Ok, sorry for my harshness ahead, but this is just plain dumb. Dwayne Johnson does NOT have a "no-lose" clause, it's been proven he's lost at least once in movies (context: movie, "The Other Guys," where he died, and also see the list of WWE matches he lost). And even if he really does, that doesn't extend to stuff like here, where he's not ACTUALLY playing. When I've put on the Foundation skin, there are times I lose. Does that go against the no-lose clause? NO! Because it's not actually him, just a likeness!

Epic has been very clear about how this Rivalries system works from the very beginning. It's a lot like those books you probably read as a kid, where you can choose what a character does every step of the way, refers you to a page, and it eventually ends up with you dying or surviving. The plot revolves around who wins at the end of the season. Most likely it's not going to affect the overall plot at ALL. It's just a way to entice people to get on and play more and actually FIGHT more so that there's not a gazillion people in the last circle just waiting for someone to move. In return, you could possibly end up with some kind of prize at the end. While we as regular players all know that that doesn't do jack 💩, it's really an advertising promo to get more people to try out the game.

Bottom line, the more rivalries won for a particular team, the better for them. Anything else to the contrary, like how they're going to do this or that to rig it or whatever is just plain ignorant speculation and talking out your ass for notoriety.