Evolution Reunites On WWE SmackDown 1000

Evolution, which is a group that consists of Triple H, Batista, Randy Orton, and Ric Flair, reunited on WWE SmackDown 1000 that took place on Tuesday night in Washington, DC at the Capital One Arena on the USA Network.

Flair and Triple H talked about how great it was to be on the 1000th episode of the show while Orton took a shot at Batista being in a makeup chair more than he has in the ring. Batista stated that he’s going to ignore what Orton said and enjoy this moment. Batista said that he is proud to say that he helped build as well as it being held in his hometown. He thanked the fans for their support even though sometimes hated him and finally, Batista said that when that music hits, there is a different feeling in the arena as they brought a force of an army and that the group would never be done again.

Batista would later praise Orton and Flair but stated that when it comes to Triple H, he might run the business and has done it all but has never beaten him. Batista and Triple H had a stare down then hugged to close the segment.

The group was featured as the top stable on Monday Night RAW between 2003 and 2005. They started to dissolve in 2004 in storyline once all of the members lost their titles that included the Intercontinental Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and World Tag Team Championship. Triple H, Batista and Flair turned on Orton the night after SummerSlam in 2004 when Orton won the world title from Chris Benoit.

This would lead to the group kicking him out and a program between Orton and Triple H started with eventually “The Game” coming out on top. Moving along to January of 2005, Batista won the Royal Rumble and later turned on Triple H that led to Batista winning the world title from him at WrestleMania 21. The final break up came when Triple H turned on and attacked Flair later that year.

In 2014, Evolution reformed once Batista joined forces with Triple H and Orton. Due to his retirement from in-ring action, Flair wasn’t included in the revival of the faction. Their reunion on SmackDown 1000 marked the first time that they were a group together involving all four members in 14 years on WWE TV.