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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, we all know Evolve
01:16has 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
01:29to run this place.
01:31So your new Evolve general manager.
01:39Peter, what a shocker.
01:43This is an incredible choice.
01:46The player coach of WWE ID,
01:48Timothy Thatcher.
01:50Someone 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.
01:57To Stone, to Shawn Michaels,
01:58this is a great call.
02:00Love Timothy Thatcher.
02:01What a way to kick off the new season
02:03here on Wednesday nights.
02:05Thatcher dressed up a little bit.
02:07A little bit.
02:08Oh, those are almost slacks.
02:10Look, 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
02:30the perfect general manager.
02:37First off, thank you, sir.
02:41I really appreciate the trust
02:44that you and Mr. Michaels have in me.
02:47And I appreciate everyone
02:48that'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.
03:31So, Tim, then as the foreman of Evolve,
03:35you're going to have to make
03:36some difficult decisions.
03:37So your first two tasks,
03:40your Evolve champions,
03:41Kendall Gray, Jackson Drake,
03:43they're now NXT full-time superstars.
03:46Yeah, I understand, sir.
03:48I understand, sir.
03:50Evolve is about building.
03:52Building new talent,
03:54building new opportunities.
03:55One door closes,
03:57another 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
04:09for one more title defense.
04:12That's going to be their final evolution.
04:18If they win,
04:20they get to leave as champion.
04:22The title gets vacated.
04:24If they lose,
04:25we got a brand new standard bearer
04:26here in Evolve.
04:31It's all right, huh?
04:33Kendall Gray's final evolution
04:35will be tonight,
04:37and it'll be against
04:38the Olympic gold medalist,
04:39Tyra May Steele.
04:41Hello!
04:42Talk about a blockbuster.
04:46Talk about a main event.
04:50Next week,
04:51Jackson Drake's final evolution
04:54will 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, whoa, whoa.
05:17All of Lewis here's title,
05:19he shows up.
05:19If that clown, Jackson Drake,
05:21is having one last match here at Evolve,
05:24I 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.
05:41Take him out of 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
05:49because it's time for Harlem
05:51to get to work!
05:54All right.
05:55Well, Peter, the foreman already
05:57making moves here in Evolve.
05:59Yeah, but who is going to be
06:00the final evolution
06:01for Jackson Drake?
06:06So crazy.
06:08One last match.
06:09One last title defense.
06:11One last time representing Evolve
06:13as champion.
06:15Evolve gave me a place
06:16to find myself,
06:17to find confidence
06:18inside and outside of the ring.
06:20And I'll never forget
06:21the ones that have been
06:22supporting me since day one
06:23or chanting my name
06:24since the first time I came out.
06:27This will forever be
06:28my first home.
06:29But tonight, tonight's business.
06:33Tyra Maysteel is dangerous.
06:35She's an Olympic gold medalist
06:37and when it comes to being
06:38a technical wrestler,
06:39she's the only one
06:40that has me beat.
06:41But that's fine
06:41because I don't back down
06:42from any challenges.
06:43I thrive under pressure.
06:45I thrive when things get hard.
06:47It took me months and months
06:48to get to the top of the mountain
06:49and I'll be damned
06:50if I don't stay on top.
06:58And Tyra Maysteel is next on my list.
07:01So when I get my hand raised
07:03one last time on Evolve,
07:05I'm gonna walk into NXT full-time
07:07with momentum on my back.
07:10It's time to strap up.
07:16On Saturday, May 9th,
07:18after the biggest weekend in WWE,
07:20what happens at WrestleMania
07:23doesn't stay there.
07:25Sweet, sweet revenge!
07:26It follows you.
07:28And in Tampa,
07:30it hits back.
07:33All scores are settled.
07:35It's personal.
07:37It's backlash.
07:50Peter, we're back here on Evolve
07:52and what an opening contest we have.
07:54Oh, I'm very, very excited
07:55to see this matchup
07:56with Harlem Lewis.
08:00Ho, ho, ho!
08:03You talk about a couple of big guys
08:07getting together.
08:11And his opponents
08:12from Akron, Ohio,
08:14weighing in at 285 pounds,
08:17Sam Holloway!
08:22Certainly the big boy
08:23of the ID program
08:25and Peter,
08:25ever since he came to Evolve,
08:27Sam Holloway has certainly
08:28made 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
08:34in front of him
08:34from the man who thinks
08:35he is the number one contender
08:37to the Evolve champion.
08:38Well, that's absolutely right, Blake.
08:39Harlem Lewis believes
08:41he is the future of Evolve.
08:43And if that is true,
08:45you 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
08:54to call a Holloway match,
08:55I'm nervous he's going to
08:56crack 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
09:02dives over the top.
09:03Certainly brings it
09:04at 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,
09:11and he's trying to go
09:12right to work
09:12at Sam Holloway,
09:13which is probably the way
09:14you want to approach someone
09:15with this kind of strength,
09:16but it could turn out
09:17the wrong way.
09:18As Holloway certainly
09:19wants to make his presence felt,
09:20he's looking at a title shot
09:21of 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
09:27since the beginning,
09:28you've gotten to see
09:29some of the best talent
09:30in all of WWE emerge.
09:32And now,
09:33with the vacancy
09:34that will be created
09:35with Jackson Drake
09:36and the Vanity Project
09:38leaves us,
09:39there is an opportunity
09:40for other people
09:41to step into those roles.
09:43And we'll certainly see
09:43if Tyra Mae Steele
09:44can take advantage
09:45of her opportunity tonight
09:46against Kendall Gray
09:46as Harlem Lewis
09:47looking to seize
09:48the moment right here.
09:50And Peter,
09:50ever since Harlem Lewis
09:51returned to Evolve
09:52just a couple of months ago,
09:53it seems like Harlem
09:54only has one goal,
09:55and that's championship goal.
09:57Listen, you have to...
09:57Oh!
09:58My goodness!
10:02That is not the way
10:03you want to start things off
10:04against Sam Holloway,
10:05but you've got to give
10:06Harlem Lewis credit.
10:07He is writhing
10:08on the outside right now.
10:10That hurts to just watch.
10:12But you've got to give credit
10:13where credit is due.
10:14He is always bringing it
10:16100% when he's around.
10:18He only has one speed.
10:20Sam Holloway
10:20been in the ID program
10:21for about a year and a half now,
10:23and Peter,
10:23since the time we've seen him,
10:25how is Holloway impressed
10:26as an ID prospect?
10:27Oh, I think Sam Holloway
10:29absolutely jumps off the page.
10:31The first thing you see
10:32is the size, right?
10:33Oh!
10:33Look at that!
10:34But then it's that,
10:35Blake Howard!
10:35It's stuff like that,
10:36that springboard elbow drop!
10:38That athleticism into the cover
10:39only gets two right there.
10:41Of course,
10:41we saw him in that recent Haas fight
10:42with Drake Moreau here
10:44on Evolve,
10:45and Sam Holloway
10:46really started to impress,
10:47proving he might be
10:47the big man
10:48in the ID program.
10:50Absolutely.
10:50He could absolutely
10:51be the most impressive
10:52big man,
10:53at least now,
10:55that Keanu Carver
10:55is in the ranks of NXT.
10:57And of course,
10:57right now,
10:58Sam Holloway
10:58looking to get
10:59the brand new
10:59foreman of Evolve.
11:00Timothy Thatcher
11:01looking to get
11:02his attention right now
11:03as Harlem Lewis
11:04looking to do the same here.
11:05Harlem Lewis
11:06gets flattened
11:07with the big boot.
11:08Is Holloway
11:08starting to cook here, Peter?
11:09And you see the ups
11:10from Holloway.
11:11That leapfrog,
11:12you don't usually see it
11:12from someone of his size.
11:13By the way, Blake,
11:14what do you think
11:14of the term foreman
11:16instead of GM?
11:16You like it?
11:17It's certainly
11:17an interesting twist,
11:18but if anyone's
11:19a little bit out of the box,
11:20it's Timothy Thatcher.
11:21Absolutely.
11:21He is the perfect person
11:23to guide the young talent
11:24of Evolve.
11:26Always love seeing that guy
11:27as you see Sam Holloway
11:28going to work
11:29using those long legs
11:31to punish Harlem Lewis.
11:33That big extension there
11:34by Sam Holloway.
11:37As right now,
11:38Harlem Lewis
11:40pounding away.
11:40Of course,
11:41Harlem Lewis cut off
11:41a big win at succession
11:42over Brooks Jensen
11:43trying to build that momentum
11:44and a shotgun dropkick
11:46out of the corner
11:47by Holloway.
11:47Peter, can he capitalize?
11:48Well, Harlem Lewis,
11:49I'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
11:54could stack wins
11:55against Brooks Jensen
11:58and also Sam Holloway.
12:00It would certainly
12:00be very tough
12:01for Foreman Thatcher
12:02not to make Harlem Lewis
12:03the final evolution
12:04of Jackson Drake
12:05next week.
12:06That's exactly
12:06what everyone
12:07is competing for.
12:09Jackson Drake's
12:10final match
12:11in Evolve.
12:12Say what you want
12:13about the Vanity Project.
12:14Drake has been a great
12:15and fighting champion.
12:17Who gets to be
12:18that final evolution?
12:19What an opportunity.
12:20And of course,
12:21we talk about
12:21off succession,
12:22of course,
12:22this past weekend,
12:23Vengeance Day for NXT.
12:24A lot bubbling right now
12:25on the road
12:27to WrestleMania.
12:28Absolutely right.
12:29You know all these guys
12:30are seeing what's happening
12:31for the Vanity Project
12:33in NXT.
12:34What's happening
12:34for Kendall Gray
12:36in NXT,
12:36for Keanu Carver.
12:38Indeed.
12:38Great motivation
12:39for all of our young talent
12:40here in Evolve.
12:41You can see they take
12:42that step to the next level
12:43as Sam Holloway
12:44looking to take his game
12:44to the next level.
12:46Harlem Lewis fighting him
12:46off right here.
12:47Creates a bit of separation
12:49and drives that elbow
12:50right in the back
12:50of the neck,
12:51but Peter can Harlem
12:51capitalize.
12:52Well, you know,
12:53I've been talking a lot,
12:53Blake,
12:54about the athleticism
12:54of Sam Holloway.
12:55I do not want
12:56to shortchange Harlem Lewis,
12:57a great athlete
12:58who is jacked up
12:59in his own right.
13:00I don't know
13:00if you can suplex
13:01Sam Holloway, though.
13:02A former linebacker
13:03in the Italian Football League
13:04and a gourd buster
13:05there by Holloway
13:07as Holloway
13:08looking to zero in
13:08right now.
13:10Man, I really enjoy
13:11the work of Sam Holloway.
13:13Of course,
13:13Harlem Lewis came out
13:14to start off the show,
13:15trying to make
13:16his presence spelled.
13:16Timothy Thatcher
13:17put him right in this position.
13:19There's the Urinagi,
13:20center of the ring,
13:20hooks the outside leg.
13:22And Harlem somehow
13:23able to hang on.
13:27And for Sam Holloway,
13:28we talk about
13:28what a win like this
13:29would mean for Harlem Lewis,
13:31but for Holloway as well,
13:32he's been impressive,
13:33he's gotten a lot
13:34of attention,
13:34but he needs signature wins,
13:37and that's what
13:37this would be right now
13:38against Harlem Lewis
13:39to start our night off
13:40on Tubi.
13:41As Holloway and Lewis
13:43back and forth here,
13:43another big night,
13:44another big Wednesday
13:45on Tubi indeed,
13:46as these two jockeying
13:47for position right now,
13:48and Harlem Lewis
13:50looking to take full advantage.
13:52Look at the power here,
13:53Peter.
13:53Yeah,
13:53there's the strength
13:54of Harlem Lewis,
13:54but Sam Holloway,
13:56savvy.
13:56Oh!
13:58Double underhook suplex
13:59right to the corner.
14:02This is a hell of a way
14:03to start things off,
14:04Blake.
14:04Here we go.
14:05Hooks that inside leg,
14:07and look at the resourcefulness
14:08there of Harlem Lewis
14:09putting his foot on the rope.
14:10Peter, that just saved him.
14:12Absolutely.
14:12No, Harlem Lewis
14:13knows what he's doing, man.
14:14Listen, I know some people
14:15get frustrated
14:16because Harlem Lewis
14:17is so aggressive
14:18whenever the title's mentioned.
14:19He shows up.
14:20He's demanding,
14:21but I'll tell you what.
14:23Opportunities sometimes
14:24are taken, not given,
14:25and Harlem Lewis
14:26understands that.
14:27And Holloway
14:28looking to seize
14:28the moment right here.
14:30Center of the ring
14:31with the big guzzle.
14:32Oh!
14:32Oh, and Lewis!
14:33What a counter there, Peter!
14:35Wow!
14:36How is Holloway
14:37still standing?
14:38He's not!
14:39And a vicious Larry
14:40to the back of the neck.
14:41Harlem Lewis
14:42looking to take things
14:43to the next level.
14:44We know about his power
14:45and strength
14:47as Harlem.
14:49He's zeroed in
14:50on that Evolve championship.
14:51He wants that opportunity
14:52next week
14:53against Jackson Drake.
14:55There it is!
14:56Up and down
14:57with the boob slay!
14:58And Harlem Lewis
15:00picks up the win.
15:02Here is her winner,
15:04Harlem!
15:04Harlem Lewis!
15:07Wow!
15:08I didn't know
15:09if Harlem Lewis
15:10could get the boob slay
15:12done against a man
15:13the size of Sam Holloway.
15:15And you see
15:16Blake Howard,
15:17Harlem Lewis
15:17saying,
15:18I want that championship
15:19opportunity.
15:21All right,
15:21let's take a look
15:22back here.
15:23It was fast,
15:24hard-hitting action
15:25throughout Sam Holloway.
15:27Jumping out early on,
15:28showing domination,
15:30that massive presence
15:31being felt.
15:31But as things go on,
15:33time passes,
15:35Harlem Lewis
15:35cannot be stopped.
15:37And there it is,
15:38the boob slay
15:38and the dub
15:39for Harlem Lewis.
15:40You have to be wondering,
15:41Peter,
15:42are we looking
15:42at the next
15:44Evolve champion?
15:45And now,
15:46let's take a look
15:47at the latest evolution
15:48of this superstar.
15:57Evolve.
15:58Do you feel that?
15:59Do you feel
15:59that bass in your chest?
16:01That spark
16:01that's in the air?
16:02We'll get ready
16:03because Luca Crucifino
16:05is arriving.
16:06And when that beat drops,
16:09I'm tripping
16:10through the lights.
16:12I'm rolling
16:13with the rhythm
16:14and I'm cruising
16:15right to the peak
16:17here at WWE Evolve.
16:19And just because
16:21I'm vibing,
16:22just because I'm smiling,
16:24just because I move
16:25the way that I do
16:26does not mean
16:28that I'm not dangerous.
16:31I've been through
16:32the silence.
16:34I found my inner self.
16:36And I figured it out
16:38that when Luca Crucifino
16:40is vibing
16:41on the frequency
16:42of love,
16:43fluidity,
16:44and fun
16:44is when he has
16:45his most effect.
16:48On this mode,
16:50nothing can fracture
16:51my inner peace
16:52or kill my vibe.
16:53My opponents
16:54start seeing colors
16:55that they didn't
16:56even know existed.
16:58I live for the drop
17:00and I thrive
17:00off the energy
17:01of the big moments.
17:02I relish
17:04in the euphoria
17:05of the crowd
17:05and when Cruz
17:07begins to rise,
17:08all my opponents' heads
17:09begin to spin
17:11and I'm ready
17:12to make evolve,
17:14revolve
17:15around Luca
17:16Crucifino.
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
17:34tribal chief,
17:35Roman Reigns.
17:36Two of the biggest stars
17:37for the world
17:38heavyweight championship.
17:40Bring this,
17:42demands an answer.
17:43you will
17:45acknowledge me.
17:48Wrestlemania.
17:57Yes, finally!
17:59I have been waiting
18:00for this moment!
18:01And now,
18:03I finally get my
18:04first ever championship match
18:06here in WWE.
18:08Kendall!
18:10You walked into
18:11this locker room
18:12as an undefeated
18:14amateur wrestling champion.
18:16Heck,
18:17you've defeated
18:17every single person
18:19that stepped up
18:20to you here in Evolve.
18:22But you've never gone
18:24against 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.
18:42Now,
18:43I know that you're
18:43moving on, Kendall.
18:45And this is going to be
18:47your final evolution.
18:49Win or lose.
18:51But me?
18:52I?
18:54I can't afford
18:55to lose.
18:57And I won't
18:59be satisfied
19:00until my name
19:02is etched
19:03in the history books
19:04as the Women's
19:05Evolve Champion.
19:17The following contest
19:19is scheduled
19:20for one fall.
19:22Introducing first,
19:24from Sardin, Ohio,
19:25weighing 232 pounds,
19:28Harley Riggins!
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
19:39two guys right 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
19:51Cam 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
19:57medically cleared
19:58to 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
20:04to prove it right now.
20:05And we know
20:06Presley's sideline
20:06due to a weightlifting injury.
20:08Now,
20:08Harley Riggins in here
20:09is a singles competitor,
20:10but he's got his boy
20:11with him
20:11and Cam Hendricks,
20:12and we'll see
20:13if 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
20:35to improve
20:36and up his stock
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,
20:49young 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
21:24makes 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 in the ring
21:32inside 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,
21:43I really think that
21:44given the right opportunities
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 seeing
21:54from Javon Evans right now.
21:57Absolutely.
21:57We will always say
21:58how Evolve meets this talent
22:00at the ground level
22:00as Harley 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 the ID player coach,
22:16Timothy Thatcher.
22:17You're going to have to bring
22:17your lunch pail to work
22:18here on Evolve
22:19on Wednesday nights
22:20as you see that electric enigma
22:22right here.
22:23Trill London!
22:24Big connection with the dropkick,
22:25sending Harley Riggins
22:26down to the outside.
22:26But with that,
22:27with Timothy Thatcher
22:28being here,
22:29that means tonight
22:30everybody has an opportunity.
22:31Watch out!
22:33And Harley meets Cam
22:34right there,
22:35and Trill takes a look
22:36on the outside.
22:37Peter!
22:38See, here we go.
22:39Trill!
22:39Where we going, Trill?
22:40Into position.
22:41He likes to risk it all.
22:42Trill's going to fly!
22:43Whoa!
22:44Whisper in the wind
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 ago here,
22:53Trill not on Team PC.
22:54Certainly might have
22:55a different mindset,
22:56different values
22:57as Harley Riggins.
22:58I think that's
22:58absolutely safe to assume.
23:00And Harley!
23:01Released German suplex.
23:03Looking to capitalize here.
23:04Riggins not even going
23:05for the cover, Peter.
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,
23:12and 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 the 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 as 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
24:00to 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 they're
24:07getting under the skin
24:08of other superstars here
24:09like Tate Wilder.
24:11Tate Wilder
24:11still not cleared
24:12as a result of those
24:13actions.
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
24:18center.
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.
24:34That 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 his final
24:42evolution, but
24:42Cam Hendricks is up
24:43and look at Harley
24:44Riggins take full
24:45advantage.
24:46Absolutely.
24:46That's a smart move
24:47though and Trill London
24:48cannot get caught
24:49off guard like that.
24:51And here we go
24:52into the TKO
24:54and Harley Riggins
24:55finds his way
24:56to victory.
24:58Here is your winner,
25:02Harley Riggins.
25:04That's a very, very tough
25:06way to lose if you're
25:08Trill London competitive
25:10throughout the match.
25:11The distraction from
25:12Cam Hendricks and now
25:13you're Trill London.
25:14It's another opportunity
25:15that sort of slips
25:16through your grasp.
25:17Harley Riggins always
25:18done with the numbers
25:19game.
25:20Cam Hendricks picking up
25:22the pieces right now
25:23as these two continue
25:24their reign here over
25:25Evolve.
25:26And listen, Trill London,
25:27he was good at multiple
25:28times throughout the match,
25:30but again, the attitude,
25:32the pressure, the ring
25:33awareness, Harley Riggins
25:35getting a win.
25:36Now let's head ringside
25:37to our guy, Chewy
25:38Martinez, standing by
25:39with the winner.
25:42Harley, that was pretty
25:43impressive, brother.
25:44Your first singles win
25:45here at Evolve.
25:46Congratulations.
25:46But Cam's here.
25:47Is this the new tag team?
25:49What's up?
25:49Hey, man, I know you're
25:50a fan.
25:51I know you're a fan.
25:51But around here, we do
25:52whatever we want, Chewy.
25:55I like what you did to
25:55Tate Wilder in the
25:56parking 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 booming.
26:06Peter, the gatekeeper's
26:08here.
26:08Hey, he was picked
26:09last at recess.
26:11He was picked last
26:12at recess.
26:13Hey, Dante, Dante, Dante,
26:14what are you, man?
26:14We didn't pick you
26:15for TPC?
26:16He does.
26:19I never would have
26:20joined you guys.
26:21I welcome the ID talent.
26:23You guys don't
26:24represent the 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 and stay silent.
26:34Dante, you coming out
26:35here pretty bold
26:35stepping up to us.
26:37But you want to test
26:38that toughness
26:38once you fight me
26:39next week.
26:40See what happens
26:40when you step in the
26:41ring with showtime.
26:43Hey, let me end right now.
26:44Let me end right now.
26:45You're on.
26:46Hey, I think Timothy
26:49Thatcher will sign
26:50off 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
26:56back.
26:56Kendall Gray
26:57will defend her title
26:58one last time, y'all.
27:04Everyone's got to tell.
27:12WrestleMania Vegas.
27:14It's anyone's game.
27:42Hi, Aaron.
27:44Hello, Mr. Thatcher. Or should I call you Mr. Foreman now? Very spiffy.
27:50Mr. Foreman, please.
27:52All right, Mr. Foreman.
27:53It's okay.
27:53It's okay? Yeah.
27:54All right, Timothy. Let me not waste time. Let me just get it all out, okay?
27:58Yes, sir.
28:00I truly believe in this life opportunities are earned, not because we think we deserve them.
28:07And next week, Jackson Drake, he gets to have his final evolution. See what I did there?
28:13His curtain call, his final time in the spotlight of Evolve, and he gets to have his last chance to
28:19walk out there as champion.
28:21And Jackson has earned that.
28:25But you know what he doesn't deserve? To leave here as champion.
28:30He doesn't deserve to walk out there one last time, hold up the belt, and then vacate it like he's
28:35built this place.
28:36I mean, the Vanity Project has been doing the same song and dance since day one of WWE ID.
28:45Cheap shots, shortcuts, inflated egos, and my personal worst? Horrendous outfit choices. Horrendous.
28:54I mean, they even have the nerve to say that they've built this and run this place.
29:01My final straw was that 10-man tag. They just poof, gone, up and left. Left us for a three
29:08on five against a pack of wolves.
29:09But you rose to the occasion.
29:12I mean, I'll never not take a compliment. But we survived that match. But that's what Evolve does. We survive,
29:21we grow, and we earn.
29:24And truthfully, I feel like I represent Evolve. Opportunity, development, improvement. You've seen it firsthand.
29:35For the last year, I've been giving my all to show that I'm the diamond in the rough here in
29:40the ID program.
29:41And I'm damn proud to represent WWE ID.
29:45I mean, you've improved your game in every aspect.
29:50It's time I step up to be the leader.
29:53It's time the dime piece stands in the spotlight.
29:58I'm just, I'm just looking for an opportunity.
30:03I'm the man that stops Jackson from rewriting history.
30:09I'm the man to make sure his evolution ends, but mine begins.
30:15I'm the man to make sure that championship stays here, right where it belongs.
30:25Respectfully, I'm asking you to give me this match. Please.
30:32I mean, Harlem Lewis did make a compelling argument.
30:36That's true.
30:38But I think he'll get his time.
30:41It's your time next week.
30:43Really?
30:44Yeah.
30:45Thank you, Timothy.
30:46Thank you, Mr. Foreman.
30:50Yeah, of course, sir.
30:51Good luck.
31:00Well, Peter, major breaking news there.
31:02The opportunity of a lifetime for Aaron Roark next Wednesday.
31:06Now, listen, there is no one more deserving in the locker room than Aaron Roark from day one.
31:13He's done it as a tag competitor.
31:14He's done it as a singles competitor.
31:16I am so excited for Aaron Roark.
31:19He's certainly been building some momentum in recent weeks.
31:22Maybe not the favorite coming in to get the opportunity against Jackson Drake, but he certainly has secured that for
31:27next week.
31:28We want to talk about some momentum, Peter.
31:29How about the challenger in our first ever final evolution right here for Kendall Gray?
31:34Tyra Mae Steele from the Olympic gold medal right here to evolve, and she's ready, Peter, to add some more
31:40gold.
31:42We've talked about this.
31:43Tyra Mae Steele has been on a roll week after week after week.
31:48The momentum has been building for Tyra Mae Steele, and now she gets the shot of a lifetime.
31:56It'll be very interesting to see how this one plays out.
31:59She's had her target on Kendall Gray ever since coming to Tubi.
32:05The challenger is in.
32:08Peter, here comes the champion, and you know the proverbial locker room sellout right here glued to the monitors.
32:13The VIP section is full.
32:15The final match in Evolve for Kendall Gray.
32:18Yeah, I'd be lying to you, Blake, if I said I didn't feel a little bit emotional knowing this will
32:22be the last time we see Kendall Gray walk through that curtain as our Evolve champion.
32:27She has been one of the true stories since the very beginning of WWE Evolve.
32:32She had the first match in Evolve history.
32:34She was in the match to the crown, the first ever women's champion.
32:37Five television title defenses.
32:40Won the title at succession.
32:41She's been the MVP for the last year, but can she finish out with the gold?
32:46If you've been with us since the beginning, you've been watching Evolve, you know the star that Kendall Gray is,
32:52and it's been very satisfying to see Evolve's very own boss lady become that same star on the NXT stage.
32:59Very proud of Kendall Gray.
33:00So we're set to go.
33:02Let's head to our ring announcer, Mike Roan, to set the table for the final evolution.
33:09The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the Evolve Women's Championship.
33:21Introducing the challenger from Houston, Texas, Olympic gold medalist Tyra Mae Steele.
33:37And her opponent from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is the Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray.
33:53Tyra Mae Steele, the Olympic gold medalist back in the 2020 Olympics, winning the gold in the freestyle.
34:00And then, of course, Kendall Gray undefeated as an amateur in wrestling in the collegiate ranks.
34:05And now, Peter, we're looking at a situation.
34:07Who has the amateur advantage, the champion or the Olympic champion?
34:11Listen, the fact is, on paper, the challenger actually has the advantage in this matchup.
34:19I mean, to say someone is an Olympic gold medalist, I can't even properly emphasize what that says about the
34:26skills of Tyra Mae Steele.
34:28And you see it early on.
34:29But, of course, in this environment, Peter, there's no points.
34:31The takedowns don't necessarily mean the same.
34:33They can certainly give an advantage as you see Wendy Chu and Lainey Luck looking on.
34:37Again, a lot at stake right here.
34:39Kendall Gray has been the cornerstone of the women's division.
34:41Tyra Mae Steele is rising up.
34:42Something has to give tonight on Tubi.
34:44Well, either way, in one scenario, Kendall Gray leaves with the title as Evolve Women's Champion.
34:51That's incredible to picture.
34:53On the flip side, can you imagine what it would mean if Tyra Mae Steele becomes the third-ever WWE
34:59Evolve Women's Champion?
35:01Either result is incredibly exciting to picture.
35:03You see a series of reversals right here, as this is certainly world-class mat wrestling right here on display
35:09in our main event.
35:10And that's certainly one of the reasons Foreman Thatcher made this matchup, put Tyra Mae Steele in this position.
35:15Nice go behind by Tyra Mae to the roll-up.
35:18And look at this incredible mat wrestling early on.
35:21Just so representative of a wonderful and deep women's division on Evolve that we've been able to watch for the
35:28last year.
35:29Fireman's carry takedown by Tyra Mae Steele.
35:31And Peter, if you've been watching Evolve ever since the beginning, that's been the bread and butter of Kendall Gray.
35:35That has to be getting into her head right here.
35:37Yeah, 100%.
35:38But Kendall Gray, the other bread and butter, she absolutely knows.
35:42As a match goes on and gets more intense, she gets better and better.
35:47Tyra Mae puts on the brakes right here as Kendall Gray tries to go for the hip-lock takeover.
35:51Gray trying to find any advantage she can.
35:54That is the Kendall Gray we've come to know and love over the last year.
35:58And we've speculated for quite some time with Kendall Gray's schedule, whether it's Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights, weekends all around
36:04the country.
36:04Has she been stretched too thin, Peter? Is her schedule going to hold her back in this matchup?
36:09You bring that up. Robert Stone used to bring that up.
36:11But the proof is in the pudding.
36:12Here we go into the cover. Hooks the outside leg.
36:14The proof is in the pudding, Blake. Has she been stretched too thin? Has it affected her? No!
36:18She continues to maintain, she continues to wear that championship proudly, and compete here, compete on Tuesday nights, and on
36:25the weekends, and all over the world as well.
36:27Tyra Mae trying to reverse her right there. Kendall Gray holding her ground.
36:29Look at the mat wrestling exchanges right here. Counter for counter.
36:33And of course Tyra Mae, she feels this is her moment, Peter. Her first ever WWE Championship opportunity.
36:38Well, listen, these opportunities grow on trees.
36:42The Beal out of the corner.
36:43Ask our former champion, Callie Armstrong, who's been desperate to get a rematch, a singles rematch against Kendall Gray.
36:50You're never guaranteed another shot. So Tyra Mae Steele needs to take advantage.
36:55We talk about those five TV title defenses for Kendall Gray, one of them coming in Madison Square Garden.
37:00If you go back earlier in the year in 2025, Tyra Mae Steele winning LFG Season 1 in Madison Square
37:06Garden.
37:07Both of these superstars have competed at that high level, and they want to take it up a notch here.
37:12I just, if you're sitting here watching this, I just hope you're taking in this moment.
37:17Two talents like Kendall Gray and Tyra Mae Steele, one day you will be watching them at WrestleMania.
37:22And you get to see them right now in this Evolve Women's Championship match. It is truly a moment in
37:28history.
37:28Certainly seen the evolution of Kendall Gray's young career here.
37:32Right in and dunk down!
37:35With that belly to belly right there. Tyra Mae Steele starting to cook a bit here, Peter.
37:39She's got a ton of momentum coming into this matchup.
37:42We said that, and it's so true. Tyra Mae Steele has been getting better every week, ever since she got
37:47to Evolve.
37:48Listen, she had had opportunities at NXT. She gets down to Evolve, and she's been better and better.
37:54Tyra Mae Steele trying to get the Evolve Women's Championship. This match continues on Tubi.
38:06In Vegas, everything's a game. Some nights, it's played without cards or dice. Just tension.
38:18Every move measured. Every look. A strategy sharpened.
38:27Always watching your back.
38:34Prepared for anything.
38:40Never knowing who the real threat is.
38:51Or who might show up at the table.
39:02WrestleMania Vegas.
39:08It's anyone's king.
39:17Back in action here on Evolve on Tubi.
39:20Big fight feel here. Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg. Tyra Mae Steele pushing Kendall Gray to the limit.
39:26I mean, it's beyond big fight feel. This is just a big fight.
39:29The Evolve Women's Champion Kendall Gray was such a rare opportunity to head to NXT without ever being defeated for
39:36her championship.
39:38Only minutes remaining in Kendall Gray's Evolve career right here.
39:42Will she go to NXT?
39:43Still champion and having to vacate?
39:45Or will Tyra Mae win the title?
39:48And you see Tyra Mae with that smile on her face, Peter.
39:51She thinks she's in the driver's seat right here.
39:52It's just, it's so impressive.
39:54Because Tyra Mae Steele, you meet her outside the ring.
39:56She's all smiles, thumbs up, and dancing.
39:58And then once the bell rings, she becomes this person.
40:02This level of competitor.
40:03The kind of person who goes on to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
40:06As you see the richest prize, the Evolve Women's Division right there.
40:10Tyra Mae Steele, Kendall Gray battling it out right now.
40:12Center of the ring as Tyra with the submission hold, Peter.
40:16Not many places for Kendall to go.
40:17This is starting to wear on Kendall Gray.
40:20You see that arm cinched in under the chin of the champion.
40:24Referee Joey Gonzalez checking in right now.
40:26Tyra Mae.
40:27She cinched it even tighter.
40:29As you said, Peter, locking it in right underneath the chin of Kendall Gray.
40:33Gray back to her feet right now.
40:35The champion trying to fight off the challenger.
40:38Man.
40:39Oh.
40:40Kendall Gray using those elbows to escape the grasp of Tyra Mae Steele.
40:44Then a big right hand to follow.
40:45And Gray, oh.
40:47Almost get dumped again.
40:48Nice counter.
40:49Kendall with the cover.
40:50Only gets two.
40:51Oh, man.
40:52Kendall bouncing back after that choke hold that she had on her for 90 seconds.
40:58Kendall Gray has found her wind again.
41:00Here she is.
41:01Oof.
41:01Well, that wasn't a move I'd expect to see in the Olympics, but it certainly was effective
41:05as Tyra Mae with her eyes on the prize here.
41:09Tyra Mae Steele with a championship on her mind.
41:12And for us, we also just have to appreciate the closing moments of Kendall Gray's evolved career.
41:18Can it end as champion?
41:19Look at the raw power.
41:21And ranked all of Kendall Gray.
41:23That gut wrench suplex up and over.
41:25Tyra Mae's locked in, Peter.
41:27It's 20-20 all over again and just off the back end of the Olympics.
41:31Tyra Mae feeling as motivated as ever.
41:33Look at her just picking Kendall Gray up off the ground.
41:36Gut wrench tossing her.
41:39And Gray barely able to get to her feet right here.
41:42She's a bit stunned.
41:44Oof.
41:45Another gut wrench toss.
41:46Will we get to see one last time Kendall Gray take those straps down and enter the gray area?
41:52And you have to be wondering, Peter.
41:54Tyra Mae might be looking for that German suplex if she can connect on that wings of glory.
41:58We're looking at a brand new evolved women's champion.
42:01Well, it's a great point, Blake.
42:02And she does seem to have Kendall Gray prone right now.
42:04There's a cover.
42:05Set her the ring.
42:06Two.
42:07Again, only two.
42:08You're going to need to do more.
42:09You're going to have to do more to finish Kendall Gray.
42:11And that's what it looks like she's doing.
42:12Going back to work.
42:14Foreman Thatcher laying down a huge main event.
42:16His first week on the job.
42:18And we'll see if Tyra Mae Steele could take full advantage right here.
42:22The Evolved Universe starting to rally a bit.
42:24And Kendall Gray in a bad spot.
42:26She's being bent in half by Tyra Mae Steele.
42:28And of course Kendall said she wanted to come out here alone, Peter.
42:30No Ren Sinclair.
42:31She's getting it done all on Kendall Gray's time.
42:35Oh man, Kendall's being bent backwards.
42:38Certainly going to be tough to go to the gray area in this predicament.
42:40And look at Tyra Mae wrenching back.
42:42Peter, she wants the gold.
42:43Absolutely.
42:43I am so impressed with the gear Tyra Mae Steele is hitting right now.
42:47And we shouldn't be surprised.
42:48She's an Olympic gold medalist for a reason.
42:51You see that confidence growing here in Tyra Mae Steele.
42:53We saw her a little bit last year.
42:54And her evolution now into the number one contender
42:57in the Evolved Women's Championship.
42:59These two going back and forth once again.
43:01And Tyra Mae looking to take full advantage now.
43:03Going for that gun wrench one more time.
43:06Gray spins right out.
43:08Oh, but misses with the right hand.
43:10These two build some momentum right now.
43:12Oh!
43:12They collide in the center of the ring, Peter.
43:14Champion is down.
43:15Challenger is down.
43:16The Evolved Women's Championship hanging the balance
43:19in our main event here on Tubi.
43:20Do you remember where you were when Kendall Gray defended her championship
43:26against the young Tyra Mae Steele?
43:28Here we are, the Evolved Universe looking on in Kendall Gray's last Evolved match.
43:34Kendall Gray can't quite think about Tuesday nights yet.
43:37She's got to worry about Tyra Mae Steele right in front of her.
43:40And the Olympic gold medalist!
43:41See, there's the savvy.
43:43There's the ring awareness of our champion.
43:45As Kendall creates that separation one more time,
43:48she might be looking to take Tyra to that gray area.
43:50But you can see she's still favoring her midsection.
43:52She's still a bit hurt.
43:53And Gray, Irish whip reverse now.
43:57Tyra Mae charges in.
43:58Oh, and Kendall takes one out of Tyra's playbook!
44:02A suplex of her own for Kendall Gray.
44:05Here we go!
44:06It's time to enter the gray area!
44:09The straps are down!
44:11And Kendall's ready to roll the drop down!
44:13T-Bone!
44:14This is when Kendall Gray gets to that next level.
44:18Taking a look at her eyes there, Peter.
44:19She's locked in.
44:20Kendall Gray, looking to seize the moment.
44:23We've seen this so many times from our champion.
44:25Can she do it one more time?
44:27Looking to risk it all.
44:29Oh, a DDT out of the corner!
44:30Oh, goodness!
44:31Digging deeper into the playbook!
44:32There's the cover!
44:34And Tyra Mae hangs on!
44:36Oh, man, I thought that DDT might have put Tyra Mae Steele to sleep.
44:39As you see Lainey Luck and Wendy Chu looking on.
44:42Wendy Chu, a veteran of Evolve.
44:44Lainey Luck, of course, waving the flag in the ID program.
44:48Both locked in here.
44:49And what we understand, Peter, in the back.
44:51Everyone's eyes glued on the Maunders for this huge main event.
44:54Wendy Chu with her own history, of course, with Kendall Gray.
44:57She knows what our champion's capable of.
44:59And she heads to the top rope.
45:00What's she looking for here, Blake?
45:02Oh, watch out!
45:03As Tyra Mae, all the way up top.
45:05Compromising position.
45:06Might be looking for an overhead belly-to-belly.
45:08And Kendall, looking to fight off!
45:12And now Kendall rarefied air here, Peter.
45:14Yeah, she does not spend a lot of time up here, but she got the separation.
45:17And Kendall off the top.
45:19And Tyra Mae looks to take advantage!
45:22Olympic slam!
45:23Here we go!
45:23Center of the ring!
45:24There's a cover!
45:25Hooks the outside leg!
45:26Shoulders are down!
45:27Oh, my goodness!
45:28I thought that mistake was really going to cost Kendall Gray her championship!
45:32And if you look at Tyra Mae's face, Peter, she certainly thought that was her opportunity to become Evolve Women's
45:39Champion.
45:39Yeah, Kendall really, really made a rare mistake.
45:43She does not do that often.
45:45And to Tyra Mae Steele's credit, she took advantage of the moment and almost won the championship.
45:50These two set the pace for the final evolution.
45:53Kendall Gray almost goes for the crucifix there in a wheelbarrow position.
45:56Gray!
45:58Oh, counter!
46:01Wings of glory!
46:03What a gifted arsenal from such a young athlete!
46:08And, oh, Kendall with a counter!
46:10Into 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 right in the center of the ring!
46:18Kendall catches her with shades of gray!
46:21There's the cover!
46:22And Kendall finishes as champion!
46:26Here is your winner, and still the Evolve Women's Champion, Kendall Gray!
46:35What do you say about that matchup, Blake?
46:39Absolute back-and-forth action from bell to bell.
46:42And Kendall Gray standing tall as our champion still.
46:47Unbelievable stuff in the final evolution of Kendall Gray here on Evolve.
46:53And again, like I said, back-and-forth.
46:55The Evolve Arena on fire.
46:57The Olympic gold medalist Tyra Maysteel using all of the weapons in her arsenal.
47:02Suplex after suplex.
47:03So close!
47:04But, in the final evolution of Kendall Gray, it leads to what may be the biggest win of her career.
47:11Shades of Gray.
47:13And she'll now vacate the championship and march into NXT, ready to make a statement.
47:22I'm speechless.
47:24You know, I just want to say thank you to each and every one of you for coming out here
47:28and supporting me since day one.
47:34Evolve gave me a place to find myself, to find confidence inside and outside of the ring.
47:40And I wouldn't be able to do it without any of you guys.
47:42So thank you.
47:45And just like I've been taking over Evolve, I'm gonna be taking over NXT every Tuesday.
47:53Thank you guys.
47:54Truthfully, thank you.
48:00Well, Peter, that was certainly a true instant classic.
48:03And from an undefeated amateur to the NIL program, to the first match in Evolve history,
48:08the women's championship victory at Succession.
48:11Now Kendall brings the gray area to NXT.
48:28One of the hottest stars in all of professional wrestling.
48:32She's the boss lady for a reason.
48:35She's got the damn good.
48:37When people look in the history books, 20 years from now, they're gonna see the name.
48:40Kendall Gray, the Evolve Women's Champion.
48:44This girl is gonna show that I'm built for big moments.
48:52Whoever's willing to try to take this championship away from me,
48:57you better make sure you're able to step into the gray area.
49:00I'll be confident. I'll be strong enough.
49:14So stand up tall, break down the wall, we'll both be all around.
49:19I am rainfall, look at me go.
49:24I'm a seed and lose, so give me room and my truth.
49:29I'm unbreakable, it's unmistakable.
49:33I've been doubting my whole life.
49:35I was the only female on my high school men's wrestling team.
49:38Now you're looking at a three-time, undefeated national champion
49:42with a 61-0, perfect record.
49:45The world is starting to take notice.
49:47The gray graphs are coming, and now she's gonna do what she does best.
49:50If you've been with us since the beginning, you've been watching Evolve,
49:54you know the star that Kendall Gray is.
49:56I'm here to make history.
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