Published 17:56 IST, February 18th 2020
Evolution: Throwback to Triple H, Randy Orton, Ric Flair and Batista's special union
Though the existence of The Evolution is small compared to NWO and DX, it’s still one of the greatest faction in WWE. Here's the full story of Evolution.
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Though existence of Evolution is small compared to NWO and DX, it’s still one of greatest factions in WWE. members of faction were so skilled that y faced really few defeats in initial years of ir existence. t only that, faction won every match y participated in at Armddon 2003.
formation of Evolution
In 2000s, Triple H and Rick Flair teamed up many times to defeat ir opponents. However, at Unforgiven in 2002, Ric Flair entered ring to help Triple H defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Rob Van Dam. From n, Ric Flair became manr of Triple H.
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After few months, Batista joined WWE RAW and Flair became his manr as well. A year later, Randy Orton joined trio and attacked Scott Steiner, completing group.
A week later, all four superstars entered ring and Triple H revealed that y will be evolution of pro-wrestling. He said that faction has members from every generation which makes n skilled and experienced. Flair represented past, Triple H represented present while Batista and Randy Orton represented future.
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Dominance and break-up of Evolution
After ir formation, Evolution dominated WWE for more than a year. t only that, all members of Evolution won many titles including Intercontinental championship, Tag-Team championship and World Heavyweight Championship. However, after Triple H lost his Heavyweight title to Chris Beit at WWE Vengeance 2004, things started changing.
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day Triple H lost his re-match, Randy Orton became .1 contender for title. At SummerSlam 2004, Randy Orton defeated Chris Beit and became youngest WWE champion.
following day, Randy Orton appeared on WWE RAW and expected to be congratulated by his team members. However, Triple H showed a thumbs down and group proceeded to attack Randy Orton. Next week, Triple H asked Randy Orton to "make right decision" and give him World Heavyweight Championship belt. In return, Randy Orton would have been welcomed to group. Randy Orton refused offer and went on to spit on his face.
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A rivalry between Randy Orton and Evolution started from that point. At Unforgiven, Randy Orton lost title to Triple H because of constant interference of Batista and Ric Flair. w, Evolution again got grip of WWE RAW, but Randy Orton stayed a foe.
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Things got even wilder when Batista entered Royal Rumble 2005 despite Triple H telling him t to enter. Batista won match by eliminating John Cena and got an opportunity to face Triple H for title at WrestleMania. In same day, Triple H defeated Randy Orton, ending rivalry.
A week after that Triple H started a feud with Batista and even went on to attack him. two faced each or at WrestleMania 21 where Batista became new World Heavyweight Champion. Evolution ended after match but reunited on many occasions. four came toger for an episode in 2007 and later in 2014 to take down Shield and or wrestlers. In 2018, Batista returned ring and attacked Ric Flair, which again started a rivalry between him and Triple H. Batista and Triple H faced each or in a career-ending match where Batista lost and left WWE.
17:56 IST, February 18th 2020