Information about Work (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a work is slang for a staged event (that is, one that enforces kayfabe). The term originates from "working a crowd."
As pro wrestling is staged, virtually everything that is seen during house shows or on televised shows is "a work", also referred to as "scripted" or "fixed." When a non-fan expresses the common "pro wrestling is fake" sentiment, they are referring to its nature as a work.
The opposite of a work is a shoot (the term "shoot" can actually refer to more than simply a "real" fight; see article for details). On several (infamous) occasions, professional wrestling matches have devolved into "shoot matches", in effect a form of mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Professional wrestlers generally avoid "shoots" at all costs, due to the high probability of sustaining injury, and also because audiences of professional wrestlers generally prefer the exaggerated and theatrical antics of pro wrestling to the calculated striking and grappling of MMA.
On occasion, works are presented in such a way that some fans will perceive them as shoots. This is typically done to fool smarks, who tend to pay more attention to off-screen "backstage" events than the average fan. Such events are referred to as "worked shoots."
As pro wrestling is staged, virtually everything that is seen during house shows or on televised shows is "a work", also referred to as "scripted" or "fixed." When a non-fan expresses the common "pro wrestling is fake" sentiment, they are referring to its nature as a work.
The opposite of a work is a shoot (the term "shoot" can actually refer to more than simply a "real" fight; see article for details). On several (infamous) occasions, professional wrestling matches have devolved into "shoot matches", in effect a form of mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Professional wrestlers generally avoid "shoots" at all costs, due to the high probability of sustaining injury, and also because audiences of professional wrestlers generally prefer the exaggerated and theatrical antics of pro wrestling to the calculated striking and grappling of MMA.
On occasion, works are presented in such a way that some fans will perceive them as shoots. This is typically done to fool smarks, who tend to pay more attention to off-screen "backstage" events than the average fan. Such events are referred to as "worked shoots."
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Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is the athletic performance, management, and marketing of a form of entertainment that is based on simulated elements of catch wrestling, mock combat and theatre.
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In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ['keɪfeɪb]) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is, the portrayal of professional wrestling as unstaged or worked.
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house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA), that is not televised or taped. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events as well as test reactions to matches
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In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged.
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling.
Modern mixed martial arts tournaments as a popular phenomenon emerged in 1993 with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, based on the
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Modern mixed martial arts tournaments as a popular phenomenon emerged in 1993 with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, based on the
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Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) (from French "théâtre", from Greek "theatron", θέατρον, meaning "place of seeing") is the branch of the performing arts defined as simply as what "occurs when one or more
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Grappling refers to the gripping, handling and controlling of an opponent without the use of striking, typically through the application of various grappling holds, choke holds, and counters to various hold attempts.
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