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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
01:15Evolve 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
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.
27:23I'm not going to be
27:25as long as you're
27:26going to be.
27:28I'm not going to be.
27:34I'm not going to be.
27:36I'm not going to be.
27:42Hi, Aaron.
27:44Hello, Mr. Thatcher.
27:45Or should I call you
27:46Mr. Foreman now?
27:48Very spitty.
27:50Mr. 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,
27:58okay?
27:58Yes, sir.
28:00I truly believe in this life.
28:02Opportunities are earned.
28:03Not because we think
28:05we deserve them.
28:07And next week,
28:08Jackson Drake,
28:08he gets to have his final
28:11evolution.
28:12See what I did there?
28:13His curtain call,
28:15his 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?
28:28To leave here as 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,
28:39the 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 the nerve
28:56to say that they've
28:57built this
28:58and run this place.
29:01My final straw
29:02was that 10-man tag.
29:04They just poof,
29:06gone,
29:06up and left,
29:07left us for a three-on-five
29:08against a pack of wolves.
29:10But you rose to the occasion.
29:13I mean,
29:13I'll never not take a compliment.
29:16But we survived that match.
29:18But that's what Evolve does.
29:19We survive,
29:20we grow,
29:22and we earn.
29:24And truthfully,
29:27I feel like I represent Evolve.
29:30Opportunity,
29:31development,
29:32improvement,
29:33you've seen it firsthand.
29:35For the last year,
29:36I've been giving my all
29:37to show that I'm the diamond
29:39in the rough here
29:40in the ID program.
29:41And I'm damn proud
29:42to represent WWE ID.
29:45I mean,
29:46you've improved your game
29:47in every aspect.
29:50It's time I step up
29:52to be the leader.
29:53It's time
29:54the dime piece
29:55stands in the spotlight.
29:58I'm just,
30:00I'm just looking
30:01for an opportunity.
30:03I'm the man
30:05that stops Jackson
30:06from rewriting history.
30:09I'm the man
30:10to make sure
30:12his evolution ends,
30:14but mine begins.
30:15I'm the man
30:16to make sure
30:17that championship
30:18stays here,
30:20right where it belongs.
30:24Respectfully,
30:25I'm asking you
30:27to give me this match.
30:29Please.
30:32I mean,
30:34Harlem Lewis
30:35did make a compelling argument.
30:36It's true.
30:38But I think
30:39he'll get his time.
30:40It's your time next week.
30:42Really?
30:44Yeah.
30:45Thank you,
30:46Timothy.
30:47Thank you,
30:47Mr. Foreman.
30:50Yeah,
30:50of course,
30:50sir.
30:51Good luck.
30:52Well,
31:01Peter,
31:01major breaking news there.
31:02The opportunity of a lifetime
31:04for Aaron Rourke
31:05next Wednesday.
31:06Now,
31:06listen,
31:07there is no one
31:08more deserving
31:09in the locker room
31:11than Aaron Rourke
31:11from day one.
31:13He's done it
31:13as a tag competitor.
31:14He's done it
31:15as a singles competitor.
31:16I am so excited
31:17for Aaron Rourke.
31:19He's certainly been
31:20building some momentum
31:21in recent weeks.
31:22Maybe not the favorite
31:23coming in
31:23to get the opportunity
31:24against Jackson Drake,
31:25but he certainly
31:26has secured that
31:27for next week.
31:28But you want to talk
31:28about some momentum,
31:29Peter.
31:29How about the challenger
31:31in our first ever
31:31final evolution
31:33right here
31:33for Kendall Gray?
31:34Tyra Mae Steele
31:35from the Olympic gold medal
31:36right here to evolve
31:38and she's ready,
31:38Peter,
31:39to add some more gold.
31:42We've talked about this.
31:43Tyra Mae Steele
31:45has been on a roll
31:46week after week
31:47after week.
31:48The momentum
31:49has been building
31:50for Tyra Mae Steele
31:51and now she gets
31:52the shot of a lifetime.
31:56It'll be very interesting
31:58to see how this one
31:58plays out.
31:59She's had her target
32:00on Kendall Gray
32:01ever since coming to Tubi.
32:05The challenger is in.
32:08Peter,
32:08here comes the champion
32:09and you know
32:10the proverbial
32:10locker room sellout
32:11right here.
32:12Glued to the monitors.
32:13VIP section is full.
32:15The final match
32:16in Evolve
32:16for Kendall Gray.
32:18Yeah,
32:18I'd be lying to you,
32:19Blake,
32:19if I said I didn't feel
32:20a little bit emotional
32:21knowing this will be
32:22the last time
32:23we see Kendall Gray
32:24walk through that curtain
32:26as our Evolve champion.
32:27She has been
32:28one of the true stories
32:30since the very beginning
32:31of WWE Evolve.
32:32She had the first match
32:33in Evolve history.
32:34She was in the match
32:35to the crown,
32:35the first ever
32:36women's champion.
32:37Five television title defenses,
32:40won the title at succession.
32:41She's been the MVP
32:42for the last year,
32:43but can she finish out
32:44with the gold?
32:46If you've been with us
32:47since the beginning,
32:48you've been watching Evolve,
32:49you know the star
32:50that Kendall Gray is
32:52and it's been very satisfying
32:53to see Evolve's
32:55very own boss lady
32:56become that same star
32:57on the NXT stage.
32:59Very proud of Kendall Gray.
33:00So we're set to go.
33:02Let's head to our ring announcer,
33:03Mike Rome,
33:03to set the table
33:04for the final evolution.
33:09The following contest
33:10scheduled for one fall
33:13is for the Evolve
33:16Women's Championship.
33:21Introducing the challenger
33:23from Houston, Texas,
33:27Olympic gold medalist,
33:30Tyra Mae Steele!
33:36That's right!
33:38And her opponent
33:39from Las Vegas, Nevada,
33:42she is the Evolve
33:45Women's Champion,
33:47Kendall Gray!
33:53Tyra Mae Steele,
33:55the Olympic gold medalist
33:56back in the 2020 Olympics,
33:58winning the gold
33:58in the freestyle.
34:00And then, of course,
34:01Kendall Gray undefeated
34:02as an amateur
34:03in wrestling
34:04in the collegiate ranks.
34:05And now, Peter,
34:06we're looking at a situation.
34:07Who has the amateur advantage,
34:09the champion
34:10or the Olympic champion?
34:12Listen, the fact is,
34:13on paper,
34:15the challenger
34:16actually has the advantage
34:18in this matchup.
34:19I mean, to say someone
34:20is an Olympic gold medalist,
34:22I can't even properly emphasize
34:25what that says
34:26about the skills
34:27of Tyra Mae Steele,
34:28and you see it early on.
34:29But, of course,
34:29in this environment, Peter,
34:30there's no points.
34:31The takedowns don't necessarily
34:32mean the same.
34:33They can certainly give
34:34an advantage,
34:35as you see Wendy Chu
34:35and Lainey Luck looking on.
34:37Again, a lot at stake
34:38right here.
34:39Kendall Gray has been
34:39the cornerstone
34:40of the women's division.
34:41Tyra Mae Steele's rising up.
34:42Something has to give
34:43tonight on Tubi.
34:44Well, either way,
34:46in one scenario,
34:47Kendall Gray leaves
34:49with the title
34:50as Evolve Women's Champion.
34:51That's incredible to picture.
34:53On the flip side,
34:54can you imagine
34:55what it would mean
34:56if Tyra Mae Steele
34:57becomes the third ever
34:58WWE Evolve Women's Champion?
35:01Either result
35:01is incredibly exciting to picture.
35:03You see a series
35:04of reversals right here,
35:05as this is certainly
35:06world-class
35:07mat wrestling right here
35:08on display
35:09in our main event.
35:10And that's certainly
35:11one of the reasons
35:11Foreman Thatcher
35:13made this matchup,
35:14put Tyra Mae Steele
35:15in this position.
35:15Nice go behind
35:16by Tyra Mae
35:17to the roll-up.
35:18And look at this
35:19incredible mat wrestling
35:21early on.
35:21Just so representative
35:23of a wonderful
35:25and deep women's division
35:26on Evolve
35:27that we've been able
35:28to watch for the last year.
35:29Fireman's carry takedown
35:30by Tyra Mae Steele.
35:31And Peter,
35:31if you've been watching
35:32Evolve ever since
35:33the beginning,
35:33that's been the bread
35:34and butter of Kendall Gray
35:35that has to be getting
35:36into her head right here.
35:37Yeah, 100%.
35:38But Kendall Gray,
35:39the other bread and butter,
35:40she absolutely knows
35:42as a match goes on
35:43and gets more intense,
35:44she gets better
35:45and better.
35:47Tyra Mae puts on
35:48the brakes right here
35:48as Kendall Gray
35:49tries to go for
35:50the hip-block takeover.
35:51Gray trying to find
35:52any advantage she can.
35:54That is the Kendall Gray
35:56we've come to know
35:57and love over the last year.
35:58And we've speculated
35:59for quite some time
36:00with Kendall Gray
36:01or her schedule,
36:01whether it's Tuesday nights,
36:02Wednesday nights,
36:03weekends all around the country.
36:04Has she been stretched
36:05too thin, Peter?
36:06Is her schedule
36:07going to hold her back
36:08in this match?
36:09Well, you know,
36:09you bring that up.
36:10Robert Stone
36:10used to bring that up,
36:11but the proof is in the pudding.
36:12Here we go to the cover.
36:13Hooks the outside leg.
36:14The proof is in the pudding, Blake.
36:15Has she been stretched too thin?
36:17Has it affected her?
36:18No.
36:18She continues to maintain.
36:20She continues to wear
36:21that championship proudly
36:22and compete.
36:23Here, compete on Tuesday nights
36:25and on the weekends
36:26and all over the world as well.
36:27Tyra May trying to reverse
36:28her right there.
36:28Kendall Gray holding her ground.
36:29Look at the mat
36:30wrestling exchanges right here.
36:32Counter for counter.
36:33And of course, Tyra May,
36:34she feels this is her moment, Peter.
36:36Her first ever
36:36WWE championship opportunity.
36:38Well, listen,
36:39these opportunities
36:40grow on trees.
36:42The Beal out of the corner.
36:43Ask our former champion,
36:45Callie Armstrong,
36:46who's been desperate
36:46to get a rematch,
36:48a singles rematch
36:49against Kendall Gray.
36:50You're never guaranteed
36:51another shot.
36:52So Tyra May Steele
36:53needs to take advantage.
36:55We talk about those
36:56five TV title defenses
36:57for Kendall Gray.
36:58One of them coming
36:58in Madison Square Garden.
37:00If you go back earlier
37:01in the year in 2025,
37:02Tyra May Steele winning
37:04LFG season one
37:05in Madison Square Garden.
37:07Both of these superstars
37:08have competed
37:08at that high level
37:10and they want to
37:10take it up a notch here.
37:12I just,
37:13if you're sitting here
37:14watching this,
37:15I just hope you're
37:15taking in this moment.
37:17Two talents like
37:18Kendall Gray
37:18and Tyra May Steele,
37:20one day you will be
37:21watching them at
37:21Wrestlemania
37:22and you get to see
37:23them right now
37:24in this Evolve
37:25Women's Championship match.
37:26It is truly
37:27a moment in history.
37:28Certainly seen the evolution
37:29of Kendall Gray's
37:30young career here.
37:32Right in and dunk down!
37:35With that belly to belly
37:36right there,
37:37Tyra May Steele
37:38starting to cook
37:39a bit here, Peter.
37:40She's got a ton of momentum
37:41coming into this matchup.
37:42We said that
37:43and it's so true.
37:44Tyra May Steele
37:44has been getting better
37:45every week
37:46ever since she got
37:47to Evolve.
37:48Listen, she had had
37:49opportunities at NXT.
37:50She gets down to Evolve
37:52and she's been better
37:53and better.
37:54Tyra May Steele
37:54trying to get
37:55the Evolve Women's
37:56Championship.
37:56This match continues
37:57on Tubi.
38:06In Vegas,
38:09everything's a game.
38:11Some nights,
38:12it's played without cards.
38:14or dice.
38:16Just tension.
38:19Every move measured.
38:21Every look.
38:22A strategy sharpened.
38:27Always watching your back.
38:34Prepared for anything.
38:40Never knowing
38:42who the real threat is.
38:51Or who might show up
38:53at the table.
39:03Wrestlemania Vegas.
39:04I'm back inside of the game.
39:06I'm back inside of the game.
39:08If anyone's king.
39:17Back in action here on Evolve
39:19on Tubi.
39:20Big fight feel here.
39:21Blake Howard,
39:21Peter Rosenberg.
39:22Tyra May Steele
39:23pushing Kendall Gray
39:24to the limit.
39:26I mean,
39:27it's beyond big fight feel.
39:28This is just a big fight.
39:29The Evolve Women's Champion,
39:31Kendall Gray,
39:31was such a rare opportunity
39:33to head to NXT
39:34without ever being defeated
39:36for her championship.
39:38Only minutes remaining
39:39in Kendall Gray's
39:40evolved career right here.
39:42Will she go to NXT?
39:43Still champion
39:44and having to vacate
39:45or will Tyra May
39:47win the title?
39:48And you see Tyra May
39:49with that smile on her face.
39:50Peter,
39:51she thinks she's in the driver's seat
39:52right here.
39:52It's just,
39:52it's so impressive
39:53because Tyra May Steele,
39:55you meet her outside the ring,
39:56she's all smiles,
39:57thumbs up,
39:58and dancing.
39:58And then once the bell rings,
40:00she becomes this person,
40:02this level of competitor,
40:03the kind of person
40:04who goes on to win
40:05a gold medal
40:05at the Olympics.
40:06And you see the richest prize,
40:08the Evolve Women's Division
40:09right there.
40:09Tyra May Steele,
40:10Kendall Gray battling it out
40:11right now,
40:12center of the ring.
40:13As Tyra
40:14with the submission hold,
40:16Peter,
40:16not many places
40:17for Kendall to go.
40:17This is starting to wear
40:19on Kendall Gray.
40:20You see that arm
40:21cinched in
40:22under the chin
40:23of the champion.
40:24Referee Joey Gonzalez
40:25checking in right now.
40:26Tyra May.
40:27She cinched it even tighter.
40:29As you said,
40:30Peter,
40:31locking it in
40:31right underneath
40:32the chin of Kendall Gray.
40:33Gray back to her feet
40:34right now.
40:35The champion
40:35trying to fight off
40:37the challenger.
40:38Man.
40:39Oh,
40:40Kendall Gray
40:40using those elbows
40:41to escape the grasp
40:42of Tyra May Steele.
40:44Then a big right hand
40:44to follow.
40:45And Gray,
40:47almost get dumped again.
40:48Nice counter.
40:49Kendall with the cover
40:50only gets two.
40:52Oh,
40:52man,
40:52Kendall bouncing back
40:53after that choke hold
40:55that she had on her
40:56for 90 seconds.
40:58Kendall Gray
40:59has found her
40:59wind again.
41:00Here she is.
41:01Oof.
41:01Well,
41:02that wasn't a move
41:02I'd expect to see
41:03in the Olympics,
41:03but it certainly
41:04was effective
41:05as Tyra May
41:06with her eyes
41:06on the prize here.
41:09Tyra May Steele
41:10with a championship
41:11with a championship
41:11on her mind.
41:12And for us,
41:13we also just have
41:14to appreciate
41:15the closing moments
41:16of Kendall Gray's
41:17evolved career.
41:18Can it end as champion?
41:19Look at the raw power.
41:21And ragged all
41:22of Kendall Gray.
41:23That gut wrench
41:24suplex up and over.
41:25Tyra May's locked in,
41:27Peter.
41:27It's 2020 all over again
41:29and just off the back
41:30end of the Olympics.
41:31Tyra May feeling
41:32as motivated as ever.
41:33Look at her just picking,
41:34picking Kendall Gray
41:35up off the ground,
41:36gut wrench,
41:37tossing her.
41:39And Gray,
41:40barely able to get
41:41to her feet right here.
41:42She's a bit stunned.
41:44Oof.
41:45Another gut wrench toss.
41:47Will we get to see
41:48one last time
41:49Kendall Gray
41:49take those straps down
41:51and enter the gray area?
41:53And you have to be
41:53wondering here,
41:54Tyra May might be looking
41:55for that German suplex
41:56if she can connect
41:57on that Wings of Glory.
41:58We're looking at
41:59a brand new
41:59evolved women's champion.
42:01Well, it's a great point,
42:02Blake, and she does seem
42:03to have Kendall Gray
42:03prone right now.
42:04There's a cover.
42:05Center of the ring.
42:07Again, only two.
42:08You're going to need
42:08to do more.
42:09You're going to have
42:09to do more
42:10to finish Kendall Gray.
42:11And that's what
42:11it looks like she's doing.
42:12Going back to work.
42:14Foreman Thatcher
42:15laying down a huge main event
42:16in his first week
42:17on the job.
42:18And we'll see
42:19if Tyra May Steele
42:20could take full advantage
42:21right here.
42:22The Evolved Universe
42:22starting to rally a bit.
42:24And Kendall Gray
42:25in a bad spot.
42:26She's being bent in half
42:27by Tyra May Steele.
42:28And of course,
42:28Kendall said she wanted
42:29to come out here alone.
42:30Peter, no Rens Sinclair.
42:31She's getting it done
42:32all on Kendall Gray's time.
42:35Oh, man.
42:36Kendall's being bent backwards.
42:38Certainly going to be tough
42:39to go to the gray area
42:40in this predicament.
42:40And look at Tyra May
42:41wrenching back.
42:42Peter, she wants the gold.
42:43Absolutely.
42:43I am so impressed
42:44with the gear
42:45Tyra May Steele
42:46is hitting right now.
42:47And we shouldn't be surprised.
42:49She's an Olympic gold medalist
42:50for a reason.
42:51You see that confidence
42:51growing here in Tyra May Steele.
42:53We saw her a little bit
42:53last year
42:54and her evolution now
42:56into the number one contender
42:57in the Evolved Women's Championship.
42:59These two going back and forth
43:00once again.
43:01And Tyra May looking
43:02to take full advantage now.
43:04Going for that gut wrench
43:05one more time.
43:06Oh, Gray spins right out.
43:08Oh, but misses
43:09with the right hand.
43:10These two build
43:10some momentum right now.
43:12Oh, they collide
43:13in the center of the ring, Peter.
43:14Champion is down.
43:15Challenger is down.
43:16The Evolved Women's Championship
43:17hanging the balance
43:19in our main event
43:19here on Tubi.
43:20Do you remember
43:21where you were
43:22when Kendall Gray
43:24defended her championship
43:26against a young
43:27Tyra May Steele?
43:28Here we are
43:29the Evolved Universe
43:30looking on
43:31in Kendall Gray's
43:32last Evolved match.
43:35Kendall Gray
43:35can't quite think
43:36about Tuesday nights yet.
43:37She's got to worry
43:38about Tyra May Steele
43:39right in front of her.
43:40And the Olympic gold medalist!
43:41See, there's the savvy.
43:43There's the ring awareness
43:44of our champion.
43:45As Kendall
43:46creates that separation
43:47one more time
43:48she might be looking
43:48to take Tyra
43:49to that gray area.
43:50But you can see
43:50she's still favoring
43:51her midsection.
43:52She's still a bit hurt.
43:54And gray.
43:55Irish whip reverse now.
43:57Tyra May charges in.
43:58Oh, and Kendall
43:59takes one out
44:00of Tyra's playbook!
44:02A suplex of her own
44:04for Kendall Gray.
44:05Here we go!
44:06It's time to enter
44:07the gray area.
44:09The straps are down!
44:10And Kendall's ready
44:11to roll the drop down!
44:13T-Bone!
44:14This is when
44:15Kendall Gray
44:16gets to that next level.
44:18Taking a look
44:18at her eyes there, Peter.
44:19She's locked in.
44:20Kendall Gray
44:21looking to seize the moment.
44:23We've seen this
44:24so many times
44:25from our champion.
44:25Can she do it
44:26one more time?
44:28Looking to risk it all.
44:29Oh, a DDT out of the corner!
44:30Oh, goodness!
44:31Dig it deeper
44:31in the playbook!
44:32There's the cover!
44:34And Tyra May hangs on!
44:36Oh, man,
44:37I thought that DDT
44:37might have put Tyra May
44:38still to sleep.
44:39As you see
44:40Laney Luck
44:40and Wendy Chu
44:41looking on!
44:42Wendy Chu
44:43a veteran of Evolve.
44:44Laney Luck, of course,
44:46waving the flag
44:46in the ID program.
44:48Both locked in here.
44:49And what we understand,
44:50Peter, in the back.
44:51Everyone's eyes
44:51glued on the Maunders
44:53for this huge main event.
44:54Wendy Chu
44:55with her own history,
44:55of course,
44:56with Kendall Gray.
44:57She knows what
44:57our champion's capable of
44:59as she heads
44:59to the top rope.
45:00What's she looking for
45:01here, Blake?
45:02Oh, watch out!
45:03As Tyra May
45:03all the way up top.
45:05Compromising position.
45:06Might be looking
45:06for an overhead
45:07belly-to-belly.
45:08And Kendall
45:09looking to fight off!
45:12And now Kendall
45:12rarefied air here, Peter.
45:14Yeah, she does not
45:14spend a lot of time up here,
45:16but she got the separation.
45:17And Kendall
45:18off the top.
45:19And Tyra May
45:20looks 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
45:29was really gonna cost
45:31Kendall Gray
45:31her championship!
45:32And if you look
45:33at Tyra May's face, Peter,
45:35she certainly thought
45:36that was her opportunity
45:37to become
45:38Evolve Women's Champion.
45:40Yeah, Kendall
45:40really, really
45:42made a rare mistake.
45:43She does not
45:44do that often.
45:45And to Tyra May
45:46steals credit,
45:47she took advantage
45:48of the moment
45:48and almost
45:49won the championship.
45:50These two set the pace
45:51for the final evolution.
45:53Kendall Gray
45:53almost goes for
45:54the crucifix there
45:55in a wheelbarrow position.
45:56Gray...
45:58Oh, Carter!
46:01Wings of glory!
46:03What a gifted arsenal
46:05from such a young athlete.
46:08And, oh,
46:09Kendall 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
46:18of the ring!
46:18Kendall catches her
46:19with shades of gray!
46:21There's the cover!
46:22And Kendall
46:23finishes
46:23as champion!
46:26Here is your winner
46:27and still
46:29the
46:29Evolve
46:30Women's Champion
46:32Kendall
46:33Gray!
46:35What do you say
46:37about that matchup,
46:38Blake?
46:39Absolute back-and-forth
46:40action from
46:40bell to bell
46:41and Kendall Gray
46:43standing tall
46:45as our champion
46:46still.
46:47Unbelievable stuff
46:49in the final
46:49evolution
46:50of Kendall Gray
46:52here on Evolve.
46:53And again, like I said,
46:54back-and-forth
46:55the Evolve Arena
46:56on fire.
46:57The Olympic gold medalist
46:58Tyra Maysteel
46:59using all of the weapons
47:01in her arsenal.
47:02Suplex after suplex
47:03so close.
47:04But
47:05in the final evolution
47:06of Kendall Gray
47:07it leads to what may be
47:09the biggest win
47:10of her career
47:11Shades of Gray
47:12and she'll now
47:13vacate the championship
47:15and march into NXT
47:17ready to make a statement.
47:22I'm speechless.
47:24You know, I just want
47:25to say thank you
47:26to each and every one
47:27of you for coming out
47:28here and supporting
47:29me since day one.
47:34Evolve gave me a place
47:35to find myself
47:36to find confidence
47:38inside and outside
47:39of the ring
47:39and I wouldn't be able
47:41to do it without
47:41any of you guys.
47:42So thank you.
47:45And just like
47:46I've been taking over
47:47Evolve
47:48I'm going to be taking
47:49over NXT
47:50every Tuesday.
47:53Thank you guys.
47:54Truthfully, thank you.
48:00Well Peter,
48:01that was certainly
48:02a true instant classic
48:03and from an undefeated
48:04amateur
48:05to the NIL program
48:06to the first match
48:07in Evolve history
48:08the women's championship
48:10victory at Succession.
48:11Now Kendall brings
48:12the gray area
48:13to NXT.
48:28One of the hottest stars
48:30in all of professional wrestling.
48:32She's the boss lady
48:33for a reason.
48:35She's got the damn good.
48:37When people look
48:37in 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
48:46for big moments.
48:52Whoever's willing
48:53to try to take
48:54this championship
48:55away from me
48:57you better make sure
48:58you're able to step
48:59into the gray area.
49:00I'll be confident.
49:12I'll be strong in love.
49:15So stand up tall,
49:16break down the world
49:17when both feet are the ground.
49:19I am rainfall.
49:22Look at me go.
49:24I'm a seated
49:25who's on.
49:27Don't give me room
49:28and my dreams.
49:29I'm unbreakable.
49:31It's unmistakable.
49:33I've been doubting
49:34my whole life.
49:35I was the only female
49:36on my high school
49:37men's wrestling team.
49:38Now you're looking
49:39at 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
49:47are coming
49:48and now she's going
49:49to do what 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.
50:08I'm here to make history.
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