He's Me, But Different

by DJFireHawk

Dean Ambrose and Jon Moxley are actually twins who used to both use Moxley's ring name and wrestle in two different promotions. Moxley chose CZW for its violence while Dean went for Dragon Gate, but after a match gone wrong Moxley ended up in a coma. When he finally wakes Dean brings him to Raw…what sort of chaos will these twins wreak on the WWE?

1. Waking Up

He's Me…But Different

Summary: Dean Ambrose and Jon Moxley are actually twins who used to both use Moxley's ring name and wrestle in two different promotions. Moxley chose CZW for its violence while Dean went for Dragon Gate, but after a match gone wrong Moxley ended up in a coma. When he finally wakes Dean brings him to Raw…what sort of chaos will these twins wreak on the WWE?

A/M: So this little plot bunny refused to get out of my brain no matter how hard I tried…not sure how this will work out but yeah…this should be…interesting. I know waking up from a concussion means you have to do a shit-ton of therapy to function normally again but that would take too long for my story so I'm having it where the therapy was done while he was in the coma to prevent the muscle loss in the first place.

Chapter 1 – Waking Up

In a hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio a pair of dark blue eyes fluttered open with a weak groan. A woman sitting in a chair nearby heard the sound and immediately called for a doctor before gently running a hand through soft fluffy dark blonde hair.

"Jon? Can you hear me baby? Its mom, baby. Can you squeeze my hand?"

When the hand she was holding squeezed hers weakly the woman started crying softly, overwhelmed by the wave of emotions that rushed through her body. The doctor came in and ran a series of basic tests as the young man in the bed became more and more aware of his surroundings.

"What the hell happened to me?"

"You had an accident in the ring, baby. You've…you've been in a coma for the last seven years."

How? We can't…we can't afford this…"

"Dean's been covering everything baby…he got called to FCW shortly after you went down. He was going to refuse but I told him you wouldn't want him to do that."

"So…is he in? He part of WWE now?"

"Yes. He's a big name there now. He's been paying for your care…hoping you'd wake up. I should call him and let him know you're awake now."

"Yeah…I uh…I wanna talk to him."

"Sure thing, baby."

The woman pulled out her phone while the doctor tried to run more tests only to be batted away by the man who clearly wanted the guy gone already. When he heard a familiar voice through the phone as she held it to his ear he spoke up.

"Hello? Mom? Everything ok?"

"Hey Dean…I'm uh…I'm awake."

He heard a thud and then the muffled sound of sobbing in the background and realized his brother had dropped the phone. He waited a couple minutes for Dean to compose himself and pick the phone back up again.

"This isn't a joke right? You're really you? You're really back?"

"Know anybody else that sounds like us? Yeah…I'm…Mom told me you made it…good job brother."

"I'd be enjoying it even more if you were with me…we'd run this place in a month."

"A month…I'd give it a week before we took over."

"Doc say how long it'll be before you're up and running? I made sure they had physical therapists exercising your limbs daily to make sure none of those muscles wasted away or anything."

"Thanks for that…Doc says if I can stand up and walk then I can leave."

"The show is in Cinci tonight so I'm on my way to the hospital as we speak…I'm not…uh…not alone…I'll have to catch you up on a lot of stuff…a lot's happened man."

"I can believe it…I'll be here waiting for you."

The two hung up and the next thing he knew he had an armful of his crying mother. He awkwardly patted her back until she settled and sat back in her chair.

"I was so afraid you would never wake up…they kept telling us it was extremely unlikely but Dean refused to give up on you. He kept telling me that you were strong and that you'd come back."

"We've always known each other better than anyone else ever could. We're twins after all."

"Dean's married now as well. Her name is Renee and she's…was an interviewer for WWE…now she's a ringside commenter. She's really very sweet and very good to him."

"Can't wait to meet her…who do you think is coming with him? He said he was on his way but not alone…"

"Probably Roman and Seth…his team mates. The three of them hit the main roster together as a team called the Shield and basically ran the place for years until one of them betrayed the other two…ignited a massive feud between them…but now they're back together again. I'm sure it's more complicated than what he's told me, but they are kind of like adopted brothers for him."

"I'm glad he had someone there for him while I was…out of it. I've got a lot to catch up on…missed a lot of shit man."

"Yeah you have…hey Jon."

"Dean…"

The two shared a tight hug that lasted for a long while as neither wanted to let go anytime soon. When they finally pulled back Dean sat on the edge of the bed and Jon got a good look at him.

"The fuck happened to your hair?"

Dean snorted loudly and shook his head with a deep laugh.

"All the questions you could ask me and THAT'S the first thing that comes out of your mouth? I cut it off…wanted a new look."

"Not a bad look…you look pretty badass."

"Thanks. This is Roman, and that one is Seth…they're my team mates."

"…and adopted brothers. Mom explained a little bit. How am I supposed to catch up on seven years of your life Dean?"

"I'm gonna take you and mom back to my place in Vegas and we're gonna watch all the recorded stuff from FCW to NXT to WWE…and I'll fill you in on the stuff that happened around those times that wasn't filmed. Sound good?"

"Seven years' worth of wrestling TV? Sounds like fun man. Do I get to meet your wife too?"

"I see mom filled you in on the most important bit then…and yeah…you'll get to meet her tonight when I take you backstage with me at Raw."

"You're taking me with you?"

"Of course I am…I just got your ass back…I'm not letting you outta my sight for a while yet. Came way too close to losing you, ya know?"

"You boys have fun and I'll pack some stuff for the trip…and buy my boy some new clothes."

"Need anything for that mom?"

"I'm good sweetie…you boys enjoy being back together again."

"Thanks mom."

The two choruses in unison and she beamed a happy smile at them before heading back to the house Dean had bought her when he first joined the WWE, insisting that she move out of their dangerous old neighborhood. Dean held onto Jon's arms as he carefully slid out of the bed and supported him as he found his balance and managed to stand on his own.

"Wel…I'm standing…"

"Yep…now ya just gotta walk so the Doc will let me take ya outta here."

Jon stumbled around a bit until he managed to get his brain and legs cooperating again, but he was still a bit unsteady. The doctor was happy enough with his ability to let him leave though so he was thrilled with that. Dean helped him walk out of the hospital, he refused to be wheeled out in a chair, and into a sleek black SUV.

"Nice car man…"

"It's a rental provided by WWE. We've seen the inside of a lot of these things…"

"…and airplanes…don't forget the planes Dean."

"How could I Seth…you annoy the shit out of me on every fucking flight because you can't sit still."

Seth just shrugged while Jon chuckled at the face his brother made at the man's back. Roman was determinedly ignoring both of them and Jon had the realization that the two must bicker a lot for him to be able to tune it out like that. Looked like he had a new ally in annoying Dean. When they pulled up to the arena Jon started feeling a bit nervous but Dean was right by his side.

"I'll be right here the whole time except when I'm in the ring ok?"

"Yeah…I'm good…just nervous is all."

"We'll introduce you to Stephanie first…she's not as bad as she seems on TV, she plays it up a lot on camera."

"Cool…let's do this then."

They moved as a unit with Jon in the middle of the other three in case he needed to grab onto one of them, which happened a few times as is legs wobbled a bit. A lot of people they passes were doing double takes at seeing two Deans and Jon was trying very hard not to laugh by the time they reached Stephanie's office and knocked.

"Gentlemen…what can I do…for you?"

"Stephanie…Hunter…this is my twin brother, Jon. He's the one I told you about…he finally woke up from his coma."

"Congratulations Jon. We're happy to see you up and about. Dean's told us a lot about you and he had us dividing his paychecks into two, one for him and one that went directly to the hospital for your care. He's been in constant contact with your medical team and made sure you had the best care possible."

"So I've heard…he's my twin…I honestly would have been more shocked if he hadn't done that."

"Well…I have a few extra backstage passes so I'm going to give you one of them, though I doubt you'd have trouble getting inside being Dean's double and all."

"Once you've regained your strength I'd like to see you and dean have a practice match together so I can assess your skills and maybe we can get you onto the roster with him. Maybe even make a four-man Shield."

The other four men all looked at Hunter in shock, with Dean and Jon both getting matching wide-eyed grins on their faces that had everyone laughing.

"All right…get outta here you four. You three go do what you do and Jon…try to enjoy yourself."

"Will do. So…where are we going next Dean?"

"We…as in you and me…are going to go see my wife. No idea what these two are gonna be doing."

"Thanks Dean…really feelin the love here man."

"No problem Sethie boy. Come on Jon…let's go find Renee."

"You're like an excited puppy brother…it's kind of cute."

Dean shot Jon a sideways look and Jon returned it with a cheeky grin before the two were hugging again. Dean went straight to the Room that Renee shared with the other non-wrestling females on screen and knocked, waiting patiently as Charly answered and then went to get Renee. He had Jon waiting behind him when she appeared in a lovely white sheath dress.

"You look good baby."

"Thanks Dean. Everything ok? You look like you've been crying…"

"I'm good…better than good actually…everything's great right now. He's awake, Renee…Jon…Jon's awake…and he's here…with me."

Jon stepped out from behind Dean and gave Renee a cheeky little wave with a dimpled smile and she pulled him into a hug which surprised the hell out of him and had Dean laughing at his facial expression. Renee looked between the two of them and then laughed softly.

"Well…I'm even more glad you cut your hair off Dean because otherwise I might actually have trouble telling you two apart."

"He's got a scar on the back of his neck that I don't have…several other scars too. He was the one playing Jon Moxley in CZW while I was over in Dragon Gate. Since I've got some days off coming I'm taking him to Vegas to catch up on the last seven years and start getting him into proper shape again. Hunter wants to watch him work when he's ready and maybe add him to the team."

"You must beyond thrilled Dean…you too I imagine Jon."

"Yeah…I can't wait to get back in the ring…hopefully I'm not too rusty being out so long…"

"Hey! Ambrose!"

"Ah hell…the fuck you idiots want now? Can't you see I'm busy noodle head?"

Jon watched a trio of men walk over to where they were as Dean moved Renee behind him, so Jon moved to cover her as well just in case. No way was he gonna let his twin's girl get hurt.

"What the fuck? Now there's two of you?!"

"He's my twin…you touch him and I'll break your fucking neck Ziggler."

"Easy Dean. I'm not employed here yet so he technically can't touch me right?"

"Right…not that I'd put it past him and his little buddies there."

"Since when do you have a twin, Ambrose?"

"Since birth…duh…"

"Jon…"

"What? It was a stupid question."

"Not wrong…Look Ziggler. He spent the last seven years in a coma so don't mess with him alright?"

"How? Was it a car crash or something?"

"Wrestling accident…and no I am NOT going into details. Hey boys."

Roman and Seth had come up behind them and had joined Dean in staring down the other trio. Jon figured they must be the Shield's current rivals with all the aggression in the air. Eventually the other guys left to go to the ring, and Dean had to go with the other two to their entrance spot while Renee went out to the commenter's table.

"Ok…so…just stay here by the monitor and I'll be back as soon as I'm done out there ok?"

"I'm good dean…go do your thing so I can see how good you are now."

Dean ruffled his brother's hair and then caught up with the other two. Jon didn't even notice all of the stares as he was watching the screen as Dean, Seth, and Roman went down through the fans to get to the ring. He had to admit…they had a pretty impressive entrance. He was beaming when they beat down the other three and stood victorious over their bodies with their fists together.

"Atta boy Dean…show em no mercy man."

"Sorry but um…who the hell are you and why do you look like Ambrose?"

Jon turned his head to see a very pretty young lady with bubblegum pink hair, which reminded him of his unfortunate phase where he'd dyed his hair pink once…never again.

"I'm his twin brother, Jon…you?"

"I'm Liv…Liv Morgan. I'm part of the Riott Squad."

"Sorry sweet cheeks but uh…I've been in a coma for seven years…just woke up this morning and haven't caught up with everything just yet."

"Oh…that's ok. I can sit with you and explain things that are happening on the screen if you'd like?"

She had a pleasant voice, she was really pretty, and had a sort of infectious energy…so Jon had no problem agreeing to let her sit with him until she had to go to the ring. Instead of explaining what was happening he had her talking about herself and her team instead, and he decided he liked the idea of a pack of vicious and pretty women running the place.

"Looks like you found a way to keep yourself occupied while I was gone."

"Hey Dean. Pretty little Liv here offered to explain things but I think I got her off track."

"I don't mind, Jon. I have to go for now but I'll see you around right?"

"I certainly hope so, Bubblegum."

"Bubblegum?"

"Your hair, pretty girl…"

"Oh."

Liv made the cutest little giggle before running off and jumping on another woman's back for a piggy back ride. Dean watched Jon's face and had to bite back the urge to snicker at him.

"Someone's interested…"

"She's pretty…"

"She's also a ball of energy that can kick some major ass."

"I want to see her match before we leave this screen."

"Sure thing Jon."

They watched as she and her team mates managed to beat their opponents for the night…Natalya and the Bella Twins. Jon knew their names, he'd watched WWE for years with Jon after all, but he never did like the Bellas…models trying to play at being wrestlers just pissed him off. When one of the Bellas knocked Liv out completely Jon's eyes widened.

"She fucked that move up…she wasn't even looking at where she was kicking Dean…too busy playing to the fans…fuc…"

Dean's hand covered his mouth and Jon gave him a sideways eye, but Dean rolled his eyes and shook his head at his twin.

"PG show Jon…can't use that word."

"I'm not on camera."

"Doesn't matter. Here she comes man."

Liv was being wheeled past on a stretcher and for some reason Jon found himself following all the way to the medical room, dean right on his heels trying not to laugh at how love-struck Jon was acting. Lic's team mates wwatched Jon approach and introduced themselves to him.

"I'm Ruby Riott and this is Sarah Logan. Liv saw you when you first arrived with the Shield and hasn't stopped talking about you since."

"She gonna be ok?"

"She's tougher than she looks…but Brie Bella is going to get an earful…right about now actually."

Ruby stalked past the twins and got right up in Brie's face. Neither Dean nor Jon felt inclined to help her out one bit and just leaned against the wall to watch. When Liv came out of the medical room all eyes turned to her and she flushed a pretty shade of pink that almost matched her hair.

"What? Why is everyone looking at me like that?"

"Maybe cuz you're the prettiest thing in the room."

"Aren't you a little charmer?"

"I can be…you gonna be ok Bubblegum?"

"I'll be fine…just a little concussion. I'm not allowed to wrestle next Monday but I should be fine in time for the Super Showdown."

"Good to hear. Hopefully I'll be on this roster soon…I hope…"

"I hope so to…I'd love to watch you wrestle Jon. See you later hot stuff."

Liv kissed Jon's cheek and sashayed her little hips as she walked away, and his eyes glued themselves to that perfect little bubble butt she had while Dean stopped trying to fight his laughter.

"You're goin down hard Jon."

"Maybe…might be worth it though…"

"Might be…Renee certainly was…and still is. I can't imagine my life without her in it anymore."

"I'm happy you finally found someone Dean, I mean that."

"Thanks…so…shall we fly to my home now?"

"Sure thing man. Let's go catch me up on seven years' worth of life."

"We'll pick up mom on the way to the airport. You two idiots try not to get yourselves into too much trouble without me alright?"

Roman and Seth both gave Dean matching offended looks that he didn't buy for a second as he and Jon left the arena. Once they finally made it to Dean's home Jon felt his jaw drop.

"You live HERE?"

"Yep…I even have a pool out back and my own gym in the basement."

"Damn…"

Their mom put herself in charge of keeping them both fed and hydrated while Dean ran his brother through everything that had happened thus far in his life. It took them several days to get through all of the needed information but eventually Jon felt he had enough knowledge now that he wouldn't be lost in his brother's life.

"So…the three shits backstage are your team's current rivals right?"

"Yeah…Drew McIntyre…that was the one with the dark hair and the coat…Dolph Ziggler is the noodle headed one…and Braun Strowman if the big bastard…he's a bitch to take down in the ring too."

"Take out the legs man…you know this. We've both fought big guys before."

"I know…but even on his knees he's still hard to take down."

"Damn…and who the hell if that guy now?"

"Baron Corbin…current "Acting General Manager" and all around pain in the ass. He's helping them but we don't have the numbers to fight him as well so we just focus on them instead."

"Then we need to get training so I can impress Hunter and join you guys to even it out more."

"Then let's get going. Seth introduced Roman and I to Crossfit…it's part training part lifestyle…but it works…and it works fast. When I fully recovered from my second surgery I threw myself into Crossfit every day and I went from what you saw before to this. We'll have you good to go in no time."

"Will I be on the road with you guys or staying here alone when you leave?"

"You're coming with me. I already cleared it with Hunter. He really wants to add you to the Shield so he's willing to let me bring you along so we can keep up your training to get you ready that much faster…Gotta give up alcohol and cigarettes though if you really want to improve."

"Haven't had either in seven years…I doubt my body misses them at this point so I'm good. Show me what to do with this stuff."

Dean spent the remainder of his off time teaching Jon the basics of Crossfit and by the time they went back to Raw Jon had a pretty good handle on it. At least he thought he was doing good until he tried on of Seth's Crossfit sessions and ended up lying on the floor staring at the ceiling and questioning his life choices that led him to this point.

"I think I broke your brother dean…"

"Nah…he'll be fine. I've just been going easy on him to get him used to the basics…his dumb ass decided to challenge himself to keep up with you."

"Ah…not a great plan Jon…I've been doing this a lot longer than even these guys have."

"Seth's got a nickname online…Crossfit Jesus."

"That Dean…explains a lot…"

"You'll be fine Jon…here…hydrate yourself."

Dean tossed Jon a bottle of water and Jon damn-near inhaled it while Seth tried to tell him to slow down a bit. Dean and Roman watched as the two started bickering just like Seth always did with Dean and Roman pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Now I have three children to keep track of."

Dean just snorted out a laugh and patted Roman on the back as Jon put Seth in a headlock while Seth whined at him to let go.

"At least you're never bored Ro."

Jon joined the team backstage at Raw again, only this time the Riott Squad decided to keep him company, mainly Liv but the other two had followed her. She and Jon were flirting back and forth the entire show while Dean was trying to make everyone believe there was tension between him and his Shield brothers. Jon knew better and so did Renee, but no one else knew that they were just playing with their rival's heads a bit. Messing with people's heads was his and Dean's specialty after all…always had been.

Dean was out in the ring making people question if he was going to turn on the Shield or not and basically being his usual crazy self…but when Corbin set a match between Dean and Braun Jon got mad.

"He was never going to give him a choice…it was all a set up."

"Corbin does that a lot…he was screwing Finn Balor over for a while but he's left him alone lately to focus on the Shield instead."

"He better watch his back when I finally get out there…nobody messes with my brother except me."

"Aww…so cute and protective."

"Oh I'm cute huh? So tell me…Bubblegum…why the blue tongue?"

"Jolly Ranchers…I'm kind of obsessed with the blue ones."

Jon chuckled as she put a hand in one of her pockets and showed him a fistful of Blue raspberry Jolly Rancher candies. Neither of them noticed her friends whispering about them and how adorable they were together because they were so focused on each other. Dean finally came back holding his lower back and Jon started seething again, but Lic's gentle touch on his arm calmed him back down to a manageable level.

"Might need to keep you around Bubblegum…if only to keep me from kicking someone's ass before I'm allowed to."

"Anytime Jon…Gotta go for now though. Be back soon."

Liv went out to the ring to support Ruby as she took on the Women's Champion, and ultimately lost but she put up one hell of a fight. When they came back Jon made sure to tell her exactly that.

"Great job Ruby. I know ya didn't win but you gave her a hell of a fight out there."

"Thanks Jon…I can't wait to see how you do once you finally get out there in the ring."

"Hopefully it won't be too much longer now."

"About that…Hunter wants to see what you can do after the show tonight while the ring is still set up for it. You ready?"

"I think so. We've been practicing the last week so I think I'm ready to make a good showing. He knows I'm not completely back to my old self yet, right Dean?"

"He knows Jon…He just wants to make sure you're ring safe and aware so he can decide when to bring you in."

"Cool…I'm ready for it."

"Can I watch?"

"Sure thing Bubblegum…you gonna be in my corner to cheer me on?"

"Absolutely."

"In that case I gotta do a good job right? Can't disappoint a pretty lady."

After the show was finished and the fans had left Hunter had Dean and Jon get into the ring for a practice match, not that you could tell it was practice the way the two men went at each other full force. Dean had his Shield brothers in his corner cheering him on but Jon had the three lovely ladies of the Riott Squad in his corner which Hunter found highly amusing. Dean managed to win only because Jon's stamina and strength weren't quite up to full level yet so Dean managed to overpower him to get the pin. Hunter was still impressed by Jon, however, and even more amused when Liv Morgan slid into the ring to lift his hand despite him having lost and then kiss his cheek…an action mirrored by the other two ladies just for fun.

"I win yet he gets the kisses over there."

"What can I say Dean…I still got it."

They all shared a laugh but went silent as Hunter stepped forward to talk to Jon. He told Jon he had an excellent ring awareness just like Dean did and he had the skill and knowledge necessary to pull off a wide range of moves without injuring himself or his opponent.

"You need to build up your strength and stamina a little bit more but you're just about ready to be in the ring. At the Super Showdown we're going to have you make your first on-screen appearance in a backstage promo talking to Dean and the boys there about how excited you are to finally be joining him…I'm gonna let you guys ad-lib and say what you want because I know you can handle it. Your first official match will be next Monday night…make sure you're ready for it."

"Who will he be going up against?"

"I'm trying to decide between a local wrestler…or one of the Shield's rivals."

"Let me have Baron Corbin…I'd just love to get my hands on him."

"Hmm…if you think you can take him then be my guest. I'll make it happen…but I'm not going to tell him who he's fighting…let him be surprised for a switch."

Jon's wicked little smirk had Dean chuckling at how happy his brother was to get a hold of the man causing the Shield so many problems lately. Liv was staring at him with a wide-eyed, almost awed look on her face at that little smirk and Jon took notice of that fact.

"See somethin ya like Bubblegum?"

"Maybe I do."

"How would you two feel about an on-screen romance angle?"

Jon and Liv both looked at Hunter with wide eyes and Dean snorted at their "deer in the headlights" expressions before nudging Jon with his elbow.

"Uh…yeah sure…if she's up to it that is…"

"Could be fun…"

"Great…I'll leave that whole thing up to you two…let you guys play it out naturally on screen rather than telling you how to do things. For now you can all head back to the hotel and get some rest before we head to Australia for the Super Showdown event."

Hunter left the area so they all made their way back to the hotel after parting ways into their separate groups. Jon was both excited and nervous about having his first big match…but he was very excited to do this on screen romance with pretty little Liv Morgan.

"So…which one are you more excited about Jon…working with us or working with Liv?"

"Umm…kind of equal I guess…a bit nervous to have my first big match in the WWE in only a week though, Seth."

"Don't worry about it Jon…the three of us will have you ready for it. You're pretty good already just need to work on your stamina a bit more."

"Right…"

They would stay in the hotel for two days and then fly to Australia with the rest of those involved in the Super Showdown, and the Super Showdown was where Jon was to make his first appearance on live TV with his twin brother…and they were both excited to finally be in the big leagues together as they'd always dreamed of being.

A/N: So that's the first chapter…introducing Jon to everyone and laying the groundwork for him and Liv. I absolutely love Liv she's adorable but kicks ass…and she looks damn good with pink hair, which is amazing b/c I generally hate pink lol. Next chapter will cover the Super Showdown and the following Raw so stay tuned. I will not be following things exactly, just generally, and this story will focus more on their lives backstage than in the ring. Let me know what you think of it and what you think might happen next.