Evolution (professional wrestling)

For the stable in All Japan Pro Wrestling, see Evolution (AJPW). For WWE's 2018 pay-per-view, see WWE Evolution.
Evolution
Official Evolution logo
Stable
Leader(s)Triple H
MembersRic Flair
Randy Orton
Batista
Name(s)Evolution
Combined
billed weight		1,027 lb (466 kg)
DebutJanuary 20, 2003
DisbandedOctober 3, 2005
Years active2003–2005
2007
2014

Evolution was a villainous American professional wrestling stable in WWE which was a part of the Raw brand from 2003 to 2005, as well as during 2007 and 2014. They are widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestling factions of all time.

At the height of its original existence, the group consisted of Triple H, Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Batista. The group has been referred to as a modern iteration of Flair's former stable, The Four Horsemen.[1] Evolution slowly began dissolving after SummerSlam 2004, when Orton won the World Heavyweight Championship and was kicked out of the group.[2][3] After winning the Royal Rumble in 2005, Batista turned on Triple H and decided to pursue the World Heavyweight Championship himself. Although Batista's departure was largely the end for the group, the final break up came when Triple H turned on and attacked Flair. During the breakup, each member faced one another at least once.

Evolution later reformed on April 14, 2014 as a sub-group to The Authority after Batista joined forces with Triple H and Orton.[4]

  1. ^ "A New Four Horsemen in the WWE?". Bleacher Report.
  2. ^ "Evolution Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  3. ^ "WWE Raw Results: August 16, 2004". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference rawreunion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).