Pro Wrestling Terminology #2

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A fan who doesn't know or acts like they don't know that wrestling is staged.

A fan who has no inside connection to the wrestling business, but has some knowledge of how it works backstage.

A newsletter or website that publishes insider information and rumors about the wrestling business

A non-televised match that takes place before or after a televised event.

Having a wrestler consistently lose matches, look weak against opponents, or play a character that fans don't care about.

Having a wrestler consistently win matches and feature prominently on the show

A wrestler's signature move that often leads to a pinfall or submission

Using excessive force when doing a move, or hitting an opponent for real

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Often risky moves performed from high places such as the top rope or top of a ladder.

Derogatory term for wrestler whose style is perceived to focus too much on the above ^.

To give a wrestler a new name or character (for example, when Rocky Maivia became The Rock).

When a wrestler sabotages a move by letting their body go limp rather than cooperating.

When a wrestler goes off-script, either by attacking an opponent for real or by making unscripted or out-of-character remarks during a show or interview.

When a wrestler blurs the lines of reality and fiction by pretending to go off-script.

A short-reigning champion who wins a title belt, only to lose it to someone else soon afterward.