"Evolution has just passed you by"

Triple H: "Today marks the beginning of a new era. You see, in this industry - just like in life - everything evolves. And what you see in this ring before you is the greatest example of Evolution you will ever see. Ric Flair, 16-times Heavyweight Champion of the World, the Nature Boy, the greatest professional wrestler of all time, a living legend. WHOO! Ric Flair has done it all and has beaten them all and done with a class and a style like no one else. Take it from me: There is no one better than Ric Flair.

And all of the things Flair represents, I am today. I have taken all of those attributes and I have put them into the ultimate package. I have put them into a body that every man out there wishes he had and every single one of you women out there wants to be with. You top that off with a mind made for this business and you get the greatest Ring General of all time. You get the best that there is. You get The Game. You get the World Heavyweight Champion. Trust me, trust me when I tell you that there is only one diamond in this business. Hehe, and baby, you’re looking at him.

But Evolution always continues. And you have to look to the future. And I look to you, Dave Batista. Six foot five, 325 pounds of genetic stopping power, unbridled destruction. In a war, when all seems lost, you take out your biggest gun and you blow them all away.

And Randy Orton. The business in his blood. Third Generation Superstar, the man has every gift a man can be given. Raw, raw genetic talent. Randy Orton is the diamond, Randy Orton is the coal that will be sqeezed into the next diamond.

You see, in life, everything happens for a reason. That's just the natural process of evolution. You see, and if you don't have what it takes, you will be left behind. So if you wake up one day, and you’re lying in a hospital bed, and you’re all beat up and you’re wondering to yourself what in the hell happened, then there is just one answer for you: Evolution has just passed you by."