Pro Wrestling question

[ctc]

So;

I thought someone here might know: is there a specific term used for the bad guys?

Don C.

[supes]

I believe they are refered to as heals.

[Mikey]

So;

I thought someone here might know: is there a specific term used for the bad guys?

Don C.

I think they're called heels in the industry

Also, I think a good guy is known as a baby-face

[toys2cool]

I think they're called heels in the industry

Also, I think a good guy is known as a baby-face

you got it ;)

[ctc]

Wow.

That was quick! Thanks! I had no clue about this.

Don C.

[4NDR01D]

also the heels/badguys are called "rule breakers" and babyface/goodguys can be called "fan favorites".

[jwyblejr]

Or the good guys are known as a "face" for short.

[The Toyroom]

And we're all known as "marks" :smiley1:

[Mikey]

Ok, I have a question ....

What do they call someone who's not a good guy, but a fan favorite ?

Example ... Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, HHH, Scott Hall (a few years ago) etc.

[The Toyroom]

Isn't that a 'Tweener?

[Mikey]

Isn't that a 'Tweener?

I never heard that expression before

[The Toyroom]

It's short for Inbetweener....a guy that straddles the line between being a good guy or bad guy

[Mikey]

I loved back in the old days when fans HATED some good guys soooo much they cheered for the bad guys ...

Back then, that must have ****ed everyone off :smiley1:

[jds1911a1]

Ok, I have a question ....

What do they call someone who's not a good guy, but a fan favorite ?

Example ... Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, HHH, Scott Hall (a few years ago) etc.

the terminology swtich to fan favorite is because of guys like Razor Ramon/Hall (and later the NWO in scs) and Austin who weren't "baby face heroes" but were favorites. and there have always been heels who were guys the fans liked. Roddy Piper was the prototypical heel the marks love (and when hogan turned heel in wcw Piper came in as a face that was odd).

Michaels was a baby face most of his career except in the DX era when he was a "favorite" but was a 'cheater'.

[JDeRouen]

The general audience are indeed "marks," whereas those goofballs like myself who read the rags are known as "smarks" aka smart marks - or at least folks who think they are smart!

[Mikey]

Couple years ago ... maybe 10-ish, me and my buddies went to a local wrestling event at our local minor league baseball park.

King Kong Bundy was there.
Before the show we were hanging out with him ...
He's a pretty nice guy in real life ...

Anyway, while he was walking out to his match he was acting crazy and yelling at everyone (the usual King Kong Bundy style).
The whole crowd was booing him like crazy ....
Me and my buddies were cheering him and he seen us ........
He came over and started shaking his fists at us --- at the same time whispering -- "C'mon guys, cut it out"

I still laugh at that :smiley1:

[The Toyroom]

^ Shame on you...breaking kayfabe :smiley1:

[BlackKnight]

It's short for Inbetweener....a guy that straddles the line between being a good guy or bad guy

I thought that was called "The Shade of Grey" ?

[MegoMark71]

And we're all known as "marks" :smiley1:

dang right were all marks some more than others.

[kept back]

Any further questions?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_terms