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5 of the greatest stables in WWE history

By Ryan Anderson

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns celebrate their victory at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns celebrate their victory at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images) /
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Evolution

Members: Triple H, Dave Bautista, Randy Orton, and Ric Flair

You can debate the merits of Triple H as a main eventer in 2003, but it would be incredibly difficult to debate the effect that Evolution had.

Evolution was the stable that HHH formed in February 2003. The concept was as traditional as it was effective. The leader, Triple H, represented the present of WWE. Ric Flair represented the past. Randy Orton and Dave Bautista represented the future.

In 2003, Triple H had gone from one of the top guys on WWE Monday Night RAW, to the top guy. With HHH at the helm, Evolution ran roughshod over WWE talent.

During their reign, all four men held major championships in WWE. Triple H was World Heavyweight Champion. Randy Orton was Intercontinental Champion. Batista and Ric Flair held the Tag Team Championships.

Evolution was dominate in a time where WWE had just lost two of its top talents ever with Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. WWE was desperate to make new stars.

The rise of Randy Orton and Batista being main event talent is directly due to their time in Evolution.

For all the criticism that Triple H faced during that time for his feud with Booker T and “burial” of RVD, HHH did the best that he could as the WWE Heavyweight Champion. He tried hard to make the first year of Goldberg a success. He also had a feud with Kane that was memorable for the wrong reasons.

Ric Flair wasn’t able to accomplish much in Evolution, other than his World Tag Team Champion run with Batista. It didn’t matter what Flair did in the ring. He was there in order to help the younger talent get over, and cut a few good promos.

The goal for every stable is to build a new star. Evolution did that with Randy Orton and Batista.

Randy Orton became the youngest WWE Heavyweight Champion ever when he defeated Chris Benoit in 2004. Two years after Evolution was founded, Dave Batista defeated Triple H at WrestleMania 21 to become WWE Champion in a masterful story.

Randy Orton would go on to be a 13 time WWE Champion. Batista would hold the WWE Champion 6 times. The stable produced two stars that would carry the mantle for WWE for years to come.

Evolution might not have been around during the most popular time in WWE history, but it can’t be denied  that Evolution produced two of the biggest pro wrestlers of the last 15 years.

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