Thoughts on a New Evolution Member

April 28, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

All boy bands have five members; most of the great wrestling stables had at least four. During its first run, Evolution consisted of four members, two establish legends in HHH and Ric Flair and two hungry young stars in Randy Orton and Batista, but this time around, it’s a three lion show with Flair long retired. While an extra member isn’t particularly needed this time around, especially considering the group’s current feud with The Shield, it would be cool if the group could not only help put over Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, but establish another young heel.

Here are our thoughts on who could be the missing piece for the group and help them regain the dominance they had a decade ago.

Dolph Ziggler: He’s easily one of the best workers in the company and the fans love him. A heel turn wouldn’t be a big surprise, but it would be something the Universe would eat up. From his look and swagger to his move set, Ziggler would be a perfect fit.

Antonio Cesaro: He just made serious waves teaming with Paul Heyman. Now imagine what being on the same side as Orton, Batista and Triple H could do for his career? A workhorse in the ring, Cesaro is one good push away from being a WWE Champion. Aligning himself with three if the most successful WWE superstars in the last decade sounds like a good enough push in the right direction.

Curtis Axel: He was a solid Heyman guy and needs someone or something to get him back on track. While he doesn’t necessarily belong or fit in Evolution, he has the skill set to not disappoint.

Kofi Kingston: He’s got so much talent and has never been put in a place to truly showcase himself. A heel run and the support of HHH could work wonders on the top of the card talent who’s been at bottom and middle of the card his entire career.

Corey Graves: If you don’t watch NXT, you have no idea who Graves is. Charismatic and silver-tongued, Graves has a ton of potential. in the ring, he’s a submission specialist that will remind many of CM Punk and Antonio Cesaro. This makes perfect sense if the group is looking to go back to their roots. under the tutelage of Triple H, Graves could be a damn good heel.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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