page_title: Glossary of professional wrestling terms
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hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of professional wrestling terms / R
caption_attribution_description: The NWO (Kevin Nash, left, Hulk Hogan, center, and Scott Hall, right) at WrestleMania 31 in March 2015.
context_page_description: Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the worked nature of the business. In recent years, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms.
context_section_description: rasslin'
  
  Originally, along with "grunt-and-groan", used by the mainstream media when presenting a derisive story on professional wrestling, which often stereotyped the participants and audience. Now refers to a style of wrestling popular in the Mid-South region of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas (primary city is Memphis, Tennessee), and as a result, the southeastern United States, which emphasizes kayfabe and stiffness, generally with fewer squash matches and longer feuds, hence the more recent "southern style" or to be specific compared to the Carolinas (Jim Crockett) or Georgia styles, "Memphis style".
  receipt
  A term for returning a particularly stiff move back to a wrestler.
  ref bump
  A scenario where the referee of the match takes a bump and is knocked out and taken out of the match, temporarily or permanently. This usually occurs to allow a storyline to progress.
  rematch clause 
  
  When a champion loses his or her title to another, this may be invoked to procure a title rematch in the near future. This fictional clause is often ignored in storylines.
  repackage
  To give a wrestler a new gimmick.
  rest hold
  
  A loose hold applied during a match, during which wrestlers catch their breath or plan the next series of spots together.
  rib
  A practical joke played by or on a wrestler.
  ring general
  An experienced wrestler who knows how to work a match to its full potential.
  ring psychology
  The process of wrestling a match in such a way that the crowd becomes emotionally involved. Performing an engaging match requires acting skills and a good grasp of dramatic timing.
  ring rat
  Similar to a groupie, one who frequents wrestling events to pursue sex with wrestlers.
  ring rust
  A detriment to wrestling ability resulting from lack of practice during a hiatus.
  rub
  Helping a less popular wrestler get over by associating them with a more prominent or popular wrestler.
  run-in
  
  The unexpected entry of a new wrestler(s) or returning wrestler in a match already in progress. Run-ins are usually made by heels, typically to further a feud with a face. This is usually done with a beat down. Sometimes a face will do a run-in to stop a heel from overly punishing a weaker opponent, usually setting up a feud.
  rushed finish
  
  A match finish which occurs sooner (and often differently) than planned. It is used when a wrestler is legitimately injured and cannot continue as planned, when the match is approaching its time limit (or a television segment is running long), or after a botch significantly changes the plot of the match.  The term "audible" is also used, referring to the finish being known to happen upon verbal instruction from outside the ring.
caption: The nWo performing a run-in during WrestleMania 31
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