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WWE Evolve - Season 2 - Episode 11: Evolve 52
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00:07Then, now, forever, together.
00:32Hey guys, look, I don't know about you, but to me it feels like the Vanity Project was
00:38born just yesterday.
00:40Bro, we walked in and immediately shook this place.
00:43Well, yeah, guys, we came in and literally walked everyone down.
00:45Dr. Thirst, the first and only champ for 287 days.
00:49That's nasty.
00:50Every challenger who stepped up to you, you just knocked them right back to their place.
00:53Yeah, good point, good point.
00:54I mean, Lince Dorado, beat him, Sean Legacy, Cam Hendrix, he's even beat the
00:59athlete crumbs.
01:01It's easy.
01:02Speaking of which, we even took over NXT.
01:04I mean, we've said it since day one and nothing has changed.
01:07The Vanity Project runs Evolve.
01:09I am the first, only, and longest reigning Evolve champion.
01:12It's not just a slogan, bro.
01:14Vanity Project runs Evolve.
01:15Guys, I've literally heard no lies.
01:17Stop.
01:18Look, man, Timothy Thatcher wants a final evaluation of Heartbreak Drake?
01:23Fine.
01:23Cool.
01:24I will happily give him something to evaluate when I embarrass Aaron Rourke again and cement
01:30myself and the Vanity Project as the foundation of Evolve and the future of WWE.
01:35That's right.
01:36I love the sound of that.
01:37Fees up, boys.
01:38It's gonna be easy.
01:39Light work.
01:46I'm a G-Law holly.
01:47I'm in the holly while I'm in college.
01:49And I'm in my body.
01:50I don't think quicker than whipping or running.
01:52I live on my bed like Harry.
01:53Where are my Batman carrying?
01:55Ain't nobody to get no info.
01:57No.
01:57Key to keep me.
01:58I'm a bro.
01:58Needg Us!
02:01Gear,ε₯!
02:02WWE check out for 8 livη·Οborgers for TheDB.
02:04Tonight, it's the final evolution for the Evolve champion.
02:08It's another big fight feel here on TUB.
02:15The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
02:19Introducing first, from Sacramento, CA, weighing in at 257 pounds,
02:27Cam Hendricks!
02:28Well, Peter, we saw last week
02:30this one's starting to bubble a little bit, and
02:32tonight, a rivalry that
02:34necessarily wasn't there before
02:36has come a little bit personal.
02:38Well, doesn't it seem like everything is
02:40personal with this yo-yo Cam Hendricks?
02:42I say that respectfully, of course.
02:44As Cam Hendricks has been dominating
02:46ever since coming to Wednesday nights, and of course
02:48with his new sidekick at Harley
02:50Riggins. Yeah, I like how each of
02:52them were like, how can we be more obnoxious?
02:55Let's hang out with each other.
02:56They're certainly leveling up
02:58each other in more ways
03:00than one. Some way.
03:09And his opponent
03:10from Singapore
03:12weighing in at 227 pounds
03:15Dante
03:16Chin!
03:19A couple of months ago, Peter, Cam,
03:20Cam Hendricks, Harley Riggins, the rest of that PC
03:22crew, if you will, kind of came in,
03:25infiltrated the system, if you will.
03:27But Dante Chin, he's been the constant.
03:28He's been around for over five years.
03:30From NXT, we've seen him on Level Up,
03:32Main Event, Friday Night SmackDown,
03:34TNA Wrestling. He's been all around
03:36the block, and Dante Chin, a true
03:38tested veteran, but now
03:40Cam Hendricks is respecting him a little bit.
03:43Absolutely, and this is what makes
03:44Evolve so awesome, is because not only
03:46do you get new jacks
03:48like Cam Hendricks finding their way
03:50in the business.
03:50Wait for it, Peter.
03:51Hold on.
03:52Wait for it.
03:53The air's coming. It's coming.
03:54Wait for it now.
03:56Yeah!
03:57Do it! I played did it.
03:58That's a good claw from you.
03:59I'm impressed.
04:00But yeah, it's not only that you get
04:02youngsters like Cam Hendricks
04:03who are figuring it out,
04:04but you also have guys like Dante Chin
04:06who have been around,
04:07have learned a bit,
04:08and are looking to really
04:09get their name.
04:10We've certainly seen different
04:11sides of the spectrum, I guess.
04:13From the PC side,
04:14when you look at Cam Hendricks,
04:15you look at Dante Chin.
04:16Peter, does Dante embody
04:17what the PC athlete should be?
04:19Pretty much.
04:20I mean, it's hard to have anything
04:21to say about Dante Chin
04:23that's not positive.
04:24You see Dante here,
04:25a little bit of an uptick
04:26in aggression.
04:27We saw that against
04:27True London a couple weeks back
04:29that, of course, led to victory.
04:30It seems like Dante Chin
04:31playing Mr. Nice Guy anymore.
04:33100%, and that's something
04:34that, you know, Robert Stone
04:36used to say all the time
04:37about Dante Chin.
04:39Incredibly talented.
04:40But when is he going to
04:41turn the level up a bit?
04:42Obviously, now that criticism
04:44more relevant considering
04:45Robert Stone's making
04:46the choices over at NXT.
04:48We talk about
04:48Chen being incredibly talented,
04:50but the question begs,
04:51why did Cam Hendricks
04:52not want Chen on Team PC?
04:54Well, I think you know why,
04:56Blake.
04:56Let's not be ignorant.
04:58Cam Hendricks is a bad guy.
04:59And Dante Chin is someone
05:01who ultimately is
05:03not only a hard worker,
05:04not only talented in the ring.
05:05Oh.
05:06Chen's got some moves.
05:07That's right.
05:08But he's also a dude
05:09who does things the right way.
05:10That's not how Cam Hendricks
05:12has operated
05:12from the second he got here.
05:14He has been all about
05:15tipping the scales
05:16for Team PC,
05:18and that's not Dante Chin's way.
05:20Chen's so technically sound here.
05:21That series of arm drags.
05:22Yeah, he's teaching a lesson
05:23to young Cam Hendricks right now.
05:25About to get the double digits
05:26right here.
05:27I don't know if I've ever
05:28seen this many arm drags.
05:29It's an arm drag fest
05:30here on Tubi.
05:32As Dante Chin
05:33taking full advantage
05:34right now against Cam Hendricks.
05:36And also a little bit
05:37of extra spice there
05:38to what Dante is bringing,
05:39of course, in a way
05:40defending the honor
05:41of Tate Wilder.
05:42Yeah, absolutely.
05:43And, you know,
05:44everybody was upset
05:46and disgusted
05:47about what happened
05:48to Tate Wilder
05:49at the hands of Cam Hendricks.
05:50See, and that's
05:51the Cam Hendricks, you know.
05:52A guy who's going to
05:52hide behind Harley Riggins
05:54and then throw a haymaker.
05:56A series of cheap shots
05:58here by Cam Hendricks.
06:00As Harley Riggins
06:02and Hendricks
06:03getting the last laugh
06:04right now.
06:04Referee Chip Danning
06:05administering his count.
06:06Dante Chin
06:06needs to get back
06:07in this one.
06:08Peter, last week
06:09we saw the final evolution
06:10of Kendall Gray tonight.
06:11It's Jackson Drake
06:12and will he have
06:13the same result
06:13as our winner's team?
06:15I mean, you have to imagine
06:16that is what all
06:17Jackson Drake
06:18has been dreaming about
06:19all week
06:19is being able to close out
06:21the same way
06:22Kendall Gray did
06:23with a win over Aaron Rourke
06:25and having to vacate
06:26that title.
06:27He does not want to hand
06:28that title over
06:29to Aaron Rourke tonight.
06:30Cam Hendricks, of course,
06:31got a recent
06:32Evolve championship opportunity.
06:33He would love to be
06:34in that position,
06:35but it's Aaron Rourke tonight.
06:36But Cam Hendricks
06:37with a win here
06:38certainly could get in the mind
06:40of Foreman Thatcher
06:41to the cover.
06:42I don't even understand
06:44how Cam Hendricks
06:44is allowed to be competing.
06:46This is a guy
06:46who took out Tate Wilder,
06:48a man who's still not clear
06:49with a vile attack
06:51in the parking lot
06:52outside the PC.
06:53It's disgusting.
06:54We know how violent
06:55the parking lot is
06:56at the Performance Center,
06:57but never really seen it
06:59on Evolve.
07:00No, it's a,
07:01it's a,
07:02honestly,
07:03it's disgraceful.
07:04It's something,
07:04it's one of the things
07:05that always made me proud
07:06to be a part of Evolve
07:07is that people generally
07:08do things the right way.
07:10And Cam Hendricks
07:10has shown up and said
07:11it's going to be his way,
07:12not the right way.
07:13Talk about Hendricks,
07:14we talk about Riggins
07:15being all the sore losers,
07:16those bullies,
07:17and that was on full display
07:18with that attack
07:19on Tate Wilder.
07:20And Hendricks
07:21looking to capitalize
07:22right here,
07:22out of the corner
07:23and Chen with the drop down,
07:25German suplex.
07:26And again,
07:27a lesson there
07:28for Cam Hendricks.
07:29Took too long
07:30to make his way back
07:31to Dante Chen,
07:31who absolutely
07:32had the young man scouted.
07:36And Dante
07:37lives by those three Ps,
07:40perseverance,
07:41preparation.
07:41Peter.
07:42And of course,
07:43Peter, indeed.
07:43Has Dante right now
07:44continuing the onslaught?
07:46Irish Whip reversed here
07:47by Cam Hendricks.
07:49Big boot by Dante
07:51as Chen's starting
07:52to roll a bit now.
07:53Dante Chen wants
07:54to shake things up
07:55in the championship
07:57rankings here.
07:59Man, how about
08:00the motor of Dante Chen?
08:02Blake, you're at NXT,
08:03you're at main event,
08:04you see wrestling constantly.
08:05How about just
08:06the general energy
08:07and breath capacity
08:09of Dante Chen?
08:10He's always ready indeed
08:11as Chen
08:12builds some steam
08:13right here, Peter.
08:14He doesn't normally
08:14take to the air,
08:15but Suicida to the outside.
08:17Get up, get up.
08:18As Dante,
08:19we talked about
08:20that uptick in aggression,
08:20it's on full display here.
08:22Now, can he take advantage?
08:23He throws Cam Hendricks
08:24back in.
08:25Can he finish the job?
08:26What a win this would be.
08:27And the springboard
08:29chopping down the tree.
08:30And Peter,
08:31he might start to think
08:32about that gentle touch.
08:33Absolutely.
08:34You said it earlier.
08:35He's been more aggressive.
08:36He's looking for
08:37the gentle touch,
08:38wants to finish
08:39this thing off.
08:39Oh!
08:40Here comes that
08:41Yo-Yo Harley-Riggins.
08:42And the showtime kick.
08:45That should be
08:45a disqualification.
08:46You would think so.
08:48Instead, it's lights.
08:50Cam.
08:51Action.
08:54Here is your winner.
08:58Cam Hendricks!
09:00I don't want to take
09:01anything away
09:01from what Cam did there.
09:03Well, that should
09:04not even count.
09:05Harley-Riggins
09:06ends up costing
09:07Dante to check the match.
09:08Listen, Cam Hendricks
09:09took advantage,
09:10but that's not right, Blake.
09:12Oh!
09:12Certainly a questionable
09:13call right there,
09:14but nonetheless,
09:15the numbers game prevails
09:16as Cam Hendricks
09:17gets the victory.
09:18Absolutely.
09:18If Dante Chen
09:19came out strong
09:20and he really wanted
09:21to secure this win,
09:22we talked about him
09:23upping the aggression,
09:24trying to get
09:25to the championship picture,
09:26but the odds
09:27not in his favor late.
09:29You see the distraction
09:30from Harley-Riggins.
09:31Cam Hendricks
09:32takes advantage
09:33and takes the victory.
09:36Hey, Wilder,
09:37where you at?
09:38You little baby, huh?
09:39You scared, are you?
09:40You gotta take a week off.
09:41Yeah, you're a little
09:42dwerp, Tate.
09:43Tate of time.
09:44Nobody does.
09:45We'll break you in half, buddy.
09:46Where you at?
09:46You in the medical room,
09:47are you scared?
09:48Oh!
09:50Hey, try in the parking lot.
09:51Try in the parking lot.
09:52They certainly have
09:52some words right there.
09:53Now it's here
09:54from Foreman Thatcher.
10:01Things are always evolving.
10:03And being the Foreman,
10:04there's a lot of issues
10:05that come across my desk
10:06that you deserve
10:07to be updated on.
10:08I'm gonna leave
10:10the vacant women's championship
10:11until next week.
10:12But I do have exciting news.
10:15Brand new talent
10:16from North America
10:17and Europe
10:17has been found.
10:19The contracts
10:20are currently being signed,
10:21so in two weeks,
10:22we'll have an Evolve special
10:24that will showcase
10:25these European talents
10:26and brand new
10:27WWE ID prospects.
10:29Hey, Tommy,
10:30what about Itzgar?
10:32You wanna try that again?
10:37Mr. Foreman, sir.
10:39It's all about Itzgar.
10:40What about me?
10:41I mean,
10:41take a peek
10:42at those peaks.
10:45You want some attention?
10:47Oh, yeah.
10:47Do you want some attention?
10:48Oh, yeah.
10:49All right, then.
10:50Then in the two weeks,
10:51I'll put you on
10:52that special Evolve show.
10:54Yes!
10:55Now you're talking.
10:56I love it.
10:57Well, good.
10:57Good.
10:58Now see yourself out.
11:00Itzgar.
11:01Itzgar.
11:02Itzgar.
11:02Itzgar.
11:02Yes!
11:04Gonna need a lock
11:06for that door.
11:09On Saturday, May 9th,
11:11after the biggest weekend
11:13in WWE,
11:14what happens at WrestleMania
11:16doesn't stay there.
11:18Sweet, sweet revenge!
11:20It follows you.
11:22And in Tampa,
11:24it hits back.
11:26All scores are settled.
11:29It's personal.
11:31It's back last.
11:42The educated differ
11:44from the uneducated
11:45as much as the living
11:46differ from the dead.
11:48Aristotle, 384 B.C.
11:51Now that is an interesting
11:52concept to ponder.
11:54Actually,
11:56my Ivy League intellect
11:57is what makes me truly
11:58different from the uneducated
12:00dead weight around here.
12:02Ha!
12:03Excuse me.
12:05Where are my manners?
12:06My name is Braxton Cole,
12:09the epitome of privilege,
12:11an eclectic of excellence,
12:14a top-of-the-class
12:15Brown University graduate,
12:16and an all-league defensive
12:18and football player.
12:19And what sets me apart
12:20from these one-dimensional
12:21athletes is that
12:22I am the perfect
12:23conglomeration of brains
12:25and brawn.
12:28Now, while they're
12:29working hard,
12:29I am working smart.
12:32And pretty soon,
12:33when I'm at the top
12:34of the class in Evolve,
12:35you'll all see
12:36why I am straight A's
12:38in every way.
12:42Be gone.
12:44You're taking up
12:44my precious oxygen,
12:45and I need to get
12:46my mental work.
12:53Oh, the intelligence
12:56is about to be
12:56next level
12:57here on Evolve.
13:00The following contest
13:01is scheduled
13:02for one fall.
13:04It's a new reverse
13:05from Chicago, Illinois,
13:08Lainey Luck!
13:10Well, Peter,
13:11Lainey Luck waves
13:12the flag in the
13:13women's division
13:13for the ID program
13:15and hasn't had
13:16the best win-loss record
13:17ever since coming
13:18to Wednesday nights,
13:18but she continues
13:19to fight as the heart
13:21of a champion.
13:22Let's see what
13:22she brings here tonight.
13:23Listen, that's
13:24what it's all about.
13:24You're not always
13:25going to get favorable
13:25match-ups.
13:26There are going to be L's.
13:27The question is,
13:28can you take that L?
13:29Can you hold it?
13:30Can you love that L?
13:31Nurture it
13:32and turn it into a W.
13:33You know what I'm saying?
13:33Hi, it's me, Xena.
13:34Double L, Lainey Luck.
13:36See?
13:39And her opponent
13:40from the main Ukraine,
13:43Xena Sterling!
13:46You can see the evolution
13:47of this superstar, Peter.
13:48You go from LFG,
13:50of course, to Evolve,
13:51and now Xena Sterling
13:52looks to be in a position
13:53now with a vacant
13:54women's championship,
13:56wants to put herself
13:56right in position.
13:57That's exactly...
13:58You're smarter than you
13:59look, Blake Howard.
14:00Exactly where I was
14:01going to go.
14:03Now, thanks to the
14:04open slot that may exist
14:06because Kendall Gray
14:07has moved on to NXT,
14:09these are two women
14:11who have a major
14:11opportunity.
14:13Neither has had a
14:13great fortune
14:15when it comes to Ws,
14:16but one of them's
14:17coming out with a win
14:18tonight and pushing
14:19themselves forward
14:20in the women's division.
14:21Great opportunity
14:22for Xena Sterling
14:23and Lainey Luck.
14:24We know it's a
14:24high-stakes night,
14:25of course,
14:26with our final
14:26Evolution main event,
14:27but this is a
14:27high-stakes matchup,
14:28certainly in the
14:29women's division.
14:30Bell sounds were
14:31underway,
14:31Lainey Luck,
14:32Xena Sterling,
14:33and we talked about
14:34that evolution of Xena
14:35from LFG to Evolve.
14:36Peter, what differences
14:37really have you seen
14:38from Xena since
14:38coming to Wednesday
14:39Nights?
14:39Well, listen,
14:41she is clearly a more
14:42serious competitor.
14:43The learning curve
14:44has been tremendous.
14:46You see when people
14:47walk through the door
14:48at LFG,
14:48they are green as
14:50could be,
14:50nervous,
14:51intimidated,
14:51and as you can see
14:52right now,
14:53that is not the look
14:54of someone who is
14:55nervous and intimidated.
14:56It's someone who's
14:57ready for the moment.
14:57The question is,
14:58can that translate
14:59into getting meaningful
15:00wins?
15:00A lot of confidence,
15:01especially when you're
15:01in the learning tree
15:02of someone like
15:03Bubba Ray Dudley,
15:04Xena Sterling,
15:04certainly looking
15:05to up her game here,
15:06but Lainey Luck,
15:07here we go,
15:07into a quick cover,
15:08only gets one.
15:09Of all the people
15:10to be under
15:10the learning tree of,
15:11is anyone more
15:13intimidating than
15:14Bubba Ray Dudley?
15:15That's the thing.
15:16You end up,
15:17it's trial by fire,
15:18you know what I mean?
15:19And you come out
15:19a stronger competitor
15:20because of that.
15:21These two,
15:22a couple of pinfall
15:23exchanges in the early
15:24going,
15:24very back and forth
15:26between Lainey Luck
15:27and Xena Sterling.
15:28And Peter,
15:28we're talking about
15:29Lainey Luck,
15:29not just here on
15:30Wednesday nights,
15:31but ultimately,
15:32has she repped
15:33the ID program?
15:34I think she's done
15:35a great job.
15:36I mean, listen,
15:37everyone is trying
15:39to etch their name
15:40in stone.
15:41Everyone wants to be
15:41the next Kendall Gray,
15:43the next Callie Armstrong,
15:45the next Jackson Drake.
15:46Has she done that yet?
15:47No, obviously she has not,
15:49but she has repped
15:49the program well,
15:50but again,
15:51she is also someone
15:52who needs to start
15:53stacking some wins
15:54and putting herself in
15:55a position to be
15:56a legitimate contender
15:57here on Evolve.
15:58We talked about
15:59that stiff competition.
16:00She's gone one-on-one
16:00with the likes of
16:01Carmen Petrovich,
16:02PJ Vassa,
16:03certainly some of the
16:04top women on the Evolve.
16:05But how many wins?
16:07We'll see how that
16:08transpires.
16:09Again, Peter,
16:10right now,
16:10both superstars
16:11looking to move
16:12up the ladder
16:12as Xena,
16:15Fireman's scary takeover,
16:16looking to take
16:16full advantage
16:16as Xena zeroing in
16:18right now,
16:19of course,
16:19former Division I swimmer,
16:21very well-conditioned
16:22athlete is Xena Sterling.
16:23Both of these ladies,
16:24very impressive.
16:25I won't lie, though, Blake,
16:26it is hard for me
16:26not to think about
16:27our main event tonight.
16:28I am.
16:29It is Wednesday night.
16:30We go out of the corner.
16:32It is two-by.
16:32A roll attempt.
16:33Two.
16:34It's a Wednesday night.
16:35It's two-by,
16:36and we have a main event
16:37with Jackson Drake
16:38defending the title
16:39for the last time ever
16:40on Evolve
16:41against none other
16:42than Aaron Rourke.
16:43That's the mayor
16:44of Sparkle City
16:45to you and me.
16:45Indeed.
16:46We'll see if that
16:46has the same fare
16:47as it did last week
16:48with the final evolution
16:49of Kendall Gray,
16:50but right now,
16:51any luck taking
16:51some full control.
16:54Sending Xena Sterling
16:55to the apron.
16:55It's just you get
16:56to see the full spectrum
16:57here on Evolve.
16:58Look at that.
17:00Absolutely.
17:01You see people
17:02find their way
17:02and find real success
17:03like the Vanity Project
17:04over on NXT already.
17:06Capturing Tag Team Gold.
17:07It's pretty crazy.
17:11As Lainey Luck
17:12trying to take some risk
17:12and landing with a bullseye
17:14on Xena
17:14and into the cover.
17:17A near fall there
17:18for Lainey Luck
17:19and Peter.
17:19We've been talking
17:20about the women's division
17:21here,
17:21but ultimately now
17:22with the title
17:23being vacant,
17:24how wide open
17:25is it on Wednesday nights?
17:26At this moment in time,
17:28it is as open
17:29as it's ever been.
17:30Since the very beginning
17:30when Callie Armstrong
17:31became our first
17:32women's champion,
17:33I would say right now
17:34there are as many people
17:36as ever
17:36who have a legitimate claim
17:38that they should be
17:39in the title picture.
17:40We'll certainly see
17:41how that one transpires
17:42over the next several weeks.
17:43A lot of decisions
17:44to be made
17:44for Foreman Thatcher
17:45as Xena Sterling,
17:47bellyback suplex,
17:48dumps Lainey Luck,
17:49can she capitalize here?
17:52I mean,
17:53you think about
17:53the Wendy Chews,
17:54the Callie Armstrongs,
17:55the people who have
17:56really been competing
17:57for a very long time,
17:58but then you can't forget
17:58people like PJ Vassa
18:00who have come along
18:01and completely changed
18:03the scope
18:03of the women's division.
18:04And then superstars
18:05like Layla Diggs,
18:06Mason Holiday
18:07starting to bubble up
18:08a little bit.
18:08How about Chantel Monroe?
18:09You know she wants
18:10to be in the thick of things.
18:11Can't forget about
18:11the reflection of perfection
18:13as Lainey Luck
18:14and Xena Sterling
18:15going back and forth
18:15right here
18:16in the center of the ring.
18:17These two have been
18:18very evenly matched
18:19throughout, Peter.
18:21Absolutely.
18:22Both with some
18:23vicious blows
18:24exchanged in the middle
18:25of the ring.
18:25As the intensity
18:26ramping up a little bit here
18:27and Xena some overhand rights.
18:29And Sterling unloading
18:30a bit here.
18:31We're talking about
18:31Dante Chen's aggression
18:32starting to come out.
18:33We're seeing it here
18:34in Xena Sterling.
18:35Yeah, don't let the blue
18:36sparkly skirt fool you.
18:37She's bringing it.
18:38Oh!
18:39Reverse front DDT.
18:41Could that be enough?
18:41Into the cover.
18:43Oh!
18:43And Lainey Luck
18:44at two and three quarters
18:45able to press out.
18:46I just think
18:47you can't overemphasize
18:48how hard
18:49all of these youngsters
18:50work to get
18:50these opportunities.
18:51What it means
18:52to make it
18:53to the performance center,
18:53to be a part
18:54of the ID program,
18:55whatever your path was,
18:56and then to end up here
18:57on Tubi on Wednesday night
18:58with everybody else
18:59in the business watching.
19:00Oh!
19:01Everybody settles down
19:02to see what everyone
19:03is doing on Evolve.
19:04It's a lot of pressure
19:05each time
19:05one of these wrestlers
19:07steps in the ring.
19:07Death Valley driver
19:08right there
19:09into the cover
19:10and Lady Luck
19:11picks up her first win
19:13on Evolve.
19:14Here is your winner,
19:16Lainey Luck!
19:18Peter, you talked about
19:19that win-loss record,
19:20but right here
19:21in front of our eyes
19:22we see the first dub
19:23for Lainey Luck.
19:24That's exactly right.
19:25It makes me happy
19:26because she needed the win
19:27and she ended up
19:28getting one
19:29tonight over Zena Sterling.
19:32Well, Peter,
19:33let's go back
19:33and take a look
19:33at the action.
19:34You see Lainey Luck
19:35risking it all right here,
19:36really expanding
19:36her arsenal of offense,
19:38trying to get the win
19:38over Zena Sterling,
19:39but Zena also looking
19:40for a big win
19:41here on Evolve.
19:42It's that time
19:43of the year
19:43where both superstars
19:44trying to move
19:45right up the ranks.
19:46Lainey Luck right there
19:47with that Death Valley driver
19:48into the cover
19:49and Lainey Luck
19:50picking up her first win
19:51here on Evolve.
19:53Big, big moment
19:54here tonight.
19:54Have a perfect day
20:00here at the PC
20:01Huracuranas.
20:02Hey, Lainey,
20:03Lainey,
20:04wait up,
20:05the Amigo.
20:06Hey, sunglasses off.
20:08I just got to say
20:08how sick it is, man,
20:10to be able to
20:10train at the performance
20:11center with a cat like you.
20:13Oh, my bad.
20:14My bad.
20:15I remember growing up
20:16watching you
20:17in the Cruiserweight Classic
20:18and now look at us, man.
20:20We're outside
20:21just chopping it up.
20:23Plus, plus, plus.
20:24Catch my vibe.
20:25Lucha Lit.
20:26That's basically
20:27main man energy.
20:29You're just throwing
20:29a mask on it.
20:30You're not just
20:31throwing a mask.
20:32There's more to that,
20:33catito.
20:33Man, listen,
20:34you're going to learn,
20:35but I got to go, all right?
20:36Hold on, hold on.
20:36Before you go,
20:37you and me,
20:39in the ring,
20:40one-on-one,
20:40I think it'd be
20:41a killer learning experience
20:42and also,
20:43good to check out
20:44how many lives
20:45you got left.
20:47Main man.
20:48Yeah.
20:48Plus, Lucha Lit.
20:49That's right.
20:50In the ring.
20:50Uh-huh.
20:51That sounds perfect.
20:52Yeah.
20:53But you know what?
20:54I'm going to teach
20:55you a lesson right now.
20:56You see,
20:57when you're in the ring
20:57with me,
20:58Lucha Lit.
20:59Lisa Dorado,
21:00you're not going to be
21:01the main man.
21:02You're going to be
21:03the next man.
21:03I'll catch you, all right?
21:04I'm out.
21:05So we got our match.
21:06Oh, we got it.
21:07Perfect.
21:07I'll check you, all right?
21:08Perfect.
21:09The sunglasses back.
21:13This April,
21:15live from Las Vegas,
21:17the best in the world,
21:20CM Punk.
21:20I'm the champ,
21:22and I call the shots.
21:23Versus the original
21:24tribal team,
21:25Roman Reigns.
21:26Two of the biggest stars
21:28for the World Heavyweight Championship.
21:31Reigns demands an answer.
21:33You will acknowledge me.
21:39Wrestlemania.
21:56Ladies and gentlemen,
21:58please welcome
22:00Cappuccino Jones.
22:02The pot is hot, Peter.
22:05You know what?
22:06Shout out to my dude,
22:07Cappuccino Jones.
22:08I got to tell you,
22:10look at my man
22:10with the glasses getting down.
22:12I'm going to replay that guy.
22:13Oh, look at my man right there.
22:14Oh, he's feeling it.
22:15He's feeling Capp.
22:16He's had maybe too much Capp.
22:18Yeah, he might have had
22:18a few too many Cappuccinos,
22:20but man, I'm telling you,
22:21this guy has gotten better
22:23in every way.
22:24In the ring,
22:24the swag,
22:25the vibe.
22:26I really dig what
22:28Cappuccino Jones
22:29is putting down
22:29as a singles competitor.
22:30Certainly feeling himself
22:31after a tough championship loss
22:33a few weeks ago
22:33in succession,
22:34but Capp's back
22:36and he's ready to roll.
22:37My man with the glasses
22:37is feeling it.
22:38I'm supposed to refill.
22:39Yo, yo, yo.
22:41Yo, the pot
22:42is hot tonight
22:44and
22:46I know y'all like that
22:48and it's going to be
22:49a crazy rush
22:51when Aaron Rourke
22:53walks out
22:53the new
22:55WWE
22:55Evolve
22:56champion.
22:59Aaron.
23:01Dine Peace.
23:02Dine Peace.
23:04Aaron, for real,
23:05you got all of our support.
23:07Let's take it home.
23:11Dine Peace.
23:11Dine Peace.
23:14Dine Peace.
23:15Dine Peace.
23:16Dine Peace.
23:17Dine Peace.
23:17Dine Peace.
23:18Hey, hey, hey,
23:18but for real though,
23:19before that,
23:20before that main event
23:21goes down,
23:22there's something
23:23that's been brewing
23:24for weeks.
23:29Brooks Jensen,
23:31I'm calling you out.
23:34See, no, no, no.
23:35For real,
23:35you're a student
23:36of the game.
23:37You can remember
23:38matches from the 80s,
23:39the 90s,
23:40the 2000s,
23:42but one thing
23:43you don't seem
23:44to remember
23:45is me beating you
23:46in the gauntlet match.
23:49Clock it.
23:51But the one thing
23:52you keep on bringing up
23:53is you beating me
23:55with one arm
23:56tied behind my back.
23:59So listen real close,
24:01Brooks.
24:01This ain't about
24:02Team ID
24:03versus Team PC.
24:04Nah, nah, nah.
24:05That's over.
24:06This is personal.
24:08This is about me
24:09whooping your ass.
24:11So next week,
24:14next week,
24:17Oh, look who's here.
24:24Personal.
24:25Personal.
24:26Personal.
24:27Cappuccino Jones,
24:28you just made
24:29the biggest mistake
24:31of your life.
24:32You want to make it personal
24:34with a bad man
24:36that hails
24:37from Alabama.
24:38Bang, bang,
24:40bang,
24:41bang,
24:42bang,
24:42bang,
24:43bang.
24:44Then so
24:45be it,
24:46Cappuccino.
24:47You didn't just
24:48call me out.
24:50You just ended
24:51your own
24:52career.
24:54Well, Peter,
24:55a huge grudge match
24:56is set.
24:57I cannot wait
24:59to see this.
25:00Give me Cappuccino Jones
25:02and Brooks Gibson
25:02all day long.
25:04The stakes
25:05have certainly
25:06been raised
25:06and, Peter,
25:07we saw a glimpse
25:08of it last week
25:09and now our own
25:09Chewy Martinez
25:10sits down
25:11with Luca
25:12Crucifino.
25:16E-Ball fam,
25:17how you doing?
25:17Chewy Martinez
25:18here hanging out
25:19with my man
25:20Luca Crucifino.
25:22How you doing, sir?
25:23I'm doing excellent.
25:23Good to see you, brother.
25:24Hey, what are we doing?
25:25What are we doing?
25:25What are we doing?
25:26I got a gift for you.
25:26Watch this.
25:27Watch this.
25:27Make me a favor.
25:28Put up two fingers here.
25:29A little peace sign.
25:29Make a love.
25:30All right.
25:31And then connect the hands.
25:32Here you go.
25:32This is for you.
25:33My guy.
25:34Look how beautiful.
25:35Thank you so much, man.
25:36You're welcome.
25:37Welcome to E-Ball.
25:38Thank you so much, man.
25:39How are you feeling?
25:40I am too blessed to express.
25:42This whole place has been bouncing.
25:44The stars from all over the world have been shining.
25:46Take a look at Kendall Gray.
25:47Take a look at Shawn Legacy.
25:49People that didn't just walk here, Chewy.
25:50They evolved.
25:52They figured it out under these lights.
25:53And now shining bright under the lights of NXT.
25:57It is truly peak inspiration.
25:59And I'm about to loop it all back.
26:01And the whole crowd is going to be rolling with the life of the party as I cruise my way
26:07through a hall.
26:09I feel it.
26:10I love it, brother.
26:11But I love this partying.
26:12It's going to be a distraction.
26:13You know what, Chewy?
26:13I can see how the outsider might think, hey, Luca, you got your priorities all mixed up.
26:17Maybe upside down.
26:18Maybe a little helter-skelter.
26:20However, I can promise you on the inside, Cruz figured it out.
26:26That when my energy is vibrating with love, connection is fun, is when I am my most effective.
26:32And effective me is dangerous me.
26:36Let me put it for you this way.
26:37My flow state is my ghost state.
26:41Wow.
26:42And it seems like you've done all the internal work, man.
26:44Yes, sir.
26:45I respect that.
26:45Thank you, man.
26:46It's all PLUR.
26:48PLUR?
26:49I know what that means.
26:50You know what PLUR is.
26:51But for the folks that are out there that don't know what it means, what does it mean?
26:53Break it down.
26:54Let me tell you.
26:54PLUR stands for peace, love, unity, and respect.
26:58It is the staple of the rave community.
27:01Values that we simply do not have here in WWE Evolve.
27:05All we have is people with big egos and insecurities.
27:08And we have big bad Cam Hendricks and Harley Riggins.
27:10Guys that are just simply vibe killers, man.
27:13We need someone to shine the lights.
27:16And true, I think I know who can figure it out.
27:20I think that's Luca.
27:21I think you're right.
27:22Hey, brother.
27:23Thank you so much for your time.
27:24Yes, sir.
27:25I appreciate that.
27:25And this is just a build.
27:27Wait for the beat to drop.
27:29Hello.
27:29Hello.
27:33Cut.
27:35Well, Peter, a whole new Crucifino looks ready to evolve.
27:41And imagine the evolution of the timepiece if Aaron Rourke were to walk out Evolve champion
27:51tonight.
27:51Last week, we talked about it being the biggest match in Tyra Mae Steele's career.
27:55And sometimes we speculate, not using hyperbole per se, but this is without a doubt the biggest
28:01match of Aaron Rourke's life, the biggest opportunity he's ever had in professional wrestling.
28:05And now, could he be the man to derail Jackson Drake?
28:11It is such a great question.
28:13It's the reason we're all here.
28:14By the way, it looks at the best shape of his life.
28:17I have never seen Aaron Rourke look better.
28:20Shredded and ready for this opportunity.
28:23Trained by greats, worked his tail off across the industry to get to Evolve.
28:31And since he's been in Evolve, he's done it as a tag team competitor.
28:34He's done it as a single star.
28:36And he earned this shot against Jackson Drake.
28:44As here comes the Evolve champion.
28:47And Peter, for the last time, I guess it's your turn.
28:49Yeah, it's the last time ever.
28:51I got to do it.
28:53Party's here!
28:54The party is here, folks!
28:57That was like next level stoner.
28:59Well, I had to.
29:00I had to.
29:01It's the last time.
29:02Look at the shredded halves of our champion, Jackson Drake, as he stands by with Swipe Right,
29:06who recently, by the way, became NXT Tag Team Champions, but they're back to support the champ.
29:13And Peter, we talk about, obviously, the evolution of different superstars and how they've grown on Evolve.
29:18These two have competed one-on-one on the indies before, but tell us tonight differently.
29:22You talked about it.
29:23The stakes.
29:24What this match means.
29:25I mean, it's...
29:26Listen, I don't want to take anything away from big matches on the indies as you see our champion holding
29:31that title high.
29:32Win or lose, that's the last time you will see Jackson Drake hold that Evolve championship.
29:36But this is different.
29:37This is about being in the WWE record books.
29:40This is about becoming the WWE Evolve champion.
29:46Challenger is in.
29:47Champion is in.
29:48Flanked by his boys.
29:50Now it's out of Mike Rowe 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 Roark.
30:28And his opponent, weighing in at 188 pounds, representing the Vanity Project, he is the Evolve champion, Jackson Drake.
30:47That's the last time Jackson Drake will receive a ring announcement here in Evolve, but will he still get and
30:52still at the end of the match?
30:54Can't believe I have to deal with this emotion two weeks in a row.
30:57Kendall Gray last week for the last time, and Jackson Drake, win, lose, or draw, for the last time as
31:02Evolve champion.
31:03Peter, you mentioned Kendall Gray last week.
31:05Will we see the same story tonight?
31:06You know that is what Jackson Drake wants more than anything, to leave as champion, to have to hand over
31:13that title because he chooses to, not because it's been won.
31:17As you see again, a full VIP section of support for this incredible main event that we have.
31:25Full of ID talent right there in just two weeks about before NXT returns to Madison Square Garden.
31:30The site where Jackson Drake had a successful title defense against Sean Legacy late last year.
31:35Now an opportunity here against Aaron Roark.
31:37But Peter, these are two men that embody not just the ID program, but Evolve itself.
31:41Watch out early pin there for Roark.
31:43Yeah, completely.
31:44Two totally different guys.
31:46Here we go, Roark.
31:47I mean, Roark and Drake are so different.
31:50As people, as competitors, style-wise.
31:54Oh, roll up.
31:54Roark, nice counter.
31:55The one thing they have in common is an absolute undying love for professional wrestling.
32:01That's what Jackson Drake is, and that's what Aaron Roark is.
32:05Roark flips out the belly to back.
32:11As Aaron Roark's starting to roll right here.
32:13Who's walking out as Evolve champion?
32:18Keep the camera up.
32:22Everyone's got to tell.
32:29Wrestlemania Vegas.
32:32It's anyone's game.
32:41It's anyone's game.
32:52Back in action here on Evolve.
32:54You see the richest prize on Wednesday nights here.
32:56Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg.
32:57The final evolution of Jackson Drake here in Evolve.
33:01His final matchup again.
33:02Will he leave as champion?
33:04Well, we will find out by the end of the night, and I really hope, for your sake, if you're
33:08a viewer tonight, you've been watching since we started over a year ago, because you've
33:12seen the evolution of Jackson Drake.
33:15You saw him compete early on.
33:17And Roark, oh!
33:18We see Brad Baylor try to get involved.
33:20We know how that numbers game really can help the vanity project.
33:22Well, that is part of the plan always, and you see Jackson Drake taking advantage of it.
33:26But besides even everything we've seen Jackson Drake do here, his story going all the way
33:32back to being a teenager in the wrestling business in North Carolina, a young Jackson
33:36Drake and a young Javon Evans training together, dreaming of one day getting there.
33:41You see what his best friend Javon Evans has done.
33:44You know this kid is dreaming not just about NXT, but one day having a Wrestlemania match
33:48against his best friend.
33:49Tearing it up on Monday nights is the young OG, and of course, Jackson Drake, he's starting
33:52to make his name on Tuesday nights.
33:54But it all started right here on Wednesdays, Peter, as Jackson Drake, the first ever Evolve
33:59champion.
33:59And Aaron Roark, who embodies everything that Evolve represents, from opportunity to growth
34:04and 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
34:11away from his skills inside the ring.
34:13100% you cannot.
34:14He is one of the most skilled young stars.
34:18I see, look at this though, he's going to work on the back of the head of Aaron Roark.
34:21And you can see the aggression turned up right here.
34:24It's a big match for Jackson Drake.
34:26Of course, successful with two title defenses at both Succession 1 and 2.
34:30We'll see if he's able to get the win here tonight against Aaron Roark, and head to NXT,
34:34having never lost the Evolve championship.
34:36Now, you mentioned Aaron Roark, and how he embodies everything that is Evolve.
34:43Watch out.
34:44And the cover, shoulders are down only one.
34:45And that is the ID program.
34:47It's so true, he is his own man.
34:49Aaron Roark does things his own way, and he has just won people over since the moment
34:54he walked in the door.
34:55And I think Jackson Drake, I don't know if he'd admit it publicly, I think even Jackson
35:00Drake has great respect for the work of Aaron Roark.
35:03You certainly would think so.
35:04Here we go.
35:05Side rush and leg sweep floats over.
35:09Only gets two right there.
35:10And of course, Aaron Roark picked up the pin in that huge 10-man tag team match between the PC
35:15and ID matchup a couple weeks back.
35:17And really, that started to kickstart the momentum for Aaron Roark and helping him put him in the position today
35:21and allowing Foreman Thatcher to really honor him with this title opportunity.
35:25There's no question, him scoring the pin in that 10-man, that is the reason Aaron Roark has this opportunity.
35:30One opportunity begets another, and now Aaron Roark is on the precipice of history.
35:35Could he be the second ever WWE Evolve champion?
35:38Has Roark in a fight right here, certainly as you pointed out, Peter, in the best shape of his young
35:43career.
35:44But walks right into a knee of Jackson Drake.
35:46The champ creates a separation, but look at the dying piece from up top.
35:51He throws up the V.
35:53Jackson Drake doing Jackson Drake things.
35:55Stopped to the back of Aaron Roark.
35:57Trying to do some damage to that lower lumbar region right here.
36:00Now Jackson Drake has Roark up.
36:03And a Fisherman's Brain Buster into the cover.
36:06Man, Jerry Marcus says it's only two and a half.
36:09What an exclamation point it would be to the first year of Evolve that Kendall Gray wins out on her
36:15last match,
36:16ends her time here as champion.
36:17If Jackson Drake were to be able to do the same thing,
36:20think about what that says about the championship reigns of our men's and women's champions.
36:25Indeed, as Aaron Roark right now in the receiving end of some punishment.
36:28We talked about that mutual respect potentially to Jackson Drake towards Aaron Roark,
36:33whether we'd like to admit it or not.
36:34Two people that don't have necessarily any respect are swiped right.
36:38Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes.
36:39We saw them walk out on that 10-man tag,
36:41not really showing a whole lot of respect to their fellow ID mates.
36:44No, but they have respect for each other.
36:45I mean, Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor, they have great respect for one another.
36:49And no matter what, no matter how little respect they show to anyone,
36:53you have to respect the way they operate as a tag team.
36:56And Roark, look at this counter right here.
36:58Oh.
37:01And Roark, look at that.
37:04Dials it up with the area code in Sparkle City.
37:06That's right.
37:07I didn't know that Sparkle City had that area code, but absolutely a 619.
37:12Here we go.
37:13Aaron Roark starting to build a little steam right here, Peter.
37:17Oh, man.
37:18This is the most momentum we've seen from Roark in this matchup.
37:20He's locked in on the championship.
37:23Oh, man.
37:24And Jackson Drake now goes for the big swipe.
37:26And look at Roark back up on his feet.
37:27Bam!
37:28Big super kick.
37:29Aaron Roark into position again.
37:31Triple release suplex.
37:32Aaron Roark so dangerous with his hands and his feet
37:35as he saw that back super kick connecting to the chin of the champion.
37:39The momentum sent Drake back up on his feet.
37:41He's in the far side corner.
37:43Aaron Roark zeroing in on his target here.
37:45Oh!
37:46And meets the back elbow of Jackson Drake.
37:48The champ creates separation.
37:49Roark back up top one more time.
37:51The second time's a charm.
37:52Oh, and he sent the champ flying and landing on his back.
37:56Great work by Aaron Roark to take advantage of that situation.
38:00Eat the feet.
38:01Here we go.
38:02Center of the ring.
38:02Hooks the outside leg.
38:03Shoulders are down.
38:05Oh, man.
38:06I cannot imagine the internet breaking
38:08if Aaron Roark were to beat Jackson Drake
38:11for the Evolve championship tonight.
38:18Dial it up.
38:19Looks at Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor.
38:20Might have wasted too much time.
38:21And Drake!
38:22The German suplex in the corner.
38:25Well, that's the thing.
38:27In a situation like this, a massive matchup,
38:29Aaron Roark has to remember the moment.
38:32You cannot get caught up in any sort of theatrics
38:34or trying to prove a point.
38:35You just got to score.
38:37Oh!
38:38And there, Roark fighting off the champion.
38:41Nice counter with the Uranagi.
38:42Roark.
38:43Oh, man.
38:44That's the innovative offense, Blake.
38:45Drops the elbow.
38:46Close to the ropes.
38:47Could it be?
38:48And Drake able to hang on.
38:50Roark's starting to build some momentum right here, Peter.
38:52Think about the people Jackson Drake has survived.
38:56This man has survived Keanu Carver.
38:58All right?
38:59So think about what that would mean
39:00if Aaron Roark is the man to dethrone Jackson Drake.
39:06We're talking about looking at a new era on Evolve
39:08coming up in just two weeks.
39:10Some brand new talent coming.
39:11Some ID talent.
39:12Talent from all over Europe.
39:13The stacked divisions will continue to grow.
39:16But who's going to sit at the top?
39:17We don't know.
39:18Or is it going to be Aaron Roark?
39:19Well, listen.
39:21Here we go on the outside now.
39:23As Drake and Roark,
39:26they're going back and forth right here, Peter.
39:28Precarious position.
39:29I don't know which man is more comfortable out on the apron.
39:32We've seen Jackson Drake operate out here before.
39:35Oh!
39:36To the throat of Roark.
39:37That's the hardest part of the ring.
39:39And Drake looking to dial something up right now.
39:41What is he thinking?
39:42He can't be serious.
39:43The flags off the apron.
39:45All the way to the floor.
39:48Drake is down.
39:49Rourke is down.
39:50Peter, the above championship,
39:52hanging the balance.
39:53This match continues on Tubi.
39:58I want to break some big news.
40:00NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs
40:03to one of the greatest wrestling cities
40:05in all the world.
40:07On Saturday, April 4th.
40:08Get ready for a fight.
40:10NXT stands up in St. Louis.
40:14The stakes are high.
40:16The world is watching.
40:17And only the best.
40:19Stand and Deliver.
40:22NXT Stand and Deliver.
40:23Saturday, April 4th.
40:30Back in action here on Evolve as Aaron Rourke
40:33certainly feeling the effects of what we saw
40:35right before the break.
40:37As Rourke here looking for the challenge.
40:39Let's take another look right now.
40:40Jackson Drake.
40:40The suplex from the apron all the way to the floor
40:43rocking his challenger.
40:47Some blood in the mouth of our champion as well.
40:50The Evolve Universe really rallying behind the challenger
40:52right now.
40:53Jackson Drake.
40:55He's locked in.
40:57And Aaron Rourke in a bad spot, man.
40:59You can see he is out of it.
41:02And the Carolina Reaper starting to unload.
41:04You're not a champion.
41:05And Peter, we thought there might have been some respect before.
41:07We're not seeing it right now.
41:09Rourke might be out.
41:10Everyone who ever jabbed you was right.
41:12You don't belong here.
41:14You don't belong here.
41:16But look at Rourke.
41:17Look at the fight here.
41:18Oh, man.
41:19Aaron Rourke.
41:20He's worked his entire life for this type of opportunity.
41:23He's going to go down swinging.
41:24Aaron Rourke.
41:25What's he looking to do here?
41:26Oh.
41:26That's a spinning toe hold, perhaps.
41:28Here we go.
41:28Half crab.
41:29Oh.
41:30I like this.
41:31Look at the torque on the lower back here of Jackson Drake.
41:33Peter, he's right in the center of the ring.
41:34No, this is a very smart move from Aaron Rourke.
41:37Not only is he holding on to that leg,
41:38but the kick's to the back of Jackson Drake.
41:41Rourke starting to unleash.
41:43Swipe right.
41:43None too pleased.
41:44And Rourke now.
41:49And you see Rourke, he believes it.
41:51Looking to fulfill his destiny right here.
41:53Drake with the counter.
41:54Oh.
41:55Version of an Ushiguroshi right there.
41:58Let's see what Drake can do.
41:59Off the ropes.
42:00Oh.
42:01Big punt.
42:02Oh, that could be it.
42:03Center of the ring.
42:04And Rourke kicks out at one.
42:05All right.
42:06Look at Aaron Rourke kicking out at one.
42:08And look at the disbelief on the face of the champion.
42:10Jackson Drake has unlocked the inner dragon of Aaron Rourke.
42:15Sit-up powerbomb.
42:16Oh, two and a half.
42:21And Rourke knows he missed that opportunity.
42:24And the champ lives to see another day.
42:30Drake scratching and clawing Rourke.
42:33Feeling that frustration here.
42:34Ricky smokes.
42:35He might be feeling that title slipping out of Vanity Project's grasp.
42:39And now Drake taking a moment with Baylor and Smokes.
42:43A little Vanity Project conference there.
42:45But Aaron Rourke trying to keep his foot on the gas right now.
42:48Oh, man.
42:49This is one of those moments.
42:51Your entire life could go differently, Blake.
42:54Oh.
42:54Referee Jerry Marcus got inadvertently struck right there.
42:57In the midst of this final evolution of Jackson Drake.
43:00Wait a minute.
43:01Baylor and Smokes are in.
43:02Oh, this isn't right.
43:04Super swipe.
43:06Drops Rourke's center of the ring.
43:07It can't end like this.
43:09Oh, that is it.
43:10Drake with the cover.
43:11No.
43:11Aaron Rourke came this far.
43:12One, two.
43:14Oh!
43:15And Rourke is still alive.
43:17And you can hear and feel the electricity in the Evolve Arena here at the Performance Center, Orlando.
43:26Jackson Drake and the Vanity Project may have ripped all the pages out of the playbook, Peter.
43:31They've got nothing left.
43:32Aaron Rourke eats the super swipe and somehow kicks out.
43:37And Rourke sends Drake on the way to the floor, taking out swipe right.
43:42But you know, Aaron Rourke, that's not going to be enough.
43:45He's going to want to add.
43:47Aaron Rourke is going to want to fly.
43:49He's going to lay it all on the line.
43:52Down goes Smokes and Baylor.
43:54But the champion's back in the ring.
43:55You see that?
43:56The champ smartly gets out of it and manages to avoid the damage.
44:00And now...
44:01Oh!
44:02A big kick.
44:03I don't know if it was quite unaliving, but he might be setting him up right now.
44:07As Jackson Drake, in fireman's carry position, looks to execute.
44:11Oh!
44:12Burning hammer.
44:13Center of the ring.
44:14Oh, here comes the unaliving.
44:15That's step one.
44:16Building some steam.
44:17Oh!
44:17And right to the back of the neck.
44:20Aaron Rourke, a valiant effort.
44:22And Jackson Drake will not retain quite yet.
44:27Wait, wait.
44:28I have called nearly every Jackson Drake match in Evolve.
44:32I don't know if I've seen anyone kick out of an unaliving like that and connect him to the back
44:37of the head.
44:37But that's what Aaron Rourke just did.
44:39You see Drake, that frustration setting in.
44:42But he's got to continue, Peter.
44:44This title hanging the balance.
44:45You see the VIP section.
44:46They're in disbelief.
44:47Here comes Drake charging at nobody home.
44:51And Rourke.
44:52And Rourke.
44:53Feels the enziguri right to the back of the head.
44:56Drake now.
44:58Look at the look of insanity for Drake!
45:01And he's nearly folded in half by Aaron Rourke.
45:04Oh!
45:05Aaron Rourke is hitting a different gear.
45:08I've never seen this from Rourke before.
45:10He's up top, Peter.
45:11And he's going.
45:15And Aaron Rourke fulfills his destiny.
45:19Here is your winner and the new Evolve champion, Aaron Rourke!
45:34You see the looks of disbelief.
45:37Aaron Rourke is your second ever WWE Evolve champion.
45:45The genuine emotion pouring out right here in the Evolve arena.
45:49Aaron Rourke, the biggest moment of his career!
45:56Absolutely incredible moment to witness.
46:00The final evolution of Jackson Drake came and it delivered
46:04just as he has the last 300 days.
46:08The precision of heartbreak Drake was on full display early on.
46:12The vanity project thought they'd be celebrating,
46:14but the dime piece had other intentions.
46:18Drake couldn't get the best of it right there.
46:20And once again, goes forward.
46:22But Aaron Rourke putting a stop to the champion's offense.
46:25And then Aaron from the top on cloud nine.
46:29And that is enough for the win.
46:31And now, Peter, he's sitting on cloud nine atop the Evolve division.
46:36True, genuine emotion.
46:38It's all raw.
46:39It's all coming out right here.
46:41You see the superstars from the back.
46:43The entire Evolve locker room, men's and women's,
46:45emptying out to show support for Aaron Rourke right here.
46:49ID prospects, PC talent.
46:51An incredible moment here for Aaron Rourke.
46:55Oh!
46:56A little too excited right there.
46:57The celebration continues through all the ups and downs,
47:02trials and tribulations.
47:04The ID prospect has built momentum,
47:06shined through, made history,
47:08and officially taken a vault to Sparkle City.
47:11Yay!
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