Storyline Seeds

Champion & Championship
Champion mocks an underdog, claiming they'll never reach or don't deserve the next level.
A champion doesn't like a rising star taking their spotlight.
A former champion has returned from injury or vacation and wants a championship opportunity.
A cocky worker believes they deserve a championship opportunity.
A legend returns to the company and wants a championship opportunity.
A worker on a hot-streak is awarded a championship opportunity.
A champion wins a second championship, but isn't allowed to be a double champion tries to hand-off the title to another worker who feels dishonored/disrespected.
A challenger feels that a champion doesn't respect their title.
A champion is pinned in a tag match/tournament of some sort to set up a title match later.
A champion retains their title via time limit draw, setting up a rematch with either no time limit or a much more forgiving one.
An authority figure revokes a championship or a championship opportunity.
A manager convinces someone that their client deserves a championship opportunity.
An honorable champion who didn't win title clean feels compelled to prove worth.
A winner of a tournament is awarded or demands a championship opportunity.
A worker who just lost a title to their arch rival refuses to show up again until they're granted a rematch.
An aging worker who was never quite a main eventer seeks to finally win a world title before they retire.
A champion with their own stable forces any potential challenger to run the gauntlet before making a defense.
A champion has a particular challenger that they really, REALLY do not want to defend against and they do everything in their power to duck their attempts.
Two workers vie for the right to be the number one contender to a championship.
A worker has been promised an opportunity for a championship and cashes it in.
Two champions with equal-level championships challenge one another to see who is the best.

Stable and Faction
A stable member believes they should be the leader.
A stable member overshadows the leader.
A stable member is lured away by an opportunity with another stable, manager, or partner.
A stable leader leaves for injury/vacation/contract expiration and there is a power struggle within the group.
A stable leader returns from a break and has to contend with a pretender to his leadership.
A stable forms to take down a bigger threat.
A stable forms to protect or serve another worker.
A stable leader tries to pass a championship to another member who feels that the leader has disrespected the title by their actions.
A stable member starts romance the leader deems a distraction and tries to break up.
A stable trying to gain dominance attempts to destroy another stable.
A stable decides to kick out one of it's members, but one of them refuses to join in on the beatdown and finds themselves torn between loyalties.
An authority figure bans a stable or a stable member.
Two or more factions find themselves trying to court the same worker into joining their ranks.
Some relatives join together to form a new stable.
A champion with their own stable forces any potential challenger to run the gauntlet before making a defense.
A faction is formed based on common nationality.

Tag Team
One tag-team partner turns on another due to losses, ambition, or irreconcilable differences.
Another worker, manager, or stable lures away a tag-team partner.
A tag team worker is taken out and now their partner seeks revenge.
A manager unveils a new client, creating a tag team.
Two tag team workers are interested in the same romantic partner.
Two tag team partners seek the same title.
Two workers create a team to take out a bigger threat.
Two friends create a team together.
Authority forces a tag team to break up when they don't want to.
Authority assigns worker a new partner to form a tag team with.
A worker is injured but is wrestling through it anyway. Out of concern, his tag partner, hesitates to tag him in, causing a rift between them.
A tag team is forced into hiatus due to injury. The active worker finds a new partner while the old one is on the shelf and they find success. When the injured worker returns, they're bitter and jealous.
A tag team is forced into hiatus due to injury and the other one finds singles success, making the injured worker bitter and jealous.
In the face of a major threat a formerly broken up tag team agrees to reunite, just this once.
In a series of tag team matches, one team suffers an injury and the healthy worker has to battle on in handicap matches if/until their partner returns.
In a double elimination tournament, a team fights their way out of the loser's bracket to get revenge on those who knocked them out.
A tag team partner costs a worker a tournament match.
Two workers on a cold streak combine forces to turn things around.
Two siblings create a tag team together.
A parent and child form a tag team together.
A worker who's just left a tag team has to readjust to singles action.
Two workers in a romantic relationship form a tag team together.

Injury
A former champion has returned from injury and wants a championship opportunity.
A stable leader leaves for injury and there is a power struggle within the group.
A tag team is forced into hiatus due to injury and the other one finds singles success, making the injured worker bitter and jealous.
A worker is injured but is wrestling through it anyway. Out of concern, his tag partner, hesitates to tag him in, causing a rift between them.
A tag team is forced into hiatus due to injury. The active worker finds a new partner while the old one is on the shelf and they find success. When the injured worker returns, they're bitter and jealous.
In a series of tag team matches, one team suffers an injury and the healthy worker has to battle on in handicap matches if/until their partner returns.
A worker returning from injury wants vengeance on the person who took them out.
A worker returning from injury feels they need to prove their worth and challenges someone else.
A worker returning from injury is targeted by another worker who is looking for an easy win.
During a match, one babyface injures another. After a couple of weeks, the other worker comes back and goes out of their way to injure the face on purpose.
A worker holds back against an opponent out of concern due to size injury, hurting their opponent's pride.
Over the course of a tournament, a team that was beaten in an early round interferes and costs whoever eliminated them in the next round out of spite.

Authority
Authority forces a tag team to break up when they don't want to.
Authority assigns worker a new partner to form a tag team with.
Authority figure orders a worker to target someone.
An authority figure revokes a championship or a championship opportunity.
An authority figure bans a stable or a stable member.
An authority figure fires a worker.
An authority figure won't allow two workers to have a match.
An authority forces worker to be a bodyguard of more favored worker.
A worker who is fired, banned from the company, or loses a loser leaves town match is brought back to the company by an authority figure if they'll agree to do whatever they say.
An authority figure breaks up a romance.
An authority figure hates a worker and tries to derail their career.
A wrestler kisses up to an authority figure and is targeted by another wrestler.

Manager
A manager orders their client to target another worker.
A stable member is lured away by an opportunity with a new manager.
A manager lures away a tag-team partner.
A manager unveils a new client, creating a tag team.
A worker's manager turns on them while unveiling a new client.
Worker blames their manager for a big loss/losing streak and attacks them so the manager goes out to find a new client to get revenge on their old one.
A manager convinces someone that their client deserves a championship opportunity.

Invasion
Tag team reunites to defend against an invasion.
A worker from a rival company leads an invasion against the current company.
One brand invades another one.
One company invades another one.
A worker comes out of retirement to fend off an invasion.
A worker betrays the company to support the invasion.
A worker betrays the invaders to support the company.
A worker calls in help from an outside company/brand.
A forbidden love as an invader falls for someone loyal to the company or vice versa.

Romance & Love
A stable member starts romance the leader deems a distraction and tries to break up.
Two tag team workers are interested in the same romantic partner.
An authority figure breaks up a romance.
A forbidden love as an invader falls for someone loyal to the company or vice versa.
A worker causes rifts with another worker's love interest.
A worker tries to steal another worker's love interest.
A worker's new romance coincides with losing streak. Will it survive?
A worker's new romance coincides with a hot streak. Will it survive?
A worker has split from their love interest who has found a new champion to challenge their former lover.
A love interest tries to control a worker causing rifts between them.
A worker has been kidnapped and needs to be rescued by a lover.
In a relationship, one worker cheats on the other with a third wrestler.
Two workers vie for the heart of another.
Two workers in a romantic relationship form a tag team together.

Tournaments
Over the course of a tournament, a worker or team that was beaten in an early round interferes and costs whoever eliminated them in the next round out of spite.
In a tournament, a draw in another match gives a worker or team the advantage of a bye.
In a double elimination tournament, a worker or team fights their way out of the loser's bracket to get revenge on those who knocked them out.
A tag team partner costs a worker a tournament match.
The winner of a previous tournament challenges the winner of this tournament.
A winner of a tournament is awarded or demands a championship opportunity.

Streaks
A worker on a hot-streak is awarded a championship opportunity.
Two workers on a cold streak combine forces to turn things around.
Worker blames their manager for a big loss/losing streak and attacks them so the manager goes out to find a new client to get revenge on their old one.
A worker's new romance coincides with losing streak. Will it survive?
A worker's new romance coincides with a hot streak. Will it survive?
A worker claims they'll be the one to end another worker's win-streak.
A worker on a cold-streak looks to turn things around.
Two workers with big winning/undefeated streaks find themselves on a collision course.
A worker goes on a winning streak.
A worker on a hot streak claims that they're undefeatable and get challenged.
A worker on a cold-streak seeks outside help.

Family
A worker meddles with another worker's family.
A worker refuses to fight their family member, no matter what they do to them.
Two siblings clash.
Two siblings create a tag team together.
A parent and child clash.
A parent and child form a tag team together.
Some relatives join together to form a new stable.
A worker has been kidnapped and needs to be rescued by a relative.

Monster
A monster has targeted a worker for destruction.
A monster wants a bigger challenge.
A worker stands up to a monster.
A worker is hunting monsters and taking them down and has targeted their next mark.
A monster is unhappy with being fed enhancement talents, keeps making open challenges after squash matches until someone can give them a real fight.

Legends, Veterans, Generations, and Masks
A legend returns to the company and wants a championship opportunity.
An aging worker who was never quite a main eventer seeks to finally win a world title before they retire.
A worker hunts and takes down legends.
A legend returns to the ring and is challenged another worker.
A legend returns to the ring to challenge another worker.
The most recent generation of a character/mask is attacked by a contender who believes they should've been given the honor.
An aging worker wants to prove they still have what it takes and challenges an upstart.
A veteran doesn't like the new wave of talent.
Two legends clash over which of them is the greatest of all time.

Friendship, Alliances, Mentors, Revenge, and Rivalries
Two workers keep clashing with one another in tag team matches, number-one-contender opportunities, etc. and become rivals.
A worker seeks vengeance on a worker who has wronged him/her in the past.
A tag team worker is taken out and now their partner seeks revenge.
In a double elimination tournament, a team fights their way out of the loser's bracket to get revenge on those who knocked them out.
Worker blames their manager for a big loss/losing streak and attacks them so the manager goes out to find a new client to get revenge on their old one.
A worker finds that they have one particular rival that they just can't seem to beat, but they keep going for it.
A worker's bodyguard turns on them.
A debuting worker tries to rekindle old friendship by shoehorning their buddy's new friend out of the picture.
A worker tries to play peacemaker for friends who aren't getting along.
A worker who just lost a big match to their arch rival refuses to show up again until they're granted a rematch.
A babyface befriends/mentors a heel, trying to get them to turn over a new leaf. The face stops them any time they try to cheat.
Two students of a single mentor vie for their mentor's approval.
A student turns on their mentor.
After a particularly intense battle, two heated rivals come to respect one another and form an alliance.
A worker has been kidnapped and needs to be rescued by a friend or ally.
A larger worker becomes protective of a smaller one.

Miscellaneous
A babyface stands up to a bully.
An outsider looks to make their mark on the rest of the company.
A debuting worker reaches for undeserved opportunities.
A worker believes they're too big for their current company.
A worker doesn't like another worker taking their spotlight.
A worker held captive by another worker.
A worker holds back against an opponent out of concern, either due to size difference, gender or injury, offending their opponent and hurting their pride.
An older ace of a company feels the clock ticking and becomes increasingly desperate to hold onto their top spot.
Two workers rise up the ranks simultaneously, one of them always wins a title first followed quickly be the second.
Two Workers feud over differing wrestling philosophies believing that the others' cartooniness, high-flying, hardcore, old-school, whatever wrestling is ruining the business.
In the lead-up to a big match with someone's mask or hair on the line, the heel repeatedly unmasks or shaves low-level workers to send a message.
A rookie is ungrateful for the opportunities provided to them.
A native worker clashes with a foreign worker over national pride.
Two of the largest wrestlers in the promotion clash in a battle of the titans.
Two workers clash, but one is much smaller than the other in a David vs. Goliath storyline.
One ugly worker clashes with a beautiful worker in a Beauty & the Beast storyline.
One worker goes out of their way to humiliate another.
Two workers don't get along because of their gimmicks or personalities.
Two workers clash over which is the best in their wrestling style.
One worker is jealous about the opportunities, success, or some other factor of another worker.
A rich worker and a poor worker clash.
A worker accuses another of copying their look, style, finisher, and/or nickname.
A worker actively impersonates another worker.