M.E.M VS EVOLUTION

[Hero_Kid]

Now this thread is to compare two of the most dominating stables in the two biggest North American promotions at the moment

M.E.M (Main.Event.Mafia) comes from T.N.A from October 2008-Feb2010 now this stable primary consisted of Kevin Nash (as the Legends champion) Booker T and Scout steiner (as the Tag champs) Samoa Joe (as the x division champ) and Kurt/Sting (as the Tna World champion) this group dominated Tna and at one point held every male title tna had to offer

Evolution comes from WWE on its Raw show and rained dominant from Feb2003-Oct2005 it consisted of Randy Orton (as the I.C champion) Batista and Ric Flair (as the World Tag champs) and Triple H (as the WHC) durning their reign they held every male title on Raw

Now my question is who was better and why

They both lasted about two years so which one as more successful in your eyes

Which one would you wanted to last longer

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[GrandSword]

Evolution was one of the most successful stables of the modern era, due to one reason, it did what stables are meant to do, but many few do... and that's create stars... the rookies of Evolution, Orton and Batista are two of the biggest stars of the modern era and much of the credit would have to go to being members of Evolution.

As for MEM.. entertaining to a degree, all members allready established... as heels they had a huge opportunity to create stars out of their opponents, but failed miserably, and in the end, they simply faded away with not much explanation.

I see Evolution as a huge success, MEM as a missed opportunity.

 

[Da Prophet]

By a mile the answer is Evolution. This group created two huge stars, Randy Orton and Batista, during their run in the company. Both Orton and Batista became top guys for the WWE because of Evolution. Without Evolution I doubt Batista would have been anything more then a jobber. He wasn't good in the ring, he was boring on a microphone and his character had nothing special about it. When he was put into Evolution it gave Batista something, he had a character he could work with. He was the muscle of the group and by taking this position he would end up being a World Champion.

As for Orton we all know that the kid was talented. However Evolution put him in a great position. Orton was seen as the future and being in Evolution allowed him to grow. His feuds with Mick Foley, Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels and even the little program with The Rock all came because of Evolution. With the group it would have taken Orton longer to reach the top and he may not be in the top position he is in today.

Evolution made top guys, the Mafia didn't. To me, this goes to Evolution.

 

[HoHo]

MEM was obviously was great, with all thakeose Wolrd Champions, but the group didn't make superstars, meaning.With all those guys in the group, it was more about me..me..me..instead of using the skills and experience to bring more outta the younger stars.As for Evolution, without it Randy Orton and Batista would of never had super successful careers.They owe loads to Flair and Hunter.

 

[Matth3w]

Now my question is who was better and why

Purely from an entertainment perspective - MEM. Who could forget the episode where MEM took over iMPACT!? Scott Steiner as ring announcer, Black Snow (Booker T) and Chet Lemon (Kevin Nash) as announcers, JB handing out shirts. I swear that was the most entertaining episode of iMPACT ever - and I think one of the highest rated iMPACTs in the company history. So many helarious Scott Steiner promos came from the MEM era with his feud with Samoa Joe, including the infamous:

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Although the MEM did drag on I thought 3 or 4 months too long, and just kinda fizzled out. However, nothing, I repeat - nothing was more boring than seeing HHH and Evolution and HHH, HHH and HHH dominate RAW and PPVs through all of 2003. MEM gets the nod/vote from me.

They both lasted about two years so which one as more successful in your eyes

I think MEM only lasted a year (BFG 08-BFG 09 I think?). As mentioned above though, Evolution was obviously more successful.

Which one would you wanted to last longer

Neither TBH. I personallyget sick of the 'dominating stable' storylines quite quickly. 1-2 years is more than enough.

 

[King Patrick Star]

There are 4 ways to look at this. They were both successful, they both became stale, M. E. Mob was the better of the two, or Evolution was the better of the two.

From a little after SummerSlam 2002 to WrestleMania 21, all I wanted to see was Triple H lose the World Title. Granted he lost it 5 time in that period, but he won it 5 times as well. Those 5 time combined make him the most combined reigns as World (WWE) Champion. I did enjoy Armageddon 2003, I’m not going to lie.

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From a little after Bound For Glory IV to Bound For Glory 2009, all I wanted to see was the whole Stable capture Titles left and right. Victory Road 2009 was better that Armageddon 2003, to me, but Hard Justice 2009 was even better.

Based on each Stables best PPV Highlight, I’m giving the nod to the Main Event Mafia. Evolution did put over two rising Stars in Randy Orton and Batista. Essentially, Evolution fit the Main Event Mafia’s criteria when it was all said and done. The Mafia may not have put as many TNA Stars over, and for the ones that they did put over, they did not put them over high enough, but it was the M. E. Mob, all about M. E., and to me, that was the appeal.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Evolution was easily the superior group. The Main Event Mafia was one of the best storylines TNA ever did and I definitely wish it could have lasted longer so that The Frontline could have gotten a strong win to end the stable and put over the TNA Originals. Instead Nash and Booker returned to WWE which led to Angle turning face and they just randomly disbanded. Evolution on the other hand not only dominated Raw but also gave us Randy Orton and Batista. What stars did the Main Event Mafia create? Exactly. While I really liked both stables, Evolution was better because it helped jump start the careers of two of WWE's biggest stars.

 

[LSN80]

The simple questions that needs to be asked is this: In determining which group is better, consider which did the job in getting more stars over. Ask yourself which group consisted of the better group of wrestlers. And think about which one had the larger overall impact on the industry. In all three cases, the answer is Evolution.

Look, Im not here to deny that the MEM did great things, because to some extent, they did. But they were mostly a group of older wrestlers on the downside of their careers(Sting, Nash, and Steiner) That left just Booker and Angle, with only Angle being true main event talent. Even the addition of Joe did little to make this a stronger group..They ruled TNA for a year, but they disbanded as if it were nothing. There was no major storyline involved, nor did they put over younger talent along the way. They dominated, then split with little fanfare.

You have the opposite of this in Evolution. You had the veteran presence in Ric Flair. You had the leader and the present in HHH. You had two future stars in Orton and Batista. Each brought something relevantly different to the table as well. Further, the end result was exactly what it should have been. They got over the two younger stars through we-executed storylines that were the catalysts for multiple World Championships for both Orton and Batista. Longevity and a concrete end to the stable based off the storyline was something that you couldn't have asked for better. Its Evolution, and it's not close.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

The answer to this is quite obviously Evolution.

Evolution has proven to be the best faction in any wrestling company in the 2000's.

You had the wise old head for the experience and mentor role in Ric Flair, the main event superstar who was at the peak of his powers in Triple H, the powerhouse enforcer in Batista, and the young "future" of the business in Randy Orton. It was the perfect set up.

Working with Flair and HHH gave Orton and Batista the best possible start in the WWE, and they both ended up as true superstars after learning from the best. Evolution gave these 2 rookies a perfect platform to get over, learn their characters and become permanent main eventers.

Even if you take away the domination Evolution had over RAW throughout its lifespan, the fact it gave us Batista and Orton after they started as nobodies shows how succesful it was.

The Main Event Mafia was a cool idea and I did enjoy the faction, but you cannot compare it to Evolution in terms of impact, importance or success. M.E.M was a group of already established stars, mostly past their prime. It didnt help to build any new superstars for TNA. The people who beat M.E.M members did not really benefit that much from it, and most of the wrestlers in the TNA Front Line, who took on the M.E.M were made to look second rate compared to the likes of Kurt Angle, Sting and Booker T.

So, definitely Evolution if I had to say the better faction. Plus, the Evolution Motorhead song "Line In The Sand" was awesome too!