Revolution (professional wrestling)

The Revolution
Stable
Members	Shane Douglas (leader) Chris Benoit Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Asya
Debut	July 1999
Disbanded	January 2000
Promotions	WCW

The Revolution was a professional wrestling villainous stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) led by Shane Douglas.

The Revolution was formed by Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Shane Douglas and Perry Saturn on July 29, 1999. When the group first came together as fan favorites, it was with the idea that they were a group of younger wrestlers who had felt slighted by WCW management, never giving them the chance to be stars, while always giving older, more established wrestlers the top spots.

The concept held some truth, and in reality the stable was actually made up of close friends, as Douglas, Benoit, Malenko and Saturn knew each other from their days in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Douglas, Benoit, and Malenko also were the original Triple Threat stable in ECW, while Saturn was part of The Eliminators with John Kronus. During a house show on September 11 at the Baltimore Arena, days after the death of WCW referee Mark Curtis, Douglas, Benoit and Malenko paid tribute to their friend and dedicated the show to him.

In October of that year, after Vince Russo became head writer, the gimmick of the group changed to one that was anti-America and anti-government. This was established with Benoit taking a microphone, looking toward the entrance stage, and stating that they were "tired of the politics going on in the back". This blurred the line between storyline and real-life in regards to how WCW was being managed.

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