| Term |
Definition |
Example |
| Angle |
The storyline of a fued. |
Goldust dumping Marlena for Luna was part of the angle. Goldust & Marlena are still married and together. |
| Blade |
When a wrestler cuts himself during a match to shed blood with a razor blade, which is usually hidden in the tape wrapped around their wrists. |
Steve Austin bladed at WrestleMania 13 and passed out due to loss of blood. |
| Booker |
Person who comes with angles, picks the winners of matches, comes up with ideas for gimmicks, and hires & fires wrestlers |
When Jake Roberts was a booker in the WWF, he came up with the idea of Steve Austin going to Brian Pillman's house, resulting in Pillman pulling out a gun. |
| Bump |
when a wrestler takes a hard fall. |
Terry Funk and Mick Foley took
a huge bump when they were pushed off of the stage in a dumpster by the NAO. |
| Dark Match |
A match that is not aired on television |
before RAW
begins, dark matches are held, and won't be seen on TV. |
| Face |
The good guy, the fan favorite |
When he was jumped by The Nation, Faarooq became a face. |
| Feud |
When two wrestlers or teag teams fight with each other over the
course of several weeks. |
In the the 80's, Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant engaged in a legendary feud. |
| Heat |
When a wrestler gets a large response from the fans. |
Steve Austin gets tremendous heat when he asks fans to give him a "Hell Yeah!" |
| Heel |
The bad guy.The rulebreaker |
Rocky Maivia became a heel because the fans would chant "Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!" |
| House Show |
Wrestling show that is not shown on TV. |
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair for the WWF title at the October 1993 house show. |
| Job |
To lose the match |
Shawn Michaels jobbed to Steve Austin at WrestleMania 14, thus losing the title. |
| Jobber |
Wrestler who constantly loses his matches |
One of the most well known jobbers is The Brooklyn Brawler. |
| Juice |
Blood |
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin juiced at the 1998 King of the Ring. |
| Kayfabe |
To stay in character |
Usually when wrestlers go on talk shows, they will not break kayfabe. |
| Mark |
Fans who think all the angles in wrestling are real. |
Anyone who thinks Goldust & Marlena are not married is a mark |
| Over |
When a wrestler's gimmick is accepted by the fans or when a wrestler
receives legitamate heat. |
Steve Austin is the most Over wrestler today. |
| Pop |
The crowd's reaction to a wrestler. |
HHH and D-Generation X get huge pops. |
| Push |
When a wrestler goes on a winning streak. |
Steve Austin got a push because of the incredible heat he gets from the fans. |
| Shoot |
When some bumps in a match is real. Something real that happens when it is not supposed to happen. |
Vince McMahon screwing Bret Hart at the 1997 Survivor Series was a shoot |