Wrestling Terms
| Term | Definition | Example |
| Angle | The storyline of a fued. | Marlena being pregnant is an angle. |
| 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 King of the Ring '98 to lose the belt to Kane. |
| Booker | Person who comes up 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. | Mick Foley took a huge bump when he was thrown off the Hell in a Cell. |
| 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 | The Rock turned from a bad guy to a face. |
| Feud | When two wrestlers or teag teams fight with each other over the course of several weeks. | McMahon and Austin are involved in a huge 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 rule breaker | Undertaker has turned heel. |
| House Show | Wrestling shows that are not shown on TV. | The WWF is at MSG a lot for house shows. |
| 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. | When Stone Cold goes on talk shows, he will not break kayfabe. |
| Mark | Fans who think all the angles in wrestling are real. | Anyone who thinks McMahon actually hates Austin 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. | 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. |
| Screw Job | When a match ends in a DQ, count-out, or no-contest | The Main Event at Judgement Day ended in a screw job because Austin counted both men out. |
| Shoot | When some bumps in a match are 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. |
| Shoot Interview | Interview where the wrestler breaks kayfabe | When Austin talks about being fired by Bischoff, it's a shoot interview. |
| Spots | The unforgettable highlights of a match. | A spot from the 1998 KOTR is when Mick Foley was thrown off the top of the cage, and falling a good 20 feet. |
| Tweener | A wrestler that isn't a heel or face | Kane is a tweener. |
| Work | Something that is planned out ahead of time. | Vince McMahon's hatred for Steve Austin is all a work. |
