Since the early twentieth century, the business of professional wrestling has evolved its own unique terminology, much of which has been incorporated into the XWF.
angle (noun): An issue, real or scripted, between XWF competitors. ("See, the angle is that Maxx Mauler steals Core's girlfriend, and Core's pissed, so they have a lot of heat going into the pay-per-View.")
book (verb): To schedule a match between two (or more) XWF competitors. The person who schedules matches is referred to as the booker.
DQ (noun, verb): Disqualification, Disqualify.
face (short for "babyface") (noun): A combatant generally perceived as a "good guy" by the public at large; the fan favorite in a match.
finisher (noun): A move or quantum attack that is considered particularly devastating and often results in a KO for the attacker. Finishers generally have special names (Core Meltdown, Mauler Bomb, etc.). Maxed-out powers often fall in this category.
gimmick (noun): The "character" an XWF fighter creates for herself, if any.
heat (noun): 1) Crowd response, good or bad. Having a great deal of heat is a sign of being over, and thus, marketability. 2) Bad blood, real or scripted, between competitors.
heel (noun): A combatant generally disliked and perceived as a "thug" or "bad guy" by the public at large.
jobber (jabroni, scrub, ham-'n'-egger) (noun): A fighter of inferior skill or power who loses the majority of his or her bouts. In the XWF, jobbers are typically mitoids.
mark (noun, verb, adjective): In its broadest sense, a mark is any XWF fan or other outsider to the business. Specifically, the term often refers to rabid, "goober" fans, or fans of a particular fighter. ("The marks were lined up around the block to get an autograph of Core." "Yeah, whatever, I'm a mark for Ravana myself." "Damn, that crowd marked out when Superbeast walked in!")
over (adjective): Popular with (or despised by) the XWF fan base, and thus generally perceived as a potential main event attraction. ("Damn, Core is way over with the New York crowd.")
pop (noun, verb): Crowd response to a fighter, entrance or move. ("Did you hear the pop Superbeast got when he walked in?" "The crowd popped huge for the Core Meltdown.")
shoot (noun, verb): A fight or interview that is not scripted out in advance, that is "real." Most important XWF matches are shoots.
work (noun, verb): A prescripted interview, comment or match designed to generate interest in a upcoming show. ("Nah, Core doesn't really want to kill Mauler for stealing his ho -- that whole angle's a work." "Yeah, well, they sure worked me.")
Aberrant: XWF, pg. 12
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