Wrestling Terminology K, L, & M Quiz

Answer: Hulk Hogan

Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart met for the WWE Championship at "Survivor Series" 1997. Vince McMahon sat at ringside as a "special" enforcer. Michaels applied Bret Hart's finishing move the "Sharpshooter" and referee Earl Hebner said Hart submitted, when he clearly didn't. Vince acknowledged this and even told the timekeeper to the ring the bell.

There are many theories as to why this happened, the most common and believable was Vince didn't want Bret to leave his company with the WWE Championship, so they wanted him to job to Michaels and Hart refused.

Answer: main event

The "Money Match" is the match everybody came to see. It is usually placed around the end of the show because it builds up the fan's suspense level.

Answer: False

For the most part, hitting near the groin region is illegal in pro wrestling. This (like everything) has certain exceptions. The match could be a No Disqualification Match, in which anything (including low blows) is legal. If the referee "doesn't see it" it's also legal.

Answer: Last Man Standing Match

A knockout in professional wrestling is the same as in boxing: if the wrestler cannot answer a ten count, he or she is "knocked out". Although you see it more in boxing, knockouts do occur in wrestling.

Answer: Jimmy Hart

A "mouth piece" in wrestling terms is a manager who handles their superstar's promos because the said superstar isn't great on the mic yet. Jimmy Hart was notoriously a mouth piece and is considered one of the best managers of all time.

Answer: mark

Because they don't usually know anybody, children are the biggest group of marks there are. They pick a hero out of the bunch (Hulk Hogan, The Rock, John Cena, etc.) and believe other wrestlers are actually trying to hurt them. There are also some people who have watched wrestling for years and are still marks because they refuse to admit that nearly everything is scripted.

Answer: Rey Mysterio

Lucha libre is described as high-flying and sometimes unorthodox wrestling game-plans. Rey Mysterio is an example of a "luchador" because is known mostly for his high-flying ability.

Answer: 1 Muta

The Muta Scale ranges from 0.0 Muta to 1 Muta. One Muta is equivalent to the blood shed by The Great Muta in his match with Hiroshi Hase in 1992, which is said to be one of the bloodiest matches of all time.

Answer: False

The correct term to describe "a performer that associates themselves with another wrestler, helps put them over in promos, and accompanies them to the ring for their matches" would be a manager. Some examples of managers include Jimmy Hart, Lou Albano, and Paul Bearer.

A monster heel is a wrestler that is portrayed as "unstoppable" and is typically bigger than the rest of the roster. Examples of wrestler that were at one time monster heels include The Great Khali, Umaga, and Andre the Giant.

Answer: kayfabe

Although the origin of the word "kayfabe" is uncertain, some speculations depict it's either derived from Pig Latin or carny-talk. An example of kayfabe is The Undertaker not appearing at numerous press conferences or public meetings to keep the illusion that he is all-powerful and shows up when he wants to.