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App Short for application. A form used by an e-fed president to obtain more members. Potential e-wrestlers fill out the form, which is processed and sent to the president. B-Show A wrestling event where the mid carders and Jobbers wrestle in the main event. B Team A group of wrestlers on a B-Show. Babyface The godd guy or the fan favorite. Board Fed A fed (usually booked) where RPs are posted on a RP Board. Booker The person in charge of a card. This person will read all the RPs, judge whom he/she feels has done a better job of RPing, and either sim the matches or have the card written accordingly. Booked An e-fed where RPs determines who wins. Whoever the booker decides has done a better job of RPing will be written in to win the match. Bury To lower somebody by saying bad things about them. Call A Match To do play by play and commentary in the match like Mike Carter etc. Card A collection of matches set to happen on a specific day. Most feds have either 1, 2, or 3 cards a week, as well as one "pay per view" card. The more prominant a wrestler is, the higher they will be on that card. Cut A Promo To do an interview or come out and start talking like Di Caprio or Corvin does. E-Fed Electronic Federation. The term used to describe a group, organization, or web site where people can pretend to be wrestlers via the Internet. E-Fed Dice Used in Live Feds. Much like Dungeons & Dragons, the dice are used to figure out whose move hits first. Normally it is whoever gets the highest number out of the roll, some use odds and evens. E-Wrestler Term used for the wrestler a person potrays in an e-fed. E-Wrestling Also known as fantasy wrestling, e-wrestling is the art or act of pretending to be a wrestler via the Internet. Executive Board Oftentimes called a cabinet or other such synonyms, the Executive Board is the President and all the helpers he has in running an e-fed. Face A "good guy". E-wrestling has a severe shortage of faces. Finisher The finishing move i.e. the Heart Attack or Hot Nix. Fued Used in conjunction with an angle, a feud is the fight between two wrestlers (usually once face, one heel) that leads to a deciding match between the two. Foreign Object An illigal object in the match like a chair or brass knuckles. Gimmick An e-wrestler's attitude or personality. A good gimmick could be the make or break point between being the main event or not. Gold A championship belt. Handler The person who controls a certain wrestler or character in an e-fed. Hand Written When a card or certain matches of the card are written by writers and/or the booker. This gives a match a more realistic feel, as the match sounds more fluid. Heat When fans boo a wrestler, or a wrestler is in trouble with officials bakstage. Heel A "bad guy." E-feds tend to be flooded with heels. House Number of fans in the arena or building Jabroni Slang for the word Jobber. Job A planned loss. Jobber A wrestler who loses in order to make another wrestler look good. Keyfabe When a wrestler acts out of character. Ex. If a heel is seen signing autographs and being nice to his fans. Live Arena The room where the card takes place. (usually marked as (fedname) Arena.) Live Hits Method This method of live e-fed wrestling is rarely used and is basically a typing contest. Whoever types *hits* first hits the move. Not too exciting and sometimes irritating for the referee. Live Fed (can be pre-booked) An E-wrestling federation that is done inside a chatroom, live. Dice are usually used with these feds unless otherwise stated. Not many of these exist to date. Main Event The very last match of the card, usually between the most prominant e-wrestlers. Main Eventer A wresler that is in contention for the world title, usually wrestles in the main event. Mark A fan who believes everything in wrestling is real. Mark Out To be very excited when something happens in wrestling. Mid Carder A wrestler that is not main event calibur, but better than a jobber. Neutral A wrestler that is not heel nor face. Not many e-wrestlers are neutral. Non-Booked Fed An e-fed where angles, luck, or some other means determine who wins a match and who doesn't. In these types of e-feds, RPing doesn't neccessarily make a difference. No Show When a wrestler doesn't show up fo a scheduled appearance. Out Of Character OOC for short. Means a comment made directly by the handler. Not intended to be viewed as a RP or message from the e-wrestler, but rather the person behind that e-wrestler. Over To be popular with the fans, other wrestlers, and staff. Play by E-Mail A fed (usually booked) where RPs are sent out via e-mail to the RP List or mailing list. Handlers can RP against one another by writing back to the RP list with their RPs. Pop A crowd reaction following a certain specific event. Most hand written matches are set up so that e-wrestlers recieve big pops. President The person in charge of running the e-fed, establishing and enforcing rules, and upkeeping the web site. Sometimes this position could be called something else, such as CEO. If the President cannot do all those duties, he may obtain help and form an Executive Board. Push When a wrestler wins a lot of matches to make himself look good. Roleplay An interview sent out by a handler, portraying his e-wrestler commenting on his opponent. Roleplays can be straight forward interviews, actions in the every day lives of the wrestler, or even parodies of current news and/or movies. RP Board A message board or guestbook set up by the President or webmaster of an e-fed, where handlers can post their RPs for all to read and respond to. RP List The list of e-mail addresses used by a Play by E-mail fed, from which handlers can write their roleplays to for the members of the fed to read and respond to. RP Short for Roleplays. Simmed A card written using a simulator. This saves enormous amounts of time for a booker, but makes the card look much less fluid. Simulator A program used to sim cards or matches. TNM and Zeus are the two biggest simulators out there. Shoot Something in wrestling that isn't planned or real. Strap A championship belt. Submission Hold A move that makes an opponent give up or tap out. i.e. The Sharpshooter. If there are any e-wrestling definition's that you think should be added, or your wondering what they mean, just send your requests or definitions to Prez Steven N O T I C E Page Protected by ©NAWA, Prez Steven, All Rights Reserved. The NAWA website and all of its content were created by Prez Steven™. ©2002. NAWA The Magazine content done by NAWA Productions. ©2002. Contact the Webmaster for any questions about this site. Any unauthorized use of them will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. ©2002. All rights reserved.