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  Job (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As professional wrestling is scripted, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent.
While this technically does not matter, it may mark the end of a push, or damage a wrestler's self-esteem; also it may be a slip down the slippery slope.
Christian jobbed to the stars in tag team matches during his alliance with Chris Jericho.
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 Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling is a sport, perhaps the most perfect sport there is. As such, I have always thought that professional wrestling should be in the Olympics.
Professional wrestling should be in the Olympics, not only because it is a sport, not only because of how easy it is to implement, but because of the benefits it would bring to the Games.
Wrestling is also a unique sport in that all different kinds of conditioning are required to be successful.
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 Category:Professional wrestling slang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon.
Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals, and the slang itself is often referred to as 'carny talk'.
In recent years, widespread wrestling discussion on the Internet has corrupted and broadened some of these terms.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_slang   (120 words)

  
 Of Mats and Men: Chapter 10 - Evil in Professional Wrestling
A third type of possible personified representation of evil in professional wrestling is the situation in which two or more Heels do violence to one Face during a match with the motive to injure or humiliate.
The discussion of personifications of evil in professional wrestling would not be complete without discussing a practical problem of understanding evil acts in light of the agents' explanations of their evil deeds.
Evil is a vital aspect of professional wrestling, usually most affective when it undermines ideals of good in a humiliating and violent manner.
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 Why Women Watch Professional Wrestling
It is with these 26 questions for the extended interviews that the researcher had been able to understand what makes professional wrestling appealing to the female fan, the theory behind why they watch and how deeply professional wrestling plays a part in their lives.
Wrestling is just one of those things that you just don’t have to think about, you know it is just purely entertainment.
The chapter on professional wrestling as American ritual deals with whether or not people believe professional wrestling, which combines sport and drama, is a ritual while theater and actual sport such as football are not.
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 Job - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Book of Job (sometimes misspelled Jobe), part of the Tanakh, the Jewish Bible; and of the Christian Old Testament.
Job (Biblical figure) (sometimes misspelled Jobe), the main character of the Book of Job.
Jobs is the name of a major character from K.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Job   (185 words)

  
 Manager (professional wrestling): Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In professional wrestling (professional wrestling: Wrestling for money), a manager is a non-wrestler character who is paired with a wrestler.
In the early years of professional wrestling, up until the mid 1990s (1990s: The decade from 1990 to 1999), managers were very common because they served another purpose.
Their job was to cut promos (promos: more facts about this subject) on behalf of their clients who may not be as charismatic (or had gimmicks (gimmicks: Any clever (deceptive) maneuver) in which they had to be silent).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/manager_professional_wrestling   (325 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Professional wrestling matches have been fixed since the 1910's and 20's and the fact has been reported many times before, only never in such an official manner.
Wrestling was not nearly as popular in the 1960's and 70's as it had been in the 50's; but local stations continued to air wrestling and promoters continued to depend upon their television shows to draw crowds to the stadium.
Wrestling articles that focused on the changing demographics of professional wrestling fans in the early 80's and in 1998 sought to portray professional wrestling in a new light.
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 The Wrestling Glossary
This is not intended to be a list of technical wrestling terms but is, rather, intended to shed light on some of the more arcane terms used in the business.
a wrestling "plot" which may involve only one match or may continue over several matches for some time; the reason behind a feud or a turn.
A clean job is a staged loss by legal pinfall or submission without resort to illegalities.
www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/resources/glossary.html   (682 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - High death rate lingers behind fun facade of pro wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Illegal steroid use in professional sports has gained plenty of attention: President Bush in his State of the Union address in January urged athletes and professional sports leagues to stop steroid use, and a federal grand jury has been investigating Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative.
Unlike amateur wrestling, which is a competitive sport in high school and college, pro wrestling combines sports, stunts and storytelling.
By late 1996 the program was scrapped because of the expense — and other wrestling organizations didn't test or were lax in enforcement, the WWF said at the time.
www.usatoday.com /sports/2004-03-12-pro-wrestling_x.htm   (2459 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
He became a professional cowboy and by the time he was eighteen years of age he was one of the top rodeo hands in bulldogging.
In 1935, Orville wrestled Londos three times in Detroit and the third meeting drew the biggest crowd ever to see a wrestling match in Detroit up to that time.
Pesek failed to meet either one and the MWA stripped Pesek of the title and on June 28, 1940 Brown and Shikat met for the Championship which was won by Orville.
www.pwhf.org /halloffamers/bios/brown.asp   (840 words)

  
 Cameron Collegian
He said the main reason he is involved is because he has always been a “big time fan” of professional wrestling and wanted to bring the atmosphere and excitement of professional wrestling back to the Lawton area.
The wrestling fan knows that their man may get beat one night, but could make a comeback the next night, which is why the sport is so popular.
Carnage who has been a wrestling fan since he was a child, like most professional wrestlers, said he used to do backyard wrestling with his friends and now does the hardcore matches in the ring.
www.cameron.edu /collegian/31jan05/sports_wrestling.html   (882 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling's Rebirth
Pro wrestling, now a billion-dollar business, is huge at America's high schools, colleges, and universities.
Wrestling officials claim that they are aimed at 18 to 34 year olds but admit that adolescents, pre-teens, and teens make up much of the viewing audience.
Given its high TV ratings and rabid fans, pro wrestling is not likely to disappear any time soon, despite questions of its family value.
www.infoplease.com /spot/prowrestling1.html   (672 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Professional wrestling
An interesting example of this is wrestling, where two well-funded organisations - the WWF and WCW - compete on a daily basis.
Wrestling fans are a great demographic, ranging from little kids, to women, to senior citizens, where essentially the same "product" is sold to all.
When a company like the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) - that has been around for as long as they have - is as successful as it is - it is hard to believe that no one tried to get a piece of their pie sooner than the WCW did.
www.askmen.com /sports/business/sportbusiness1.html   (451 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Proposal
As a child, I was fascinated with the spectacle of the wrestling matches and wondered at the wrestlers themselves.
Although many books have been published about wrestling, a high number of them are as cryptic and secretive as the business itself.
Wrestling is infamous for blurring the lines between true sport and pure entertainment.
www.studyworld.com /newsite/ReportEssay/SocialIssues/Sports\Pro_Wrestling_Proposal.htm   (919 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Commentary
Tammy was once the #1 woman in wrestling, and I thought she and Chris could make it to the top again.
I said they were great, when it had in fact been a Superstars of Wrestling taping and the matches were probably the worst I'd ever.
She did a great job, and I'm still waiting for her return to the WWF (someday?).
pubpages.unh.edu /~gwd/commentary5.html   (4050 words)

  
 Closet Wrestling Fans
They are the ones who chuckle at the mention of professional wrestling as if it is just a pathetic form of entertainment.
People who like to put down professional wrestling and label it as a useless grade of entertainment trample upon the love the fans have for this great business.
Wrestling is the only sport where it is ok to throw someone through a table, run them over with a Semi-truck, or deliver a “Chair Shot to the Cranium”.
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 Trafford Publishing: The Story of the Development of NWATNA - A New Concept in Pay-Per-View Programmi
Jess, my wrestling son began by simply requesting me to help guide him in hi efforts to start his own company, From that simple beginning, I found myself in a sea of high risk, high drama,lawsuits, and the wacky world of "New Age" professional wrestling, that some now call "Sports Entertainment".
While events in the wrestling venture were impacted by all the other events that were my life in 2002, the construction business, my interaction with my wife, my family, and friends made the story convoluted and difficult to follow.
The networks have continued to turn away from professional wrestling programs in spite of the fact that USA cable network climbed to the number one rank with WWF and fell to 5th place when they lost the programming.
www.trafford.com /4dcgi/robots/04-0707.html   (3582 words)

  
 Ten Questions With . . .
I hate those and those are the kinds of shows that give professional wrestling a bad name.
You become a family because you're wrestling, traveling, eating, working out together all the time and you become a family.
Professional wrestling will be hot once again and I hope things will go back to the old ways.
www.wrestlingclothesline.com /AdamEvans.htm   (559 words)

  
 Wrestling Digest: Hart's screw job was just business as usual in WWE - Phantom of the Ring - Bret Hart's falling out ...
Wrestling, despite its reputation as a totally worked sport, still has its share of egos, and that's where most of the trouble begins.
He had earlier seen his women's champion, Alundra Blaze (Debbie Miceli) show up totally unannounced on WCW's "Nitro," declare that she was now working for the rival, and throw the WWE belt into the trash.
It was a tremendous slap in the face to McMahon, as well as a victory for then-WCW honcho Eric Bischoff in the wrestling wars.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_6_4/ai_98249757   (456 words)

  
 East Coast Professional Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Gino Caruso, the owner of East Coast Professional Wrestling and a 16-year veteran on the mat, has done a ton in the wrestling business.
Competing in over 1,500 matches, wrestling all over the indy scene, including the infamous ECW and training wrestlers at his ECPW school has helped Caruso earn a reputation for being a go to guy in the wrestling business.
He never complained that wrestling was too hard or that he didn't want to do the job, nor did he get involved in any backstage politics.
www.ecpw1.com /school/trainer   (629 words)

  
 The Spectator
Miskowiak wrestled in high school, but didn't consider working professionally in the sport until college when he saw a local independent federation match.
When Miskowiak decided to get into professional wrestling, part of the job was to develop a persona to take on while working at matches.
Before a person considers trying professional wrestling, they should first attend a training class to learn the basics of professional wrestling, such as learning how to fall correctly.
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 Valets Professional Wrestling Sports
turned his attention to a film that would be a viable professional calling card...
Before the crash, I was a professional volleyball player in the first division...
"what we have to do is rely on board members to be ethical and professional and tend to their business accordingly..
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Wrestling/Professional/Valets   (385 words)

  
 Michael Veness Management: About Michael Veness
It is my job as a professional wrestling manager to negotiate contracts and secure the most lucrative transactions for the men and women under my management.
I manage a team of professionals who prepare our athletes physically, mentally, and spiritually to ensure that they are in prime condition for their contests.
When a professional wrestling athlete signs with my management company, nothing is overlooked in the creation and maintenance of a champion.
www.michaelveness.com /about.htm   (194 words)

  
 The Turnbuckle.com - We ARE Professional Wrestling!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Angle: A wrestling plot which may involve only one match or may continue over several matches for some time; the reason behind a feud or a turn.
Sometimes known as fish, red shirts PLs (professional losers,) or' ham-and-eggers.' Steve Lombardi (Brooklyn Brawler) is also a well known jobber.
Screw Job: A match or ending which is not clean (definite) due to factors outside the rules of wrestling.
www.theturnbuckle.com /information/dictionary.shtml   (646 words)

  
 ECCW - Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
Success in independent wrestling is usually measured in small ways: increased attendance at house shows, a rise in merchandise sales, the decrease in the amount of money lost to put on a show.
But for the West Coast wrestling promotion Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, success is being measured in a much larger way: the renewal of their locally produced television show for a second season on KVOS-TV.
Fans of the West Coast independent wrestling scene were both delighted and surprised when the woman formerly known as Ivory made an appearance in Surrey and Vancouver where she would face the NWA Supergirls Champion, Rebecca Knox.
www.eccw.com   (620 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Commentary
I don't think many fans in wrestling crowds are thinking about the "art" of what she does, or that she is a strong, successful woman.
The WWF has done a great job of letting young talent rise to the top, while enabling "older" superstars to be a part of the show, like Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, George Steele, Jerry Lawler, and others.
Like the WWF sometimes, we lose interest and wrestling losses it's excitement when people are going back and forth every week, turning on this one this week and next week helping him out in a match.
pubpages.unh.edu /~gwd/commentary3.html   (6411 words)

  
 ladies professional wrestling - 1st wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In the beginning of her career Malia was featured in tag team action at the LPWA (Ladies’ Professional Wrestling Association) with Bambi.
It isn't often I interview young ladies of professional wrestling, so when the opportunity came up; there was no way I was saying no! This is a chance to get more in depth and find out the views of...
Wrestling show especially for you: the fans of the "hardest working ladies in professional wrestling"!
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 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
My younger brother was a professional football player, and was an All American out of the University of Maryland.
My job was to make sure that the boxing and wrestling shows that were held in New York State including Long Island were run within the rules set up by the State Athletic Commission.
The only restriction is that the wrestler must be retired for a period of at least 5 years, before he can be considered.
www.pwhf.org /articles/2001/interview_a1wrest.asp   (1421 words)

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