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00:01You know, 20 women are going to enter this, only one will leave victorious.
00:06Everyone competing for a championship match at Clash in Paris.
00:09Who has what it takes to be the last one standing in the ring?
00:12It's every woman for themselves who get set for the Evolution Battle Royale.
00:17But before we get to that...
00:21Ladies and gentlemen, the following is a Battle Royale!
00:27In which the winner will receive a championship match at Clash in Paris!
00:36Thank you!
00:41Thinking like that you can't touch, you'll be dreaming on the side of the road.
00:52Thank you!
00:53Introducing first, from Scottsdale, Arizona, WWE Hall of Famer, Nikki Bella!
01:06Nikki Bella on the Today Show last week talked about returning to WWE.
01:11She said it's, quote, part of a new era for me.
01:15A piece of me I need to find, and I want to do that in the ring.
01:21Nikki Bella says she wants to prove something to herself now, and not to everyone else.
01:32You're soaking up the adulation, welcome back, Nikki Bella.
01:38You've known this woman since the early days of Florida Championship Wrestling back in 2007.
01:47Can she do the unthinkable tonight and earn herself a world championship opportunity?
02:08What's interesting about this is all three of these women are in this Battle Royale.
02:15Well, it has been a great day for Chelsea at sea.
02:19They just won the World Cup against Paris Saint-Germain.
02:24And can the woman that the team were named after, Chelsea Green, alongside her secret Hervis,
02:31go one better and get the job here tonight?
02:35I mean, you're right, goal three teaming up against the rest of the field.
02:40They have to have a major advantage.
02:42Yeah, but what if it comes down to these three?
02:43Do you think that Alba and Piper are actually going to allow Chelsea to win?
02:47Yeah, that's when Nicole Rank is the boss.
02:49That's how it works.
02:50You used to be my boss.
02:51You used to make me do all the donkey work.
02:53Not anymore.
02:54Things have changed, right, Mike?
02:56We're equals now.
02:59And you pay the bar tab.
03:02That's the price you pay to hang out with Wade Barrett, okay?
03:05It's time to join the one, right?
03:07Open the looks of the sun, yes, I'm not.
03:09Use the drummer for the one.
03:10I'm a drummer for the one, and you can play for everyone.
03:13We're gonna play for everyone.
03:14We're gonna play for everyone.
03:16We're gonna play for everyone.
03:16Entrances continue for the Battle Royal.
03:19We're gonna play for the Battle Royal.
03:26That won't take me, did ya?
03:36Natalia!
03:53Maxine Dupree!
04:10Jada Parker!
04:17What the fuck?
04:24Jada Parker!
04:26Jada Parker!
04:26Jada Parker!
04:27Lash Lenton!
04:47Lola Vice!
04:57Lola Vice!
05:08Selena!
05:29Kilani Jordan!
05:37Hey, nice to see you here!
05:48Let's go!
05:50Tatum Baxley!
05:54And Easy Dame!
06:07Be Fam!
06:09Be Fam!
06:22Yeah, I knew it!
06:24No, you wouldn't be out with me!
06:26Look the other way!
06:27You're not-
06:28Oh!
06:30Yeah!
06:32I am, I am, I am the one in my-
06:35Mi Chin!
06:36I am the one in my-
06:48Baby Nile!
06:52I am the one in my-
06:58Baby Nile!
06:58Baby Nile!
06:58You are-
06:59You are-
07:01You are-
07:03You are-
07:03You are-
07:04You are-
07:05You are-
07:07You are-
07:08Candice!
07:09Lou-
07:11Ray!
07:12The ring filling up!
07:16WWE Superstars for a battle royal in which the winner gets a world title opportunity and clash in Paris.
07:22Good morning.
07:31Announcement!
07:33We are-
07:35From San Diego, California.
07:38Nia Jax.
07:41Nature, Magic, Magic, Magic, Magic were 100%.
07:49You are Ni-
07:50C-
07:51opportunity. I mean, she's
07:52automatically installed as
07:54my favorite. Too strong
07:57for the field, but add to that
07:58her body, the Poison
08:00Pixie Candice LeRae apparently
08:02by her side. Candice LeRae
08:05sometimes with DIY
08:06tonight, realigning
08:08with Nia Jax. That has to be
08:11the pick. That's the woman the rest
08:12of the field needs to watch out for.
08:14And this one.
08:36From San Fernando, Chile,
08:41Stephanie,
08:43The Care!
08:46You know, Wade,
08:49almost one year to the day.
08:51Stephanie McCare
08:53made her debut in
08:55WWE. And what
08:57a career she's had so far.
08:59NXT Women's Champion,
09:01NXT North American's Champion,
09:03only woman to hold those two titles at the
09:05same time. Of course, now a member
09:07of the Monday Night Raw roster and a golden
09:09opportunity here tonight to perhaps earn
09:11a world title opportunity.
09:12But you missed the most important part.
09:14A lot of women's heads
09:16have gone bouncy, bouncy
09:18over the past 12 months.
09:19Thanks to Bakert, if that happens tonight,
09:22the root is coming off this place.
09:24The devil's kiss.
09:25Bouncy, bouncy.
09:27So that's what you call it.
09:35From Tokyo, Japan,
09:38she is
09:39the WWE Women's
09:41United States Champion,
09:48Julia!
09:49First on the scene around the same time as Stephanie McCare.
09:52Took over NXT, won the championship.
09:54Now she's the United States Champion,
09:56dominating Friday Night SmackDown.
09:58Julia is a joy to watch.
10:00Yeah, came into WWE with a huge global reputation.
10:05Well earned, that reputation seems to grow week by week,
10:10as does the trophy cabinet.
10:13We've got one right here, the United States Championship.
10:16You mentioned we could add to that very soon with victory here tonight.
10:20And progress through to Clash in Paris.
10:25Again, the rules of the Battle Royal.
10:27You go over the top rope, both feet hit the floor, you are eliminated.
10:32The last woman in the ring, or an opportunity.
10:35The world title, Clash, Paris, the end of August.
10:38Pretty lucky now that women have aligned themselves here.
10:41They seem to have aligned themselves with an NXT corner,
10:44there's a SmackDown corner, and there's a Raw corner.
10:48We may have three separate factions here.
10:51Well, from familiarity, of course, friendships.
10:55And now we're underway, Battle Royal.
10:57Any type of strategy, Wade, for this type of thing?
11:00Keep away from Nia Jax, and take a look at Nia Jax.
11:04You simply didn't get the memo in time.
11:07Nia eliminated Tatum Paxley.
11:10She's now eliminated Izzy Dame.
11:12Nia Jax, who holds elimination records in the Women's Royal Rumble,
11:16is always dominant in these kind of events.
11:18Well, two NXT superstars thrown out earlier.
11:21Now, two other NXT superstars, Kalani Jordan and Jada Parker,
11:26trying to team up against Nia Jax.
11:29Best leaving that to someone else, ladies.
11:31And Kalani Jordan, now on the apron, knocked into her.
11:34Oh!
11:35The NXT women, Izzy Dame and Tatum Paxley, who were eliminated.
11:38Now, Jordan's feet have not touched the floor here.
11:40Technically, she is still legal.
11:42Yeah, she's on her announce table.
11:43I mean, you're kind of stuck on an island now, Kalani.
11:46It might be night over.
11:48Not sure if Kalani can make the jump to the apron.
11:50No, Jax, not without a run-up.
11:52Tremendous athlete, we know all about her.
11:54Former North American champion.
11:58They're trying to be creative here.
11:59At the barricade behind us, and Kalani trying to figure out
12:02what she needs to do here.
12:03This is where you need to study your Kofi Kingston tapes
12:06ahead of this kind of match-up.
12:08Yeah, the way Kofi has survived the Royal Rumble over the years.
12:10Meanwhile, the Battle Royal continues inside the ring.
12:13Jada Parker, what a powerhouse she is.
12:15Have my eye on her.
12:16Oh, look at Kalani Jordan now.
12:17Kalani was a gymnast, remember, at Michigan State.
12:21And she's showing off now.
12:23Her feet haven't touched the floor.
12:24Kalani now, feet under the bottom rope.
12:27Great core strength.
12:28Pulls herself back in to the Battle Royal.
12:33What a performance by Kalani Jordan.
12:35Nice job, Kalani.
12:37Rare skill set and using it to full effect to stay alive.
12:41And now, down goes Lola Vice.
12:43Man, it would be a huge shock if one of the NXT women pull this off.
12:47But my pick of them all has to be Lash Legend.
12:51She is going to the top in this industry.
12:54She's been superb at NXT.
12:57And you're getting a little taste of that right now, Ivy Nile.
13:00You're calling cameras out of here for our director, Lee.
13:02Great shot of Lash Legend in her power moments ago.
13:05And now, Nia Jax, speaking of power, goes right after Lash Legend.
13:09Nia has been so dominating over the years.
13:12I'll tell you right now, powerful women do not like other powerful women.
13:16That's how it works in the game of WWE.
13:19And now, Nia Jax is trying to sweep out Lash Legend before she gets any kind of momentum here.
13:30And now, look at Stephanie Bacare with a headbutt to Ivy Nial in the corner.
13:35Chad Gable made a point before he went out with injury to tell Ivy Nial to take out Stephanie Bacare.
13:40And that appears to be what Ivy's trying to do here.
13:42Well, Nial is about as aggressive a superstar as I've ever seen.
13:46Pitbull by name, Pitbull by nature.
13:48But, whoa!
13:49Left herself hanging there as a bounce against right now!
13:52Riva Kerr with that arm bar.
13:54And look at Julia.
13:55Big smile on her face.
13:56The opportunity to eliminate Ivy Nial, and she does.
13:59Don't turn your back on Nikki Bella.
14:03Nikki Bella is in the main event of the first revolution.
14:07Ronda Rousey back in 2018.
14:10She returns to the scene tonight for an opportunity at a championship, perhaps.
14:15Gonna tap into those Hall of Fame credentials, does Nikki Bella, to try and get some momentum here.
14:21Interesting stare-off now between the United States Champion Julia and Stephanie Bacare.
14:25Told you about their relationship over the past year in WWE.
14:29Really do not like each other.
14:31Both billed as the future.
14:33Pretty much entered at the same time as you mentioned.
14:37And Stephanie now with a forearm to Julia.
14:42Exchanging blows in the middle of the ring.
14:44Heads-butt by Julia.
14:47Run by Bacare.
14:48So difficult with so many bodies fighting around you to try and get some space.
14:55Head-butts.
14:56Both women still on their feet.
14:57Scrambling.
14:58The brains of one another here.
15:00No one seemingly getting in there.
15:01Oh, nice suplex by Stephanie.
15:03That changed quickly, didn't it?
15:06And Nikki Bella now getting involved.
15:09Goes after Viquea.
15:11Let's go!
15:13Let's go!
15:13Let's go!
15:14Let's go!
15:15Let's go!
15:15Let's go!
15:16Let's go!
15:18You're gonna get your wish, I think!
15:19Here we go!
15:20Hope Booker T's watching!
15:22Went for the devil's kiss!
15:24Boom!
15:25And Chelsea Green breaking things up.
15:28I love Chelsea, but that was an error, Chelsea!
15:31Nobody wanted that!
15:34Uh, trying to complete disrespect to Nikki Bella.
15:37Nikki now double a takedown.
15:39Mounts and pounds.
15:40And now the secret purpose for Chelsea Green get involved.
15:44And now a triple team on Nikki.
15:45The wow oil machine is the secret hervis.
15:49Now we're gonna save Nikki Bella.
15:51Might need a little more oil after that one.
15:53Add in.
15:54Maxine!
15:56And bodies are dropping now.
15:59Now hopes are fading for certain women here who cannot pick themselves up.
16:04Maxine Dupree!
16:06So much better than Otis' version.
16:08Oh, much better.
16:10And now the elbow delivered!
16:13Maxine has been training in Natalya and Tyson Kidd's dungeon.
16:21I'm not sure what that was all about.
16:23Oh, no!
16:24Oh, no!
16:24Now Natalya gonna do one of her own!
16:26Stop it, Natalya!
16:27You're a technician!
16:30Now Kalani Jordan going after the most...
16:34...winningest woman in the WWE, Natalya.
16:37Big discus clothesline there from Natalya about to power out the young up-and-comer.
16:42And now from behind, Jada Parker eliminates Natalya!
16:48Two sides to Natalya.
16:51The helper and the decimator.
16:53And now Maxine upset over the fact that Jada Parker eliminated her mentor Natalya.
16:58And I would not bite many women in a slugfest against Jada Parker.
17:03This is one powerful woman.
17:06Getting in.
17:07To your point.
17:08We're gonna just lift up and dump Maxine over the top rope.
17:11A real mean streak.
17:13There's Jada Parker.
17:16Oh!
17:16Off the apron and eliminated is Maxine.
17:19And now Jada Parker looking to eliminate Candice LeRae.
17:22Nice one, Jada Parker.
17:24You gotta pounce when you get the opportunity in this game.
17:26But that veteran wiles of Candice LeRae keeping her in this one.
17:30Jada Parker now knocks Michelle!
17:32Candice Michelle!
17:34Candice LeRae!
17:35You're doing it again!
17:37Always do that!
17:38It is evolution!
17:42She is gonna kill you.
17:44She was so upset.
17:44I knew. She told me that last time.
17:47And now look at Secret Hermes.
17:49Oh, the long back attack in stereo.
17:53Meechon!
17:53Meechon!
17:53Get up!
17:55Get up!
17:58You're a disgrace.
18:00You know that, Michael Cole.
18:01Oh, and dumped out Jada Parker!
18:04Well, two on one is always gonna give you the advantage in this kind of game.
18:08A nice effort, though, from NXT's Jada Parker.
18:11But Kalani Jordan still in this one for the black and gold brand.
18:17Nia Jax!
18:18Spoke too soon.
18:19No, I didn't!
18:19Kalani up to the apron.
18:20And Candice Michelle!
18:21Who was eliminated in the match!
18:24But again, no disqualifications.
18:25And Kalani Jordan has been eliminated.
18:29By Candice LeRae.
18:30You said Candice LeRae, please.
18:31You said Candice LeRae, didn't you?
18:32I did.
18:33Candice LeRae.
18:33Oh, nice from Lash.
18:36Legend dropping!
18:38Nia Jax!
18:38What a statement that is!
18:41And rolling out under the bottom rope, whilst Nia Jax are technically, of course, not eliminated there.
18:48Referees got their eyes on that one.
18:50Zelina Vega looking for Code Red against Julia, the woman who took the United States Championship from her.
18:55Backslide now on the apron.
18:57A dangerous place to fight it out in a battle all one.
18:59One slip and it's all over all one.
19:01Knee to the jaw.
19:02And it might be all over, but Vega hanging on here.
19:06But a great few weeks for Zelina Vega losing that United States Championship that you mentioned.
19:12It might be about to get worse.
19:14Julia looking to put Zelina away.
19:15Zelina on the apron.
19:16Oh!
19:17Bounce off the post!
19:18Miss Julia trying to hang on!
19:20Bring it on by her fingertips!
19:21Yeah!
19:21And Zelina Vega eliminates the United States Women's Champion.
19:26Little bit of payback for Miss Vega there.
19:30Our anime aficionado.
19:33Set your heart ablaze, Zelina.
19:36And now B-Fab and Piper Niven going after each other.
19:41Nobody home is Piper.
19:43Heads into the corner.
19:44B-Fab now with a big kick.
19:46Uh-oh, Piper!
19:48Dumping B-Fab out of the match.
19:50And this is starting to get dangerous for all of the women in this match-up,
19:54aside from Chelsea and the secret Herbis.
19:57Well, Meechan was eliminated on the other side of the ring.
19:59Meechan is out.
20:00She was eliminated.
20:02Meechan now trying to eliminate Chelsea Green.
20:04Alba Fire just sacrificed herself!
20:07No, no, no!
20:07She went through the...
20:08Yeah, you're right.
20:09...in the middle row, but Alba Fire is still legal.
20:11Exactly right!
20:12Saving the head!
20:15Chelsea Green!
20:16That was a great move by Alba Fire.
20:19Saving Chelsea Green.
20:21Did not go over the top rope.
20:22Pays you to know the rules of this kind of match and use them to your advantage.
20:26That's exactly what Alba Fire did there.
20:28Tough in the heat of the battle.
20:31Oh, what a showdown this is!
20:33Yeah, Lash Legend and Zelina Vega.
20:35Huge size differential.
20:37It's like a bumblebee against the Rhino, and the Rhino is winning!
20:40Lash trying to eliminate Zelina Vega.
20:43Zelina now, though, trying to turn the tables.
20:45Lash in trouble, trying to hang on!
20:48Lash is just too strong.
20:50What a perfectly built athlete Lash Legend is!
20:55WNBA standout.
20:57Pressing Zelina Vega!
20:59And Zelina's eliminated!
21:05Now Piper and Chelsea working together, going after Lash Legend,
21:08as the field begins to thin out.
21:10Yeah, this is when you really start targeting the biggest threats in the matchup.
21:15And clearly that threat at this moment in time is Lash Legend for no money.
21:20Chelsea in her secret...
21:22Salute!
21:22Stand up and salute!
21:24For what?
21:25Oh, and from behind, Alba Fire dumped out by Nikki Bella!
21:29You never attack somebody who is saluting Chelsea Green!
21:32That was a cheap shot by Nikki Bella!
21:36Watch and learn!
21:38Watch and learn!
21:39Watch and learn!
21:40You would stop for it!
21:41Chelsea Green saying watch and learn as she mocks Nikki Bella now!
21:45She's watching Lola Vance!
21:47Nikki used to do that.
21:49So does Lola Vance currently.
21:51And here she is, she did not take it kindly.
21:55And now Chelsea Green with...
21:57roll up on her shoulders.
21:59And now Chelsea Green doing squats.
22:01A workout.
22:03Oh, and a spear by Nikki!
22:13There you go!
22:14Get in there, Cole!
22:15Show them what you can do!
22:16Shake those hips!
22:17You do it in the bar often enough!
22:18My hips don't move like that!
22:20As Piper Niven blasts through Nikki Bella and Lola Vance!
22:23Well, hips don't lie, do they, Michael Cole?
22:25And neither does Piper Niven when she says she's gonna get in that ring and cause some chaos!
22:30The powerhouse.
22:31Lola Vance on the apron trying to hang on to this matchup.
22:34Lola's got those MMA credentials.
22:36I don't know if I...
22:37Oh!
22:37And a headbutt Lola's out!
22:38That is illegal in MMA but not here in this battle.
22:42And now Stephanie and Nikki Bella looking to eliminate Piper Niven in they go!
22:48And now Chelsea Green is all along without the secret hervis.
22:55Oh!
22:57Hold on.
22:58Hold on!
22:59Hold on!
23:02We are going!
23:03Bouncy!
23:04Bouncy!
23:05It's the devil's cashed by Stephanie McCaher!
23:11Who needs Bookety when you've got an entire arena doing it for you?
23:19Nikki Bella, Chelsea up top, goodnight Chelsea!
23:24And Chelsea Green eliminated
23:29And Nia from behind who got knocked out of the ring under the bottom rope a little earlier
23:35Yeah, that's more like it best one yet
23:41I had Jackson with the end of the crew
23:44That's irate that she lost a championship earlier this year
23:48Great hurricane Lana by Nikki Bella taking out Nia Nikki looks great in the ring
23:52Nikki looks absolutely fantastic has not missed a step, but can she get this one finished up?
23:57I don't think so the way this is lucky on the apron now Nikki trying to drag Nia Jax over
24:01the top rope
24:02Not sure how this is gonna work out, but maybe it will choke around in the process
24:06Whoa, whoa last legend eliminates Nikki Bella
24:10Wasn't the woman she was aiming for and we are down the same we're down to three
24:18Lash Nia Stephanie
24:21And interested in all three brands NXT long Smackdown
24:26Are represented in the final three of the battle royal
24:30Oh man pick a winner from here. How good is lash leg
24:34Look at legend in the power
24:36The power of legend trying to eliminate Nia Jax
24:39Oh my god
24:40Stephanie from behind as well
24:41Nia on the apron
24:43What a feat of strength there from lash legend and now it's two on one
24:48Lash legend
24:49Stephanie the care trying to eliminate Nia Jax
24:52Who's trying to hang on who's trying to survive big kick by legend
24:56God that was impressive from lash can she finish the throw
24:59And now using Stephanie the care as a weapon
25:01Nia still hanging on
25:03And now Jax is eliminated
25:05And we're down to Stephanie and lash
25:07The favorite is out of here
25:24Oh and lash with a big kick you can hear the explosion in this place
25:28Oh those legs so long so difficult to evade
25:31And now the power of lash legend comes to the fore
25:34One of these two women gonna earn a world title opportunity
25:37And clash in Paris
25:38Will it be the care?
25:40Will it be legend?
25:41Somebody could pick up the biggest winner of their career here tonight
25:44619 by the care
25:46Someone taking their career to new heights imminently
25:49Stephanie's got to get back to the ring springboard off the top rope
25:52Caused by lash legend
25:53The powerhouse legend
25:54Marching around the ring with Stephanie the care
25:57And lash is the absolute best isn't she
26:00And now Stephanie over the top rope
26:03Legend over the top rope as well
26:05Legend got that grip strength that wrist caught up there in the ropes
26:09Yeah trying to hang on here
26:10Both women on the apron
26:12Lash is getting choked out by those legs though
26:14Stephanie the care doing what she can
26:16On the apron now
26:17Devil's kiss
26:18Service
26:19To legend
26:25Legend eleven had it
26:26Stephanie the care is going to Paris
26:31Here is your winner
26:35Stephanie
26:39Behcar
26:42Well, that was the greatest battletor I have ever seen
26:46And currently, Michael Cole is getting assaulted by Nia Jax.
26:50He's getting forced by the drink at ringside.
26:53But let's go take the attention away from Stephanie Vakar,
26:58who went bouncy, bouncy with that devil's kiss
27:01at exactly the right moment against Lash Legend,
27:04who was phenomenal tonight.
27:06And I cannot wait till we see more of her on Raw and SmackDown.
27:10This is the moment Nikki Bella got booted out by Lash Legend
27:14just as she was working over Nia Jax, an incredible...
27:18Welcome to the big-time Lash Legend
27:22with this maneuver, ousting Nia Jax
27:26with a display of sheer power,
27:29assisted by Stephanie Vakar.
27:33And shortly, we will be down 2-2.
27:38It came down to Vakar and Legend.
27:40And on the devil's kiss, Stephanie Vakar
27:43punches her ticket
27:45to the biggest match of her career
27:48and clash in Paris.
27:51Let's go up to Stephanie McMahon.
27:59Stephanie Vakar, congratulations
28:01on an incredible victory, an incredible performance.
28:05And I have to ask you, and please bear with me,
28:08I'm going to try to ask you in Spanish,
28:10¿Qué significa esta victoria para ti?
28:22He dejado el alma en el ring.
28:25He dejado todo para cumplir mi sueño
28:28y ahora estoy aquĂ en mi casa, en WWE.
28:32Y voy a seguir dominando.
28:39This, this is difficult for me.
28:42English is not my first language.
28:47But wrestling, wrestling is my first language.
28:57And I need to say thank you.
29:00And every woman before me and before us.
29:08Because for that reason, now we can make history.
29:15Thank you, every woman made the way for tonight.
29:22Evolution is a big show.
29:25And this experience in my career, it's amazing.
29:32And I promise, I promise, I will keep working hard
29:39because I promise, you will remember my name forever.
29:46Because I am the first Stephanie Bacquia.
29:56Ladies and gentlemen, your 2025 Evolution Battle Royal winner,
30:03Stephanie Bacquia!
30:06Stephanie's going to Paris at the end of August
30:09for an opportunity and a world title.
30:11Congratulations to the Battle Royal winner, Stephanie Bacquia!
30:18What a first year in WWE!
30:22Wrestling is Stephanie Bacquia's first language.
30:25She has displayed a Shakespearean-level grasp of it over the past 12 months.
30:31And that does not bode well for the rest of the women's locker room,
30:35especially whomever her opponent may be at Clash in Paris.
30:46Congratulations to Stephanie Bacquia!
30:48Congratulations to Stephanie Bacquia!
30:51Hey, I need a favor.
30:53Can you watch my back when I go back and apologize to Candice LeRae?
30:58You're in big trouble tonight.
30:59We will be morning tonight.
30:59We will be waiting for you.
31:03How's your Dam workout?