Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence.

[3] In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the worked nature of the business.

[1][3] Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms.

Also road agent, producer and coach.Also juicing, gigging, getting color, and running the razor.Also booker and booking.Also going broadway.Also bury and buried.Also championship advantage.Also forbidden door.Also getting the heat.Also lackey or heavy Also babyface, blue-eye (England), or técnico (Mexico).Also playing Ricky Morton.Also hope spot.

[2]Also cross-promotion.Also persona.Also jobber to the stars.Also rudo (Mexico).Also live event.Also indie promotion.Also enhancement talent.Short-form of "legitimate".Also link up.Also simply Jannetty.Also microphone work.Also blown spot and mis-selling.Also house shooter.Also sandbag.Also kickoff showAlso wrasslin', southern style or, more specifically, Memphis style.Also return clause.Also audible finish.Also potato-sacking.Also write off television.Also young lion.

The Shield performing a beat down on Kane
The Fabulous Rougeaus performing a double team maneuver (March 1989)
Kane (second left) as enforcer for The Authority
Mike Rotunda used a tax collector gimmick as Irwin R. Schyster
Brock Lesnar performing a highspot ; a shooting star press at WrestleMania XIX
Paul Heyman (right) as manager of Brock Lesnar
Marty Jannetty (front) during his time in The Rockers with Shawn Michaels
André the Giant was a notable monster heel late in his career
The Ultimate Warrior was popularly billed as being from parts unknown ; he was actually from Indiana .
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (right) cutting a promo
Ted DiBiase Jr. performing a rest hold on Daniel Bryan
The nWo performing a run-in during WrestleMania 31
Dolph Ziggler (with title belt) accompanied by a valet ( AJ Lee ) and an enforcer ( Big E Langston ) as seconds.
Stables can vary in size, from three-man units like The Shield (pictured) who feature similar outfits, to large groups with varying membership such as The Heenan Family . Dean Ambrose (right) played the de facto leader and mouthpiece of the group, [ 47 ] [ 48 ] while Bobby Heenan was the spokesperson of The Heenan Family.
The TitanTron (background) at Money in the Bank in July 2011