Evolution (professional wrestling)
| Evolution | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | Triple H (leader) Ric Flair Batista Randy Orton |
| Name(s) | Evolution |
| Debut | January 20, 2003[1] |
| Years active | 2003–2005 2007 2014 2018 (non-wrestling reunion) |
Evolution is a professional wrestling stable that competes in the WWE. The stable was created on January 20, 2003 and broke up on October 3, 2005.
The members of the stable were Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista and Ric Flair. Triple H acted as the leader and Flair acted as a mentor. The members of the stable each portrayed evolutions of professional wrestling with Ric Flair being "the past", Triple H being "the present" and Randy Orton and Batista being "the future". They all portrayed heels.
On April 14, 2014, Evolution, not including Ric Flair, reunited. They came down to the ring to their theme "Line in the Sand" by Motörhead and attacked The Shield.[2]
On the June 2 episode of Raw, Batista quit the WWE after he had his title match request denied by Triple H.[3] Later in the night, Triple H said that he had a "Plan B" in his quest to destroy the Shield, which prompted Rollins to turn on and attack his group members Reigns and Ambrose.[4]
On October 16, 2018, during the 1000th episode of WWE SmackDown, Evolution reunited for one night. During the reunion, Batista was praising Triple H and saying that he has beaten everybody in the company before revealing that he hasn't beaten him.[5] Batista would return on the February 25, 2019 episode of Raw and beat up Ric Flair backstage to try and get a match against Triple H.[6] Triple H defeated Batista at WrestleMania 35 and Batista retired afterwards.[7]
In wrestling
[change | change source]- Entrance themes
- "Evolve" by Jim Johnston (February 10, 2003–June 16, 2003)
- "Line in the Sand" by Motörhead (July 14, 2003–November 14, 2004; April 14, 2014–2018)
- Championships
- World Heavyweight Championship (five times) (Triple H (four) and Orton (one))[8][9][10][11][12]
- World Tag Team Championship (two times) (Flair and Batista (two))[13][14]
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times) (Orton (one) and Flair (one))[15][16]
- Royal Rumble (2005) (Batista)[17]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The Rise and Fall of Evolution". WWE. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "Raw results: Evolution reforms to break The Shield and Cena issues an 'Extreme' challenge". WWE. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ↑ "Raw results: The Shield shatters and Wyatts rebound as Money in the Bank takes shape: Batista quit WWE". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ "Raw results: The Shield shatters and Wyatts rebound as Money in the Bank takes shape: Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton never happened". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ "Evolution reunites: Triple H, Batista, Randy Orton & Ric Flair to appear at SmackDown 1000". WWE. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Batista attacked Ric Flair during his birthday celebration". WWE. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Triple H def. Batista (No Holds Barred Match)". WWE. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H (December 15, 2002 - September 21, 2003)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H (December 14, 2003 - March 14, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Randy Orton (August 15, 2004 - September 12, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H (September 12, 2004 - December 06, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H (January 09, 2005 - April 03, 2005)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Ric Flair & Batista (December 14, 2003 - February 16, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Ric Flair & Batista (March 22, 2004 - April 19, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - Randy Orton (December 14, 2003 - July 11, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - Ric Flair (September 19, 2005 - February 20, 2006)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2005: Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2013-12-07.