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