WWE Rebellion Era

by notsethrollins

When the superteam of WWHC Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins form, they quickly dominate the WWE, causing a dramatic shift in the promotion. With The Authority forced to turn face against the tyrannical threat and unaligned factions forming by the likes of Cesaro and Sasha Banks, WWE enters a fresh new era where titleshots are anyone's game, if superstars have the desire to pursue them.

1. Foreword & Roster

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by!

I wanted to add a little foreword about this project. I think we all feel a little frustrated at WWE's antiquated booking sometimes. The Universe is a lot more clued in than the execs give us credit for and it's easy to tell who the big boss has a direct hand in pushing. I don't doubt it's one of the most difficult jobs in the world, successfully booking dozens of superstars into interesting shows each week when the the threat of controversy and injury looms where the storylines need to be changed at the drop of a hat.

Still, the approach lacks a fresh set of eyes and is why NXT is jumping leaps and bounds ahead of the Main Roster in terms of interesting plotlines. The Rebellion Era was a challenge for myself to see if I could book every wrestler on the Main Roster into meaningful, intertwining storylines.

I'm relatively new to wrestling (I started watching regularly in January 2015) so I'd like to apologise in advance for botching any of the character's personalities or former storylines. I also encourage discussion, I love hearing other people's ideas that might inspire routes I could take with the Rebellion Era. It's incredibly interesting to see others' take on their favourite superstars.

This project originally began as a stream of consciousness theories on tumblr which received some praise, motivating me to continue with the storyline before making it it's own thing. For this reason, the format of the way the fanbooking is told may vary from chapter to chapter. I do not take full credit for it, I have been lucky enough to get a lot of feedback from my mutuals and if anything, this project has become more of a collaboration.

As this was started on the 20th of October and the landscape of the WWE changes so rapidly, my roster won't include things like certain superstars' injuries or breaks for filming. For wrestlers like the Usos and Alberto returning, they will be worked into the storyline at a later date to keep up with the roster in that respect.

So, without further blabber, enjoy the WWE Rebellion Era!

WWE REBELLION ERA ROSTER

The Resistance (Babyface)
Joint Leaders: Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose (USC holder)
Founders: The Neo Authority (Triple H (temporarily weakened), Stephanie McMahon, Kane)
Tag Teams: The Dudley Boyz (mentors, peacemakers), Lucha Dragons (Resistance supporter)
John Cena (acting chief operating officer)
Zack Ryder (Cena's right hand man)
Neville (do-gooder)
Dolph Ziggler (temporarily allied with Neville)
Ryback (spokesperson)
The Undertaker (HHH sold his soul to Undertaker to have the Dead Man ally with the Resistance)

Legion of Ruination (Heel)
Leader: Kevin Owens (WWHC holder)
2IC: Seth Rollins
Tag Teams: The New Day (LoR supporter, on mission for the championship), Los Matadores (Authority anarchists)
Rusev (IC holder, allied with KO out of pure respect)
King Barrett (literal King of the Ring, has used status to claim the WWE as property from the Authority on behalf of the Legion)
Adam Rose (bitter anarchist)
Fandango (possible betrayal storyline with Sandow/Axel/Slater)
Sheamus (friend of Rusev and Barrett, has a taste for destruction)
The Miz (director/producer/DP/lead actor of propaganda for the Leigon)
Bo Dallas (recruited by KO, co-star to The Miz)

The Free Agents of Cesaro (Neutral-Babyface)
Leader: Cesaro
Inner Circle: Damien Sandow, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater
Tag Team: Primetime Players (TTC holder, personal grudge against New Day)
R-Truth (mentor and coordinator)
Randy Orton (personal grudge against The Neo Authority)
Jack Swagger (recruited by Inner Circle)
Tyler Breeze (personal grudge against Dolph Ziggler)
Mark Henry (recruited by R-Truth)

United Womens Alliance (Babyface)
(Vacant - UWA Championship)
Co-ordinator: Sasha Banks
Board Members: Natalya, Charlotte, Tamina, Becky Lynch
Representing Tag Team: Alicia Fox and Brie Bella
Nikki Bella
Naomi
Paige

No Alliance (True Neutral)
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan)
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman (occasional ambushers)
Stardust (unhinged loony)
The Ascension (allied with Stardust)