It has been documented in the past, such as the Triple H 2013 documentary, “Thy Kingdom Come” that the original lineup of legendary stable Evolution was initially set to consist of himself, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Mark Jindrak. However, Jindrak, who filmed some vignettes with the three, was cut and in his place, Batista emerged.
Speaking on his Something to Wrestle podcast, Bruce Prichard shed some light from his perspective as to why this decision was made.
Jindrak being in the group was for the same reasons that Batista ended up in the group. The only difference was the feeling among everyone in the group, but also everyone else, was who had it. Who truly had the potential to be the next big thing? I think in each opportunity, Mark [Jindrak] didn’t really display that. I don’t know that Mark had the killer instinct in him, Dave did. It was also a matter of how those guys worked together. Dave had worked with Ric before, so there was already a bond there. I think Mark was kind of the odd man out that didn’t seem to fit. So it was quickly changed and I also think it was one of those situations where, how do guys gel? If you don’t gel, it ain’t gonna work. I don’t think that Mark really gelled with the other three. Dave, immediately did.
-Bruce Prichard
Mark Jindrak is often seen in lucha promotions such as CMLL and Robles Promotion under the name Marco Corleone. From 2018 to 2022, Jindrak was retired, popping in to team up with Carlito, Chris Masters, and LA Park in a couple of occasions.
