Extreme Rules 2014 » Evolution vs The Shield (6-Man Tag Team Match)

According To WWE.COM: At Extreme Rules, a dream matchup becomes reality, and the result will be war. One of the most destructive and merciless factions in all of WWE history will reunite when the Evolution trio of Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista takes on the most dominant stable of The Reality Era, The Shield, on May 4.

Once an improbable fantasy showdown, Extreme Rules’ marquee Six-Man Tag Team Match is a direct result of The Authority’s dissolved association with their onetime lieutenants. Whereas The Hounds of Justice once did the bidding of WWE COO Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, friction has crept in, and to hear the participants tell it, this battle is a story of kings and soldiers and empires.

Triple H claims that if it wasn’t for him, The Shield products of NXT whom the WWE COO labeled “three of the most talented guys I've seen come along in years” would never have a platform on which to dominate in the first place. He has accused Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns of being power-hungry.

After WWE Director of Operations Kane let slip that it was The Game who’d orchestrated an assault on The Shield, however, the black-clad soldiers have taken aim at The King of Kings.

Vowing to simultaneously destroy what he created and show the world “what true power is,” Triple H will lead The Viper and The Animal into action against The Shield at Extreme Rules, marking the first time in a decade that Evolution will fight as a unit.

Along with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair as its senior member, Evolution ran roughshod over the competition in the early-to-mid 2000s, not unlike The Shield has done in recent years. Collectively, Triple H, Batista & Orton boast an astounding 31 World Title reigns.

Even beyond their histories of dominance, though, there are similarities between Evolution and The Shield. Evolution is steered by The Cerebral Assassin, while Rollins, known as The Shield’s Architect, has been a unifying force for his team. The Animal may be considered Evolution’s brawn; The Hounds of Justice have its own powerhouse, in Reigns. And while The Viper has been known to slip into maniacal behavior, Ambrose is the living embodiment of The Lunatic Fringe.

What will happen when these two teams collide in an all-out war? Which faction will adapt, and which will perish? Find out when Extreme Rules airs live on WWE Network and pay-per-view on Sunday, May 4, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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WrestleMania XXX » Randy Orton vs Batista (WWE World Heavyweight Title Match)

According To WWE.COM: At WrestleMania 30 on Sunday, April 6, six-time World Champion Batista returns to The Grandest Stage of Them All to challenge The Face of WWE, Randy Orton, for the most prestigious title in all of sports-entertainment, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The championship battle will etch not only a new chapter in The Show of Shows’ already illustrious history, but also the latest development in the years-long competition between The Animal and The Viper, former Evolution cohorts. Batista punched his ticket to a WrestleMania main event in New Orleans by overcoming 29 other Superstars to win the Royal Rumble Match in January. The contest was his first match back after a nearly four-year absence from the ring. Upon returning to WWE, the always-candid Batista made his objective perfectly clear: to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title in the main event of WrestleMania 30. Although Orton has knowingly eyed Batista as his No. 1 contender since Royal Rumble, The Viper’s path to the main event of The Showcase of the Immortals was anything but guaranteed. To ensure his spot, Orton had to first survive a supremely competitive Elimination Chamber Match lineup on Feb. 23 with his championship reign intact. Thanks in part to interference by Bray Wyatt and Kane — each of whom took John Cena and Daniel Bryan out of the championship picture, respectively — WWE’s Apex Predator slithered out of the Chamber with the title still his. Now, The Face of WWE is set on a collision course with a Superstar who is all too familiar with his ruthless mindset. Orton and Batista spent their formative years together as the two junior members of Evolution — one of the most powerful factions in wrestling history, guided by Triple H and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Although they spent many months fighting side-by-side, Batista and Orton’s subsequent ring wars are also well documented. Batista even dethroned Orton to win his first WWE Championship in June 2009 – in New Orleans, no less. Both Superstars have grown by leaps and bounds since their nascent days as mere pupils of The Game and “The Nature Boy.” Despite his hiatus from the ring, Batista — newly empowered by his Jiu-Jitsu studies — has proven in his comeback to be every bit as destructive as he was years ago. Former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio found that out the hard way at Elimination Chamber, when Batista downed him with an explosive Batista Bomb. And even though Orton’s merit to be called The Face of WWE has been called into question, there is no denying The Viper has found ways to hold onto the WWE World Heavyweight Title in even the direst of straits. With the unification of the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles last December, this year marks the first time in more than a decade that there has been a single World Champion at WrestleMania, adding an even greater air of grandiosity to the proceedings. Will The Viper slither out of New Orleans and continue his historic title reign? Or, will Batista complete his stated goal and stand alone as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion? Find out when WrestleMania 30 airs live on WWE Network Sunday, April 6, starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT!

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