TERM DEFINITIONS
Angle - The storyline of a fued. Triple H marrying Stephanie was part of the angle involving him and Vince.
Blade - When a wrestler cuts himself during a match to shed blood with a razor blade, which is usually hidden in the tape wrapped around their wrists. 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. Vince is one of the WWF's main bookers.
Bump - When a wrestler takes a hard fall. Cactus Jack took a huge bump at No Way Out when he fell through the cell.
Dark Match - A match that is not aired on television. Before SmackDown begins, dark matches are held, and won't be seen on TV.
Face - The good guy, the fan favorite. When Vince returned and aligned himself with The Rock he became a face.
Feud - When two wrestlers or tag teams fight with each other over the course of several weeks. Triple H and Vince McMahon are engaged in a feud just now.
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. The Big Show became a heel when he said he hated The Rock.
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 Triple H and Stephanie are married is a mark.
Over - When a wrestler's gimmick is accepted by the fans or when a wrestler receives legitamate heat. The Rock is the most over wrestler today.
Pop - The crowd's reaction to a wrestler. Triple H 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 - 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. Any wrestler talking about the WWF museum in New York is doing a shoot interview.
Spots - The unforgettable highlights of a match. A spot from No Way Out 2000 is when Cactus Jack fell through the cage, and fell 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. Triple H's hatred for The Rock is all a work.