angle......................(noun) storyline; wrestling plotline that
continues over several matches; the
reason behind a feud
babyface...................(noun) the good guy/fan favorite
blade......................(verb) to cut oneself (usually on the
forehead) with a sharp object
(usually a razor blade)
blade job..................(noun) to cut oneself in a match
blind ref..................(noun) a comment made about the ref when he
conveniently misses heel tactics
(usually distracted by a manager,
valet, other heel wrestler, or the
face's tag partner (who is arguing
about the heel tactics)). Often
referred to as "special guest ref
Stevie Wonder"
blow up....................(verb) to become fatigued or exhausted
(e.g.: "the Ultimate Warrior blew up
on his way to the ring")
booker.....................(noun) the guy who writes the storylines,
who is in an angle against whom, who
wins, etc.
bump.......................(noun) the result of selling a wrestler's
move, especially an
over-the-top-rope move; a fall or
hit done as a spot
calling....................(verb) to tell your opponent what the next
move will be (calling the
moves/calling the match)
card.......................(noun) a series of matches in one location
on the same day
carny......................(noun) the language spoken by insiders;
spoken quickly and often jumbled
carry......................(verb) help bring the workrate up against a
lesser opponent (e.g.: "Malenko
carried Hulk to a decent match")
clean job..................(noun) a staged loss by legal pinfall or
submission without resorting to
illegalities (e.g.: "Hogan rarely
loses, and has only done two clean
jobs in his life")
clique.....................(noun) the group of Shawn Michaels and his
friends (who seem to carry some
influence over their angles): Hunter
Hearst Helmsley, The 1-2-3 Kid,
Diesel, and Razor Ramon.
clubberin'.................(noun) what is happening when two rasslers
are using' fo' fistus on the head of
their opponent
clubberin'.................(verb) the act of two rasslers using' fo'
fistus on the head of their
opponent, eef you wheeeeel
comp.......................(noun) a free ticket usually given out to
make a TV taping or PPV seem more
popular than it is
draw.......................(noun) the popularity of a wrestler; the
ability to bring in marks (e.g.:
"Hogan can't wrestle his way out of
a wet paper sack, but he sure draws
well")
draw.......................(verb) to attract marks
face.......................(noun) the good guy/fan favorite
fall.......................(noun) a referee's three count with the
loser's shoulders on the mat;
pinfall
feud.......................(noun) an angle; a series of matches
between two wrestlers (or two teams)
generally between a face and a heel
(e.g.: "I'm in a feud with Vader")
feud.......................(verb) to be involved in an angle with
(e.g.: "I'm feuding with Vader for
this tour")
finisher...................(noun) the move that a wrestler usually
used to end his match
fish.......................(noun) a jobber
foreign object.............(noun) an object which is not allowed in a
match, used as a weapon (usually
behind the ref's back)
get over...................(verb) to gain acceptance as a heel or face
from the crowd
gimmick....................(noun) a persona that a wrestler is given
(e.g.: "Undertaker's gimmick is that
he's dead")
gimmick....................(noun) a piece of foam that is sold at
concession stands related to a
wrestler
hardcore...................(adj) a fan who is really into the sport
hardcore...................(adj) a style of wrestling that is more
believable and less gimmicky (e.g.:"
ECW is hardcore")
hardcore...................(adj) a wrestler who is more believable
and less gimmicky (e.g.: "Tommy
Dreamer is hardcore")
hardway....................(adv) bleeding without blading; getting
busted open without having to slice
your forehead
heat.......................(noun) positive or negative response from
the crowd (e.g.: "Hogan is getting
more heel heat than face heat")
heat machine...............(noun) dubbing over extra cheers or boos to
make it seem as if the crowd is more
into the match
heel.......................(noun) the bad guy; the guy you're supposed
to boo
heel.......................(adv) describes actions by the bad guy
(e.g.: "heel tactics")
highspot...................(noun) a particularly acrobatic or
heat-provoking move (e.g.: "those
New Japan matches are riddled with
highspots")
house......................(noun) the wrestling audience in the
building
houseshow..................(noun) when a promotion puts on a card
(generally away from their home base
and not for a PPV or TV taping)
international object.......(noun) the WCW's term for a foreign object
(briefly) when Turner sent out a
memo to all employees that said he
would fire anyone who used the word
"foreign" (and suggested the term
"international" as a replacement);
it was meant mainly in the news
media/CNN, but Tony Schiavone (and
others) decided to take it
literally.
job........................(noun) a staged loss; to allow oneself to
be pinned (e.g.: "doing the job")
job........................(verb) getting pinned
jobber.....................(noun) the guy who gets paid to lose just
about every match; an unpushed
wrestler who does jobs for pushed
wrestlers
jobber to the stars (JTTS).(noun) mid-card wrestler who jobs to all
the big name superstars
juice......................(noun) steroids (e.g.: "Hogan was on the
juice")
juice......................(noun) blood (e.g.: "there was juice all
over the mat")
juice......................(verb) to take steroids
juice......................(verb) to bleed, usually as the result of
blading
kay fabe...................(noun) a term that means that an outsider
is near and to act like wrestling is
real; if we've been kayfabed, a
wrestler has told us the story the
promotion is trying to sell instead
of the truth (e.g.: don't break
kayfabe by telling someone that the
Undertaker isn't really dead");
comes from the word "fake"
kill.......................(verb) diminish or eliminate heat or
drawing power, generally by doing
too many jobs to opponents who are
not credible (e.g.: "the WWF killed
Terry Taylor with the Red Rooster
gimmick"); a house can be killed by
too many screw-job endings
kliq.......................(noun) what Shawn Michaels calls his fans
LDOD.......................(noun) Hogan's Leg Drop Of Doom (his
finisher)
light......................(adj) not connecting with punches/kicks
(e.g.: "he's working light on the
injured leg")
mark.......................(noun) the people in the crowd that don't
know the behind the scenes
happenings
mark out...................(verb) to suspend belief during an angle
(e.g.: "I marked out when the LOD
did a run-in")
mutant.....................(noun) originally coined to refer to the
marks/smarks that buy in to the
promotion a little too much (e.g.:
"the Deliverance mutants at the ECW
house show were a bit scary this
week") now used to refer to just
about any hardcore fan
over.......................(adj) accepted by the fans; generates a
lot of heat (e.g.: "Pillman is
really over since his latest turn")
paper......................(verb) to hand out lots of complimentary
tickets in order to make a TV taping
or PPV seem more popular than it is
(e.g.: "that King of the Ring was
about 90% papered")
PL.........................(noun) a jobber; professional loser
policeman..................(noun) the wrestler (who is usually a
legit badass ) whom the promoters
use to keep the disgruntled
wrestlers in line
pop........................(noun) the reaction or heat from the
crowd .: "Flair got a huge pop
when he put the figure four
on Hogan")
pop........................(verb) to respond suddenly with heat
to a wrestler's entrance or hot
move (e.g.: "The Ultimate
Warrior got the biggest pop of
the night, but had the worst
match on the card")
potato.....................(verb) to injure or knock another
wrestler unconscious by hitting
him on the head
program....................(noun) a feud that will be touring
the country/world
program....................(verb) to book (e.g.: "They programmed
me with Vader for this tour")
push.......................(noun) to get wins over credible
opponents in order to get over
as a heel or face (e.g.: "The
Ding Dongs are getting a real
push, first they get a clean
pin over the Steiners, now a
win over the Roadies")
push.......................(Verb) to get a wrestler or team over
(e.g.: "they're determined to
push Erik Watts to the top one
week after his pro debut")
put over...................(verb) to do the job to help your
opponent get a push (e.g.:
"Malenko really put Hogan over
by selling the LDOD")
pencil.....................(noun) the guy who writes the storylines,
who is in an angle against whom,
who wins, etc.
PPV........................(noun) a pay-per-view (or "paper view"
if they had to hand out a lot
of comps) a show that you must
order at a premium
red shirt..................(noun) a jobber
ref bump...................(noun) when a referee is "knocked out"
by one or both wrestlers (usually
"inadvertently") usually
signaling a run-in or heel move
run-in.....................(noun) to interfere in a match that
you are not involved in (e.g.:
"The LOD did a run-in to start
an angle with the Ding Dongs")
save.......................(noun) a run-in to protect a wrestler
from being beat up after the
match is over (e.g.: "Luger
finally turned on Sting and
Dusty came from the announcer's
booth to make the save")
screw-job..................(adj) the type of ending which is not
a clean finish (e.g.: "all of
Flair's wins have a screw-job
ending")
screw-job..................(noun) a match or ending which is not
definite due to factors outside
the "rules" of the sport
script.....................(noun) the planned flow of the match
(e.g.: "was that a shoot or just
part of the script?")
script.....................(verb) to decide the outcome of a match
(e.g.: "Vince scripted this one
horribly")
sell.......................(verb) to give the impression that a
punch, kick, etc had the intended
effect on the defensive wrestler,
manager, etc
shoot......................(noun) the real thing; a match where one
wrestler is legitimately trying
to injure the other (e.g.: "Brody
pulled a shoot on Luger")
shoot......................(verb) to stop selling your opponents
moves without it being in the
script (e.g.: "Inoki is shooting
on Ali"); does not refer to
Hogan's habit of no-selling
(which *is* in the script)
smark......................(noun) a mark who is wise to the fakeness
of the sport but who generally
doesn't get any insider information
smart......................(noun) a fan with insider information
squash.....................(noun) a totally passive match where one
wrestler jobs to another
squash.....................(verb) to win a squash match over a jobber
stiff......................(noun) someone with a low workrate (e.g.:
"Hogan is a stiff")
stiff......................(adj) not pulling any punches; hitting
someone harder than they expect,
but not shooting (e.g.: "Vader
is really working stiff in there")
stretch....................(noun) when a goon/policeman sends a
message to a wrestler who is
getting out of line, putting a
bit more pressure on the holds,
working stiffer; a shoot
scheduled by the booker but
unknown to the non-policeman
swerve..................... an inside joke or practical
joke played on someone
tight......................(adj) good close punches and kicks
that connect, may hurt a little,
but do not incapacitate; working
stiff
turn.......................(noun) a switch from heel to face or
face to heel (e.g.: "he attacked
Gordon Solie to signify his heel
turn")
turn.......................(verb) to switch from heel to face or
face to heel, often attacking
someone who thought of you as
a friend/ally (e.g.: "when is
Luger going to finally turn
on Sting?")
tweener....................(noun) a wrestler who blurs the line
between face and heel
work.......................(noun) a deception or sham (e.g.: "the
whole Michaels deal was a work")
work.......................(verb) to generate heat (e.g.: "Flair
is really working the crowd")
work.......................(verb) to pull off a gimmick as being
real (e.g.: "they're trying to
work the smarts with this angle")
work.......................(verb) to put your all into a match
(e.g.: "the cruiserweights
really know how to work")
workrate...................(noun) a measure of a wrestler's
endurance and ability to do
highspots with few or no restholds
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