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WWE Evolve - Season 2 - Episode 10
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00:07Then, now, forever, together,
00:58Now, forever, together, together,
00:59On Evolve.
01:00Oh, is that my guy?
01:02Stone is back.
01:04Ladies and gentlemen,
01:06This right here around the ring
01:08Is the future of the WWE.
01:13And look,
01:14We all know Evolve has been built on ambition,
01:18Has been built on want,
01:20But it needs authority.
01:22So myself and Shawn Michaels,
01:24We put our minds together,
01:25and we have come up with the perfect person to run this place.
01:31So your new Evolve general manager.
01:40Peter, what a shocker.
01:43This is an incredible choice.
01:46The player coach of WWE ID, Timothy Thatcher.
01:49Someone who laid the foundation for Evolve
01:52and now he's running the show.
01:54You know what?
01:55I got to give credit where credit is due to Stone, to Shawn Michaels.
01:58This is a great call.
02:00Love Timothy Thatcher.
02:01What a way to kick off the new season here on Wednesday nights.
02:05Thatcher dressed up a little bit.
02:07A little bit.
02:08Those are almost slacks.
02:11Look, Tim, no doubt about it,
02:13you've been a fantastic WWE ID player coach,
02:17but I think it's time we expand your role.
02:19All right?
02:19So you're going to be going all around the world
02:22to scout independent talent
02:24to help enhance Evolve,
02:27enhance the ID program,
02:29and that's why you're going to be the perfect general manager.
02:38First off, thank you, sir.
02:41I really appreciate the trust that you and Mr. Michaels have in me.
02:46Absolutely.
02:47And I appreciate everyone that's around this ring right now.
02:55But I'm no general manager.
03:05Evolve is where the work starts.
03:08Hard work is rewarded here.
03:10So it's more like a work site.
03:14So I'm not the GM.
03:17I'm the foreman of Evolve.
03:27Well, hey, okay, so Tim, then as the foreman of Evolve,
03:35you're going to have to make some difficult decisions.
03:37So your first two tasks, your Evolve champions,
03:41Kendall Gray, Jackson Drake.
03:43I understand, sir.
03:44They're now NXT full-time superstars.
03:46Yeah, I understand, sir.
03:48I understand, sir.
03:50Evolve is about building.
03:52Building new talent, building new opportunities.
03:55One door closes, another one opens.
03:58Right?
04:00So champions shouldn't just disappear.
04:04They got to earn their way out.
04:07So I've asked Kendall and Jackson for one more title defense.
04:12That's going to be their final evolution.
04:18If they win, they get to leave as champion.
04:22The title gets vacated.
04:24If they lose, we got a brand new standard bearer here in Evolve.
04:33Kendall Gray's final evolution will be tonight.
04:37And it will be against the Olympic gold medalist, Tyra May Steele.
04:41Hello.
04:42Talk about a blockbuster.
04:45Talk about a main event.
04:50Next week, Jackson Drake's final evolution will be...
04:57Think about it.
04:59Now you're cooking.
05:00Come on.
05:01Think about it.
05:04Well, we know who wants it, Peter.
05:05Well, anytime a title is mentioned.
05:08Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:17Harlem Lewis hears title.
05:19He shows up.
05:19If that clown, Jackson Drake, is having one last match here at Evolve, I want it.
05:25Hey!
05:26Hey!
05:27Hey!
05:28None of this!
05:29None of this!
05:30This isn't going off the rails!
05:32Not on my watch!
05:34Hey!
05:35I already know.
05:36Every time the men's title gets mentioned,
05:38here you come storming out here.
05:41I already planned for that.
05:43I got a match for you already.
05:46So, I think we all should clear out of here because it's time for Harlem to get to work!
05:54All right.
05:55Well, Peter, the foreman already making moves here in Evolve.
05:59Yeah, but who is going to be the final evolution for Jackson Drake?
06:06So crazy.
06:08One last match.
06:09One last title defense.
06:11One last time representing Evolve as champion.
06:15Evolve gave me a place to find myself,
06:17to find confidence inside and outside of the ring.
06:20And I'll never forget the ones that have been supporting me since day one
06:23or chanting my name since the first time I came out.
06:27So, this will forever be my first home.
06:30But tonight, tonight's business.
06:34Tyra Mae Steele is dangerous.
06:35She's an Olympic gold medalist,
06:37and when it comes to being a technical wrestler,
06:39she's the only one that has me beat.
06:40But that's fine because I don't back down from any challenges.
06:43I thrive under pressure.
06:45I thrive when things get hard.
06:47It took me months and months to get to the top of the mountain,
06:49and I'll be damned if I don't stay on top.
06:52Chantel Monroe, Callie Armstrong, Wendy Chew, Carmen Petrovich.
06:57You name them, and I've taken them down.
06:59And Tyra Mae Steele is next on my list.
07:01So, when I get my hand raised one last time on Evolve,
07:05I'm gonna walk into NXT full-time with momentum on my back.
07:10It's time to strap up.
07:16On Saturday, May 9th, after the biggest weekend in WWE,
07:21what happens at WrestleMania doesn't stay there.
07:24Sweet, sweet revenge.
07:27It follows you.
07:28And in Tampa, it hits back.
07:33All scores are settled.
07:35It's personal.
07:37It's backlash.
07:41It's back.
07:50Peter, we're back here on Evolve,
07:52and what an opening contest we have.
07:54Oh, I'm very, very excited to see this matchup with Harlem Lewis.
08:00Ho, ho, ho.
08:04You talk about a couple of big guys
08:08getting together.
08:11And his opponent,
08:12from Akron, Ohio, weighing in at 285 pounds,
08:19Sam Holloway.
08:22Certainly the big boy of the ID program.
08:24And Peter, ever since he came to Evolve,
08:27Sam Holloway has certainly made an impact,
08:29whether it's a singles competition.
08:30We saw him as a part of Team ID.
08:33But now he's got a big test in front of him
08:34from the man who thinks he is
08:36the number one contender to the Evolve champion.
08:38Well, that's absolutely right, Blake.
08:39Harlem Lewis believes he is the future of Evolve.
08:43And if that is true,
08:44you have to make your way
08:46by beating competition
08:48like Hardway, Sam Holloway.
08:51I got to tell you,
08:52every time we're here to call a Holloway match,
08:55I'm nervous he's going to crack through the table
08:57and kill me.
08:58This guy is an incredible athlete,
09:00and he's absolutely massive.
09:01We've seen some of those dives over the top.
09:03Certainly brings it to 285 pounds.
09:06Bell sounds along the way,
09:07and Harlem Lewis,
09:08Peter, he's laser focused
09:09on a championship opportunity.
09:11Absolutely, and he's trying to go
09:12right to work at Sam Holloway,
09:13which is probably the way you want to approach
09:15someone with this kind of strength,
09:16but it could turn out the wrong way.
09:18As Holloway certainly wants to make
09:19his presence felt,
09:20he's looking at a title shot of his own
09:21as it's wide open next week.
09:24Who's taking on Jackson Drake
09:25in his final evolution?
09:27If you've been with us since the beginning,
09:28you've gotten to see some of the best talent
09:30in all of WWE emerge.
09:32And now, with the vacancy
09:34that will be created with Jackson Drake
09:36and the Vanity Project leaves us,
09:39there is an opportunity
09:40for other people to step into those roles.
09:43And we'll certainly see if Tyra Mae Steele
09:44can take advantage of her opportunity
09:45tonight against Kendall Gray
09:46as Harlem Lewis looking to seize
09:48the moment right here.
09:50And Peter, ever since Harlem Lewis
09:51returned to Evolve just a couple of months ago,
09:53it seems like Harlem only has one goal,
09:55and that's championship goal.
09:56Listen, you have to...
09:57Oh!
09:58My goodness!
10:02That is not the way you want to start things off
10:04against Sam Holloway,
10:05but you've got to give Harlem Lewis credit.
10:07He is writhing on the outside right now.
10:10That hurts to just watch.
10:12But you've got to give credit where credit is due.
10:14He is always bringing it 100% when he's around.
10:18He only has one speed.
10:20Sam Holloway been in the ID program
10:21for about a year and a half now,
10:23and Peter, since the time we've seen him,
10:24how is Holloway impressed as an ID prospect?
10:27Oh, I think Sam Holloway absolutely jumps off the page.
10:31The first thing you see is the size, right?
10:33Oh!
10:33Look at that!
10:34But then it's that, Blake Howard.
10:36It's stuff like that, that springboard elbow drop.
10:38That athleticism into the cover
10:39only gets two right there.
10:41Of course, we saw him in that recent Haas fight
10:42with Drake Moreau here on Evolve,
10:45and Sam Holloway really started to impress,
10:47proving he might be the big man in the ID program.
10:49Absolutely.
10:50He could absolutely be the most impressive big man,
10:53at least now, that Keanu Carver is in the ranks of NXT.
10:57And of course, right now, Sam Holloway
10:58looking to get the brand new foreman of Evolve.
11:01Timothy Thatcher looking to get his attention right now,
11:03as Harlem Lewis looking to do the same here.
11:05Harlem Lewis gets flattened with the big boot.
11:07Is Holloway starting to cook here, Peter?
11:09And you see the ups from Holloway.
11:11That leapfrog, you don't usually see it
11:12from someone of his size.
11:13By the way, Blake, what do you think of the term foreman
11:16instead of GM?
11:16You like it?
11:17It's certainly an interesting twist,
11:18but if anyone's a little bit out of the box,
11:20it's Timothy Thatcher.
11:21Absolutely.
11:21He is the perfect person to guide the young talent of Evolve.
11:25Always love seeing that guy.
11:27As you see Sam Holloway going to work,
11:29using those long legs to punish Harlem Lewis.
11:33That big extension there by Sam Holloway.
11:37As right now, Harlem Lewis pounding away.
11:40Of course, Harlem Lewis cut off a big win at Succession
11:42over Brooks.
11:43Jensen trying to build that momentum,
11:44and a shotgun drop kick out of the corner by Holloway.
11:47Peter, can he capitalize?
11:48Well, Harlem Lewis, I'll tell you what.
11:50Here we go.
11:50Into the cover.
11:51Stacks him up.
11:52Only gets two.
11:53Imagine if Harlem Lewis could stack wins
11:55against Brooks Jensen and also Sam Holloway.
12:00It would certainly be very tough for Foreman Thatcher
12:02not to make Harlem Lewis the final evolution
12:04of Jackson Drake next week.
12:06That's exactly what everyone is competing for.
12:08Jackson Drake's final match in Evolve.
12:12Say what you want about the Vanity Project.
12:14Drake has been a great and fighting champion.
12:17Who gets to be that final evolution?
12:19What an opportunity.
12:20And of course, we talk about off Succession.
12:22Of course, this past weekend, Vengeance Day for NXT.
12:24A lot bubbling right now on the road to WrestleMania.
12:28Absolutely right.
12:29You know all these guys are seeing what's happening
12:31for the Vanity Project in NXT.
12:34What's happening for Kendall Gray in NXT,
12:36for Keanu Carver.
12:38Indeed.
12:38Great motivation for all of our young talent here in Evolve.
12:41You can see they take that step to the next level
12:43as Sam Holloway looking to take his game to the next level.
12:46Harlem Lewis fighting him off right here.
12:47Creates a bit of separation
12:49and drives that elbow right in the back of the neck.
12:51But Peter can Harlem capitalize.
12:52Well, you know, I've been talking a lot, Blake,
12:54about the athleticism of Sam Holloway.
12:55I do not want to shortchange Harlem Lewis.
12:57A great athlete who is jacked up in his own right.
13:00I don't know if you can suplex Sam Holloway there.
13:02A former linebacker in the Italian Football League
13:04and a gourd buster there by Holloway
13:07as Holloway looking to zero in right now.
13:09Man, I really enjoy the work of Sam Holloway.
13:12Of course, Harlem Lewis came out to start off the show.
13:15Trying to make his presence felt.
13:16Timothy Thatcher put him right in this position.
13:18There's the Urinagi.
13:20Center of the ring.
13:20Hooks the outside leg.
13:22And Harlem somehow able to hang on.
13:27And for Sam Holloway,
13:28we talk about what a win like this would mean for Harlem Lewis,
13:31but for Holloway as well.
13:32He's been impressive.
13:33He's gotten a lot of attention.
13:34But he needs signature wins.
13:37And that's what this would be right now against Harlem Lewis
13:39to start our night off on Tubi.
13:41As Holloway and Lewis back and forth here.
13:43Another big night.
13:44Another big Wednesday on Tubi indeed.
13:46As these two jockeying for position right now.
13:48And Harlem Lewis looking to take full advantage.
13:52Look at the power here, Peter.
13:53Yeah, there's the strength of Harlem Lewis.
13:54But Sam Holloway savvy.
13:56Oh!
13:57Double underhook suplex right to the corner.
14:02This is a hell of a way to start things off, Blake.
14:04Here we go.
14:05Hooks that inside leg.
14:07And look at the resourcefulness there of Harlem Lewis
14:09putting his foot on the rope.
14:10Peter, that just saved him.
14:12Absolutely.
14:12No, Harlem Lewis knows what he's doing, man.
14:14Listen, I know some people get frustrated
14:16because Harlem Lewis is so aggressive.
14:18Whenever the title's mentioned, he shows up.
14:21He's demanding.
14:21But I'll tell you what.
14:23Opportunities sometimes are taken, not given.
14:25And Harlem Lewis understands that.
14:27And Holloway looking to seize the moment right here.
14:30Center of the ring with the big goozle.
14:32Up!
14:32Oh, and Lewis!
14:33What a counter there, Peter!
14:35Wow!
14:36How is Holloway still standing?
14:38He's not!
14:39And a vicious Larry to the back of the neck.
14:41Harlem Lewis looking to take things to the next level.
14:44We know about his power and strength.
14:47As Harlem.
14:49He's zeroed in on that Evolve championship.
14:51He wants that opportunity next week
14:53against Jackson Drake.
14:55There it is!
14:56Up and down with the boob slay.
14:58And Harlem Lewis picks up the win.
15:02Here is her winner, Harlem Lewis!
15:07Wow!
15:08I didn't know if Harlem Lewis could get the boob slay done
15:12against a man the size of Sam Holloway.
15:15And you see Blake Howard, Harlem Lewis,
15:17saying, I want that championship opportunity.
15:21All right, let's take a look back here.
15:23It was fast, hard-hitting action throughout Sam Holloway.
15:27Jumping out early on, showing domination.
15:30That massive presence being felt.
15:32But as things go on, time passes.
15:35Harlem Lewis cannot be stopped.
15:37And there it is, the boob slay and the dub for Harlem Lewis.
15:40You have to be wondering, Peter,
15:42are we looking at the next Evolve champion?
15:46And now let's take a look at the latest evolution of this superstar.
15:57Evolve, do you feel that?
15:59Do you feel that bass in your chest,
16:01that spark that's in the air?
16:02We'll get ready because Luca Crucifino is arriving.
16:06And when that beat drops, I'm tripping through the lights.
16:12I'm rolling with the rhythm,
16:14and I'm cruising right to the peak here at WWE Evolve.
16:19And just because I'm vibing, just because I'm smiling,
16:24just because I move the way that I do,
16:26does not mean that I'm not dangerous.
16:31I've been through the silence.
16:34I found my inner self.
16:36And I figured it out
16:38that when Luca Crucifino is vibing
16:41on the frequency of love,
16:43fluidity, and fun
16:44is when he has his most effect.
16:48On this mode,
16:50nothing can fracture my inner peace
16:52or kill my vibe.
16:53My opponents start seeing colors
16:55that they didn't even know existed.
16:58I live for the drop,
17:00and I thrive off the energy of the big moments.
17:02I relish in the euphoria of the crowd.
17:05And when Cruz begins to rise,
17:08all my opponents' heads begin to spin.
17:11And I'm ready to make Evolve revolve around Luca Crucifino.
17:23This April,
17:24live from Las Vegas,
17:27the best in the world,
17:29CM Punk.
17:30I'm the champ,
17:31and I call the shots.
17:33Versus the original Tribal Chief,
17:35Roman Reigns.
17:36Two of the biggest stars
17:37for the World Heavyweight Championship.
17:39Brignette demands an answer.
17:43You will acknowledge me.
17:48Wrestlemania.
17:57Yes, finally, I have been waiting for this moment.
18:01And now, I finally get my first-ever championship match
18:06here in WWE.
18:09Kendall,
18:10you walked into this locker room
18:12as an undefeated amateur wrestling champion.
18:16Heck, you've defeated every single person
18:19that stepped up to you here in Evolve.
18:22But you've never gone against an Olympic gold medalist.
18:27And we both know
18:28that the mat and ring
18:30are two separate things.
18:32But when that bell rings,
18:34it doesn't matter.
18:35What matters is
18:37whoever gets that
18:39one,
18:39two,
18:40three.
18:41Now,
18:43I know that you're moving on, Kendall.
18:45And
18:46this is going to be your final evolution.
18:48Win or lose.
18:50But me?
18:52I?
18:54I can't afford
18:55to lose.
18:57And I won't be satisfied
19:00until my name
19:02is etched
19:03in the history books
19:04as the Women's Evolve
19:06Champion.
19:18The following contest
19:19is scheduled for
19:20one fall.
19:22Introducing first
19:23from Sardin, Ohio,
19:26weighing 232 pounds,
19:28Harley
19:31Riggins!
19:32Well, Peter,
19:33as we just heard,
19:34we're certainly in
19:34for a major collision course
19:36for the Evolve Women's Championship
19:37in our main event.
19:38But we're looking at two guys
19:39right now
19:40who haven't made
19:41too many other friends
19:42around the Performance Center
19:43in recent weeks.
19:44They made clear
19:45when they brutally attacked
19:46Tate Wilder last week
19:47in the BC parking lot.
19:48And now,
19:49with Tate Wilder
19:50clearly hunting Cam and Harley,
19:52we just got word
19:53from our new Evolve foreman
19:54that Tate has been escorted
19:55out of the building
19:56because he's not medically
19:58cleared to appear.
19:59And that's why
20:00Cam and Harley believe
20:01they're the two biggest
20:02badasses in Evolve.
20:04And they're out to prove it right now.
20:05And we know Presley's sideline
20:06due to a weightlifting injury.
20:08Now,
20:08Harley Riggins in here
20:09is a singles competitor,
20:09but he's got his boy with him
20:11in Cam Hendricks.
20:12And we'll see if he can be up
20:14for this competition.
20:16Oh, man.
20:19And his opponent
20:20from Yonkers, New York
20:22weighing in
20:23at 211 pounds,
20:26Trill London.
20:28The electric enigma
20:30back here on Evolve.
20:31And Peter,
20:31he certainly pushed
20:32Dante Chen to the limit
20:33the last time out
20:34as Trill London
20:35looks to continue to improve
20:36and up his stuff
20:37on Wednesday nights.
20:39You just used the word
20:41the electric enigma.
20:42Electric is the word.
20:43He, to me,
20:44is one of the most exciting,
20:45jump off the page,
20:46superstars we have
20:47in all of WWE
20:49in terms of young,
20:50young talent developing.
20:51He truly impresses me.
20:53However,
20:54he has not caught
20:55a ton of breaks
20:56in terms of the competition
20:57he's had to face.
20:58And that continues
20:59with Harley Riggins tonight.
21:00It's certainly been
21:01an uphill battle
21:02for Trill London,
21:03but just like we saw
21:03when he was an NFL cornerback
21:05taking on the top
21:05wide receivers
21:06around the world,
21:07he's taking on
21:07the top competition
21:08inside the ring here.
21:10Harley Riggins,
21:10whether you like
21:11his attitude or not,
21:12has certainly proven
21:12to be a difference maker
21:13since coming to Evolve.
21:15Is Harley Riggins
21:16the number one bully
21:17in all of Evolve?
21:19That's a fantastic question.
21:20I think the combination
21:21of his attitude,
21:23size, and ability
21:23makes him, yeah,
21:25the number one bully.
21:26As you see,
21:27a little response
21:28to that number one bully
21:29with some arm drags
21:29coming from Trill London.
21:30And you can really see
21:31the improvements
21:31in the ring inside Trill London.
21:33Of course,
21:33we go back to that
21:34Dante Chen match
21:35a few weeks ago,
21:35but even his early training,
21:37Trill certainly made
21:37a lot of strides
21:38from the beginning of Evolve
21:39to right now quite
21:40the evolution,
21:40if you will.
21:41Very well said.
21:42Again, I really think
21:44that given the right
21:45opportunities
21:45and the ability
21:47to just continue to work,
21:49Trill London is someone
21:50that you could see
21:51one day rocking
21:52the WWE Universe
21:53similar to what we're
21:54seeing from Javon Evans
21:55right now.
21:57Absolutely.
21:57We will always say
21:58how Evolve meets
21:59this talent at the ground.
22:00level is...
22:01Oh!
22:01Harley with a fistful
22:02of Trill's hair right there.
22:04I hate to see it,
22:05but I can't say I'm surprised.
22:06Peter, you have to wonder.
22:07The new man in charge
22:08saw that one.
22:08As we found out
22:09at the top of the show,
22:10we have a new foreman here.
22:11Not a general manager,
22:12a foreman here on Evolve.
22:14His name is
22:15the ID player coach,
22:16Timothy Thatcher.
22:17You're going to have
22:17to bring your lunch pail
22:18to work here on Evolve
22:19on Wednesday nights
22:20as you see that
22:21electric enigma
22:22right here.
22:23Trill London!
22:24Big connection
22:24with the dropkick
22:25sending Harley Riggins
22:26down to the outside.
22:27But with that,
22:27with Timothy Thatcher
22:28being here,
22:29that means tonight
22:30everybody has an opportunity.
22:31Watch out!
22:33And Harley
22:34meets Cam right there
22:35and Trill
22:36takes a look
22:36on the outside.
22:37Peter.
22:38See, here we go.
22:39Trill.
22:39Where are we going, Trill?
22:40Into position.
22:41He likes to risk it all.
22:42Trill's going to fly!
22:43Whoa!
22:44Whoa!
22:44Whisper in the wind
22:45to the outside.
22:46Trill London
22:47looking to pick up
22:48some momentum right here
22:49and of course
22:50if you take a look back
22:51just a couple of weeks
22:52ago here,
22:53Trill not on Team PC.
22:54Certainly might have
22:55a different mindset
22:56and different values
22:57as Harley Riggins.
22:58I think that's
22:58absolutely safe to assume.
23:00And Harley
23:02released German suplex
23:03looking to capitalize here.
23:04Riggins not even
23:05going for the cover,
23:06Peter,
23:06just continuing to punish.
23:07Although, listen,
23:07I can't blame him for that.
23:08That is a smart thing.
23:09You want to try
23:10to get your opponent down
23:11then attack
23:11and get them
23:12in the most prone position
23:13to secure a W.
23:15And now Riggins
23:16off the rope.
23:17Bam!
23:18Big connection right there.
23:19Let's see
23:20if this could end
23:21Trill London.
23:22I think the only thing
23:23these guys can relate on
23:25is the desire
23:26and need
23:27to impress
23:28the foreman
23:29Timothy Thatcher tonight.
23:30They both know
23:31what a win would mean.
23:32Peter, we talk about
23:32opportunity tonight,
23:33next week,
23:33really for the immediate
23:34future here on Evolve.
23:36How big of a chance
23:36is this for Harley Riggins
23:37to break out
23:38as a single star?
23:39Well, it just seems to me,
23:40you know,
23:40when you're in a tag team
23:41like Riggins and Presley,
23:43obviously there are
23:44benefits to that,
23:45but the downside is
23:46sometimes you can get
23:46lost as a talent.
23:48So when your partner
23:48goes down,
23:49it's unfortunate,
23:50but it does provide
23:51an opportunity
23:52to be seen
23:53in a different light
23:53and I absolutely believe
23:55Harley Riggins
23:56understands that.
23:56And we talk about
23:57difference makers,
23:57you see Cam Hendricks
23:58on the outside,
23:59Cam Hendricks coming to Evolve,
24:01putting his stamp
24:01right in the mix
24:02in day one.
24:03He gets an Evolve
24:03championship opportunity.
24:05He's already rising
24:06right up the ranks
24:06and of course
24:07they're getting under
24:07the skin of other
24:08superstars here
24:09like Tate Wilder.
24:11Tate Wilder's
24:11still not cleared
24:12as a result of those actions.
24:13I think charges
24:14should be pressed
24:14against Cam Hendricks.
24:15I think that goes
24:16beyond anything
24:17that happens
24:17in the performance center.
24:19That was an attack.
24:20That was a crime to me.
24:22Trill London's
24:22starting to pick up
24:23the pace a bit here,
24:23Peter.
24:24Here we go.
24:24In the cover center
24:25of the ring.
24:26Man, imagine a win
24:27over Harley Riggins
24:28for Trill London.
24:29You talk about
24:30throwing yourself
24:31right in the mix
24:33of the division.
24:33That is what a win
24:34would mean tonight
24:35for Trill London.
24:36We know Timothy Thatcher
24:37certainly has a huge
24:38decision to make
24:39for next week.
24:40Who will Jackson Drake
24:41take on in his final evolution?
24:42But Cam Hendricks is up!
24:44And look at Harley Riggins
24:45take full advantage.
24:46Absolutely.
24:46That's a smart move though.
24:47And Trill London
24:48cannot get caught
24:49off guard like that.
24:50And here we go
24:52into the TKO
24:54and Harley Riggins
24:55finds his way to victory.
24:58Here is your winner
25:02Harley Riggins!
25:04That's a very, very
25:06tough way to lose
25:07if you're Trill London.
25:09Competitive throughout
25:10the match.
25:11The distraction
25:12from Cam Hendricks
25:13and now you're Trill London
25:14it's another opportunity
25:15that sort of slips
25:16through your grasp.
25:17Harley Riggins
25:18always done with
25:18the numbers game.
25:20Cam Hendricks
25:21picking up the pieces
25:22right now
25:23as these two continue
25:24their reign
25:25here over Evolve.
25:26And listen, Trill London
25:27he was good
25:28at multiple times
25:29throughout the match
25:30but again
25:30the attitude
25:32the pressure
25:33the ring awareness
25:34Harley Riggins
25:35getting a win.
25:36Now let's head
25:36ringside to our guy
25:37Chewy Martinez
25:38standing by with the winner.
25:42Harley, that was
25:43pretty impressive.
25:44Brother, your first
25:44singles win here
25:45at Evolve.
25:45Congratulations.
25:46But Cam's here.
25:47Is this the new tag team?
25:49What's up?
25:49Hey man, I know
25:50you're a fan
25:50I know you're a fan
25:51but around here
25:52we do whatever
25:53we want Chewy.
25:54I like what you did
25:55to Tate Wilder
25:56in the parking lot?
25:57Yeah, why is he crying?
25:58He's coming back
25:59you know that right?
26:00No one's concerned.
26:00Kick his ass again.
26:01Hey, we're in the
26:02ass kicking business
26:03and business is
26:04booming.
26:06Peter, the gatekeeper's here.
26:08Hey, who's picked
26:09last at recess?
26:11Who's picked last at recess?
26:13Hey, Dante, Dante, Dante
26:14what are you mad
26:14we didn't pick you
26:15for Team PC?
26:16He does.
26:19I never would have
26:20joined you guys.
26:21I welcome the ID talent.
26:23You guys don't represent
26:24the PC.
26:25Yeah, right.
26:25You are a disgrace.
26:28What?
26:29What'd you say?
26:29I can't stand by
26:30and see what you did
26:31to Tate
26:32and stay silent.
26:34Dante, you coming out
26:35here pretty bold
26:35stepping up to us
26:36but you want to test
26:38that toughness
26:38why don't you fight me
26:39next week?
26:40See what happens
26:40when you step
26:41in the ring with?
26:42Showtime.
26:43Hey, let me end right now.
26:44Let me end right now.
26:45You're on.
26:47Hey, I think
26:49Timothy Thatcher
26:50will sign up on that, y'all.
26:51Dante Chen
26:52versus Cam Hendricks
26:53next week
26:54but you know what?
26:54We have some history
26:55being made when we come back.
26:56Kendall Gray
26:57will defend her title
26:58one last time, y'all.
27:00Woo!
27:05Everyone's got to tell.
27:12WrestleMania Vegas
27:14It's anyone's game.
27:23I'll make you
27:25turn it again
27:28Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo
27:43Hi, Aaron.
27:44Hello, Mr. Thatcher.
27:45Or should I call you
27:46Mr. Foreman now?
27:48Very spicky.
27:49Oh, uh, Mr. Foreman, please.
27:52All right, Mr. Foreman.
27:53It's okay.
27:53It's okay?
27:54Yeah.
27:54All right, Timothy.
27:55Let me not waste time.
27:57Let me just get it all out, okay?
27:58Yes, sir.
27:59I truly believe in this life
28:01opportunities are earned
28:03not because we think
28:05we deserve them.
28:07And next week
28:08Jackson Drake
28:08he gets to have
28:09his final evolution.
28:12See what I did there?
28:13His curtain call
28:14his final time
28:16in the spotlight of Evolve
28:17and he gets to have
28:18his last chance
28:19to walk out there
28:20as champion
28:21and Jackson
28:22has earned that.
28:25But you know what
28:26he doesn't deserve?
28:27to leave here
28:29as champion.
28:30He doesn't deserve
28:31to walk out there
28:32one last time
28:33hold up the belt
28:34and then vacate it
28:35like he's built this place.
28:37I mean
28:38the Vanity Project
28:39has been doing
28:40the same song and dance
28:42since day one
28:43of WWE ID.
28:45Cheap shots
28:46shortcuts
28:48inflated egos
28:49and my personal worst
28:51horrendous outfit choices.
28:53Horrendous.
28:54I mean
28:55they even have
28:56the nerve to say
28:57that they've
28:57built this
28:58and run this place.
29:01My final straw
29:03was that 10 man tag.
29:04They just poof
29:05gone up and left
29:07left us for a
29:08three on five
29:08against a pack of wolves.
29:10But
29:10you rose to the occasion.
29:12I mean
29:13I'll never not
29:14take a compliment.
29:15But
29:16we survived that match
29:18but that's what
29:18Evolve does.
29:20We survive
29:20we grow
29:22and we earn.
29:24And truthfully
29:27I feel like
29:28I represent Evolve.
29:30Opportunity
29:31development
29:32improvement
29:33you've seen it
29:34first hand.
29:35For the last year
29:36I've been giving my
29:37all to show
29:38that I'm the diamond
29:39in the rough here
29:40in the ID program
29:41and I'm damn proud
29:42to represent
29:43WWE ID.
29:45I mean
29:46you've improved
29:47your game
29:47in every aspect.
29:50It's time
29:51I step up
29:52to be the leader.
29:53It's time
29:54the dime piece
29:55stands
29:56in the spotlight.
29:58I'm just
30:00I'm just
30:01looking for
30:02an opportunity.
30:03I'm the man
30:05that stops
30:06Jackson
30:06from rewriting
30:07history.
30:09I'm the man
30:10to make sure
30:12his evolution
30:12ends
30:13but mine
30:14begins.
30:15I'm the man
30:16to make sure
30:17that championship
30:18stays here
30:19right where
30:20it belongs.
30:24Respectfully
30:25I'm asking you
30:27to give me
30:28this match.
30:29Please.
30:32I mean
30:34Harlem Lewis
30:35did make
30:35a compelling
30:36argument.
30:36It's true.
30:38But I think
30:39he'll get his time.
30:40It's your time
30:41next week.
30:43Really?
30:44Yeah.
30:45Thank you,
30:46Timothy.
30:47Thank you,
30:47Mr. Foreman.
30:50Of course,
30:50sir.
30:51Good luck.
31:00Well,
31:00Peter,
31:01major breaking
31:02news there.
31:02The opportunity
31:03of a lifetime
31:04for Aaron
31:04Roark
31:05next Wednesday.
31:06Now,
31:06listen,
31:07there is no
31:08one more
31:09deserving in
31:10the locker room
31:11than Aaron
31:11Roark from
31:12day one.
31:13He's done it
31:13as a tag
31:14competitor.
31:14He's done it
31:15as a singles
31:15competitor.
31:16I am so
31:17excited for
31:17Aaron Roark.
31:19He's certainly
31:20been building
31:20some momentum
31:21in recent weeks.
31:22Maybe not the
31:23favorite coming
31:23in to get the
31:24opportunity against
31:25Jackson Drake,
31:25but he certainly
31:26has secured that
31:27for next week.
31:28But you want to
31:28talk about some
31:29momentum,
31:29Peter.
31:29How about the
31:30challenger in our
31:31first ever final
31:32evolution right here
31:33for Kendall Gray?
31:34Tyra Mae Steele
31:35from the Olympic
31:36Gold Medal
31:36right here to
31:37evolve,
31:38and she's ready,
31:39Peter,
31:39to add some
31:40more gold.
31:42We've talked
31:42about this.
31:43Tyra Mae Steele
31:45has been on a
31:46roll week after
31:47week after week.
31:48The momentum
31:49has been building
31:50for Tyra Mae
31:50Steele,
31:51and now she gets
31:52the shot of a
31:52lifetime.
31:56It'll be very
31:57interesting to see
31:58how this one
31:58plays out.
31:59She's had her
31:59target on Kendall
32:00Gray ever since
32:01coming to Tubi.
32:05The challenger
32:06is in.
32:08Peter,
32:08here comes the
32:09champion,
32:09and you know
32:10the proverbial
32:10locker room
32:11sellout right here.
32:12Glued to the
32:12monitors.
32:13VIP section
32:14is full.
32:15The final match
32:16in Evolve
32:16for Kendall Gray.
32:18Yeah,
32:18I'd be lying to
32:19you, Blake,
32:19if I said I didn't
32:20feel a little bit
32:21emotional knowing
32:22this will be the
32:23last time we see
32:23Kendall Gray walk
32:25through that curtain
32:26as our Evolve
32:27champion.
32:27She has been one
32:29of the true stories
32:30since the very
32:30beginning of WWE
32:32Evolve.
32:32She had the first
32:33match in Evolve
32:34history.
32:34She was in the
32:35match to the crown,
32:35the first ever
32:36women's champion,
32:37five television title
32:39defenses,
32:40won the title at
32:41succession.
32:41She's been the MVP
32:42for the last year,
32:43but can she finish out
32:44with the gold?
32:45If you've been with us
32:47since the beginning,
32:48you've been watching
32:48Evolve,
32:49you know the star
32:50that Kendall Gray is
32:52and it's been very
32:52satisfying to see
32:54Evolve's very own
32:55boss lady become
32:56that same star on
32:58the NXT stage.
32:59Very proud of Kendall
33:00Gray.
33:00So we're set to go.
33:02Let's head to our
33:02ring announcer,
33:03Mike Rome,
33:03to set the table
33:04for the final
33:05Evolution.
33:08The following contest
33:10scheduled for one fall
33:12is for the Evolve
33:16Women's Championship.
33:21Introducing the
33:23challenger from Houston,
33:25Texas, Olympic gold
33:29medalist, Tyra May
33:32Steele.
33:37And her opponent
33:39from Las Vegas,
33:41Nevada,
33:42she is the Evolve
33:45Women's Champion,
33:48Kendall Gray!
33:53Tyra May Steele,
33:55the Olympic gold
33:55medalist back in the
33:562020 Olympics,
33:58winning the gold
33:58in the freestyle.
33:59And then of course,
34:01Kendall Gray undefeated
34:02as an amateur in wrestling
34:04in the collegiate ranks.
34:05And now, Peter,
34:06we're looking at a
34:07situation.
34:07Who has the amateur
34:09advantage?
34:09The champion or the
34:10Olympic champion?
34:12Listen, the fact is,
34:13on paper, the
34:15challenger actually has
34:17the advantage in this
34:18matchup.
34:19I mean, to say someone
34:20is an Olympic gold
34:22medalist, I can't even
34:23properly emphasize what
34:25that says about the
34:26skills of Tyra May
34:27Steele, and you see it
34:28early on.
34:29But of course, in this
34:29environment, Peter,
34:30there's no points.
34:31The takedowns don't
34:32necessarily mean the same.
34:33They can certainly give
34:34an advantage as you see
34:35Wendy Chu and Lainey
34:36Luck looking on.
34:37Again, a lot at stake
34:38right here.
34:39Kendall Gray has been
34:39the cornerstone of the
34:40women's division.
34:41Tyra May Steele's rising
34:42up.
34:42Something has to give
34:43tonight on Tubi.
34:44Well, either way, in
34:46one scenario, Kendall
34:48Gray leaves with the
34:50title as Evolve
34:51Women's Champion.
34:51That's incredible to
34:53picture.
34:53On the flip side, can
34:54you imagine what it
34:56would mean if Tyra May
34:57Steele becomes the
34:58third ever WWE Evolve
35:00Women's Champion?
35:01Either result is
35:02incredibly exciting to
35:03picture.
35:03You see a series of
35:04reversals right here, as
35:06this is certainly world
35:07class mat wrestling right
35:08here on display in our
35:09main event.
35:10And that's certainly one
35:11of the reasons Foreman
35:12Thatcher made this
35:13matchup, put Tyra May
35:15Steele in this position.
35:15Nice go behind by Tyra
35:17May to the roll up.
35:18And look at this
35:19incredible mat wrestling
35:21early on.
35:21Just so representative of
35:23a wonderful and deep
35:25women's division on
35:26Evolve that we've been
35:28able to watch for the
35:28last year.
35:29Fireman's carry takedown
35:30by Tyra May Steele.
35:31And Peter, if you've been
35:32watching Evolve ever since
35:33the beginning, that's been
35:34the bread and butter of
35:35Kendall Gray.
35:35That has to be getting into
35:36her head right here.
35:37Yeah, 100%.
35:38But Kendall Gray, the other
35:39bread and butter, she
35:40absolutely knows as a match
35:42goes on and gets more
35:44intense, she gets better and
35:45better.
35:47Tyra May puts on the
35:48brakes right here as
35:48Kendall Gray tries to go for
35:50the hip block takeover.
35:51Gray trying to find any
35:52advantage she can.
35:53Hey, that is the Kendall
35:55Gray we've come to know
35:57and love over the last
35:58year.
35:58And we've speculated for
35:59quite some time with
36:00Kendall Gray's schedule,
36:01whether it's Tuesday
36:02nights, Wednesday nights,
36:03weekends all around the
36:04country.
36:04Has she been stretched too
36:06thin, Peter?
36:06Is her schedule going to
36:07hold her back in this
36:08match?
36:09Well, you know, you
36:09bring that up.
36:10Robert Stone used to
36:11bring that up, but the
36:12proof is in the pudding.
36:12Here we go to the cover.
36:13Hooks the outside leg.
36:14The proof is in the
36:15pudding, Blake.
36:15Has she been stretched too
36:16thin?
36:17Has it affected her?
36:18No.
36:18She continues to
36:19maintain.
36:20She continues to wear that
36:21championship proudly and
36:23compete.
36:23here, compete on Tuesday
36:24nights and on the weekends
36:26and all over the world as
36:26well.
36:27Tyra May trying to
36:27reverse her right there.
36:28Kendall Gray holding her
36:29ground.
36:29Look at the mat wrestling
36:30exchanges right here.
36:32Counter for counter.
36:33And of course, Tyra May,
36:34she feels this is her
36:35moment, Peter.
36:36Her first ever WWE
36:37championship opportunity.
36:38Well, listen, these
36:39opportunities grow on
36:41trees.
36:42The Beal out of the
36:42corner.
36:43Ask our former champion,
36:45Callie Armstrong, who's
36:46been desperate to get a
36:47rematch, a singles rematch
36:49against Kendall Gray.
36:50You're never guaranteed
36:51another shot.
36:52So Tyra May Steele needs to
36:54take advantage.
36:55We talk about those five
36:56TV title defenses for
36:57Kendall Gray.
36:58One of them coming in
36:59Madison Square Garden.
37:00If you go back earlier in
37:01the year in 2025, Tyra May
37:03Steele winning LFG season
37:05one in Madison Square Garden.
37:07Both of these superstars have
37:08competed at the high level
37:10and they want to take it up a
37:11notch here.
37:12I just, if you're sitting here
37:14watching this, I just hope
37:15you're taking in this moment.
37:17Two talents like Kendall Gray
37:18and Tyra May Steele, one day
37:20you will be watching them at
37:21Wrestlemania and you get to
37:23see them right now in this
37:24Evolve Women's Championship
37:26match.
37:26It is truly a moment in
37:28history.
37:28Certainly seen the evolution
37:29of Kendall Gray's young
37:30career here.
37:32Right in and dunked down.
37:35With that belly to belly right
37:36there.
37:37Tyra May Steele starting to
37:38cook a bit here, Peter.
37:40She's got a ton of momentum
37:41coming into this matchup.
37:42We said that and it's so true.
37:44Tyra May Steele has been
37:44getting better every week, ever
37:46since she got to Evolve.
37:48Listen, she had had
37:49opportunities in NXT.
37:50She gets down to Evolve and
37:52she's been better and better.
37:54Tyra May Steele trying to get
37:55the Evolve Women's
37:56Championship.
37:56This match continues on
37:58Tubi.
38:06In Vegas, everything's a game.
38:11Some nights, it's played
38:13without cards or dice, just
38:17tension.
38:19Every move measured, every look,
38:22a strategy sharpened.
38:26Always watching your back.
38:34Prepared for anything.
38:40Never knowing who the real
38:43threat is.
38:51Or who might show up at the
38:53table.
39:03WrestleMania Vegas.
39:04I'm back inside of
39:06looking.
39:08It's anyone's king.
39:16Back in action here on Evolve on
39:19Tubi.
39:20Big fight feel here.
39:21Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg,
39:22Tyra May Steele pushing Kendall
39:23Gray to the limit.
39:26I mean, it's beyond big fight
39:27feel.
39:28This is just a big fight.
39:29The Evolve Women's Champion,
39:31Kendall Gray, was such a rare
39:32opportunity to head to NXT
39:34without ever being defeated for
39:36her championship.
39:38Only minutes remaining in
39:39Kendall Gray's Evolve career
39:41right here.
39:42Will she go to NXT, still
39:44champion and having to vacate,
39:45or will Tyra May win the title?
39:48And you see Tyra May with that
39:49smile on her face.
39:50She thinks she's in the driver's
39:52seat right here.
39:52It's just, it's so impressive
39:53because Tyra May Steele, you
39:55meet her outside the ring, she's
39:56all smiles, thumbs up, and
39:58dancing.
39:58And then once the bell rings,
40:00she becomes this person, this
40:02level of competitor, the kind of
40:04person who goes on to win a gold
40:05medal at the Olympics.
40:06And you see the richest prize,
40:08the Evolve Women's Division right
40:09there.
40:09Tyra May Steele, Kendall Gray
40:11battling it out right now, center of
40:12the ring.
40:13As Tyra with the submission hold,
40:16Peter, not many places for Kendall to
40:17go.
40:18This is starting to wear on Kendall
40:20Gray.
40:20You see that arm cinched in under
40:22the chin of the champion.
40:24Referee Joey Gonzalez checking in
40:26right now.
40:26Tyra May.
40:27She cinched it even tighter.
40:29As you said, Peter, locking it in
40:31right underneath the chin of Kendall
40:33Gray.
40:33Gray back to her feet right now.
40:35The champion trying to fight off
40:37the challenger.
40:38Man.
40:39Oh, Kendall Gray using those elbows
40:41to escape the grasp of Tyra May
40:43Steele.
40:44Then a big right hand to follow.
40:45Oh, and Gray.
40:46Oh, almost get dumped again.
40:48Nice counter.
40:49Kendall with the cover only gets
40:50two.
40:52Oh, man.
40:52Kendall bouncing back after that
40:55chokehold that she had on her for
40:5790 seconds.
40:58Kendall Gray has found her wind
40:59again.
41:00Here she is.
41:01Oh, well, that wasn't a move I'd
41:02expect to see in the Olympics, but
41:04it certainly was effective as Tyra
41:06May with her eyes on the prize here.
41:09Tyra May Steele with a championship
41:11on her mind.
41:12And for us, we also just have to
41:14appreciate the closing moments of
41:16Kendall Gray's evolved career.
41:18Can it end as champion?
41:19Look at the raw power.
41:21And ragdolling Kendall Gray.
41:23That gut wrench suplex up and over.
41:25Tyra May's locked in, Peter.
41:27It's 2020 all over again and just off
41:29the back end of the Olympics.
41:31Tyra May feeling as motivated as
41:32ever.
41:33Look at her just picking, picking
41:35Kendall Gray up off the ground.
41:36Gut wrench tossing her.
41:39And Gray, barely able to get to her
41:41feet right here.
41:42She's a bit stunned.
41:44Oof.
41:45Another gut wrench toss.
41:47Will we get to see one last time
41:49Kendall Gray take those straps down
41:51and enter the gray area?
41:53And you have to be wondering here,
41:54Tyra May might be looking for that
41:55German suplex if she can connect on
41:57that Wings of Glory.
41:58We're looking at a brand new
41:59evolved women's champion.
42:01Well, it's a great point, Blake,
42:02and she does seem to have Kendall
42:03Gray prone right now.
42:04Here we go.
42:04There's a cover.
42:05Center of the ring.
42:07Again, only two.
42:08You're going to need to do more.
42:09You're going to have to do more
42:10to finish Kendall Gray.
42:11And that's what it looks like
42:11she's doing.
42:12Going back to work.
42:14Foreman Thatcher laying down a
42:15huge main event his first week
42:17on the job.
42:18And we'll see if Tyra May
42:19Steele could take full advantage
42:21right here.
42:22The Evolved Universe starting to
42:23rally a bit.
42:24And Kendall Gray in a bad spot.
42:26She's being bent in half by
42:27Tyra May Steele.
42:28And of course, Kendall said she
42:29wanted to come out here alone.
42:30Peter, no Ren Sinclair.
42:31She's getting it done all on
42:33Kendall Gray's time.
42:35Oh man, Kendall's being bent
42:37backwards.
42:38Certainly going to be tough to go
42:39to the gray area in this
42:40predicament.
42:40And look at Tyra May wrenching
42:42back.
42:42Peter, she wants the gold.
42:43Absolutely.
42:43I am so impressed with the gear
42:45Tyra May Steele is hitting right
42:47now.
42:47And we shouldn't be surprised.
42:48She's an Olympic gold medalist
42:50for a reason.
42:51You see that confidence growing
42:52here in Tyra May Steele.
42:53We saw her a little bit last
42:54year.
42:54And her evolution now into the
42:56number one contender to the
42:57Evolved Women's Championship.
42:59These two going back and forth
43:00once again.
43:01And Tyra May looking to take
43:02full advantage now.
43:04Going for that gut wrench one
43:05more time.
43:06Oh, Gray spins right out.
43:08Oh, but misses with the right
43:09hand.
43:10These two build some momentum
43:11right now.
43:12Oh, they collide in the center
43:13of the ring, Peter.
43:14Champion is down.
43:15Challenger is down.
43:16The Evolved Women's
43:17Championship hanging the
43:18balance in our main event
43:19here on Tubi.
43:20Do you remember where you were
43:22when Kendall Gray defended her
43:26championship against a young
43:27Tyra May Steele?
43:28Here we are, the Evolved Universe
43:30looking on in Kendall Gray's
43:32last Evolved match.
43:35Kendall Gray can't quite think
43:36about Tuesday nights yet.
43:37She's got to worry about Tyra May
43:38Steele right in front of her.
43:40And the Olympic gold medalist!
43:41See, there's the savvy.
43:43There's the ring awareness of
43:44our champion.
43:45As Kendall creates that
43:47separation one more time, she
43:48might be looking to take Tyra
43:49to that gray area.
43:50But you can see she's still
43:51favoring her midsection.
43:52She's still a bit hurt.
43:53And Gray, Irish whip reverse
43:56now.
43:56Tyra May charges in.
43:58Oh, and Kendall takes one
44:00out of Tyra's playbook!
44:02A suplex of her own for
44:04Kendall Gray.
44:05Here we go!
44:06It's time to enter the gray
44:08area.
44:09The straps are down!
44:11And Kendall's ready to roll
44:12the drop down!
44:13T-Bone!
44:14This is when Kendall Gray
44:16gets to that next level.
44:18Take a look at her eyes there,
44:19Peter.
44:19She's locked in.
44:20Kendall Gray, look at her
44:22seize the moment.
44:23We've seen this so many times
44:25from our champion.
44:25Can she do it one more time?
44:27Looking to risk it all.
44:29Oh, a DDT out of the corner!
44:30Oh my goodness!
44:31Digging deeper in the playbook!
44:32There's the cover!
44:34And Tyra May hangs on!
44:36Oh man, I thought that DDT
44:37might have put Tyra May
44:38still to sleep as you see
44:40Laney Luck and Wendy Choo
44:41looking on.
44:42Wendy Choo, a veteran of Evolve.
44:44Laney Luck, of course,
44:46waving the flag in the ID program.
44:48Both locked in here.
44:49And what we understand,
44:50Peter, in the back,
44:51everyone's eyes glued on the
44:52monitors for this huge main event.
44:54Wendy Choo with her own history,
44:55of course, with Kendall Gray.
44:57She knows what our champion's
44:58capable of.
44:59And she heads to the top rope.
45:00What's she looking for here,
45:01Blake?
45:02Oh, watch out!
45:03As Tyra May, all the way up top,
45:05compromising position,
45:06might be looking for an
45:07overhead belly-to-belly.
45:08And Kendall, looking to fight off!
45:12And now Kendall rarefied air here,
45:13Peter.
45:14Yeah, she does not spend a lot
45:15of time up here,
45:16but she got the separation.
45:17And Kendall off the top.
45:20And Tyra May looks to take advantage!
45:22Olympic slam!
45:23Here we go!
45:23Center of the ring!
45:24There's the cover!
45:25Hooks the outside leg!
45:26Shoulders are down!
45:27Oh, my goodness!
45:28I thought that mistake was really
45:30going to cost Kendall Gray
45:31her championship!
45:33And if you look at Tyra May's face,
45:35Peter, she certainly thought
45:36that was her opportunity
45:37to become a VOLV women's champion.
45:40Yeah, Kendall really,
45:42really made a rare mistake.
45:43She does not do that often.
45:45And to Tyra May's still's credit,
45:47she took advantage of the moment
45:48and almost won the championship.
45:50These two set the pace
45:51for the final evolution.
45:53Kendall Gray almost goes
45:54for the crucifix there
45:55in a wheelbarrow position.
45:56Gray.
45:58Oh, counter!
46:01Wings of glory!
46:03What a gifted arsenal
46:05from such a young athlete.
46:08And, oh, Kendall with a counter!
46:10Into the roll-up!
46:12Shoulders are down!
46:13Oh, back the other way!
46:14Tyra's got her!
46:15No!
46:16These two exchanging pinfalls
46:17right in the center of the ring!
46:18Kendall catches her
46:19with shades of gray!
46:21There's the cover!
46:22And Kendall finishes as champion!
46:26Here is your winner!
46:28And still, the VOLV women's champion,
46:32Kendall Gray!
46:35What do you say about that matchup, Blake?
46:39Absolute back-and-forth action
46:40from bell to bell.
46:41And Kendall Gray standing tall
46:45as our champion still.
46:47Unbelievable stuff in the final evolution
46:50of Kendall Gray here on EVOLVE.
46:53And again, like I said,
46:54back and forth.
46:55The EVOLVE arena on fire.
46:57The Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele
46:59using all of the weapons in her arsenal.
47:02Suplex after suplex.
47:03So close!
47:04But, in the final evolution of Kendall Gray,
47:08it leads to what may be
47:09the biggest win of her career,
47:11shades of gray.
47:13And she'll now vacate the championship
47:15and march into NXT,
47:17ready to make a statement.
47:22I'm speechless.
47:24You know, I just want to say thank you
47:26to each and every one of you
47:27for coming out here
47:28and supporting me since day one.
47:34EVOLVE gave me a place to find myself,
47:37to find confidence
47:38inside and outside of the ring.
47:40And I wouldn't be able to do it
47:41without any of you guys.
47:42So thank you.
47:45And just like I've been taking over EVOLVE,
47:48I'm going to be taking over NXT every Tuesday.
47:53Thank you guys.
47:54Truthfully, thank you.
48:00Well, Peter, that was certainly
48:02a true instant classic.
48:03And from an undefeated amateur
48:05to the NIL program
48:06to the first match in EVOLVE history,
48:08the women's championship victory at Succession.
48:11Now Kendall brings the gray area
48:13to NXT.
48:28One of the hottest stars
48:30in all of professional wrestling.
48:32She's the boss lady for a reason.
48:35She's got the damn good.
48:37When people look in the history books
48:3820 years from now,
48:39they're going to see the name.
48:40Kendall Gray,
48:42the EVOLVE women's champion.
48:44This girl is going to show
48:46that I'm built for big moments.
48:52Whoever's willing
48:53to try to take this championship
48:55away from me,
48:57you better make sure
48:58you're able to step into the gray area.
49:00I'll be confident.
49:12I'll be strong in love.
49:14So stand up tall,
49:16break down the wall
49:17with both feet on the ground.
49:19I am rainfall.
49:22Look at me go.
49:24I'm a sin and lose.
49:27So give me room and my dreams.
49:29I'm a wreck of all.
49:31It's unmistakable.
49:33I've been doubting my whole life.
49:35I was the only female
49:36on my high school men's wrestling team.
49:38Now you're looking at a three-time
49:40undefeated national champion
49:42with a 61-0,
49:43perfect record.
49:44The world is starting
49:46to take notice.
49:47The gray graphs are coming
49:48and now she's going to do
49:49what she does best.
49:50If you've been with us
49:52since the beginning,
49:52you've been watching EVOLVE,
49:54you know the star
49:55that Kendall Gray is.
49:57I'm here to make history.
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