The Miz stood proudly, on a beach, near the ocean.
"Hi, I'm the biggest star in WWE history, the entertainment world, and most importantly, I'm the host of WWE Rivals. I'm The Miz. And if I do say so myself, I'm awesome. I'm here in Cozumel, Mexico, where 32 WWE Superstars, are going to be arriving here shortly, to compete on a competition reality show, for a shot at $100,000,000. Now here's the catch, they think they're competing in pre-selected teams of 8, but in reality, they'll only be having one teammate. And their teammate will be, one of their biggest rivals. Here comes our first 'team' now."
A motorboat parked by the dock. Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Nikki Bella, and Brie Bella got off of it, and walked onto the beach.
"Team Roman, hey guys, how's it going?" Miz smiled.
"Team Roman?" Cena asked raising an eyebrow.
"Or Team Cena." Miz shrugged.
"Um...you mean team ZIGGLER?"
"I think you mean Team Bella." Nikki and Brie said in unison.
"How about team chemistry?" Becky muttered as Dean laughed.
Confessional (clip of an interview taken after the show used to explain what a character was thinking/feeling in that moment without telling other characters)
Bayley: The fact that our team can't even decide on a team name without arguing is a bit disconcerting, but we're the strongest team here, and I know we'll pull this through.
Roman: Listen man, I'm not Cena, I don't need validation that I'm the best here, I know I am. My only goal, is to go out and prove it.
John: I like Roman. I see a lot of myself in him. He's young, cocky, and he's great. But he'll never be John Cena.
Becky: Sure, I like our team, but muscles and skill sets mean nothing if we can't work together.
End Confessional
"We're team undecided." Dean said.
"Hey look, there's a team!" Miz exclaimed, as another boat pulled up.
AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Enzo Amore, Carmella, Sasha Banks, Natalya, and Paige stepped onto the beach.
"Team NXT is here, and we're in charge, pimping, and ready for large winnings like Marge Simpson, how you doin?" Enzo declared.
The rest of Enzo's team cheered, as they high-fived each other.
"See, THEY have team chemistry." Becky noted.
Confessional
Sasha: We easily have the best team here, the best chemistry, athletes, the smartest people on the roster, and I'm gonna win this money, like a boss.
Apollo: We have two strong leaders in Enzo and Sasha, we're young, athletic, confident, and we don't have any battling egos to worry about...except Enzo and Sasha, but, we're gonna win this game, and the rest of the roster won't even see it coming.
End Confessional
John, Dolph, and Roman looked at each other, unimpressed.
"AJ was never even in NXT." Roman pointed out.
"And here's team three."
Rusev, Bubba Ray Dudley, Seth Rollins, Tyler Breeze, Summer Rae, Emma, Naomi, and Lana walked onto the beach.
"Welcome guys, and your team name is?"
"Team B.A.D. & Blonde & Breeze & Bubba & Rusev & Rollins. I came up with it myself!" Summer said excitedly, hi-fiving Naomi.
No one else was impressed.
Confessional
Naomi: We're going to take this game, no doubt about it.
Seth: So I end up on a team with Tyler Breeze, the appropriately named Team Bad, Rusev, and Bubba Ray Hungry. Not only are we not going to win, I also don't want to be here.
End Confessional
"Okay, great team name I guess...there they are, our last team."
Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar, Cameron, Alicia Fox, Eva Marie, and Charlotte.
"Your team name?"
"Team jackasses?" Sasha guessed.
"Team ugly." Tyler suggested.
Dean smirked.
"Team..."
Before he could finish his joke, Kevin cut him off.
"Team K.O."
"Team K.O.? And everyone was okay with that?"
All of Kevin's team members nodded.
"I don't give a fuck what the team name is, I care about this money." Brock said.
Confessional
Chris: Kevin wants to be Mr. Team Captain, cool, I want to be Mr. One Hundred Million Dollars. There's no reason we can't do both.
End Confessional
"Well, Team K.O., Team NXT, Team Blonde and...Bubba and etcetera, and Team...chemistry. You guys will all be competing for a grand prize of $100,000,000!"
The superstars applauded.
"Now, I hope you guys aren't too comfortable with the teams around you, because those will NOT be your teammates."
Everyone gasped in shock except Seth.
"Thank god!" He screamed.
His teammates glared at him.
"If you look around, you will find your worst enemy. Whether you've attacked them, beat them for a title, had a lengthy rivalry with them, they're here. And that person, will be your one and only partner. Welcome to, WWE Rivals."
The superstars all yelled in protest.
"In the end, one male pair will win $100,000,000 and one female pair will win $100,000,000."
Confessional
Becky: So not only will there be more teams to compete with, our partners are our worst enemies?
John: There's always a catch with those McMahons.
Charlotte:...I really have no idea who my partner is. I could be paired with ANY of these girls.
Enzo: We're working with our worst enemies? So Kevin's partner is his cholesterol?
End Confessional
"Johnathan Q. Cena, come on down!"
"That's not my name." John said, leaving his team and standing behind Miz.
"There's a lot of people here who could've been your partner, Cena." Miz said, as Seth, Kevin, and Chris all prepared to possibly be called down.
"You could've been my partner."
Everyone laughed.
"Yes, I could've, however, your partner is, Randy Orton!"
Confessional
AJ: Cena and Orton have one of the longest rivalries in WWE History. Those two on a team shows that anything can and will happen in this game.
John: I've done a lot harder things than have to team up with one of the greatest competitors in this era, I'm game. Let's do this.
Randy: If I can stay out of Cena's way, and he can stay out of mine, we'll be fine. If not, it's gonna be a rough time in Mexico.
End Confessional
Randy slowly joined John, standing next to him.
"Just look at those two, I can feel the love. Eva Marie, come on."
Eva stood next to Cena and Orton.
"I feel like literally, every one of the other 15 girls here could've been your partner, no one likes you, at all."
"Just shut up and tell me my partner."
"Wow, sass alert. Your partner should've been Cena cause you need an attitude adjustment."
No one laughed except Bayley and Becky.
"G...get it? Attitude adjustment?"
Everyone else yelled at Miz to announce Eva's partner.
"Fine, fine, Eva's partner is Carmella!" Miz announced.
Confessional
Carmella: Having Eva Marie as a partner and having Mr. Socko is pretty similar. They have the same IQ, same skills, and they're both usually in someone's boxers.
Eva: I can deal with Carmella, her voice however, that's a different story.
End Confessional
"Bring it over here, Enzo."
Enzo joined the group.
"Enzo, your partner is, Bubba Ray Dudley!"
Confessional
Bubba: Being on team with Enzo, I have to always be on edge, because I don't know what's on his mind...literally, what the fuck did he tell his barber before he got that haircut?
Enzo: I would say that I'm going to be carrying Bubba this whole show, but I'd have to break my lifting PR to do that.
End Confessional
"Hey, hurry this up a bit?" Seth said.
"Nope. Nikki Q. Cena, you're up!"
Nikki rolled her eyes and joined the group of superstars behind Miz.
"Nikki, your partner is...Paige!"
"GREAT!" Paige exclaimed, joining her.
Confessional
Nikki: If our feud on Raw was any indication. Paige is not even in my league.
Paige: Teaming with Nicki, well, there goes my chances of winning.
End Confessional
"Apollo Crews, come on down!"
Apollo smiled and joined the group behind Miz.
"Apollo, your partner is...Tyler Breeze!"
Apollo's smile quickly disappeared
Confessional
Tyler: To put it in perspective. If Apollo had all 7 billion people on earth following him on Instagram, I STILL wouldn't take a selfie with him. That's how much I hate this man.
Apollo: Tyler cares more about his own reflection than he does about this game and this money.
Randy: I know I've been gone for a long time, but I have no idea who either of these two are.
End Confessional
"Laaaaaaanaaaaaaa!" Miz said, in a sing-songy voice.
Lana stood next to Breeze and Crews.
"Your partner, is Brie Bryan!"
Confessional
Lana: Brie is a walking example of everything that's wrong with this country.
Brie: I wish Lana didn't speak English, maybe she'd shut up once in a while.
End Confessional
"Next up, Roman Reigns!"
Confessional
Seth: Now I hate Roman just as much as the next guy, but whoever is paired with him is gonna have a huge advantage in this game.
Dean: Roman pinned me at Fastlane, that's a rivalry...right?...
Rusev: Remember the rumble? I've gotta be Roman's partner!
Kevin: Hey, Roman still hates me, right? Can we be partners?...please?
End Confessional
"Roman, you say you're not a good guy, you're not a bad guy, you're THE guy. Well your partner is not a guy at all. He's a beast!"
All the guys displayed a look of shock and hopelessness, except Brock.
"Brock Lesnar, come on down!"
Confessional
Dolph: You've gotta be kidding me.
Charlotte: Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar!? If I was one of the boys, I'd be shitting my pants right now.
Roman: Brock and I are the strongest two competitors in this house, and we're gonna win this game.
Enzo: Reigns and Lesnar are as strong as a pair of oxen, but, they have the brain power of...a pair of oxen.
Brock: I don't care if my partner is Eva Marie, I'm winning this game, and I'm taking this money back home to Minnesota. And there's nothing that ANYONE can do about it.
End Confessional
Roman extended his fist to Brock. Brock smirked and gave him a fist bump as the rest of the male competitors cringed.
"Cameron! I'm sure you know where this is going. Your partner, is Naomi!"
Confessional
Naomi: uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh.
Cameron: Naomi's been holding me back since my career began, so I'm used to it.
Naomi: Why is she still on the WWE roster?
Cameron: But it's my time, and I'm gonna show these people that I'm more than what meets the eye. Look out WWE Universe, it's Cameron time!
Naomi: Why couldn't Sasha be my partner!?
End Confessional
"Dolph Ziggler!"
Dolph stood next to Naomi and surveyed the group of Superstars in front of him, slowly realizing who his partner was.
"Your partner is...RUSEV!"
Rusev stood next to Ziggler as Lana stared the two of them down.
Confessional
Dolph: Welp, this is awkward.
Lana: If Rusev and Dolph can put the past behind them like I have, they can be a serious threat in this game.
Rusev: I think his head would look great over my fireplace next to the deer head.
End Confessional
"Bayley, come give me a hug!"
Bayley immediately ran down and hugged Miz.
"It...it was a joke Bayley...ANYWAY, your partner, is Summer Rae!"
Confessional
Bayley: Summer and I haven't exactly gotten along in the past, but it's nothing a few hugs can't fix. I'm excited to get a chance to show the main roster wrestlers what I can do!
Summer: My partner is a 26 year old child.
End Confessional
"Back to the guys. K.O.! Let's go!"
Kevin slowly joined the group behind Miz. He looked at Ambrose, then looked at AJ, before making eye contact with Sami Zayn.
"Your partner, is your BFF, Sami Zayn!"
Confessional
Sami: At this point, standing next to Kevin without punching him in the mouth is difficult.
Kevin: The hardest part about teaming with Sami is that his frail, weak body could get injured at any time.
End Confessional
"Hmm...six divas left, it's getting interesting." Miz smirked.
The rest of the superstars started at Sasha Banks, Emma, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Alicia Fox, and Charlotte, trying to figure out who would be who's partner.
Confessional
Charlotte: The suspense is killing me, I have a creeping suspicion that I MIGHT be on a team with Sasha, but anything is possible. I wouldn't rule out Nattie either...and then of course, there's...
End Confessional
"Becky Lynch! Come on down!"
Confessional
Becky: I know it, I just know it. My partner's going to be Charlotte.
End Confessional
"Becky, your partner is...The Boss! Sasha Banks!"
Natalya hung her head, realizing who her partner was as Sasha simply smiled and walked over to Becky.
Confessional
Charlotte: Hmmm, I guess Sasha and Becky ARE rivals. They've been competing for the title of most annoying woman on earth for quite a while now.
Sasha: I guess this is fair. The brightest star of the Divas Revolution, and the biggest LOSER of the Divas Revolution on the same team.
Becky: Sasha's great! Cool person. Except her arrogance...and her sense of entitlement for no reason... her obnoxious personality, her obnoxious clothes...
Sasha: This show is going to be a new experience for Becky because...she's never actually won...anything...ever.
Becky: Her excessive jewelry, her overratedness, her hair looks like someone ate a flamingo and puked on her...
Sasha: But I do not lose. So before we win, I'd like to say 'you're welcome' to Becky in advance.
Becky: She's not the brightest bulb in the ceiling fan, she snores on the road sometimes, but yeah. I like Sasha.
End Confessional
"Ready to kick some lass!?" Sasha asked, in a mocking Irish accent.
"Like a boss!" Becky retorted, in a whiny, sarcastic tone.
"I already love this show! Alright, AJ, I'm pretty sure you can guess. Your partner, is Chris Jericho!"
Confessional
AJ: The Y2J problem has turned into a full blown mid-life crisis. I can't be on a team with this youth chasing, jealous, prick.
Chris: I guess all those Y2AJ shirts WEREN'T produced for no reason.
End Confessional
AJ extended his hand for a handshake. Jericho looked at it and began walking to join the group of superstars behind Miz. AJ clenched his fist and unwillingly followed him.
"So obviously, there's only two guys left. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, you two are partners!"
Confessional
Dean: I've had Seth Rollins as a partner before...it blows.
Roman: Seth and Dean getting along is like the sun coming up at night. It just ain't gonna happen.
Seth: I am the breakout star of the Shield, Dean is the afterthought. I am the former world champion, Dean is Mr. Almost. I am THE MAN, and Dean, will never be, the man.
End Confessional
"Emma, your partner is...Alicia Fox!"
Confessional
Alicia: Emma is a complete joke.
Emma: Alicia's pretty irrelevant, so we should be able to fly under the radar and surprise some people.
End Confessional
"And now we're down to two!"
Charlotte and Natalya sighed as they both walked to join the rest of the superstars.
Confessional
Natalya: Someone needs to knock some sense and humility into Charlotte. Unfortunately, I can't do that, because I'm on a team with her.
Charlotte: I am the crown jewel of my family, Nattie is the biggest disappointment in her's. We don't belong in the same sentence, let alone in the same team.
End Confessional
"The teams have been announced. Our show works on a three day schedule. There are Challenge Days, Voting Days, and Jungle Days. On a challenge day, each team will compete in a physical or mental challenge. It will either be a guy's elimination challenge or a girl's elimination challenge. In guy's elimination challenges, the winning guys team wins immunity from the next jungle, while the last place guy's team will automatically be put INTO the jungle. Meanwhile, the winning girl's team wins $1,000,000. On girl's elimination days, the winning GIRL'S team wins immunity from the next jungle, and the last place GIRL'S team will go to the jungle, and the GUY'S teams will compete for $1,000,000."
"What's a jungle exactly?" Charlotte asked, nervously.
"Let me get to that. After a challenge day, is a voting day. On voting days after a guy's elimination challenge, each team in the house will vote for one guy's team to go to the jungle. After a girl's elimination day, you'll vote for a girl's team to go to the jungle. You can vote for any team, except the team that won immunity in the previous day's elimination challenge."
"And what is the jungle?" Sasha asked, impatiently.
"After a voting day is... a Jungle day! On a jungle day, the team that got last place on Challenge day will go against the team that got voted in on Voting day in a physical, or mental challenge. Those challenges will be known as, jungles. The winning team, gets to stay in the house. The losing team, gets eliminated."
"So in order to win the game..."Tyler began.
"Either stay out of the jungle, or don't lose in it. This schedule will continue until we are down to three male teams, and three female teams. Those teams will compete in the final challenge. The third place team will win ten million dollars. Second place will win fifty million dollars. And the winning team will win the grand prize of one hundred million dollars!"
The superstars clapped.
"Where did all this money come from?" Paige asked.
"My merchandise sales." The Miz said, with a smile. Everyone laughed.
"Here comes the bus to bring you all to the mansion, where you'll be living on the show. Tomorrow is your first challenge day, get some rest tonight, you'll be needing it."
The superstars boarded the bus
Confessional
Seth: As long as Roman and Brock are in this house...no one's going to win anything. We need to take them out as early as possible.
Charlotte: With the voting aspect of this game, politics become a factor. With voting, comes alliances.
Kevin: As far as I'm concerned, it's everyone here, against Lesnar and Reigns.
Becky: In this game, there's going to be lying, cheating, and backstabbing. The only person you can trust is your partner. And whether I like it or not, mine is Sasha friggin' Banks.
Brock: I'm going to destroy every man in this entire house...except Roman Reigns.
Sasha: I don't care if I have to DRAG Becky across the finish line, nothing is standing between me and that one hundred million dollars.
John: Here we are, let the games begin.
End Confessional
Next Chapter, the superstars pick roommates and have the first challenge.
Poll 1: Which 3 girls teams will make it to the final challenge? Naomi and Cameron, Brie and Lana, Nikki and Paige, Sasha and Becky, Emma and Alicia, Charlotte and Natalya, Bayley and Summer, or Eva and Carmella?
Poll 2: Which 3 guys teams will make it to the final challenge? Rusev & Ziggler, Enzo & Bubba, John & Randy, Kevin & Sami, Tyler & Apollo, AJ & Chris, Brock & Roman, or Seth & Dean?