The term “mark” is perhaps the most commonly used term among wrestling fans. To be a wrestling “mark” is to be someone who buys into the emotion and characteristics of the storyline and characters. All wrestling fans are marks, some to different levels of it than others.
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Where does the term mark come from in wrestling?
A mark is a pro wrestling fan who believes the “sport” is real and un-scripted. To these fans, everything that takes place in pro wrestling is a shoot, and there is no such thing as a work. To some degree, however, all wrestling fans are marks.
What is a Smark?
smark (plural smarks) A fan of professional wrestling who is aware that the matches are scripted but enjoys them nonetheless.
What is a potato in wrestling?
Potato/Stiff: To legitimately hit an opponent with a lot of force either with a punch or kick or even an object. This is often by accident but can be on purpose. Promo/Cutting a Promo: A term used to describe an on screen interview with a wrestler.
What are the terms used in wrestling?
Understanding Wrestling Terminology: A Casual Fan’s Guide
- Angle: Another term for storyline.
- Babyface (“Face” for short): The good guy.
- Blowoff: The last match of a feud.
- Buried or burial: When a wrestler’s stock begins to fall by having him consistently lose matches or placed in bad storylines.
Why is it called Gorilla position?
In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWF shows late in his career, is named the “Gorilla Position” in his honor.
What does Gorilla mean in wrestling?
Gorilla Position. the staging area just behind the entrance curtain, where wrestlers wait before they come into view of the crowd. Named after Gorilla Monsoon, who established the position’s importance and could often be found there.
What’s a rib in wrestling?
In professional wrestling, a rib is a prank played on a wrestler, or backstage employee of a wrestling promotion, by another wrestler. Ribs may be practiced as a form of stress relief from the grueling schedule of traveling, experiencing the physical exertion of wrestling, and sleeping in a different town most nights.
What is a Jobber in WWE?
Wrestlers who routinely (or exclusively) lose matches are known as jobbers. A regular jobber skilled at enhancing the matches they lose, as opposed to a mediocre local rookie or part-timer, is called a carpenter.
What does MD stand for in wrestling?
RO1 —RideOut(offensive wrestler, if still in control after ultimate tiebreaker & no score, earns 1 pt) Dec — Decision (less than 8 pt score difference) MD — Major Decision (8-14 pt score difference) Def —Default. DQ — Disqualification.
What are illegal moves in wrestling?
Illegal moves
Biting. Pinching or poking with the fingers, toes, or nails, including fish-hooking the nose or mouth. Gouging or intentionally scratching the opponent – eye-gouging especially is grounds for disqualification and banned status in most amateur wrestling competitions.
What does Forbidden Door mean in wrestling?
An example of opening the forbidden door is when talent (whether they be wrestlers, managers, commentators, or ring announcers) unexpectedly shows up in another rival’s promotion. These exciting moments start a fire and leave their mark on fans.
What is a heater in wrestling?
heater. A wrestler; usually a jobber who is used against a more valued opponent to “heat them up” perhaps after a recent loss or succession of losses.
What do you call a female wrestler?
In the 1990s, WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation) introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers, including wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.
Why is it called kayfabe?
Pro wrestling can trace some of its stylistic origins back to carnivals and Catch Wrestling, where the term “kayfabe” is thought to have originated as carny slang for “protecting the secrets of the business.” The term “kayfabe” itself may ultimately originate from the Pig Latin form of “fake” (“ake-fay”) or the phrase
What does working stiff mean in wrestling?
“Stiff,” is a carny term that is used to describe a wrestler whose offense is considered to be particular heavy on actual contact. If your fellow wrestlers describe you as stiff, it generally means that you are viewed as being somewhat dangerous.
What does tweener mean in WWE?
(professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who is neutral or morally ambiguous; neither a face nor a heel, or showing no favoritism to either allegiance.
What is a babyface in wrestling?
Babyface. Also known as simply ‘Face’ or ‘Baby’, these are the good guys in the ring and usually the one the crowds are cheering for.
What does blade mean in wrestling?
In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as “juicing”, “gigging”, or “getting color”. Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading.
What is no selling in wrestling?
No Selling
Whenever a wrestler doesn’t react or acknowledge a move performed on him or her, it is referred to as a no sell. This may be for a storyline purpose (i.e. a wrestler is so much bigger and/or tougher that the move didn’t work on them), or it’s a botch.
What is powder in wrestling?
Powder. after taking a slam to the mat, powder simply means to roll under the bottom rope out of the ring. Promo. a promotional interview (as in “cutting a promo”). Often includes either an “in-ring interview” or (on television) a skit by wrestlers and other performers to advance a storyline or feud.