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ERA & STYLE
Years: mid-2012 → mid-2015
TV rating: TV-14
Faction: The Moral Majority led by
Jason Thurgood Goode, with
Jack Swagger,
Antonio Cesaro, manager
Zeb Colter, later recruits
Damien Sandow,
Aksana, and
Curtis Axel.
Theme: a populist “purity” crusade inside WWE—part political cult, part corporate compliance office. They promise to “restore order” to a decadent locker room but slowly reveal totalitarian impulses.
YEAR ONE (2012-2013) — “The Reformers”
MAY–AUG 2012 – The Mission Begins
- Vignettes show JTG in an empty gym, tearing down graffiti and neon lights, saying:
“I was chasing style. Now I chase standard. My name is Jason Thurgood Goode.”
- Zeb Colter unveils The Moral Majority on RAW: Swagger and Goode at his side.
- Early feuds with comic faces—Ryder, Santino, Kofi, Truth—mocked for “clown culture.”
- Promos filmed like campaign ads: washed-out filters, waving flags, whispered slogans.
- PPVs:
- Over the Limit: Swagger & Goode d. Kofi & Truth.
- Money in the Bank: Goode lasts 15 min; Colter narrates “progress report.”
- SummerSlam: Ethics Committee tag debut—Goode & Swagger d. Ryder & Santino.
SEP–DEC 2012 – The Code of Conduct
- “Goode’s Guidelines” segment premieres: wrestlers summoned before a lectern.
- Aksana appears as “Compliance Officer,” clipboard in hand.
- Goode defeats Miz, Kofi, and Truth clean but humiliates them post-match with “Performance Reviews.”
- Survivor Series: Team Moral Majority d. Team Kofi; Goode sole survivor.
- TLC: conducts an “in-ring tribunal,” ending with Ryder trapped in Goode Behavior.
CHARACTER NOTE
At this stage they’re smug reformers—language like
“moral bankruptcy,” “clean living,” “discipline.” Commentary frames them as deluded but not yet vicious.
YEAR TWO (2013-2014) — “The Regime”
JAN–MAY 2013 – Legitimacy through Gold
- Recruit Antonio Cesaro: “strength through discipline.”
- Elimination Chamber: Swagger & Cesaro win No. 1 Tag Contenders.
- WrestleMania 29:
- Swagger & Cesaro d. Team Hell No → Tag Champions.
- Goode d. Kofi → IC #1 Contender.
- SmackDown post-Mania: Goode wins the IC Title.
- Visual branding: locker-room “Code of Conduct” posters with their seal.
- Commentary starts using phrases like “corporate authoritarian streak.”
JUN–DEC 2013 – The Cleansing
- Damien Sandow joins as “Ethicist General.”
- Stable renamed The Goode Ones (enforcers) under Moral Majority umbrella.
- They police music, attire, even ring entrances—faces fined for pyrotechnics.
- SummerSlam 2013:
- Goode (IC) d. Ziggler (technical classic).
- The Goode Ones (Tag) d. The Shield.
- Night of Champions: Mandatory Review segment ends with Cesaro neutralizing Mysterio mid-air.
- Hell in a Cell: Goode d. Big E via targeted knee assault.
- Survivor Series: their four-man team sweeps; post-match promo:
“Tonight we proved virtue isn’t voted on—it’s enforced.”
AESTHETIC EVOLUTION
Lighting dims, their entrance uses black-and-white strobe, slow snare march. Zeb delivers monotone “State of the Locker Room” updates. Goode’s cadence turns preacher-cold:
“Obedience is freedom.”
YEAR THREE (2014-2015) — “The Collapse of Order”
JAN–APR 2014 – The Edicts
- “Goode Fitness Tests” become televised hazing.
- Royal Rumble: Goode & Swagger coordinate to dump crowd favorites, causing boos.
- Elimination Chamber: Goode retains IC; Swagger & Cesaro retain Tag.
- WrestleMania 30:
- Big E d. Goode → IC Title change (massive pop).
- Usos d. Swagger & Cesaro → Tag change.
- Post-Mania: faction still unified; they deliver calm, ominous speech—
“We lost the belts, not the vision. Every empire must test its faith.”
MAY–DEC 2014 – The Inquisition
- Add Curtis Axel as “Compliance Enforcer.”
- New segment: The Audit — surprise locker-room raids filmed like sting ops.
- Storyline spreads: refs intimidated, commentators lectured mid-show.
- SummerSlam 2014: Goode & Swagger d. Cena & Big E after Zeb distracts with “ethics violation paperwork.”
- Night of Champions: Moral Majority appears on stage during every title match, silently judging—creepy presence.
JAN–APR 2015 – The Reckoning
- Internal exhaustion: Goode obsessed with purity tests; allies uneasy but loyal.
- Faces form an anti-authoritarian coalition (Ziggler, Ambrose, Big E, Bryan).
- Elimination Chamber 2015: chaos—faces gang up to remove them early.
- WrestleMania 31: Eight-man “Liberty vs Order” tag—faces win; Goode caught in triple-team finish.
- Post-match: faction retreats carrying Colter; no breakup, just retreat into shadow.
- Final promo (RAW Apr 2015):
“We tried to save them. They chose chaos. When the smoke rises again, we’ll be waiting.”
PRESENTATION DETAILS
Element | Description |
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Entrance | Ominous snare → organ swell → Goode’s voice: “Be Goode… or be gone.” |
Visuals | Black-and-white flag motif; LED screens flash “STANDARD BREACH DETECTED.” |
In-Ring Style | Realistic technical grappling, holds prolonged for uncomfortable seconds. |
Merch/Props | Armbands reading “GG” (Goode Guidelines); clipboard with fake citations. |
Language | “Corruption,” “standards,” “filth,” “cleansing,” “structure”—no real politics, only ideology of control. |
LEGACY
By 2015 the
Moral Majority stands as one of WWE’s darkest PG-era-plus factions:
- Psychological realism: they believe they’re righteous.
- Visual menace: suits, silence, discipline.
- Cultural echo: fear of losing identity in a changing world, abstract enough to stay safe.
- Closure: they disappear intact—ready to resurface when “chaos returns.”
Would you like me to expand this into a
production bible next (episode-by-episode beats, promo scripts, and cinematography notes for their propaganda vignettes)?