Wrestling LINGO: End - Gusher

Continuing our education of the Wrestling World this is Part Three of a Multi-Part Series about Wrestling Lingo and Termanology. Don't forget to check out Part One and Two of this Series "Wrestling LINGO: Abortion - Busted Open and Wrestling LINGO: Call - Dusty Finish"

E

End, Also known as the Finish.

Enforcer, a wrestler who accompanies another to matches, and acts as a bodyguard. This term was coined by Arn Anderson, whose nickname was "The Enforcer".

Enmascarado, Spanish term for a masked wrestler.

Extreme wrestling, a style of wrestling based heavily on highspots and weapon attacks. See also Hardcore wrestling.

Extremists, term used by WWE to refer to its ECW brand wrestlers to emphasize that they, and the ECW brand, are more "extreme" in comparison to the Raw and SmackDown! superstars.

F

Face, short for "babyface." Which means the good guy.

Face in Peril, a more generic form of Ricky Morton, a face in a tag team that gets sympathy by being beaten on and stopped from making a tag.

False comeback, when a face mounts a brief offensive flurry before losing it to a heel wrestler after being dominated for several minutes. Usually, a false comeback happens before the actual comeback. Also referred to as a hope spot.

False finish, a spot which the audience expects to finish the match but the wrestler kicks out or makes it to the ropes, used to build excitement during the home stretch.

Fan cam, a video of a wrestling event taped by a member in the audience.

Fan Favorite, alternative name for Face often used in magazines like PWI.

The Federation, an alternative slang name for World Wrestling Entertainment, referring to its past days as the World Wrestling Federation and refusal of calling the company the former.

Feeding, the heel's role during a babyface comeback where he runs at the babyface only to be repeatedly fended off, with the hope that the series of bumps by the heel will generate positive fan heat for the babyface. A babyface could also feed the heel in hopes of generating fan sympathy. Could also refer to providing an opponent with a body part to perform a move, i.e. feeding an opponent the arm so they can perform an armbar.

Feud, a battle between two or more wrestlers or stables, often involving matches, promos and angles. A feud usually lasts for several months.

Fighting Spirit, a demonstration of a wrestler's will to win in the face of adversity, usually in a spot involving the no selling of a supposedly powerful or match-ending move. Originates from puroresu, though some American indy workers influenced by puroresu have since began to implement such spots into their matches.

Finish, the planned end of a match (see also "Dusty Finish," "Clean Finish")

Finisher, a wrestler's trademark move.

Five Moves of Doom the particular combination of moves that a wrestler uses in every match, often leading up to the pin. Wrestlers who are known to use the Five Moves of Doom are Bret Hart and John Cena who have had tendencies to use the same moves, often in the same sequence, to end many matches.

Five Star Bump when a wrestler takes an impressive, massive, bump. Two good examples of this are Mick Foley's bump from top of the Cell at King Of The Ring and Jack Evans' two bumps from the top of the cage at CZW's Cage Of Death 6.

***** (Five Star) Match, a perfect match, not just one of the best matches of the year but one of the best matches of all time.

Flair chop a chop to the chest made popular by Ric Flair, usually followed by the "WOOOOO" by Flair and/or the fans

Flair Flip, a move, popularized by Ric Flair, where a wrestler is flipped upside down upon hitting the corner turnbuckles and often ends up on the other side of the ropes on his feet on the ring apron.

Flair Flop, Ric Flair's trademark gimmick of selling a blow by taking a few steps and then falling face-forward with his legs going backward.

Flat back bump, a bump in which a wrestler lands solidly on his back with high impact, spread over as much surface as possible.

Flub coverup, when a poorly executed maneuver is called a "variation" by the announce team.

Fluff, a move or punch that is made to look or sound as though it hurt but the opponent feels nothing.
Following, a term used for a wrestlers' fanbase.

Foreign Object, an object that is illegal to the match, such as a chair, brass knuckles, garbage can, etc.


**** (Four Star) Match, an exciting and entertaining match, given four out of a possible 5 stars.
Considered to be a Match of the Year candidate.

Freebird rule, unofficial rule which allows any two members of a larger tag team to defend the tag titles. Named after the Fabulous Freebirds, who first did this in Georgia Championship Wrestling, and used most recently in the WWE by the Spirit Squad.

Front office or Office, the headquarters and staff that handles the administrative affairs of a wrestling promotion.

G

Gaijin, an American, or other foreign worker in Japanese promotions. (Not a wrestling term, as it is a Japanese word for a foreigner.)

Garbage Wrestling, "hardcore" matches or extremely spot heavy matches wherein wrestlers use nothing but weaponry or highly planned out spots to attack each other, also outrageous gimmick matches that have no obvious elements of traditional in-ring competition. The term was coined by Giant Baba of All Japan Pro-Wrestling when he referred to Atsushi Onita's FMW promotion (which used barbed wire and other such dangerous implements) as "garbage." The term later evolved to encompass spotfests as well.

Gas, steroids (see also juice and roids). Also, stamina (as in out of gas, when a wrestler is tired and unable to perform properly)

Gate, amount of money generated from ticket sales. Merchandise sales are often a part of "the gate".

Geek, to cut oneself.

Get the tights, grabbing the opponent's upper part of the trousers or shorts, or the lower part of the shirt or tank top in order to get the pin.

Gig, the blade a wrestler uses to cut himself.

Gig mark, A scar from blading.

Gimmick, a unique trait that defines a wrestler's identity, or an implement used to cheat i.e., Jeff Jarrett's gimmick of knocking out opponents with his guitar (the guitar itself is also a "gimmick"). Can also mean a wrestler's attire or outfit.

Gimmicked, an object that has been altered to break easily.

Gimmick Table, place where a (usually independent) wrestler sells his merchandise, usually by the concession stand.

Gizmo/Gizzmo, old term for gimmick.

Glorified Jobber, a well-known wrestler whose primary function is losing to other well-known wrestlers.
Go home, a saying that a wrestler is told by a ringside commentator or the referee. It indicates that the wrestlers should end the match shortly thereafter. Also see Take (it) home.

Go over, to beat someone.

Goozle, the single handed choke hold a wrestler puts on their opponent in before a chokeslam.

Go through, a time limit draw.

Going bush, a wrestler who moves from a major league promotion to a regional or independent promotion.

Going into business for ones-self, when a wrestler goes against what has been discussed for a match or segment and improvises, usually for the benefit of their own character or persona.

Gongus Wrongus, refers to the futile ringing of the bell during a post-match beatdown.

Good Hand, a wrestler who other wrestlers enjoy working with due to the wrestler being in total control during the match, not getting lost, and not working too stiff or too light. Also called a "Steady Hand".

Gorilla position, the staging area just backstage of the entrance curtain. Named in honor of WWF mainstay Gorilla Monsoon who would stand there often. The term has since been applied to this area in most U.S. promotions.

Green, refers to a wrestler (often called a green boy, green horn, or green as grass) who is in the early stages of their career and, as a result, may be prone to make mistakes because of their inexperience.

Gusher, a deep cut that bleeds a lot. Usually this is caused by a mistake while blading but can be intentional.



More to come in the weeks ahead so stay tuned!!

-- BoneDaddy