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WWE Evolve - Season 2 - Episode 10 EngSub
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00:07Then, now, forever, together.
00:56Then, now, forever, together.
01:00Oh, is that my guy? Stone is back.
01:04Ladies and gentlemen, this right here around the ring is the future of the WWE.
01:13And look, we all know Evolve has been built on ambition, has been built on want, but it needs authority.
01:22So myself and Shawn Michaels, we put our minds together, and we have come up with the perfect person to
01:29run this place.
01:31So your new Evolve general manager.
01:40Peter, what a shocker.
01:43This is an incredible choice.
01:46The player coach of WWE ID, Timothy Thatcher.
01:50Someone who laid the foundation for Evolve, and now he's running the show.
01:54You know what?
01:55I got to give credit where credit is due.
01:57To Stone, to Shawn Michaels, this is a great call.
02:00Love Timothy Thatcher.
02:01What a way to kick off the new season here on Wednesday nights.
02:06Thatcher dressed up a little bit.
02:07A little bit.
02:08Oh, those are almost slacks.
02:11Look, Tim, no doubt about it.
02:13You've been a fantastic WWE ID player, coach, but I think it's time we expand your role.
02:19All right?
02:20So you're going to be going all around the world to scout independent talent, to help enhance Evolve, enhance the
02:28ID program, and that's why you're going to be the perfect general manager.
02:38First off, thank you, sir.
02:41I really appreciate the trust that you and Mr. Michaels have in me, and I appreciate everyone that's around this
02:49ring right now, but I'm no general manager.
03:06Evolve is where the work starts.
03:08Hard work is rewarded here, so it's more like a work site.
03:15So I'm not the GM.
03:17I'm the foreman of Evolve.
03:28Hey, okay, so Tim, then as the foreman of Evolve, you're going to have to make some difficult decisions.
03:37So your first two tasks, you're Evolve champions, Kendall Gray, Jackson Drake.
03:43I understand, sir.
03:44They're now NXT full-time superstars.
03:46Yeah, I understand, sir.
03:48I understand, sir.
03:50Evolve is about building.
03:52Building new talent, building new opportunities.
03:55One door closes, another one opens.
04:00So champions shouldn't just disappear.
04:04They've got to earn their way out.
04:07So I've asked Kendall and Jackson for one more title defense.
04:12That's going to be their final evolution.
04:18If they win, they get to leave as champion.
04:22The title gets vacated.
04:24If they lose, we've got a brand new standard bearer here in Evolve.
04:31It's all right, huh?
04:33Kendall Gray's final evolution will be tonight, and it'll be against the Olympic gold medalist Tyra May Steele.
04:41Hello!
04:42Talk about a blockbuster.
04:46Talk about a main event.
04:50Next week, Jackson Drake's final evolution will be...
04:57Think about it.
04:59Now you're cooking.
05:00Come on.
05:01Think about it.
05:04Well, we know who wants it, Peter.
05:06Well, any time a title is mentioned.
05:08Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:17All of Lewis here's title, he shows up.
05:20If that clown, Jackson Drake, is having one last match here at Evolve, I want it.
05:25Hey!
05:26Hey!
05:27Hey!
05:28None of this!
05:29None of this!
05:30This isn't going off the rails!
05:32Not on my watch!
05:34Hey!
05:35I already know.
05:36Every time the men's title gets mentioned, here you come storming out here.
05:41I already planned for that.
05:43I got a match for you already.
05:46So, I think we all should clear out of here, because it's time for Harlem to get to work!
05:54All right.
05:55Well, Peter, the foreman already making moves here in Evolve.
05:59Yeah, but who is going to be the final evolution for Jackson Drake?
06:06So crazy.
06:08One last match.
06:09One last title defense.
06:11One last time representing Evolve as champion.
06:15Evolve gave me a place to find myself.
06:17To find confidence inside and outside of the ring.
06:20And I'll never forget the ones that have been supporting me since day one, or chanting my name since the
06:25first time I came out.
06:27This will forever be my first home.
06:30But tonight, tonight's business.
06:34Tyra Mae Steele is dangerous.
06:35She's an Olympic gold medalist, and when it comes to being a technical wrestler, she's the only one that has
06:40me beat.
06:41But that's fine, because I don't back down from any challenges.
06:44I thrive under pressure.
06:45I thrive when things get hard.
06:47It took me months and months to get to the top of the mountain, and I'll be damned if I
06:51don't stay on top.
06:52Chantel Monroe, Kali Armstrong, Wendy Chu, Carmen Petrovich.
06:57You name them, and I've taken them down.
06:59And Tyra Mae Steele is next on my list.
07:01So when I get my hand raised one last time on Evolve, I'm going to walk into NXT full-time
07:07with momentum on my back.
07:10It's time to strap up.
07:16On Saturday, May 9th, after the biggest weekend in WWE, what happens at WrestleMania doesn't stay there.
07:25Sweet, sweet revenge.
07:27It follows you.
07:28And in Tampa, it hits back.
07:33All scores are settled.
07:35It's personal.
07:37It's backlash.
07:50Peter, we're back here on Evolve, and what an opening contest we have.
07:54Oh, I'm very, very excited to see this matchup with Harlem Louis.
08:03Oh, you talk about a couple of big guys getting together.
08:11And his opponent from Akron, Ohio, weighing in at 285 pounds, Sam Holloway.
08:22Certainly the big boy of the ID program.
08:25And Peter, ever since he came to Evolve, Sam Holloway has certainly made an impact, whether it's a singles competition.
08:30We saw him as a part of Team ID.
08:33But now he's got a big test in front of him from the man who thinks he is the number
08:37one contender to the Evolve champion.
08:38Well, that's absolutely right, Blake.
08:39Harlem Louis believes he is the future of Evolve.
08:43And if that is true, you have to make your way by beating competition like Hardway Sam Holloway.
08:51I got to tell you, every time we're here to call a Holloway match, I'm nervous.
08:55He's going to crack through the table and kill me.
08:58This guy is an incredible athlete, and he's absolutely massive.
09:01We've seen some of those dives over the top.
09:03Certainly brings it at 285 pounds.
09:06Bell sounds right away.
09:08And Harlem Louis, Peter, he's laser focused on a championship opportunity.
09:11Absolutely, and he's trying to go right to work at Sam Holloway,
09:14which is probably the way you want to approach someone with this kind of strength.
09:16But it could turn out the wrong way.
09:18As Holloway certainly wants to make his presence felt.
09:20He's looking at a title shot of his own as it's wide open next week.
09:24Who's taking on Jackson Drake in his final evolution?
09:27If you've been with us since the beginning, you've gotten to see some of the best talent in all of
09:31WWE emerge.
09:33And now, with the vacancy that will be created with Jackson Drake and the Vanity Project leaves us,
09:39there is an opportunity for other people to step into those roles.
09:43And we'll certainly see if Tyra Mae Steele can take advantage of her opportunity tonight against Kendall Gray
09:46as Harlem Louis looking to seize the moment right here.
09:50And Peter, ever since Harlem Louis returned to Evolve just a couple of months ago,
09:53it seems like Harlem only has one goal, and that's championship goals.
09:57Listen, you have to...
09:57Oh!
09:58My goodness!
10:02That is not the way you want to start things off against Sam Holloway,
10:05but you've got to give Harlem Louis credit.
10:08He is writhing on the outside right now.
10:10That hurts to just watch.
10:12But you've got to give credit where credit is due.
10:14He is always bringing it 100% when he's around.
10:18He only has one speed.
10:20Sam Holloway been in the ID program for about a year and a half now,
10:23and Peter, since the time we've seen him,
10:24how is Holloway impressed as an ID prospect?
10:27Oh, I think Sam Holloway absolutely jumps off the page.
10:31The first thing you see is the size, right?
10:33Oh!
10:33Look at that!
10:34But then it's that, Blake Howard.
10:36It's stuff like that, that springboard elbow drop.
10:38That athleticism into the cover only gets two right there.
10:41Of course, we saw him in that recent Haas fight with Drake Moreau here on Evolve,
10:45and Sam Holloway really started to impress, proving he might be the big man in the ID program.
10:50Absolutely.
10:50He could absolutely be the most impressive big man,
10:54at least now that Keanu Carver is in the ranks of NXT.
10:57And of course, right now, Sam Holloway looking to get the brand new formative of Evolve.
11:01Timothy Thatcher looking to get his attention right now.
11:03Has Harlem Louis looking to do the same here.
11:05Harlem Louis gets flattened with the big boot.
11:08And Holloway's starting to cook here, Peter.
11:09And you see the ups from Holloway.
11:11That leapfrog, you don't usually see it from someone of his size.
11:13By the way, Blake, what do you think of the term foreman instead of GM?
11:16You like it?
11:17It's certainly an interesting twist, but if anyone's a little bit out of the box, it's Timothy Thatcher.
11:21Absolutely.
11:21He is the perfect person to guide the young talent of Evolve.
11:26Always love seeing that guy.
11:27As you see Sam Holloway going to work, using those long legs to punish Harlem Louis.
11:33That big extension there by Sam Holloway.
11:37As right now, Harlem Louis pounding away.
11:41Of course, Harlem Louis cut off a big win at Succession over Brooks.
11:43Jensen trying to build that momentum.
11:45And a shotgun dropkick out of the corner by Holloway.
11:47Peter, can he capitalize?
11:49Well, Harlem Louis, I'll tell you what.
11:50Here we go.
11:50Into the cover.
11:51Stacks him up.
11:52Only gets two.
11:53Imagine if Harlem Louis could stack wins against Brooks Jensen and also Sam Holloway.
12:00It would certainly be very tough for Foreman Thatcher not to make Harlem Louis the final evolution of Jackson Drake
12:05next week.
12:06That's exactly what everyone is competing for.
12:09Jackson Drake's final match in Evolve.
12:12Say what you want about the Vanity Project.
12:14Drake has been a great and fighting champion.
12:17Who gets to be that final evolution?
12:19What an opportunity.
12:20And of course, we talk about off Succession.
12:22Of course, this past weekend, Vengeance Day for NXT.
12:24A lot bubbling right now on the road to WrestleMania.
12:28Absolutely right.
12:29You know all these guys are seeing what's happening for the Vanity Project in NXT.
12:34What's happening for Kendall Gray in NXT, for Keanu Carver.
12:38Indeed.
12:38Great motivation for all of our young talent here in Evolve.
12:41You can see they take that step to the next level as Sam Holloway looking to take his game to
12:45the next level.
12:46Harlem Louis fighting him off right here.
12:47Creates a bit of separation and drives that elbow right in the back of the neck.
12:51But Peter can Harlem capitalize.
12:52Well, you know, I've been talking a lot, Blake, about the athleticism of Sam Holloway.
12:55I do not want to shortchange Harlem Louis.
12:57A great athlete who is jacked up in his own right.
13:00I don't know if you can suplex Sam Holloway there.
13:02A former linebacker in the Italian Football League.
13:04And a gourd buster there by Holloway.
13:07As Holloway looking to zero in right now.
13:10Man, I really enjoy the work of Sam Holloway.
13:12Of course, Harlem Louis came out to start off the show.
13:15Trying to make his presence felt.
13:17Timothy Patrick put him right in this position.
13:19There's the Urinagi.
13:20Center of the ring.
13:20Hooks the outside leg.
13:22And Harlem somehow able to hang on.
13:27And for Sam Holloway, we talk about what a win like this would mean for Harlem Louis.
13:31But for Holloway as well, he's been impressive.
13:33He's gotten a lot of attention.
13:34But he needs signature wins.
13:37And that's what this would be right now against Harlem Louis to start our night off on Tubi.
13:41And as Holloway and Louis back and forth here.
13:44Another big night.
13:44Another big Wednesday on Tubi indeed.
13:46As these two jockeying for position right now.
13:49And Harlem Louis looking to take full advantage.
13:52Look at the power here, Peter.
13:53Yeah, there's the strength of Harlem Louis.
13:54But Sam Holloway, savvy.
13:56Oh!
13:58Double underhook suplex right into the corner.
14:02This is a hell of a way to start things off, Blake.
14:04Here we go.
14:05Hooks that inside leg.
14:07And look at the resourcefulness there of Harlem Louis putting his foot on the rope.
14:10Peter, that just saved him.
14:12Absolutely.
14:12No, Harlem Louis knows what he's doing, man.
14:14Listen, I know some people get frustrated because Harlem Louis is so aggressive.
14:18Whenever the title's mentioned, he shows up.
14:21He's demanding.
14:21But I'll tell you what.
14:23Opportunities sometimes are taken, not given.
14:25And Harlem Louis understands that.
14:28And Holloway looking to seize the moment right here.
14:30Center of the ring with the big guzzle.
14:32Oh!
14:32Oh!
14:33And Louis!
14:33Oh, my goodness!
14:34What a counter there, Peter!
14:35Wow!
14:36How is Holloway still standing?
14:38He's not!
14:39And a vicious Larry to the back of the neck.
14:42Harlem Louis looking to take things to the next level.
14:44We know about his power and strength as Harlem.
14:49He's zeroed in on that Evolve championship.
14:51He wants that opportunity next week against Jackson Drake.
14:55There it is!
14:56Up and down with the boob slay.
14:58And Harlem Louis picks up the win.
15:02Here is her winner, Harlem Louis!
15:07Wow!
15:08I didn't know if Harlem Louis could get the boob slay done against a man the size of Sam Holloway.
15:15And you see Blake Howard, Harlem Louis, saying, I want that championship opportunity.
15:21All right, let's take a look back here.
15:23It was fast, hard-hitting action throughout.
15:26Sam Holloway jumping out early on, showing domination.
15:29That massive presence being felt.
15:32But as things go on, time passes.
15:35Harlem Louis cannot be stopped.
15:37And there it is.
15:38The boob slay and the dub for Harlem Louis.
15:40You have to be wondering, Peter, are we looking at the next Evolve champion?
15:46And now let's take a look at the latest evolution of this superstar.
15:57Evolve, do you feel that?
15:59Do you feel that bass in your chest?
16:01That spark that's in the air?
16:02We'll get ready because Luca Crucifino is arriving.
16:07And when that beat drops, I'm tripping.
16:10Through the lights, I'm rolling with the rhythm.
16:15And I'm cruising right to the peak here at WWE Evolve.
16:20And just because I'm vibing, just because I'm smiling,
16:24just because I move the way that I do does not mean that I'm not dangerous.
16:31I've been through the silence.
16:33I found my inner self.
16:36And I figured it out.
16:39That when Luca Crucifino is vibing on the frequency of love,
16:43fluidity and fun is when he has his most effect.
16:48On this mode, nothing can fracture my inner peace or kill my vibe.
16:53My opponents start seeing colors that they didn't even know existed.
16:58I live for the drop and I thrive off the energy of the big moments.
17:02I relish in the euphoria of the crowd.
17:06And when Cruz begins to rise, all my opponents' heads begin to spin.
17:11And I'm ready to make evolve, revolve around Luca Crucifino.
17:23This April, live from Las Vegas, the best in the world, CM Punk.
17:30I'm the champ and I call the shots.
17:33Versus the original Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
17:36Two of the biggest stars for the World Heavyweight Championship.
17:40Brinette demands an answer.
17:44You will acknowledge me.
17:48Wrestlemania.
17:57Yes, finally.
17:59I have been waiting for this moment.
18:01And now, I finally get my first ever championship match here in WWE.
18:08Kendall, you walked into this locker room as an undefeated amateur wrestling champion.
18:16Heck, you've defeated every single person that stepped up to you here in Evolve.
18:22But you've never gone against an Olympic gold medalist.
18:27And we both know that the mat and ring are two separate things.
18:32But when that bell rings, it doesn't matter.
18:36What matters is whoever gets that one, two, three.
18:42Now, I know that you're moving on, Kendall.
18:45And this is going to be your final evolution.
18:48Win or lose.
18:50But me?
18:51I, I can't afford to lose.
18:57And I won't be satisfied until my name is etched in the history books as the Women's Evolve champion.
19:17The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
19:22Introducing first, from Chardon, Ohio, weight 232 pounds, Harley Riggins.
19:32Well, Peter, as we just heard, we're certainly in for a major collision course for the Evolve Women's Championship in
19:37our main event.
19:38But we're looking at two guys right now who haven't made too many other friends around the Performance Center in
19:44recent weeks.
19:44They made clear when they brutally attacked Tate Wilder last week in the BC parking lot.
19:49And now, with Tate Wilder clearly hunting Cam and Harley, we just got word from our new Evolve foreman that
19:54Tate has been escorted out of the building because he's not medically cleared to appear.
19:59And that's why Cam and Harley believe they're the two biggest badasses in Evolve.
20:04And they're out to prove it right now.
20:05And we know Presley's sideline due to a weightlifting injury.
20:08Now, Harley Riggins in here is a singles competitor.
20:10But he's got his boy with him in Cam Hendricks, and we'll see if he can be up for this
20:14competition.
20:16Oh, man.
20:19And his opponent, from Yonkers, New York, weighing in at 211 pounds, Trill London!
20:28The electric enigma back here on Evolve.
20:31And Peter, he certainly pushed Dante Chen to the limit the last time out as Trill London looks to continue
20:35to improve and up his stock on Wednesday nights.
20:40You just used the word, the electric enigma.
20:42Electric is the word.
20:43He, to me, is one of the most exciting, jump-off-the-page superstars we have in all of WWE
20:49in terms of young, young talent developing.
20:51He truly impresses me.
20:53However, he has not caught a ton of breaks in terms of the competition he's had to face, and that
20:59continues with Harley Riggins tonight.
21:00It's certainly been an uphill battle for Trill London, but just like we saw when he was an NFL cornerback,
21:05taking on the top wide receivers around the world, he's taking on the top competition inside the ring here.
21:10Harley Riggins, whether you like his attitude or not, has certainly proven to be a difference maker since coming to
21:14Evolve.
21:15Is Harley Riggins the number one bully in all of Evolve?
21:19That's a fantastic question.
21:20I think the combination of his attitude, size, and ability makes him, yeah, the number one bully.
21:26As you see, a little response to that number one bully with some arm drags coming from Trill London.
21:30And you can really see the improvements in the ring inside Trill London.
21:33Of course, we go back to that Dante Chen match a few weeks ago, but even his early training, Trill
21:37certainly made a lot of strides from the beginning of Evolve to right now quite the evolution, if you will.
21:41Very well said. Again, I really think that given the right opportunities and the ability to just continue to work,
21:49Trill London is someone that you could see one day rocking the WWE Universe, similar to what we're seeing from
21:54Javon Evans right now.
21:57Absolutely. We will always say how Evolve meets this talent at the ground level is, oh, Harley with a fistful
22:03of Trill's hair right there.
22:04I hate to see it, but I can't say I'm surprised.
22:06Peter, you have to wonder, the new man in charge saw that one.
22:08As we found out at the top of the show, we have a new foreman here, not a general manager,
22:12a foreman here on Evolve.
22:14His name is the ID player coach, Timothy Thatcher.
22:17You're not going to have to bring your lunch pail to work here on Evolve on Wednesday nights.
22:20As you see that electric enigma right here, Trill London.
22:24Big connection with the dropkick, sending Harley Riggins down to the outside.
22:27But with that, with Timothy Thatcher being here, that means tonight everybody has an opportunity.
22:31Watch out!
22:33And Harley meets Cam right there, and Trill takes a look on the outside.
22:37Peter.
22:38See, here we go.
22:39Trill.
22:39Where are we going, Trill?
22:40Into position.
22:41He likes to risk it all.
22:42Trill's going to fly!
22:43Whoa!
22:44Whisper in the wind to the outside.
22:46Trill London looking to pick up some momentum right here.
22:49And of course, if you take a look back just a couple of weeks ago here, Trill not on Team
22:54PC.
22:55Certainly might have a different mindset, different values as Harley Riggins.
22:58I think that's absolutely safe to assume.
23:00And Harley released German suplex.
23:03Looking to capitalize here.
23:04Riggins not even going for the cover, Peter.
23:06Just continuing to punish.
23:07Although, listen, I can't blame him for that.
23:08That is a smart thing.
23:09You want to try to get your opponent down, then attack, and get them in the most prone position to
23:14secure a W.
23:16And now Riggins off the rope.
23:17Bam!
23:17Big connection right there.
23:19Let's see if this could end Trill London.
23:22I think the only thing these guys can relate on is the desire and need to impress the foreman Timothy
23:29Thatcher tonight.
23:30They both know what a win would mean.
23:32Peter, we talk about opportunity tonight, next week, really for the immediate future here on Evolve.
23:36How big of a chance is this for Harley Riggins to break out as a single star?
23:39Well, it just seems to me, you know, when you're in a tag team like Riggins and Presley, obviously there
23:44are benefits to that.
23:45But the downside is sometimes you can get lost as a talent.
23:48So when your partner goes down, it's unfortunate, but it does provide an opportunity to be seen in a different
23:53light.
23:53And I absolutely believe Harley Riggins understands that.
23:56And we talk about difference makers.
23:58You see Cam Hendricks on the outside.
23:59Cam Hendricks coming to Evolve.
24:00Putting his stamp right in the mix in day one.
24:03He gets an Evolve championship opportunity.
24:05He's already rising right up the ranks.
24:07And, of course, they're getting under the skin of other superstars here like Tate Wilder.
24:11Tate Wilder still not cleared as a result of those actions.
24:13I think charges should be pressed against Cam Hendricks.
24:16I think that goes beyond anything that happens in the performance center.
24:19That was an attack.
24:20That was a crime to me.
24:22Trill London's starting to pick up the pace a bit here, Peter.
24:24Here we go.
24:24In the cover center of the ring.
24:26Man, imagine a win over Harley Riggins for Trill London.
24:29You talk about throwing yourself right in the mix of the division.
24:33That is what a win would mean tonight for Trill London.
24:36We know Timothy Thatcher certainly has a huge decision to make for next week.
24:40Who will Jackson Drake take on in his final evolution?
24:42But Cam Hendricks is up.
24:44And look at Harley Riggins take full advantage.
24:46Absolutely.
24:47That's a smart move, though.
24:48And Trill London cannot get caught off guard like that.
24:50And here we go.
24:52Into the TKO.
24:54And Harley Riggins finds his way to victory.
24:58Here is your winner, Harley Riggins.
25:04That's a very, very tough way to lose.
25:08If you're Trill London, competitive throughout the match.
25:11The distraction from Cam Hendricks.
25:13And now you're Trill London, it's another opportunity that sort of slips through your grasp.
25:17Harley Riggins always done with the numbers game.
25:20Cam Hendricks picking up the pieces right now.
25:23As these two continue their reign here over Evolve.
25:26And listen, Trill London, he was good at multiple times throughout the match.
25:30But again, the attitude, the pressure, the ring awareness.
25:34Harley Riggins getting a win.
25:36Now let's head ringside to our guy, Chewy Martinez.
25:39Standing by with the winner.
25:42Harley, that was pretty impressive, brother.
25:44Your first singles win here at Evolve.
25:46Congratulations.
25:46But Cam's here.
25:47Is this the new tag team?
25:49What's up?
25:49Hey, man.
25:50I know you're a fan.
25:51I know you're a fan, but around here, we do whatever we want, Chewy.
25:55Oh, like what you did to Tate Wilder in the parking lot?
25:57Yeah, why is he crying?
25:58He's coming back.
25:59You know that, right?
26:00No one's concerned.
26:00Kick his ass again.
26:01Hey, we're in the ass-kicking business.
26:03And businesses?
26:04Boom.
26:06Peter, the gatekeeper's here.
26:08Hey, who's picked last at recess?
26:11Who's picked last at recess?
26:13Hey, Dante, Dante, Dante.
26:14What are you, man?
26:15We didn't pick you for TPC?
26:16He does.
26:19I never would have joined you guys.
26:21I welcome the ID talent.
26:23You guys don't represent the PC.
26:25Yeah, right.
26:25You are a disgrace.
26:28What?
26:29What'd you say?
26:30I can't stand by and see what you did to Tate and stay silent.
26:34Dante, you coming out here pretty bold stepping up to us.
26:37But you want to test that toughness, why don't you fight me next week?
26:40See what happens when you step in the ring with Showtime.
26:43Hey, let me at him right now.
26:44Let me at him right now.
26:45You're on.
26:46Hey!
26:48I think Timothy Thatcher will sign up on that, y'all.
26:51Dante Chen versus Cam Hendricks next week.
26:54But you know what?
26:54We have some history being made when we come back.
26:56Kendall Gray will defend her title one last time, y'all.
27:00Woo!
27:05Everyone's got to tell.
27:13WrestleMania Vegas.
27:15It's anyone's game.
27:40It's anyone's game.
27:43Hi, Aaron.
27:44Hello, Mr. Thatcher.
27:45Or should I call you Mr. Foreman now?
27:48Very spiffy.
27:49Oh, uh, Mr. Foreman, please.
27:52All right, Mr. Foreman.
27:53It's okay.
27:54It's okay?
27:54Yeah.
27:54All right, Timothy.
27:55Let me not waste time.
27:57Let me just get it all out, okay?
27:58Yes, sir.
28:00I truly believe in this life opportunities are earned, not because we think we deserve them.
28:07And next week, Jackson Drake, he gets to have his final evolution.
28:12See what I did there?
28:13His curtain call, his final time in the spotlight of Evolve, and he gets to have his last chance to
28:19walk out there as champion.
28:21And Jackson has earned that.
28:25But you know what he doesn't deserve?
28:28To leave here as champion.
28:30He doesn't deserve to walk out there one last time, hold up the belt, and then vacate it like he's
28:35built this place.
28:36I mean, the Vanity Project has been doing the same song and dance since day one of WWE ID.
28:45Cheap shots, shortcuts, inflated egos, and my personal worst, horrendous outfit choices.
28:53Horrendous.
28:54I mean, they even have the nerve to say that they've built this and run this place.
29:01My final straw was that 10-man tag.
29:04They just poof, gone, up and left, left us for a three-on-five against a pack of wolves.
29:10But you rose to the occasion.
29:12I mean, I'll never not take a compliment.
29:16But we survived that match.
29:18But that's what Evolve does.
29:20We survive, we grow, and we earn.
29:24And truthfully, I feel like I represent Evolve.
29:31Opportunity, development, improvement.
29:33You've seen it firsthand.
29:35For the last year, I've been giving my all to show that I'm the diamond in the rough here in
29:40the ID program.
29:41And I'm damn proud to represent WWE ID.
29:46I mean, you've improved your game in every aspect.
29:50It's time I step up to be the leader.
29:53It's time the dime piece stands in the spotlight.
29:58I'm just, I'm just looking for an opportunity.
30:03I'm the man that stops Jackson from rewriting history.
30:09I'm the man to make sure his evolution ends, but mine begins.
30:15I'm the man to make sure that championship stays here, right where it belongs.
30:21Thanks.
30:24Respectfully, I'm asking you to give me this match.
30:29Please.
30:32I mean, Harlem Lewis did make a compelling argument.
30:36That's true.
30:38But I think he'll get his time.
30:41It's your time next week.
30:43Really?
30:44Yeah.
30:45Thank you, Timothy.
30:47Thank you, Mr. Foreman.
30:50Yeah, of course, sir.
30:51Good luck.
31:00Well, Peter, major breaking news there.
31:02The opportunity of a lifetime for Aaron Rourke next Wednesday.
31:06Now, listen, there is no one more deserving in the locker room than Aaron Rourke from day one.
31:13He's done it as a tag competitor.
31:14He's done it as a singles competitor.
31:16I am so excited for Aaron Rourke.
31:19He's certainly been building some momentum in recent weeks.
31:22Maybe not the favorite coming in to get the opportunity against Jackson Drake,
31:26but he certainly has secured that for next week.
31:28But you want to talk about some momentum, Peter.
31:30How about the challenger in our first ever final evolution right here for Kendall Gray?
31:34Tyra Mae Steele from the Olympic gold medal right here to evolve,
31:38and she's ready, Peter, to add some more gold.
31:42We've talked about this.
31:43Tyra Mae Steele has been on a roll week after week after week.
31:48The momentum has been building for Tyra Mae Steele,
31:51and now she gets the shot of a lifetime.
31:56It'll be very interesting to see how this one plays out.
31:59She's had her target on Kendall Gray ever since coming to Tubi.
32:05The challenger is in.
32:08Peter, here comes the champion,
32:09and you know the proverbial locker room sellout right here.
32:12They're glued to the monitors.
32:13VIP section is full.
32:15The final match in Evolve for Kendall Gray.
32:18Yeah, I'd be lying to you, Blake,
32:19if I said I didn't feel a little bit emotional
32:21knowing this will be the last time we see Kendall Gray
32:24walk through that curtain as our Evolve champion.
32:27She has been one of the true stories
32:30since the very beginning of WWE Evolve.
32:32She had the first match in Evolve history.
32:34She was in a match to the crown,
32:36the first ever women's champion.
32:37Five television title defenses,
32:40won the title at succession.
32:41She's been the MVP for the last year,
32:43but can she finish out with the gold?
32:46If you've been with us since the beginning,
32:48you've been watching Evolve,
32:49you know the star that Kendall Gray is,
32:52and it's been very satisfying
32:53to see Evolve's very own boss lady
32:56become that same star on the NXT stage.
32:59Very proud of Kendall Gray.
33:00So we're set to go.
33:02Let's head to our ring announcer, Mike Rohn,
33:03to set the table for the final Evolution.
33:08The following contest scheduled for one fall
33:12is for the Evolve Women's Championship.
33:21Introducing the challenger from Houston, Texas,
33:26Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele.
33:37And her opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
33:42she is the Evolve Women's Champion,
33:47Kendall Gray.
33:53Tyra Mae Steele, the Olympic gold medalist,
33:56back in the 2020 Olympics,
33:58winning the gold in the freestyle.
34:00And then, of course, Kendall Gray,
34:02undefeated as an amateur
34:03in wrestling in the collegiate ranks.
34:05And now, Peter, we're looking at a situation.
34:08Who has the amateur advantage?
34:09The champion or the Olympic champion?
34:12Listen, the fact is, on paper,
34:15the challenger actually has the advantage
34:18in this matchup.
34:19I mean, to say someone is an Olympic gold medalist,
34:23I can't even properly emphasize
34:25what that says about the skills of Tyra Mae Steele.
34:28And you see it early on.
34:29But, of course, in this environment, Peter,
34:30there's no points.
34:31The takedowns don't necessarily mean the same.
34:33They can certainly give an advantage.
34:35You see Wendy Chu and Lainey Luck looking on.
34:37Again, a lot at stake right here.
34:39Kendall Gray has been the cornerstone
34:40in the women's division.
34:41Tyra Mae Steele's rising up.
34:43Something has to give tonight on Tubi.
34:45Well, either way, in one scenario,
34:48Kendall Gray leaves with the title
34:50as Evolve Women's Champion.
34:52That's incredible to picture.
34:53On the flip side, can you imagine
34:55what it would mean if Tyra Mae Steele
34:57becomes the third ever WWE Evolve Women's Champion?
35:01Either result is incredibly exciting to picture.
35:03You see a series of reversals right here,
35:05as this is certainly world-class mat wrestling
35:08right here on display in our main event.
35:10And that's certainly one of the reasons
35:12Foreman Thatcher made this matchup,
35:14put Tyra Mae Steele in this position.
35:15Nice go behind by Tyra Mae to the roll-up.
35:18And look at this incredible mat wrestling early on.
35:21Just so representative of a wonderful
35:25and deep women's division on Evolve
35:27that we've been able to watch for the last year.
35:29Fireman's carry takedown by Tyra Mae Steele.
35:31And, Peter, if you've been watching Evolve
35:32ever since the beginning,
35:33that's been the bread and butter of Kendall Gray.
35:35That has to be getting into her head right here.
35:37Yeah, 100%.
35:38But Kendall Gray, the other bread and butter,
35:40she absolutely knows as a match goes on
35:43and gets more intense, she gets better and better.
35:47Tyra Mae puts on the brakes right here
35:48as Kendall Gray tries to go for the hip-lock takeover.
35:51Gray trying to find any advantage she can.
35:54That is the Kendall Gray we've come to know
35:57and love over the last year.
35:58And we've speculated for quite some time
36:00with Kendall Gray's schedule,
36:02whether it's Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights,
36:03weekends all around the country.
36:04Has she been stretched too thin, Peter?
36:06Is her schedule going to hold her back in this match?
36:09Well, you know, you bring that up.
36:10Robert Stone used to bring that up.
36:11But the proof is in the pudding.
36:12Here we go into the cover.
36:13Hooks the outside leg.
36:14The proof is in the pudding, Blake.
36:15Has she been stretched too thin?
36:17Has it affected her?
36:18No.
36:18She continues to maintain.
36:20She continues to wear that championship proudly
36:22and compete here, compete on Tuesday nights,
36:25and on the weekends and all over the world as well.
36:27Tyra Mae trying to reversal right there.
36:28Kendall Gray holding her ground.
36:29Look at the mat wrestling exchanges right here.
36:32Counter for counter.
36:33And, of course, Tyra Mae, she feels this is her moment, Peter.
36:36Her first ever WWE championship opportunity.
36:39Well, listen, these opportunities grow on trees.
36:42The beal out of the corner.
36:43Ask our former champion, Callie Armstrong,
36:46who's been desperate to get a rematch,
36:48a singles rematch against Kendall Gray.
36:50You're never guaranteed another shot.
36:52So Tyra Mae Steele needs to take advantage.
36:55We talk about those five TV title defenses for Kendall Gray,
36:58one of them coming in Madison Square Garden.
37:00If you go back earlier in the year in 2025,
37:02Tyra Mae Steele winning LFG Season 1 in Madison Square Garden.
37:07Both of these superstars have competed at that high level,
37:10and they want to take it up a notch here.
37:12I just, if you're sitting here watching this,
37:15I just hope you're taking in this moment.
37:17Two talents like Kendall Gray and Tyra Mae Steele.
37:19One day you will be watching them at Wrestlemania,
37:22and you get to see them right now
37:24in this Evolve Women's Championship match.
37:26It is truly a moment in history.
37:28Certainly seen the evolution of Kendall Gray's young career here.
37:32Right in and dunk down!
37:35With that belly-to-belly right there.
37:37Tyra Mae Steele starting to cook a bit here, Peter.
37:40She's got a ton of momentum coming into this matchup.
37:42We said that, and it's so true.
37:44Tyra Mae Steele has been getting better every week,
37:46ever since she got to Evolve.
37:48Listen, she had had opportunities at NXT.
37:50She gets down to Evolve, and she's been better and better.
37:54Tyra Mae Steele trying to get the Evolve Women's Championship.
37:56This match continues on Tubi.
38:07In Vegas, everything's a game.
38:11Some nights, it's played without cards or dice.
38:16Just tension.
38:19Every move measured.
38:21Every look.
38:22A strategy sharpened.
38:26Always watching your back.
38:34Prepared for anything.
38:40Never knowing who the real threat is.
38:51Or who might show up at the table.
39:03WrestleMania Vegas.
39:04I'm back inside of the game.
39:08It's anyone's game.
39:17Back in action here on Evolve on Tubi.
39:20Big fight feel here.
39:21Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg.
39:22Tyra Mae Steele pushing Kendall Gray to the limit.
39:26I mean, it's beyond big fight feel.
39:28This is just a big fight.
39:29The Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray,
39:31was such a rare opportunity to head to NXT
39:34without ever being defeated for her championship.
39:38Only minutes remaining in Kendall Gray's evolved career right here.
39:42Will she go to NXT?
39:43Still champion and having to vacate?
39:45Or will Tyra Mae win the title?
39:48And you see Tyra Mae with that smile on her face.
39:50Peter, she thinks she's in the driver's seat right here.
39:52It's just so impressive because Tyra Mae Steele,
39:55you meet her outside the ring,
39:56she's all smiles, thumbs up, and dancing.
39:59And then once the bell rings,
40:00she becomes this person,
40:02this level of competitor,
40:03the kind of person who goes on to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
40:07And you see the richest prize,
40:08the Evolve Women's Division right there.
40:10Tyra Mae Steele, Kendall Gray battling it out right now.
40:12Center of the ring.
40:13As Tyra with the submission hold, Peter,
40:16not many places for Kendall to go.
40:17This is starting to wear on Kendall Gray.
40:20You see that arm cinched in under the chin of the champion.
40:24Referee Joey Gonzalez checking in right now.
40:26Tyra Mae.
40:27She cinched it even tighter.
40:29As you said, Peter,
40:31locking it in right underneath the chin of Kendall Gray.
40:33Gray back to her feet right now.
40:35The champion trying to fight off the challenger.
40:38Man.
40:39Oh, Kendall Gray using those elbows
40:41to escape the grasp of Tyra Mae Steele.
40:44Then a big right hand to follow.
40:45And Gray, oh,
40:47almost get dumped again.
40:49Nice counter.
40:49Kendall with the cover only gets two.
40:52Oh, man.
40:52Kendall bouncing back
40:53after that choke hold that she had on her
40:56for 90 seconds.
40:58Kendall Gray has found her win again.
41:00Here she is.
41:01Oof.
41:02Well, that wasn't a move
41:02I'd expect to see in the Olympics,
41:04but it certainly was effective
41:05as Tyra Mae with her eyes on the prize here.
41:09Tyra Mae Steele with a championship on her mind.
41:12And for us,
41:13we also just have to appreciate
41:15the closing moments of Kendall Gray's evolved career.
41:18Can it end as champion?
41:19Look at the raw power.
41:21And ragged all of Kendall Gray.
41:23That gut wrench suplex up and over.
41:26Tyra Mae's locked in, Peter.
41:27It's 20-20 all over again
41:29and just off the back end of the Olympics.
41:31Tyra Mae feeling as motivated as ever.
41:33Look at her just picking,
41:34picking Kendall Gray up off the ground.
41:37Gut wrench tossing her.
41:39And Gray barely able to get to her feet right here.
41:42She's a bit stunned.
41:44Oof.
41:45Another gut wrench toss.
41:47Will we get to see one last time
41:49Kendall Gray take those straps down
41:51and enter the gray area?
41:53And you have to be wondering here,
41:54Tyra Mae might be looking for that German suplex.
41:56If you can connect on that Wings of Glory,
41:58we're looking at a brand new evolved women's champion.
42:01Well, it's a great point, Blake,
42:02and she does seem to have Kendall Gray prone right now.
42:04There's a cover.
42:05Center of the ring.
42:07And again, only two.
42:08You're going to need to do more.
42:09You're going to have to do more to finish Kendall Gray.
42:11And that's what it looks like she's doing.
42:12Going back to work.
42:14Foreman Thatcher laying down a huge main event
42:16his first week on the job.
42:18And we'll see if Tyra Mae Steele
42:20could take full advantage right here.
42:22The evolved universe starting to rally a bit.
42:24And Kendall Gray in a bad spot.
42:26She's being bent in half by Tyra Mae Steele.
42:28And of course, Kendall said
42:29she wanted to come out here alone, Peter.
42:30No Ren Sinclair.
42:31She's getting it done all on Kendall Gray's time.
42:35Oh man, Kendall's being bent backwards.
42:38Certainly going to be tough to go to the gray area
42:40in this predicament.
42:41And look at Tyra Mae wrenching back.
42:42Peter, she wants the gold.
42:43Absolutely.
42:44I am so impressed with the gear
42:45Tyra Mae Steele is hitting right now.
42:47And we shouldn't be surprised.
42:49She's an Olympic gold medalist for a reason.
42:51You see that confidence growing here in Tyra Mae Steele.
42:53We saw her a little bit last year
42:54and her evolution now
42:56into the number one contender
42:57to the Evolved Women's Championship.
42:59These two going back and forth once again.
43:01And Tyra Mae looking to take full advantage now.
43:04Going for that gun wrench one more time.
43:06Oh, Gray spins right out.
43:08Oh, but misses with the right hand.
43:10These two build some momentum right now.
43:12Oh, they collide in the center of the ring, Peter.
43:14Champion is down.
43:16Challenger is down.
43:16The Evolved Women's Championship
43:18hanging the balance
43:19in our main event here on Tubi.
43:20Do you remember where you were
43:23when Kendall Gray defended her championship
43:26against a young Tyra Mae Steele?
43:28Here we are, the Evolved Universe looking on
43:31in Kendall Gray's last Evolved match.
43:35Kendall Gray can't quite think about Tuesday nights yet.
43:37She's got to worry about Tyra Mae Steele
43:39right in front of her.
43:40And the Olympic gold medalist!
43:41See, there's the savvy.
43:43There's the ring awareness of our champion.
43:45As Kendall creates that separation one more time,
43:48she might be looking to take Tyra to that gray area.
43:50But you can see she's still favoring her midsection.
43:52She's still a bit hurt.
43:53And Gray, Irish whip reverse now.
43:57Tyra Mae charges in.
43:58Oh, and Kendall takes one out of Tyra's playbook!
44:03A suplex of her own for Kendall Gray.
44:05Here we go!
44:06It's time to enter the gray area.
44:09The straps are down!
44:11And Kendall's ready to roll the drop down!
44:13T-Bone!
44:14This is when Kendall Gray gets to that next level.
44:18Take a look at her eyes there, Peter.
44:19She's locked in.
44:20Kendall Gray looking to seize the moment.
44:23We've seen this so many times from our champion.
44:25Can she do it one more time?
44:28Looking to risk it all.
44:29Oh, a DDT out of the corner!
44:31Oh, goodness!
44:31Dig it deeper into the playbook!
44:32There's the cover!
44:34And Tyra Mae hangs on!
44:36Oh, man, I thought that DDT might have put Tyra Mae Steele to sleep.
44:39As you see Lainey Luck and Wendy Choo looking on.
44:42Wendy Choo, a veteran of Evolve.
44:44Lainey Luck, of course, waving the flag in the ID program.
44:48Both locked in here.
44:49And what we understand, Peter, in the back.
44:51Everyone's eyes glued on the monitors for this huge main event.
44:54Wendy Choo with her own history, of course, with Kendall Gray.
44:57She knows what our champion's capable of.
44:59And she heads to the top rope.
45:00What's she looking for here, Blake?
45:02Oh, watch out!
45:03As Tyra Mae, all the way up top.
45:05Compromising position.
45:06Might be looking for an overhead belly-to-belly.
45:08And Kendall looking to fight off!
45:12And now Kendall rarefied air here, Peter.
45:14Yeah, she does not spend a lot of time up here, but she got the separation.
45:17And Kendall off the top.
45:20And Tyra Mae looks to take advantage!
45:22Olympic slam!
45:23Here we go!
45:23Center of the ring!
45:24There's the cover!
45:25Hooks the outside leg!
45:26Shoulders are down!
45:27Oh, my goodness!
45:28I thought that mistake was really going to cost Kendall Gray her championship!
45:33And if you look at Tyra Mae's face, Peter,
45:35she certainly thought that was her opportunity to become Evolve Women's Champion.
45:40Yeah, Kendall really, really made a rare mistake.
45:43She does not do that often.
45:45And to Tyra Mae's still credit,
45:47she took advantage of the moment and almost won the championship.
45:51These two set the pace for the final evolution.
45:53Kendall Gray almost goes for the crucifix there in a wheelbarer position.
45:57Gray.
45:58Oh, counter!
46:01Wings of glory!
46:03What a gifted arsenal from such a young athlete.
46:08And, oh, Kendall with a counter!
46:11Into the roll-up!
46:12Shoulders are down!
46:13Oh, back the other way!
46:14Tyra's got her!
46:15No!
46:16These two exchanging pinfalls right in the center of the ring!
46:19Kendall catches her with shades of gray!
46:21There's the cover!
46:22And Kendall finishes as champion!
46:26Here is your winner, and still the Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray!
46:36What do you say about that matchup, Blake?
46:39Absolute back-and-forth action from bell to bell.
46:42And Kendall Gray standing tall as our champion still.
46:48Unbelievable stuff in the final evolution of Kendall Gray here on Evolve.
46:53And again, like I said, back and forth.
46:55The Evolve arena on fire.
46:57The Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele using all of the weapons in her arsenal.
47:02Suplex after suplex.
47:03So close!
47:04But, in the final evolution of Kendall Gray, it leads to what may be the biggest win of
47:10her career, Shades of Gray, and she'll now vacate the championship and march into NXT,
47:17ready to make a statement.
47:21I'm speechless.
47:24You know, I just want to say thank you to each and every one of you for coming out here
47:29and supporting me since day one.
47:31Thank you!
47:34Evolve gave me a place to find myself, to find confidence inside and outside of the
47:39ring, and I wouldn't be able to do it without any of you guys.
47:42So thank you.
47:45And just like I've been taking over Evolve, I'm gonna be taking over NXT every Tuesday.
47:53Thank you guys.
47:54Truthfully, thank you.
48:00Well, Peter, that was certainly a true instant classic, and from an undefeated amateur to
48:05the NIL program, to the first match in Evolve history, the women's championship victory at
48:10Succession.
48:11Now, Kendall brings the gray area to NXT.
48:16Thank you, Kendall!
48:17Thank you, Kendall!
48:21Thank you, Kendall!
48:28One of the hottest stars in all of professional wrestling.
48:32She's the boss lady for a reason.
48:35She's got the damn good.
48:37When people look in the history books 20 years from now, they're gonna see the name.
48:41Kendall Gray, the Evolve Women's Champion.
48:44This girl is gonna show that I'm built for big moments.
48:51Thank you, Kendall!
48:52Thank you, Kendall!
48:52Thank you, Kendall!
48:52Thank you, Kendall!
48:52Whoever's willing to try to take this championship away from me, you better make sure you're able
48:59to step into the gray area.
49:01The clouds roll in the skies will fill the day.
49:05The thunder walls belong to the world with a room for me to say.
49:10I'll be confident.
49:12I'll be strong enough.
49:15So stand up tall, break down the wall.
49:17When you both need on the ground.
49:20I am rainfall.
49:22Look at me go.
49:24I'm a city blue.
49:26So give me room and my dreams.
49:29I'm unbreakable.
49:31It's unmistakable.
49:33I've been down in my whole life.
49:35I was the only female on my high school men's wrestling team.
49:38Now you're looking at a three-time, undefeated national champion with a 61-0, perfect record.
49:45The world is starting to take notice.
49:47The gray grabs are coming, and now she's gonna do what she does best.
49:50If you've been with us since the beginning, you've been watching Evolve, you know the star
49:55that Kendall Gray is.
49:56I'm here to make history.
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