List of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals, and the slang itself is often referred to as "carny talk." Often wrestlers used this lingo in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the worked nature of the business.
;Blading: the act of cutting ones self or another person open in order to bleed, usually done on the forehead.
;Bury: refers to the worked lowering (relegation) of a popular wrestler's status in the eyes of the fans. Very common in WWE
;Color commentator: a member of the announcing team who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress, providing humor, and explaining storylines. Color commentators are often retired  or inactive professional wrestlers, such as Matt Striker, Tazz, JBL, and Jerry Lawler of WWE.
;Cue: a term that lets other wrestlers know when something should happen, usually after a move.
;**Curtain Call** or **The MSG Incident**:the incident at Madison Square Garden in the spring of 1996, when WWE superstars Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Razor Ramon, and Triple H (The Kliq) broke kayfabe in front of a live sold out New York crowd, playing it out in a farewell to the crowd and a group hug.
;Curtain jerker: the first wrestler to walk out to the ring in the first match of the event, usually a jobber.

## D 
;Dark match: a non-televised match at a televised show used to warm up the crowd (compare "house show").
;Disqualification: this happens when a wrestler performs a  such as a hitting someone in the testes or hitting someone with a weapon (like a folding chair). The wrestler that performed such a move is disqualified or loses the contest.
;Diva: aside from the original meaning of a hard-to-work-with individual, this term was used, mainly by WWE, to refer to any woman involved in wrestling, either as "eye candy" or as a wrestler (or frequently both).
;Double turn: the rare occurrence when both the heel and the face switch roles during an angle or a match. An example of this is the Bret Hart/Steve Austin match at *WrestleMania 13*.
;Draw: a wrestler who is able to attract the attention of the audience; someone fans are willing to pay to see.
;Faction: see "stable."
;Fall: usually, the ending of the match. A fall is obtained by gaining a decision in any manner. In a two out of three falls match, a wrestler must gain two decisions to win instead of only one. (See decision and near fall)
;False comeback: when a face mounts a brief offensive flurry before losing it to a heel wrestler after being dominated for several minutes.
;Freebird rule: an unofficial rule which allows any two members of a stable with three or more members to challenge for and defend a tag team championship. Named for the Fabulous Freebirds, who famously did this in Georgia Championship Wrestling. The term is said to have been loosely derived from the Pig Latin pronunciation of the word "fake" ("akefay").

## L 
;Legit: anything that is "real"; for example, a "legit" wrestler has a background in actual fighting, a "legit" event is one that actually took place (outside of kayfabe), a "legit" fight is when two wrestlers actually come to blows. Often used as a synonym for *shoot*.
;Legit heat: a real-life conflict between wrestlers.
;Lock up: a grapple at the beginning of a match.
;Low Blow: where a wrestler hits the other wrestler in the crotch.
;Luchacore wrestling (also known as Extreme Lucha Libre): a Mexican high-flying, hard-hitting version of hardcore wrestling that will emphasize the use of weapons (such as tables, ladders, chairs, chains, kendo sticks, fireballs, ladders, and tire irons) and weaponry-based strikes from Hardcore wrestling and the high-flying aerial wrestling moves of Mexican lucha libre.
;Lucha libre** or **Lucha
: Mexican professional wrestling, which translates to "Free Fighting".

## N 
;No-contest: a match which ends without a winner normally due to a legitimate injury where the wrestler can not continue, to prolong a feud or because of interference. Usually ended by injury on a surgically repaired bodypart.
;Near-fall: occurs when a wrestler's shoulders are pinned to the mat for a count of two, but the wrestler manages to escape before the referee's hand hits the mat a third time, which would signify a pinfall.
;No-sell: giving no reaction to another wrestler's offense or moves. (See Hulk Hogan and "Hulking Up") 
;Ring rat: someone with amorous feelings for wrestlers and frequents wrestling events to flirt or pursue sexual liaisons with wrestlers.
;Ring rust: when a wrestler is out-of-practice, and thus more prone to blow spots, as a result of a long period away from wrestling.
;Road agent: (see agent)
;Roid Rage: paranoia, depression, and explosive outbursts caused by steroid use.
;Roids: slang phrase for steroids.
;South Philly: a term used that means a wrestler is doing something extreme or in an extreme way. Mostly used by professional wrestler Tazz
;Splash: Any move involving a very large wrestler dropping their full weight across the body of a smaller opponent. Originally coined by Big Daddy, a British professional wrestler from the 1970s and 1980s, as his signature move, the *Daddy Splash*.
;Sports Entertainment: a term invented by WWE to make its product different from traditional professional wrestling as an attempt to create interest from a wider audience. It refers to the mix of wrestling, scripted storylines, and concepts which borrow from other forms of pop-culture entertainment.
;Spot: the wrestling moves, planned/preplanned moves, any planned/preplanned actions or the series of actions and moves in a wrestling match. It is mostly used as a pejorative term.
;Squash: an extremely one-sided match which is usually over quickly. deliberately or accidentally.
;Tease: an action in a match, promo or angle that hints at a potential future match, feud and/or turn.
;Three-count: see pinfall.
;Titantron**/**Tron: a screen which is directly above the stage area of the arena used for showing entrance videos, other segments, and promos. Based on the naming convention of Sony's well-known JumboTron, a large video screen used primarily in stadiums, arenas, and other public venues, the TitanTron was introduced as part of WWE's *Raw* set and was named after the then-parent company of the World Wrestling Federation, Titan Sports. The -tron suffix has since been used to unofficially identify other big screens used in wrestling.
;Transitional champion: a holder of a traditionally-short title reign which bridges two "eras", long-running title reigns by usually-popular champions.
;Turn: when a wrestler switches from face to heel or vice versa. She functions as "eye candy" and plays the role of an agitator. Judges for Wrestler's Court have included: The Undertaker,

## Z 
;Zamboni: a legit low-blow.
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