00:01How nervous is the champion in this moment?
00:04This is his NXT in-ring debut.
00:06Yeah, well not only is it the brightest spotlight of his entire career,
00:10but he's in there with a guy who could quite conceivably,
00:13conceivably in a few short minutes take the gold away from him.
00:17And this pressure, if it is getting to Aaron Rourke, is gonna be a big problem.
00:23It looks already like Tristan Angels is taking over here.
00:26What an uppercut, and Angels, yes, in control.
00:28This is Angels, by the way, his second chance at the Evolve Championship.
00:32And a nice drop kick from the champion to the challenger.
00:35Yeah, you gotta be able to bounce back when things aren't going your way.
00:38Aaron Rourke clearly capable of doing so.
00:41Look at this combination offense from the champion, really taking it to Angels.
00:45And now Target acquired another drop kick into the cover to retain.
00:51And Angels able to kick out at two.
00:53Yeah, right off the bat, I'm liking the speed of Aaron Rourke.
00:57That was something I wasn't quite aware of to see him live and in living color here in person.
01:02But right now, you cannot drop your guard for a second,
01:05especially with someone who's cutthroat as Tristan Angels.
01:08We've seen a different side of Angels, especially after that NXT pageant.
01:12Just the vicious, heinous attack on Shiloh Hill has now has slowed this matchup down.
01:17This is a large strategy.
01:18Look, Aaron Rourke was starting to rock and roll, and he's shut the momentum down.
01:24What on earth was that?
01:26It wasn't Papa Shango, I can tell you that kind of sounded like,
01:32I don't really want to jump to conclusions as this match is continuing.
01:35Challenger swinging wildly and now rocked all the way to the outside.
01:39So what is it?
01:40It is Angels.
01:40Angels was incomplete.
01:42Nice.
01:46Looking for a Pumpkake doesn't connect.
01:48Able to counter for a moment, charging right back in and big kick that time does.
01:52And Rourke now.
01:57Rourke trying to took his eye off Angels.
02:01And you just cannot do that at this level with gold on the line.
02:07And Tristan Angels knows he's got to get the champion back into the ring and
02:12again with the sash.
02:16It's a snake.
02:17There's a python under there, Vic.
02:21Well, the official doesn't see or realize what's going on right now.
02:26Rourke now, what the hell's going on, Tristan's trapped.
02:33He escaped.
02:34He looks like he's seen a ghost.
02:36He's not surprised, something tried to eat him under the ring.
02:39Tristan right now is shook and he just got rocked.
02:43Rourke now to the tippy top, looking down with the Molly go round.
02:50Got all of it, champion retains.
02:57Here is Joe Leonard, and still, the EVOLF champion, Eren Rourke.
03:08What an NXT in ring debut.
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