What is a smart mark?

It stands for a smart mark. A term that was created by marks for themselves because they considered themselves to be more intelligent about wrestling than the average person.

What are Smarks?

smark (plural smarks) A fan of professional wrestling who is aware that the matches are scripted but enjoys them nonetheless.

What does a shoot mean in WWE?

A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event.

What is the Iggy in wrestling?

Everyone got it right - the iggy is a squeeze of the palm to signal a pre-arranged message, usually to counter, but also take it home, etc.

What does F mean in wrestling?

-F- Fall. When both of the opponent's shoulders are in contact with the mat (a pin), a wrestler is awarded a fall, which wins the match.

What is a dusty finish?

Dusty finish. A finish in which the face appears to win a big match, but the decision is later reversed due to some sort of technicality, such as interference by other heels to save the heel champion, as, in most federations, the title could not change hands on such a disqualification.

What does Buried mean in wrestling?

Buried or burial: When a wrestler's stock begins to fall by having him consistently lose matches or placed in bad storylines. This can be part of an angle or a means of punishment for a wrestler who has done something to anger his company's officials and/or fellow wrestlers.

What does Stiff mean in wrestling?

Stiff is a term for when a wrestler puts excessive force into his attacks or maneuvers on his opponent, deliberately or accidentally.

What is the gorilla position?

The "Gorilla Position" is the area backstage where the show is directed. Vince McMahon takes the helm. It's where his creative genius shines i.e. it's where he screams himself stupid at some commentator for using pronouns instead of some hysterically convoluted nickname.

Why do male wrestlers have wet hair?

So yeah, Just some leave-in conditioner and some water and let it fly.” Thus, Roman Reigns explained that he wets his hair because he finds it cool. Perhaps, he might be applying it so that he can stay calm inside the ring and focus on the match.

Why is it called the Gorilla position?

In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWF shows late in his career, is named the "Gorilla Position" in his honor.

Why is it called kayfabe?

Pro wrestling can trace some of its stylistic origins back to carnivals and Catch Wrestling, where the term "kayfabe" is thought to have originated as carny slang for "protecting the secrets of the business." The term "kayfabe" itself may ultimately originate from the Pig Latin form of "fake" ("ake-fay") or the phrase ...

What is a rib in wrestling?

In professional wrestling, a rib is a prank played on a wrestler, or backstage employee of a wrestling promotion, by another wrestler. Ribs may be practiced as a form of stress relief from the grueling schedule of traveling, experiencing the physical exertion of wrestling, and sleeping in a different town most nights.

What does getting color mean in wrestling?

Color. a term used by wrestlers and promoters to discuss the amount of bloodshed in a match. Color commentator.

What is no selling in wrestling?

No Selling

Whenever a wrestler doesn't react or acknowledge a move performed on him or her, it is referred to as a no sell. This may be for a storyline purpose (i.e. a wrestler is so much bigger and/or tougher that the move didn't work on them), or it's a botch.

What does blade mean in wrestling?

In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as "juicing", "gigging", or "getting color". Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading.

What does scrap mean in wrestling?

scrapper Add to list Share. Definitions of scrapper. someone who fights (or is fighting) synonyms: battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter.

What does valet mean in wrestling?

In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons. A physically attractive woman accompanying, or "seconding", a male wrestler to a match is sometimes referred to as a valet.

What is a squash match in wrestling?

In wrestling, a squash is an extremely one-sided match; one performer dominates the other and quickly defeats him with virtually no resistance. Squash matches were the almost exclusive content of syndicated wrestling shows through the 1980s.

What is a dog collar wrestling match?

In a dog collar match, wrestlers remain joined to each other through leather collars, usually a couple of meters long, to each other's necks, and for the entire fight. In most cases, any detachments will lead to a match disqualification.

What is a hot tag?

Hot Tag: A term used to describe when a face wrestler finally manages to tag in his fresh and rested partner after being dominated and beaten up for an extended period of time by the heel team.

What is a Dusty Rhodes finish?

A photo of Dusty Rhodes. The Dusty Finish is the nickname given to a specific ending to a wrestling match in which one wrestler appears to have scored a win only to have the decision reversed, often on some small technicality.

What does FF mean in wrestling?

Scoring a Forfeit in The Wrestling Tourney. 1. In Scoring, go to User Defined and put in Forfeit. Give it a 2 letter abbreviation (I used Ff), and put in 2.00 for User Defined Points. This gives the winner his bonus points.

What does spot monkey mean?

Spot Monkey

A type of wrestler who makes a name for themselves by performing multiple pre-planned moves without rhyme or reason in regards to the flow of the match.