Essential1
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Post by Essential1 on Sept 26, 2013 20:31:52 GMT -5
Jark Mindrak in the main event of Wrestlemania.
Oh thank god for Batista.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Sept 26, 2013 21:03:07 GMT -5
I think they should have kept him in and added Batista anyway and just keep Flair as the J.J. Dillon of the group.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 21:15:41 GMT -5
Man, Jindrak really would of messed with the groups dynamic.
You had super athlete Orton, wily veteran Flair, powerhouse Batista and jack of all trades Triple H.
Jindrak basically would of been Orton 2. Wouldn't have worked nearly as well
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Post by EyeofTyr on Sept 26, 2013 21:24:20 GMT -5
Way Jindrak tells it, he was set to be in Evolution up until pretty much the day of it's official formation. Suddenly he was told he was out and this newbie that started working out with HHH was in, Batista.
Shame too, because Jindrak's become a pretty good talent from his time in Mexico. Would've been curious to see if being around guys like HHH and Flair would've perhaps sped up those improvements rather than having to try to wrestle Luther Reigns.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Sept 26, 2013 21:25:28 GMT -5
Yes, I knew Mark Jindrak was at one time going to be the fourth member and had been part of the video shoot of Evolution with the helicopter. As I mentioned yesterday in the WWE pics thread, Batista is nowhere to be scene in the early Evolution entrance videos which show Flair, Orton, and Triple H getting off a helicopter and having a night on the town with the ladies. Looking back at the booking of Raw before the Evolution reveal, it's clear they had Batista in in mind for the role as Ric Flair started appearing with Batista in the weeks before Evolution formed.
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Post by cherry coloured funk on Sept 26, 2013 21:45:11 GMT -5
I remember some newz story from back then that Jindrak and Orton along with Maven were involved in some kind of incident at a nightclub, but Orton as Vince's "golden boy" was untouchable, so only Jindrak was pulled from Evolution as punishment. The story I heard was that Orton, Jindrak and Maven are actually good friends and set up the incident themselves but others didn't see it that way or something. Wasn't Jindrak then rumored to be the 5th member at some point? Also why is Jindrak the only person not wearing shades in that picture? Maven was rumoured to be in it at some point, too.
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Post by hassanchop on Sept 27, 2013 0:41:13 GMT -5
I heard that it was Orton that wanted Jindrak in Evolution.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Sept 27, 2013 3:47:35 GMT -5
I always thought that the entrance video only showed HHH, Flair and Orton because Batista was out injured when they first started using it
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Post by TGM on Sept 27, 2013 4:16:14 GMT -5
It's quite laughable to think now, but the wrestling landscape would be quite different if Jindrak had been in Batista's seat in Evolution.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Sept 27, 2013 4:28:00 GMT -5
I like Flair's "...the f*** is this guy?!" look.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 27, 2013 4:44:20 GMT -5
On the Blu Ray, Trips talks about it, and says that he and Flair kept telling management that Jindrak didn't fit. They wanted Batista in as the 4th guy, and he got them to do one take with Jindrak, and one take without him. Obviously management listened to Trips and Flair.
I think it was the right move. I like Jindrak, but Evolution needed an enforcer, and that wasn't Jindrak.
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 27, 2013 9:38:58 GMT -5
On the Blu Ray, Trips talks about it, and says that he and Flair kept telling management that Jindrak didn't fit. They wanted Batista in as the 4th guy, and he got them to do one take with Jindrak, and one take without him. Obviously management listened to Trips and Flair. I think it was the right move. I like Jindrak, but Evolution needed an enforcer, and that wasn't Jindrak. I thought the whole stable and execution was Triple H's doing, that he and Flair personally scouted everyone, I never heard that Jindrak was forced on them. I think they liked Jindrak, but then had 2nd thoughts. And now try to spin it as they never liked him anyway given the success of Batista.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2013 13:17:37 GMT -5
That's really awesome to see. As someone who was a pretty big fan of Jindrak from WCW up until his release, I'm a little disappointed that he didn't make it in the group. Obviously Batista worked out really well and definitely fit better, but it sucks for Jindrak.
Also, that pic. Nature Boy's the only one who looks halfway decent in his suit there.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 27, 2013 13:22:42 GMT -5
I always thought that the entrance video only showed HHH, Flair and Orton because Batista was out injured when they first started using it Yeah that's what I always thought.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2013 16:28:31 GMT -5
Cool to see a pic of this. That suit looks terrible on Orton.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2013 16:33:32 GMT -5
I remember some newz story from back then that Jindrak and Orton along with Maven were involved in some kind of incident at a nightclub, but Orton as Vince's "golden boy" was untouchable, so only Jindrak was pulled from Evolution as punishment. The story I heard was that Orton, Jindrak and Maven are actually good friends and set up the incident themselves but others didn't see it that way or something. Wasn't Jindrak then rumored to be the 5th member at some point? Also why is Jindrak the only person not wearing shades in that picture? i think that means he was dead and they found a replacement mark jindrak
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Post by cabbageboy on Sept 28, 2013 16:38:13 GMT -5
I remember Jindrak had a crap match with Jericho on Raw around the time of Evolution's formation and thought "This is the guy they want to put in a super group?" Apparently WWE also had cold feet since he was buried soon after.
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Post by bootytea on Sept 28, 2013 21:05:37 GMT -5
The guy looks so out of place in that picture.
I have to wonder what Batista would be doing had he not been a part of that stable.
Mark Jindrak must feel so stupid for drinking away such a major opportunity.
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 29, 2013 10:25:15 GMT -5
I remember Jindrak had a crap match with Jericho on Raw around the time of Evolution's formation and thought "This is the guy they want to put in a super group?" Apparently WWE also had cold feet since he was buried soon after. That match is on Youtube, it's actually pretty good. Crowd wasn't into it, but can't really blame Jindrak for that.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 29, 2013 11:32:08 GMT -5
I followed Jindrak since WCW but Batista was undoubtedly the better choice.
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