A bonus match for the live crowd that is not televised, usually at the beginning or end of the show.
The Business:
The pro wrestling business.
Heat:
(a) the response a heel wants from the crowd;or(b) beef between wrestlers backstage, e.g. “Bret and Shawn had heat”.
Promo:
A spoken vignette on screen or in the ring, usually designed to further a feud or promote a match.
Getting Over:
What a wrestler aims to do: getting the desired crowd response (cheers for a babyface, boos for a heel).
Being Over/Over:
Getting the desired crowd response (cheers for a babyface, boos for a heel).
Going Over:
Winning a match.
Put Over:
Giving your opponent the victory. For example, “Van Dam was asked to put over Triple H”.
Gimmick:
Character.
Heel:
Baddie, or villain, who the crowd is supposed to boo.
Babyface/Face:
Goodie, or hero, who the crowd is supposed to cheer.
Kayfabe:
The world as it is presented on screen and in the ring. For example, “in kayfabe, the Undertaker and Kane are brothers”.
Mark:
A fan who is not “smartened up” to how pro wrestling works.
Smart fan:
A fan who is “smartened up” to how pro wrestling works, and is usually interested in the work behind the scenes.
Smart Mark/Smark:
A smart fan who nevertheless is able to lose themselves in the show and “mark out” for key moments as if they believed it was real.
Pop:
A loud, positive, crowd reaction.
Selling:
Making your opponent’s moves look good by convincing the audience that they hurt.
Bury:
Make someone look bad, to the point where their image looks unrecoverable.
WWF:
World Wrestling Federation
WWE:
World Wrestling Entertainment (in 2002, the World Wrestling Federation changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment. In this book I use “WWF” to refer to the company pre-2002 name change, and “WWE” to refer to the company post-2002 name change)
WCW:
World Championship Wrestling
ECW:
Extreme Championship Wrestling
NJPW:
New Japan Pro Wrestling
AEW:
All Elite Wrestling
OK, enough stalling, let’s get it on – RING THE BELL!
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