10It's title time.
50:12Drake hit a couple of unalivings to retain the title in our first succession.
50:15Cappuccino Jones, he was not too happy.
50:17He wasn't a part of the event.
50:18Here we go.
50:19There's a roll-up.
50:20Only two.
50:22This is Cappuccino Jones' time to represent ID, to represent Evolve, to get the attention of interim GM Robert Stone
50:29in NXT.
50:29Can you imagine the celebration in that locker room if Cappuccino Jones is able to take out Jackson Drake with
50:38how long this championship reign has been?
50:41Cappuccino!
50:42You can hear the Evolve Universe right here, Peter.
50:45They're rallying.
50:46Over 200 days for Jackson Drake as champion.
50:49It could all end.
50:51What a nightmare Succession 2 could be for the Vanity Project.
50:56This Cappuccino, looking to close the door.
50:58But a big knee by Drake.
51:00Has him up.
51:02Could this be the beginning of the end?
51:05Had him up in Fireman's Carey position.
51:07Big strike.
51:08Steps off the German suplex.
51:10Holds the bridge.
51:10Shoulders are down.
51:11Center of the ring.
51:13And Jones hangs on as Drake now.
51:18Trying to pick up some steam yet again.
51:19You know what he's looking for.
51:21Oh!
51:22No unaliving right now.
51:23Well scouted by Cappuccino.
51:25He did his homework, Peter.
51:26And now look where Cappuccino's going.
51:28You know what he's thinking about.
51:30He's ready for a shot.
51:32It could be time to drink it up.
51:37And we might be seeing a new champion.
51:40He hit it.
51:41The Froggy Brew elbow.
51:42Peter, will that be enough?
51:44You see the look on the Vanity Project's face into the cover.
51:47We might have a new champion.
51:50Not quite.
51:51Oh my goodness.
51:53You know what?
51:53If you're Cappuccino, go up again.
51:55Hit another one.
51:56He's got to keep his foot on the gas here, Peter.
51:59A second Froggy Brew.
52:00And you are champ.
52:02You've got to get up there and do it again, Cap.
52:05We're getting into the deep borders of this one.
52:07Main event of Succession 2.
52:09It's Cappuccino Jones' opportunity to really seize the moment.
52:12Get up!
52:14Jackson Drake just wants to get out of dodge with that championship.
52:18Jones trying to figure out where he's going next.
52:20The springboard!
52:21But lands right into a reverse neckbreaker.
52:23Wow!
52:25As Drake trying to go for the cover.
52:27Look at the resourcefulness of Jones' quality outside.
52:29What a brilliant ring awareness from Cappuccino Jones to get out of the way in that moment.
52:36Please.
52:36Please.
52:38Please.
52:38Why are you running?
52:39Why are you running, Cap?
52:41Why are you running?
52:42See, again, this is, I think, I respect the champion, ill-advised.
52:47See?
52:47Drake doesn't seem focused in the right places.
52:50He's trading blows with Capuccino Jones.
52:52Back and forth to go here, Peter.
52:54Oh, these guys have had enough of each other.
52:56This has gotten very personal.
52:58This is beyond a championship now.
53:00But once again, if Capuccino wants to secure gold, he's got to send Drake back into the ring.
53:05Here in a very dangerous spot.
53:07Uh-oh.
53:07Oh!
53:08Oh, oh, goodness gracious!
53:09Almost looked like a brain buster.
53:12I don't know if either superstar is okay.
53:16Swipe right, a mix of impressed and disturbed.
53:19What an innovative piece of offense for the champion.
53:22But you wonder how can Drake recover?
53:24He seems to be doing so right now.
53:26That had to have taken some out of the champion.
53:28You would think so.
53:29If you're Jackson Drake, you are thinking unaliving.
53:31No, he's going up top.
53:32Rarified air here for the champion.
53:34It is Succession 2.
53:35Main event on the line.
53:37450 splash.
53:38That could be it.
53:40Executed perfectly.
53:41Into the cover.
53:42Oh!
53:43And Cap's not done yet.
53:46The Cap man drank his coffee this morning.
53:50The Evolve Universe coming unglued right here.
53:54What a main event here on Tubi.
53:58I got to tell you, win, lose, or draw, I am very impressed with both of these guys.
54:05This is why you have to watch Evolve every week.
54:08This is the future of professional wrestling.
54:11And remember, we're sticking with you to the end right here.
54:13We must have a winner on Tubi tonight as Jackson Drake.
54:17Is he looking for a second 450?
54:18Going upstairs again.
54:19Peter, this might be a mistake.
54:20As, oh, Cap into position.
54:23He's knocked right off.
54:25As Drake creates a separation, but he's not focused right now.
54:28He may have been laying bait, though, there for Cappuccino.
54:31As Drake trying to coax him in.
54:34Goes for the springboard.
54:35Wow.
54:36Cappuccino connects with a right hand instead.
54:40As Jones center the ring.
54:42Bam!
54:43Decaffeinator.
54:44That could be it.
54:45Here we go.
54:46New champ.
54:47Shoulders are down, and Cappuccino can't get it.
54:49But he's got to go right back to it, Peter.
54:51You talked about it earlier.
54:52He needs to keep going.
54:54Yeah, no conversation with the referee.
54:56Let's go back up.
54:57Let's go for another froggy brew elbow.
54:59Let's try to put this thing away, Cap.
55:02Drake is down.
55:03The title is looking Cappuccino Jones square in the face here.
55:08Oh, man, Cappuccino, you are so close to a championship.
55:12You can feel the buzz in the Evolve Arena.
55:14They're sensing a changing of the guard here, Peter.
55:17And he's thinking the same thing I was thinking.
55:19He's thinking one more froggy brew.
55:20Go, Cap, go!
55:22What is he doing here?
55:24He's running out of gas.
55:25You don't know what it's like.
55:26This man has been in there now for, what, 20 minutes?
55:29Oh!
55:30And that's just the opening that Jackson Drake needed, Peter.
55:36As the Evolve champion might have found the slightest opening,
55:39and that's all he needed.
55:41Cappuccino Jones was about 15 seconds from being able to land
55:45another froggy brew elbow,
55:46and he would have been walking out with the championship tonight.
55:49You would have certainly thought that was a guarantee.
55:51Both superstars here in a precarious position.
55:54Jackson Drake.
55:55He might be.
55:55Oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
55:56Capp's got him.
55:57It might be sleepy time bobos for Jackson Drake.
56:00Almost that captain's hook-like submission.
56:04Oh, wait.
56:06Capp being put right in a fireman's carry position.
56:09Oh, my goodness.
56:10Oh, my goodness.
56:10What a dangerous spot here for both superstars.
56:13Look at the strength of our champion.
56:15Off the middle turnbuckle.
56:16Goodness.
56:18Now, can Jackson Drake take advantage and end this thing?
56:21Jackson Drake looking to pick up the pieces right now
56:25off that modified burning hammer.
56:27And Jackson to his feet first.
56:31Uh-oh.
56:31Off the ropes.
56:32Could it be?
56:33Picking up some momentum.
56:35And Drake connects.
56:36Oh, no, I mean.
56:38Cappuccino's down.
56:40Oh, Cap.
56:41Right back to the center of the ring.
56:44And that will do it.
56:47Here is your winner.
56:49And still, the WWE Hall of Fame champion, Jackson Drake.
56:59Can you believe the ring awareness of the champion, Jackson Drake?
57:03Even in that moment, with the pin, he knew he was too close to the ropes.
57:08Flipped cap over, secures the pin, gets out of dodge with that championship.
57:13Great ring awareness.
57:14You see the shocked look on the faces of the Evolve Universe.
57:17Cappuccino Jones sacrificed it all throughout this matchup.
57:19He left it all in the ring.
57:22And, Peter, there are various points in this matchup.
57:23We thought that might be enough.
57:25This was one of them.
57:26But Cappuccino, he did keep his foot on the gas.
57:28He did keep trying.
57:29Did keep persevering.
57:30But Jackson Drake found a couple of openings.
57:33That was one of them.
57:34And that sets up this right here.
57:36He's building steam.
57:37He's building momentum.
57:38And, bam, unaliving.
57:40Just how he retained the title at the first success.
57:42You're not getting up from the unaliving.
57:44Listen, Cappuccino Jones should not hang his head.
57:46This is the kind of championship match loss that I don't think should hurt you in any way.
57:51That was an incredible performance.
57:54It's Killjoy.
57:55Harlem Lewis, and he isn't here for the party.
57:59Oh, Harlem Lewis has his eyes set on the champion.
58:03He's staring a hole right through the Vanity Project.
58:06He's going to charge into the ring.
58:08Those three scatter.
58:10Wait, there's Ricky Smokes.
58:11Oh, Ricky.
58:14Oh, the numbers game here is starting to prevail.
58:16You know what?
58:16Listen, that's Harlem Lewis' fault.
58:18He doesn't have any friends.
58:19No, he doesn't have a lot of friends.
58:21And he decided to attack the champion after a match like that.
58:23Naturally, his boys are going to back him up.
58:26Now, Harlem Lewis has wanted to get his hands on these guys.
58:29He never has had a chance before.
58:31He's throwing hands right there with the VP.
58:33Swipe right down.
58:35Jackson Drake goes down.
58:36Uh-oh.
58:36Watch out, Ricky Smokes.
58:38And Harlem.
58:39Oh, man!
58:41Ricky Smokes is sky high.
58:43You can't run for me forever.
58:45This is my show.
58:47That is my title.
58:49It's mine.
58:50Hold it.
58:51Hold it, Jackson.
58:53You've got to give props to Jackson Drake,
58:55who retains the Evolve Championship.
58:58But now, Harlem Lewis ends the show standing tall.
59:00Are we looking at the next challenger for Jackson Drake
59:03and the WWE Evolve Championship?
59:06Oh, shit.
59:07Oh, shit.
59:07Oh, shit.
59:07Oh, shit.
59:07Oh, shit.
59:07Oh, shit.
59:08Oh, shit.
59:08Oh, shit.
59:08Oh, shit.
59:08Oh, shit.
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