Evolution. The past (Ric Flair), the present (Triple H), and the future (Randy Orton and Batista). Only, WWE weren't quite ready for the future. At least not yet, and not Randy Orton. The opposite did seem to be the case when Orton won the World Heavyweight Championship at Summerslam 2004 to become the youngest world champ in history, but the next night on RAW, Evolution turned on their bright new star. After getting the thumbs down from Triple H, Orton took a pummelling designed to remind him of his place in the pecking order. In the run up to Unforgiven, Orton gave as good as he got, spitting in The Game's face when offered the chance to return to Evolution in exchange for his World Heavyweight title. At the PPV however, it was Triple H who won the strap, after repeated interference from Flair & Batista. The future had been stopped dead in its tracks, but it wouldn't have been so bad had Orton continued to chase Triple H, finally toppling The King Of Kings at the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Instead, Randy floundered around as a crowd pandering face, while the honour of beating Triple H at Wrestlemania 21 went to the 'other' future - Royal Rumble winner, Batista. It is a testament to the ability of the man now known as The Viper that he managed to come back from this to become what he is today - a 12-time world champion.
As a long-time WWE fan, I have always enjoyed watching men pretend to beat each other up while wearing spandex. Extra points for facepaint, none for tassels.
I love all things sci-fi. If there's a 'Star' somewhere in the title, I'll probably dig it.
I'm a huge football fan too. For my sins, I support Manchester United.
