Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

Wrestling Terms


Wrestling Term It's Definition
Angle The main storyline of a feud.
Blade This is when a wrestler cuts himself with a razor blade to make it look like his opponent has injured him. The blade is sometimes hidden in the tape on their wrists.
Booker This is the person who comes up with the major angles and decides when to change a wrestler's gimmick and also hires wrestlers.
Bump When a wrestler takes a hard fall.
Dark Match A match that is not aired on television. Usually happens before Raw goes on the air.
Face The good guy, the fan favorite. Also known as a babyface.
Feud When two wrestlers or tag teams fight with each other over the course of several weeks.
Heat When a wrestler gets a great response from the crowd.
Heel The bad guy who is hated by the fans.
House Show Wrestling show that are held in towns and cities across America but are not shown on TV.
Job To lose the match.
Jobber Wrestler who always loses his matches to make his opponents look good.
Juice Wrestler's Blood.
Kayfabe To stay in character.
Kill To stop a gimmick that is not good for the ratings.
Mark A Fan who think all the angles in wrestling are real.
Mid Carder Usually a well known wrestler but wrestles on the undercard.
Over When a wrestler's gimmick is accepted by the fans or when a wrestler receives a great amount of heat.
Pop The crowd's reaction to a wrestler.
Push When a wrestler goes on a long winning streak.
Run In When a wrestler runs into another's match and interferes.
Save When a wrestler interferes in a match to stop his friend or tag team partner from losing.
Screw Job This is when a match ends in a DQ, count out, or no contest.
Sell This is when a wrestler makes a move look real.
Shoot This is when something that wasn't supposed to happen does happen.
Shoot Interview Interview where the wrestler breaks character.
Spots The great highlights of a wrestling match.
Tweener A wrestler that isn't a heel or face. For a while you could say Shawn Michaels was a "Tweener".
Work An angle or scene that is planned out ahead of time.