Evolution (professional wrestling)
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Evolution is a heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW Brand. Evolution originally consisted of Triple H, Ric Flair, Batista, and Randy Orton. Many consider Evolution to be a good reincarnation of the Four Horsemen stable that was made famous in the NWA and WCW.
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Stable history
The stable was formed when Triple H uniting the past (Flair), present (himself), and future (Orton and Batista) of professional wrestling - hence the name "Evolution". The stable at one time controlled all the championships of WWE RAW after the WWE pay-per-view Armageddon 2003 where Triple H won the World Heavyweight Championship, Batista and Flair won the World Tag-Team Championship and Randy Orton won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
Eugene, was made an "honorary member" so that Triple H could use him to control WWE RAW at one point. He was kicked out after he ceased to be useful and (accidentally) cost Triple H a title match against Chris Benoit.
On an August 16, 2004 episode of WWE RAW, Randy Orton was kicked out of Evolution after winning the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam the previous night. Triple H still believed the championship was his and turned on Orton.
On an February 21, 2005 episode of WWE RAW, the Royal Rumble winner Batista turned his back on Evolution by throwing Ric Flair out of the ring and delivering a Batista-Bomb (Sitout Powerbomb) to the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H through a table. This was during the contract signing ceremony for WrestleMania 21. He did this as Triple H was trying to manipulate him into signing a contact which would have seen Batista leave RAW and head across to SmackDown!.
Batista, now split from Evolution, faced Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship, and won, at WrestleMania 21.
Batista and Triple H are scheduled to face off against each other in a Hell In A Cell match on June 26, 2005, at the Vengeance pay-per-view event.