14: Evolution forms
One of the iconic moments in the history of Monday Night Raw was the night of 20th January, 2003 when Evolution formed.
Triple H had just been taken to the brink by Scott Steiner at the Royal Rumble the night before, only escaping with his title with a little help from Ric Flair and a lot of luck. The night started with Triple H backing out of his rematch with Scott Steiner claiming he wasn’t medically cleared with Ric Flair nominating Batista, who had just been drafted from SmackDown, to face Steiner instead.
Batista and Steiner squared off in the ring later in the night with Flair at ringside. However, a young Randy Orton interfered during the match to attack Scott Steiner with Triple H joining in later too. The foursome gave Scott Steiner a fierce beating and one of the most popular factions in the modern era of the WWE was formed. Evolution had arrived.