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Angle

The storyline of a feud.

Goldust dumping Marlena for Luna was part of the angle. Goldust & Marlena are still married and together.

Blade

When a wrestler cuts himself during a match to shed blood with a razor blade.

Steve Austin bladed at WrestleMania 13 and passed out due to loss of blood.

Booker

Person who comes with angles, picks the winners of matches, comes up with ideas for gimmicks, and hires & fires wrestlers.

When Jake Roberts was a booker in the WWF, he came up with the idea of Steve Austin going to Brian Pillman's house, resulting in Pillman pulling out a gun.

Bump

When a wrestler takes a hard fall.

Terry Funk and Mick Foley took a huge bump when they were pushed off of the stage in a dumpster by the NAO.

Dark Match

A match that is not aired on television.

Before RAW begins, dark matches are held, and won't be seen on TV.

Face

The good guy, the fan favorite

When, he was jumped by The Nation, Faarooq became a face.

Feud

When two wrestlers or tag teams fight with each other for several weeks.

In the 80's, Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant engaged in a legendary feud.

Heat

When a wrestler gets a large response from the fans.

Steve Austin gets tremendous heat when he asks fans to give him a "Hell Yeah!"

Heel

The bad guy, the rule breaker

Rocky Maivia became a heel because the fans would chant "Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!"

House Show

Wrestling show that is not shown on TV.

Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair for the WWF title at the October 1993 house show.

Job

To lose the match

Shawn Michaels jobbed to Steve Austin at WrestleMania 14, thus losing the title.

Jobber

Wrestler who constantly loses his matches

One of the most well known jobbers is The Brooklyn Brawler.

Juice

Blood

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin juiced at the 1998 King of the Ring.

Kayfabe

To stay in character.

Usually when wrestlers go on talk shows, they will not break kayfabe.

Mark

Fans who think all the angles in wrestling are real.

Anyone who thinks Goldust & Marlena are not married is a mark.

Over

When fans cheer and give heat to the wrestler. Also when their gimmick is accepted.

Steve Austin is the most Over wrestler today.

Pop

The crowd's reaction to a wrestler.

HHH and D-Generation X get huge pops.

Push

When a wrestler goes on a winning streak.

Steve Austin got a push because of the incredible heat he gets from the fans.

Screw Job

When a match ends in a DQ, count-out, or no-contest

Sid's match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII ended in a screw job because Papa Shango interfered.

Shoot

When some bumps in a match is real. Something real that happens when it is not supposed to happen.

Vince McMahon screwing Bret Hart at the 1997 Survivor Series was a shoot.

Shoot Interview

Interview where the wrestler breaks kayfabe

When Raven talks about Diamond Dallas Page being Eric Bischoff's neighbor, it's a shoot interview.

Spots

The unforgettable highlights of a match.

A spot from the 1998 KOTR is when Mick Foley was thrown off the top of the cage, and falling a good 20 feet.

Tweener

A wrestler that isn't a heel or face

When Diesel attacked Bret Hart at the 1995 Survivor Series, but still remained Shawn Michaels' friend, he was considered a tweener.

Work

Something that is planned out ahead of time.

Vince McMahon's hatred for Steve Austin is all a work.