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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.
00:43Right?
00:43Yeah, guys, we came in and literally walked everyone down.
00:46Dr. Thirst, the first and only champ for 287 days, that'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 Hendricks, yeah, he's a good player.
00:59You're not going to beat up the athlete 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.
01:14The Vanity Project runs Evolve.
01:15You guys have literally heard no lies.
01:18Look, man, Timothy Thatcher wants a final evaluation of Heartbreak Drake?
01:23Fine.
01:24Cool.
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.
01:36That's right.
01:36I love the sound of that.
01:37Fees up, boys.
01:38It's going to be easy.
01:40Light 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 rolling.
01:52I live on my bed like curry.
01:53Where am I, Batman, curry, you know?
01:55Ain't nobody to get no exposed.
01:57No.
01:57Key to keep me, I'm a bro.
02:04Key to keep me, I'm a bro.
02:04Tonight, it's the final evolution for the Evolve Champion.
02:08It's another big fight field here on Tudor.
02:15The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
02:19Introducing first from Sacramento, California,
02:22weighing in at 257 pounds cam hendrix well peter we saw last week this one's starting to bubble a
02:32little bit and tonight a rivalry that uh necessarily wasn't there before come a little
02:37bit personal well it doesn't seem like everything is personal with this yo-yo cam hendrix i say
02:42that respectfully of course as cam hendrix has been dominating ever since coming to wednesday
02:47nights and of course with uh his new sidekick at harley riggins yeah i like how each of them were
02:53like how can we be more obnoxious let's hang out with each other they're certainly leveling up
02:58each other in more ways than one some way
03:09and his opponent from singapore weighing in at 227 pounds
03:15a couple of months ago peter cam hendrix harley riggins the rest of that pc crew if you will
03:23kind of came in infiltrated the system if you will but dante chen he's been the constant he's been
03:29around for over five years from nxt we've seen him on level up main event friday night smackdown
03:34tna wrestling he's been all around the block and dante chen a true tested veteran but now cam
03:41hendrix is respecting him a little bit absolutely this is what makes evolve so awesome is because
03:46not only do you get uh new jacks like cam hendrix finding their way in the business wait for it
03:51peter
03:51but hold on wait for it the air is coming it's coming wait for it now
03:57do it i played did it that's a good claw from you i'm impressed
04:00but yeah it's not only that you get youngsters like cam hendrix who are figuring it out but you
04:05also have guys like dante chen who have been around have learned a bit and are looking to really
04:09get their name we've certainly seen different sides of the spectrum i guess from the pc side when
04:14you look at cam hendrix you look at dante chen peter does dante embody what the pc athlete should be
04:19pretty much i mean it's hard to have anything to say about dante chen that's not positive you see
04:24dante here a little bit of an uptick in aggression we saw that against true london a couple weeks back
04:29that of course led to victory it seems like dante chen playing mr nice guy anymore 100 and that's
04:34something that you know robert stone used to say all the time about dante chen incredibly talented
04:40but when is he going to turn the level up a bit obviously now that criticism more relevant
04:45considering robert stone's making the choices over at nxt we talk about chen being incredibly
04:50talented but the question begs why did cam hendrix not want chen on team pc well i think you know
04:55why
04:56blake let's not let's not be ignorant cam hendrix is a bad guy and dante chen is someone who ultimately
05:02is not only a hard worker not only talented in the ring oh chen's got some moves that's right but
05:08he's
05:08also a dude who does things the right way that's not how cam hendrix has operated from the second
05:13he got here he has been all about uh tipping the scales for team pc and that's not dante chen's
05:19way
05:19chen's so technically sound here in a series of arm drags yeah he's teaching a lesson to young cam
05:24hendrix right now let's get the double digits right here i don't i don't know if i've ever seen this
05:29many arm drags it's an arm drag fest here on tubi has dante chen taking full advantage right now
05:35against cam hendrix and also a little bit of extra spice there to what dante is bringing of
05:39course in a way defending the honor of tate wilder yeah absolutely and you know everybody was upset
05:46and disgusted about what happened to tate wilder at the hands of cam hendrix see and that that's the
05:51cam hendrix you know a guy who's gonna hide behind harley riggins and then throw a haymaker a series of
05:57cheap shots here by cam hendrix as harley riggins and hendrix getting the last laugh right now
06:04referee chip danning administering his count dante chen needs to get back in this one
06:07peter last week we saw the final evolution of kendall gray tonight it's jackson drake and
06:12will he have the same result as our winners chip i mean you have to imagine that is what all
06:17jackson
06:18drake has been dreaming about all week is being able to close out the same way kendall gray did
06:23with a win over aaron rourke and having to vacate that title he does not want to hand that title
06:29over
06:29to aaron rourke tonight cam hendrix of course got a recent evolved championship opportunity he would love to
06:34be in that position but it's aaron rourke tonight but cam hendrix with a win here certainly could get
06:40in the mind of foreman thatcher to the cover i don't think it's two i don't even understand how
06:44cam hendrix is allowed to be competing this is a guy who took out tate wilder a man who's still
06:48not
06:49clear with a vile attack in the parking lot outside the pc it's it's disgusting we know how violent the
06:56parking lot is at the performance center but never really seen it on evolved no it's it's a it's a
07:02honestly it's disgraceful it's something it's one of the things that always made me proud to be a part
07:07of evolve is that people generally do things the right way and cam hendrix has shown up and said
07:11it's going to be his way not the right way talk about hendrix we talk about riggins being almost
07:16sore losers those bullies and that was on full display with that attack on tate wilder and hendrix
07:21looking to capitalize right here out of the corner and chen with the drop down german suplex
07:26and again a lesson there for cam hendrix took 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 p's perseverance preparation peter and of course peter indeed
07:43has dante right now continuing the onslaught irish whip reverse here by cam hendrix
07:49big boot by dante as chen starting to roll a bit now dante chen wants to shake things up
07:55in the championship rankings here
07:59man how about the motor of dante chen blake you're at nxt you're at main event you see wrestling
08:04constantly how about just the general energy and breath capacity of dante chen is always ready
08:11indeed as chen building some steam right here peter he doesn't normally take to the air
08:15but suicited to the outside
08:18as dante we talked about that uptick in aggression it's on full display here
08:22now can he take advantage he throws cam hendrix back in can he finish the job
08:26what a win this would be and the springboard chopping down the tree
08:30and peter he might start to think about that gentle touch absolutely you said it earlier
08:35he's been more aggressive he's looking for the gentle touch wants to finish this thing
08:39oh here comes that yo-yo harley riggins and the showtime kick that should be a disqualification
08:46you would think so instead it's lights cam action
08:54here is your winner cam hendrix
09:00i don't want to take anything away from what cam did there well that that should not even count
09:05arley riggins ends up costing dante chen the match i listen cam hendrix took advantage but that's not right
09:11certainly a questionable call right there but nonetheless the numbers game prevails as cam hendrix gets the victory
09:18absolutely and dante chen came out strong and he really wanted to secure this win we talked about him up
09:23in the aggression
09:24trying to get to the championship picture but the odds not in his favor late you see the distraction from
09:30harley riggins cam hendrix takes advantage and takes the victory
09:36hey wilder where you at you little baby huh you scared are you you gotta take a week off
09:42yeah you're a little swerp tate tater tot you're nobody does we'll break you in half buddy
09:46where you at you in the medical room are you scared
09:50hey cry in the parking lot cry in the parking lot
09:52they certainly have some words right there now it's here from foreman thatcher
10:01things are always evolving and being the foreman there's a lot of issues that come across my desk
10:06that you deserve to be updated on i'm gonna leave the vacant women's championship until next week
10:12but i do have exciting news brand new talent from north america and europe has been found
10:18the contracts are currently being signed so in two weeks we'll have an evolved special
10:24that will showcase these european talents and brand new wwe id prospects hey dummy what about it's
10:31god you want to try that again
10:37mr foreman sir it's all about it's god what about me i mean take a peek at those peaks
10:45you want some attention oh yeah do you want some attention oh yeah all right then then in the two
10:51weeks i'll put you on that special evolve show yes now you're talking i love it well good good
10:58now see yourself out it's gone it's gone it's gone yes gonna need a lock for that door
11:09on saturday may 9th after the biggest weekend in wwe what happens at wrestlemania
11:16doesn't stay there sweet sweet revenge it follows you and in tampa it hits back
11:26all the scores are settled it's personal it's back glass
11:42the educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead
11:48aristotle 384 bc now that is an interesting concept to ponder
11:55actually my ivy league intellect is what makes me truly different from the uneducated deadweight around
12:00here yeah ah excuse me where are my manners my name is braxton cole the epitome of privilege
12:11an eclectic of excellence a top of the class brown university graduate and an all-league defensive
12:18and football player and what sets me apart from these one-dimensional athletes is that i am the
12:23perfect conglomeration of brains and brawn now while they're working hard i am working smart
12:32and pretty soon when i'm at the top of the class and evolve you'll all see why i am straight
12:38a's in every way
12:42be gone you're taking up my precious oxygen and i need to get my mental work
12:54well the intelligence is about to be next level here on evolve
13:00the following contest is scheduled for one fall
13:04it's in the first from chicago illinois laney luck well peter laney luck waves the flag in the
13:13women's division for the id program and hasn't had the best win-loss record ever since coming to
13:18wednesday nights but she continues a fight has the the heart of a champion let's see what she brings
13:23here tonight and listen that's what it's all about you're not always going to get favorable match-ups
13:26they're going to be l's the question is can you take that l can you hold it can you love
13:31that l
13:31nurture it and turn it into a w you know what i'm saying hi it's me zena double l lane
13:35you're up
13:36see
13:39and her opponent from the main ukraine zena sterling
13:46you can see the evolution of this superstar peter you go from lmg of course to evolve and
13:51now zena sterling looks to be in a position now with a vacant women's championship wants to put
13:56herself right in position that's exactly you're smarter than you look blake howard exactly where
14:01i was going to go now thanks to the uh open slot that may exist because kendall gray has moved
14:08on to
14:08nxt these are two women who have a major opportunity neither has had a a great fortune when it comes
14:16to w's
14:16but one of them's coming out with a win tonight and pushing themselves forward in the women's division
14:21great opportunity for zena sterling and laney luck we know it's a high stakes night of course with our
14:26final evolution main event but this is a high stakes matchup certainly in the women's division
14:30bell sounds were underway laney luck zena sterling and we talked about that evolution of zena from lfg
14:36to evolve peter what differences really have you seen from zena since coming to wednesday nights well
14:40listen she is clearly a more serious competitor the the learning curve has been tremendous
14:45um when you see when people walk through the door at lfg they are greeners could be nervous
14:51intimidated and as you can see right now that is not the look of someone who is nervous and
14:55intimidated it's someone who's ready for the moment the question is can that translate into getting
14:59meaningful wins a lot of confidence especially when you're in the learning tree of someone like
15:03bubba ray dudley zena sterling certainly looking up her game here but laney luck here we go into a quick
15:07cover only gets one of all the people to be under the learning tree of is anyone leg is anyone
15:13more
15:13intimidating than than bubba ray dudley that's the thing you end up uh it's trial by fire you know
15:18what i mean and you come out a stronger competitor because of that these two a couple of pinfall
15:23exchanges in the early going very back and forth between laney luck and zena sterling and peter we're
15:28talking about laney luck not just here on wednesday nights but ultimately has she repped the id program
15:34i think she's done a great job i mean listen everyone is trying to etch their name in stone
15:40everyone wants to be the next kendall gray the next cali armstrong the next jackson drake
15:46has she done that yet no obviously she has not but she has repped the program well but again she
15:51is
15:51also someone who needs to start stacking some wins and putting herself in a position to be a legitimate
15:57contender here on evolve we talked about that stiff competition she's gone one-on-one with the likes of
16:01carmen petrovich pj vassa certainly some of the top women on the evolve but how many wins
16:07we'll see how that transpires as again peter right now both superstars looking to move up the ladder
16:13as zena fireman scary takeover looking to take full advantage as zena zeroing in right now of course
16:19former division one swimmer very well-conditioned athlete is zena sterling both of these ladies very
16:24impressive i won't lie though blake it is hard for me not think about our main event tonight i am
16:28it is wednesday night we go out of the corner it is two it's a wednesday night it's two b
16:36and we have
16:36a main event with jackson drake defending the title for the last time ever on evolve against none other
16:42than aaron roark that's the mayor of sparkle city to you and me indeed we'll see if that has the
16:47same
16:47fare as it did last week with the final evolution of kendall gray but right now any luck taking some
16:52full
16:52control sending zena sterling to the apron it's just you get to see the full spectrum here on evolve
16:58look at that absolutely you see people find their way and find real success like the vanity project
17:04over on nxt already capturing tag team gold it's pretty crazy
17:11as laney luck trying to take some risk and landing with a bullseye on zena and into the cover
17:17a near fall there for laney luck and peter we've been talking about the women's division here but
17:21ultimately now with the title being vacant how wide open is it on wednesday nights at this moment in
17:28time it is as open as it's ever been since the very beginning when cali armstrong became our first
17:32women's champion i would say right now uh there are as many people as ever who have a legitimate claim
17:38that they should be in the title picture we'll certainly see how that one transpires over the
17:43next several weeks a lot of decisions to be made for foreman thatcher as zena sterling bellyback suplex
17:48dumps laney luck and she capitalize here i mean you think about the wendy choos the cali armstrongs the
17:55people have really been competing for a very long time but then you can't forget people like pj vasa
18:00who have come along and completely changed uh the scope of the women's division and then superstars like
18:05layla diggs mason holiday starting to bubble up a little bit how about chantelle monroe you know
18:09she wants to be in the thick of things can't forget about the reflection of perfection as laney luck
18:14and zena sterling going back and forth right here in the center of the ring these two been very evenly
18:19matched throughout peter absolutely both with some vicious blows exchange in the middle of the ring
18:25as the intensity ramping up a little bit here zena some overhand rights
18:29and sterling unloading a bit here we're talking about dante chen's aggression starting to come out
18:33we're seeing it here in zena sterling yeah don't let the blue sparkly skirt fool you she's bringing
18:38it oh reverse front ddt would that be enough into the cover oh and lady luck at two and three
18:45quarters
18:45able to press out i just think you can't overemphasize how hard all of these youngsters work to get these
18:50opportunities what it means to make it to the performance center to be a part of the id program
18:55whatever your path was and then to end up here on to be on wednesday night with everybody else in
19:00the
19:00business watching oh everybody settles down to see what everyone is doing on evolve it's a lot of
19:04pressure each time one of these wrestlers steps in the room death valley driver right there into the
19:10cover and lady luck picks up her first win on evolve here is your winner lady luck peter you talked
19:19about
19:19that win-loss record but right here in front of our eyes we see the first dub for laney luck
19:24that's
19:25exactly right it makes me happy because she needed the win and she ended up getting one tonight over
19:30zena sterling well peter let's go back and take a look at the action you see laney luck risking it
19:35all right here really expanding her arsenal of offense trying to get the win over zena sterling but
19:40zena also looking for a big win here on evolve it's that time of the year where both superstars trying
19:45to move right up the ranks lady luck right there with that death valley driver into the cover and
19:49laney luck picking up her first win here on evolve big big moment here tonight
19:54on the perfect day here at the pc huracoranas hey lindsay lindsay wait up amigo hey sunglasses off
20:08i just gotta say how sick it is man to be able to train at the performance center with a
20:12cat like you
20:13oh my bad my bad i remember growing up watching you the cruiserweight classic and now
20:19look at us man we're outside just chopping it up plus plus plus catch my vibe lucha lit that's
20:27basically main man energy you're just throwing a mask on it you're not just throwing a mask there's
20:32more to that got people man listen you're gonna learn but i gotta go all right oh before you go
20:38you and me in the ring one-on-one i think it'd be a killer learning experience and also
20:43get to check out how many lives you got left main man yeah first lucha lit that's right in the
20:50ring
20:50uh-huh that sounds perfect yeah but you know what i'm gonna teach you a lesson right now
20:56you see when you're in the ring with me lucha lit lisa dorado you're not gonna be the main man
21:02you're gonna be the next man i'll catch you all right come out so we got our match oh we
21:06got it
21:06i'll check you all right perfect sunglasses back
21:13this april live from las vegas the best in the world cm park i'm the champ and i call the
21:22shots
21:23versus the original tribal team roman reigns two of the biggest stars for the world heavyweight
21:30championship greatness demands an answer you will acknowledge me wrestlemania
21:56ladies and gentlemen please welcome cappuccino jones the pot is hot peter
22:05you know what shout out to my dude cappuccino jones i gotta tell you look at my man with the
22:11glasses get down i might need to replay that guy oh look at my man right there oh he's feeling
22:15it
22:15he's feeling cap he's had maybe too much cap yeah he might have had a few too many cappuccinos but
22:20man
22:20i i'm telling you this guy has gotten better in every way in the ring the swag the vibe i
22:27really dig what
22:28cappuccino jones is putting down as a singles competitor certainly feeling himself after a tough
22:32championship loss a few weeks to go at succession but cap's back and he's ready to roll my man with
22:37the glasses is feeling what's a refill yo yo yo yo the pot is hot tonight and i know y
22:47'all like that
22:48and it's gonna be a crazy rush when aaron roark walks out the new wwe evolve champion
23:00aaron aaron dine peace
23:04aaron for real you got all of our support let's take it home
23:17hey hey but for real though before that before that main event goes down
23:22there's something that's been brewing for weeks
23:29brooks jensen i'm calling you out
23:34see no no no for real you're a student of the game you can remember matches from the 80s the
23:3990s
23:41the 2000s but one thing you don't seem to remember is me beating you in the gauntlet match
23:49clock it but the one thing you keep on bringing up is you beating me with one arm tied behind
23:57my back
23:59so listen real close brooks this ain't about team id versus team pc nah nah nah that's over
24:05this is personal this is about me whooping yo ass so next week next
24:14oh look who's here
24:24personal personal personal
24:26cappuccino jones you just made the biggest mistake of your life you want to make it personal
24:34with a bad man that hails from
24:37bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam then so be it cappuccino
24:47you didn't just call me out you just ended your own career well peter a huge grudge match is set
24:58i cannot wait to see this give me cappuccino jones and brooks jensen all day long the stakes have
25:05certainly been raised and peter we saw a glimpse of it last week and now our own chui martinez sits
25:10down
25:11with luca crucifino
25:16e-ball fam how you doing chui martinez here hanging out with my man luca crucifino
25:22i'm doing excellent good to see you brother hey what are we doing what are we doing for you
25:26watch this watch this make me a favor put up two fingers here a little peace sign make a love
25:30all right and then connect the hands here you go this is for you my guy look how beautiful thank
25:35you so
25:35much man you're welcome welcome to evolve thank you so much man how you feeling i am too
25:40blessed to express this whole place has been bouncing the stars from all over the world have
25:46been shining take a look at kendall gray take a look at sean legacy people that didn't just walk here
25:50they evolved they figured it out under these lights and now shining bright under the lights of nxt
25:56it is truly peak inspiration i'm about to loop it all back and the whole crowd is gonna be rolling
26:04with the life of the party as i cruise my way through evolve i feel it i love it brother
26:10but
26:11all this party gonna be distraction you know what too i can see how the outsider might think hey luca
26:16you
26:16got your priorities all mixed up maybe upside down maybe a little helter skelter however i can promise
26:22you on the inside cruise figured it out that when my energy is vibrating with love connection is fun is
26:31when i'm my most effective and effective me is dangerous me let me put it for you this way my
26:38flow
26:38state is my ghost wow and it seems like you've done all the internal work man yes sir i respect
26:45that thank
26:46you man it's all blur blur but i know i know what that means you know what for the folks
26:51that are
26:52out there that don't know what it means what does it mean break it down let me tell you blur
26:55stands
26:55for peace love unity and respect it is the staple of the rave community values that we simply do not
27:03have here in wwe evolve all we have is people with big egos and insecurities and we have big bad
27:09cam
27:09hendrickson harley riggins guys that are just simply vibe killers man we need someone to shine the
27:16lights and children i think i know who can figure it out i think that's luca i think you're right
27:22hey
27:22brother thank you so much for your time yes sir hey and this is just a build wait for the
27:28beat to drop
27:28hello hello cut well peter a whole new crucifino looks ready to evolve
27:41and imagine the evolution of the dime piece if aaron rourke were to walk out evolve champion
27:51tonight last week we talked about it being the biggest match in tyra may steel's career and
27:55sometimes we speculate not using hyperbole per se but this is without a doubt the biggest match of
28:02aaron rourke's life the biggest opportunity he's ever had in professional wrestling and now
28:06could he be the man to derail jackson drake
28:09it is such a great question it's the reason we're all here by the way it looks at the best
28:16shape of his
28:16life i have never seen aaron rourke look better shredded and ready for this opportunity
28:23trained by greats worked his tail off across the industry to get to evolve and since he's been in
28:32evolve he's done it as a tag team competitor he's done it as a single star and he earned this
28:37shot
28:38against jackson drake
28:43guys here comes an evolve champion and here for the last time i guess it's your turn yeah it's the
28:50last
28:50time ever i gotta do it party's here the party is here folks that was like next level stoner well
29:00i
29:00had to i had to it's the last time look at the shredded abs of our champion jackson drake as
29:05he
29:05stands by with swipe right who recently by the way became nxt tag team champions but they're back to
29:12support the champ and peter we talk about obviously the evolution of different superstars and how they've
29:17grown on evolve these two have competed one-on-one on the indies before but how was tonight different
29:22you talked about the stakes what this match means i mean it's listen i don't want to take anything away
29:28from big matches on the indies as you see our champion holding that title high win or lose that's
29:33the last time you will see jackson drake hold that evolve championship but this is different this is
29:38about being in the wwe record books this is about becoming the wwe evolve champion challenger is in
29:47champion is in flanked by his boys outside of mike roe to set the table for this final evolution
29:59the following contest scheduled for one fall is for the evolve championship
30:11introducing first the challenger from sparkle city weighing in at 208 pounds aaron
30:28and his opponent weighing in at 188 pounds representing the vanity project
30:37he is the evolve champion jackson drake
30:47that's the last time jackson drake will receive a ring announcement here in evolve but
30:51will he still get in still at the end of the match can't believe i have to deal with this
30:56emotion two weeks in a row kendall gray last week for the last time and jackson drake win
31:00lose or draw for the last time as evolve champ leader you mentioned kendall gray last week will
31:05we see the same story tonight you know that is what jackson drake wants more than anything to leave as
31:11champion to have to hand over that title because he chooses to not because it's been won as you see
31:18again a full vip section of support for this incredible main event that we have full of
31:25id talent right there in just two weeks about before nxt returns to madison square garden the
31:30site where jackson drake had a successful title defense against sean legacy late last year now an
31:36opportunity here against aaron rourke but peter these are two men that embody not just the id program
31:40but evolve itself watch out early pin there for rourke yeah completely two totally different guys
31:46here we go rourke i mean rourke and drake are so different as people as competitors style wise oh
31:54roll up rourke nice counter the one thing they have in common is an absolute undying love for
32:00professional wrestling that's what jackson drake is and that's what aaron rourke flips out the belly to
32:11back as aaron rourke start to roll right here who's walking out as evolve champion keep the camera up
32:22everyone's got to tell
32:30wrestlemania vegas it's anyone's game
32:52back in action here on evolve you see the richest prize on wednesday nights here blake
32:56howard peter rosenberg the final evolution of jackson drake here in evolve his final matchup
33:01again will he leave as champion well we will find out by the end of the night and i really
33:07hope for
33:08your sake if you're a viewer tonight you've been watching since we started over a year ago because
33:12you've seen the evolution of jackson drake you saw him compete early on and rourke oh you see brad
33:19baylor try to get involved we know that numbers game really can help the vanity project well that is
33:23part of the plan always and you see jackson drake taking advantage of it but besides even everything
33:27we've seen jackson drake do here oh nice counter by rourke his story going all the way back to being
33:32a
33:32teenager in the wrestling business in north carolina a young jackson drake and a young javon evans
33:38training together dreaming of one day getting there you see what his best friend javon evans
33:43has done you know this kid is dreaming not just about nxt but one day having a wrestlemania match
33:48against his best friend tearing it up on monday nights is the young og and of course jackson drake
33:52he's starting to make his name on tuesday nights but it all started right here on wednesdays peter
33:56as jackson drake the first ever evolved champion and aaron rourke who embodies everything that evolved
34:02represents from opportunity to growth and development looking to really pay that off right here
34:08nice counter by jackson drake and peter whether you like him or not you can't take anything away
34:12from his skills inside the ring 100 you cannot he is one of the most skilled young stars i see
34:18look at
34:19this though he's going to work on the back of the head of aaron rourke and you can see the
34:22aggression
34:23turned up right here it's a big match for jackson drake of course successful with two title defenses at
34:28both succession one and two we'll see if he's able to get the win here tonight against aaron rourke
34:32and head to nxt having never lost the evolved championship now you mentioned uh aaron rourke
34:39and how he embodies everything uh that is evolved watch out and the cover shows are down only one and
34:46that is the id program it's so true he he is his own man aaron rourke does things his own
34:51way and he
34:52has just won people over since the moment he walked in the door and i think jackson drake i don't
34:58know if
34:58he'd admit it publicly i think even jackson drake has great respect for the work of aaron
35:03he certainly would think so here we go side rushing leg sweep floats over
35:09only gets two right there and of course aaron rourke picked up the pin
35:12in that huge 10-man tag team match between the pc and id match up a couple weeks back and
35:17really that
35:18started to kickstart the momentum for aaron rourke and helping him put him in the position today
35:21and allowing foreman thatcher to really honor him with this title opportunity there's no question him
35:26scoring the pin in that 10 man that is the reason aaron rourke has this opportunity one opportunity
35:31begets another and now aaron rourke is on the precipice of history could he be the second ever
35:36wwe evolve champion has rourke in a fight right here certainly as you pointed out peter in the best
35:42shape of his young career but walks right into a knee of jackson drake the champ creates a separation
35:48but look at the dying piece from up top he throws up the v jackson drake doing jackson drake things
35:55stopped to the back of aaron rourke trying to do some damage that lower lumbar region right here
36:00now jackson drake has work up and a fisherman's brain buster into the cover man gary marcus says
36:08it's only two and a half what an exclamation point it would be to the first year of evolve that
36:13kendall
36:13gray wins out on her last match ends her time here as champion if jackson drake were to be able
36:19to do
36:19the same thing think about what that says about the championship reigns of our men's and women's
36:24champions indeed as aaron rourke right now on the receiving end of some punishment we talked about
36:29that mutual respect potentially that jackson drake towards aaron rourke whether you'd like to admit it
36:34or not two people that don't have necessarily any respect are swipe right brad baylor ricky smokes we
36:39saw him walk out in that 10-man tag not really showing a whole lot of respect to their fellow
36:43id
36:44me no but they have respect for each other i mean ricky smokes and brad baylor they have great respect
36:48for one another uh and no matter what no matter how little respect they show to anyone you have to
36:54respect the way they operate as a tag team and rourke look at this counter right here oh
37:01and rourke look at that dials it up with the area code in sparkle city that's right i didn't know
37:08that sparkle city had that area code but absolutely a six one nine here we go aaron rourke starting to
37:14build a little steam right here peter oh man this is the most momentum we've seen from rork in this
37:20matchup he's locked in on the championship oh man and jackson's right now goes for the big swipe
37:26look at rourke back up on his feet bam big super kick aaron rourke into position again german release
37:32suplex aaron rourke so dangerous with his hands and his feet as you saw that back super kick
37:37connecting to the chin of the champion the momentum sent drake back up on his feet he's in the far
37:42side
37:42corner aaron rourke zeroing in on his target here oh and meets the back elbow at jackson drake the champ
37:48creates separation work back up top one more time the second time's a charm oh and he said the champ
37:54flying
37:55and landing on his back great work by aaron rourke to take advantage of that situation eat the feet
38:01here we go center of the ring hooks the outside leg shoulders are down oh man i cannot imagine the
38:07internet breaking if aaron rourke were to beat jackson drake for the evolved championship tonight
38:18dial it up looks at ricky smokes and brad baylor might have wasted too much time
38:21and drake the german suplex in the corner well that that's the thing in a situation like this
38:28a massive matchup aaron rourke has to remember the moment you cannot get caught up in any sort
38:34of theatrics or trying to prove a point you just got to score oh and there rourke fighting off the
38:40champion nice counter with the uranagi rourke oh man that's the innovative offense blake drops the elbow
38:46close to the rope and drake able to hang on rourke starting to build some momentum right here peter
38:52think about the people jackson drake has survived this man has survived keanu carver
38:58all right so think about what that would mean if aaron rourke is the man to dethrone jackson drake
39:06we're talking about looking at a new era on evolve coming up in just two weeks some brand new talent
39:11coming some id talent talent from all over europe the stacked divisions will continue to grow but
39:16who's going to sit at the top we don't know or is it going to be aaron rourke well listen
39:20here we go
39:21on the outside now as drake oh and rourke they're going back and forth right here peter precarious
39:28position i don't know which man is more comfortable out on the apron we've seen
39:33jackson drake operate out here before oh to the throat of war that's the hardest part of the ring
39:38and drake looking to dial something up right now what is he thinking he can't be serious
39:43suplex off the apron all the way to the floor drake is down rourke is down peter the above
39:52championship hanging the balance this match continues on tubi
39:58i want to break some big news nxt will be bringing one of its biggest ple's one of the greatest
40:04wrestling cities in all the world on saturday april 4th get ready for a fight nxt stands up in st
40:12louis
40:14the stakes are high the world is watching and only the best stand and deliver nxt stand and deliver
40:23saturday april 4th
40:30back in action here on evolve as aaron rourke certainly feeling the effects of what we saw
40:35right before the break as work here looking for the challenge let's take another look right now
40:40jackson drake the suplex from the apron all the way to the floor rocking his challenge
40:47some blood in the mouth of our champion as well the evolved universe really rallying behind the
40:52challenger right now jackson drake he's locked in and aaron rourke in a bad spot man you can see he
41:00is
41:01out of it and the carolina reaper starting to unload and peter we thought there might have been some
41:07respect before we're not seeing it right now rourke might be out everyone who ever contacted you was
41:12right you don't belong here but look at the fight here oh man aaron rourke he's worked his entire life
41:22for this type of opportunity he's going to go down swinging aaron what's he looking to do here oh it's
41:26a spinning toe hole perhaps here we go half crab oh i like this look at the torque on the
41:32lower back
41:32here of jackson drake peter he's right in the center of the ring no this is a very smart move
41:36from
41:36aaron rourke he not only is he holding on to that leg but the kicks to the back of jackson
41:40drake
41:41rourke starting unleash swipe right none too pleased and rourke now
41:49you see rourke he believes it looking to fulfill his destiny right here drake with the counter oh
41:55version of an ushiguroshi right there let's see what drake can do off the ropes oh big punt oh that
42:02could be in center the ring kicks out at one all right look at aaron rourke kicking out at one
42:08and
42:08look at the disbelief on the face of the champion jackson drake has unlocked the inner dragon of aaron
42:14rourke sit up power ball oh two and a half
42:21and rourke knows he missed that opportunity and the champ lives to see another day
42:30drake scratching and clawing rourke feeling that frustration here ricky smokes he might be feeling
42:36that title slipping out of vanity project's grasp and now uh drake taking a moment with baylor and
42:43smokes a little vanity project conference there but aaron rourke trying to keep his foot on the gas
42:47right now oh man this is one of those moments your your entire life could go differently blake oh
42:54referee jerry marcus got inadvertently struck right there in the midst of this final evolution of jackson
43:00drake wait a minute baylor and smokes are in oh this isn't right super swipe drops work center of
43:07the ring it can't end like this oh that is it drake with the cover now came this far two
43:13oh and rourke
43:16is still alive and you could hear and feel the electricity in the evolved arena here at the
43:23performance center orlando jackson drake and the vanity project may have ripped all the pages out
43:30of the playbook peter they've got nothing left aaron rourke eats the super swipe and somehow kicks out
43:38and since drake on the way to the floor taking out swipe right but you know aaron rourke that's not
43:44going to be enough he's going to want to add aaron rourke is going to want to fly he's going
43:49to lay it
43:50on the line down goes smokes and baylor but the champions back in the ring you see that the champ
43:56smartly gets out of it and manages to avoid the damage and now oh a big kick i don't know
44:03if it was
44:04quite unaliving but he might be setting him up right now as jackson drake in fireman's carry position
44:10looks to execute oh burning hammer center of the ring oh here comes the unaliving that's step one
44:16building some steam oh and right to the back of the neck aaron rourke a valiant effort and jackson drake
44:24will not retain quite yet wait wait i have called nearly every jackson drake match in evil i don't know
44:33if i've seen anyone kick out of an unaliving like that connecting to the back of the head but that's
44:38what aaron rourke just did you see drake that frustration setting in but he's got to continue
44:43peter this title hanging the balance you see the vip section they're in disbelief here comes drake
44:48charging and nobody home and rourke oh feels the enziguri right to the back of the head drake now
44:58look at the look of insanity and he's nearly folded in half by aaron rourke
45:05aaron rourke is hitting a different gear i've never seen this from rourke before he's up top peter
45:11and he's going
45:15cover and aaron rourke fulfills his destiny
45:19here is your winner and the new
45:26evoke champion aaron
45:34you see the looks of disbelief aaron rourke is your second ever wwe evolve champion
45:45the genuine emotion pouring out right here in the evolve arena aaron rourke the biggest moment of his
45:55career absolutely incredible moment to witness the final evolution of jackson drake came and it
46:04delivered just as he has the last 300 days the precision of heartbreak drake was on full display
46:11early on the vanity project thought they'd be celebrating but the dime piece had other intentions
46:18drake couldn't get the best of it right there and once again goes forward but aaron rourke
46:23putting a stop to the champions offense and then aaron from the top on cloud nine and that is enough
46:30for the win and now peter he's sitting on cloud nine atop the evolved division true genuine emotion
46:38it's all raw it's all coming out right here you see the superstars from the back the entire
46:43evolve locker men's and women's emptying out to show support for aaron rourke right here
46:48id prospects pc talent an incredible moment here for aaron rourke oh a little too excited right there
46:58the celebration continues through all the ups and downs trials and tribulations the id prospect has
47:05built momentum shine through made history and officially taking a ball to sparkle city
47:13for aaron rourke
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