Face (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy", "do-gooder", or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans. ^[1]

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Professional wrestling slang

Antihero

An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or anti-heroine is a main character in a narrative (in literature, film, TV, etc.) who may lack some conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality.

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Attitude Era

The Attitude Era was a major era of professional wrestling within the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Big Show

Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

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Bret Hart

Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler.

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Bryan Danielson

Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler.

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Canoe.com

Canoe.com is an English-language Canadian portal site and website network, and is a subsidiary of Postmedia Network.

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Dave Bautista

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.

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Demon

A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity.

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Dory Dixon

Dorrel "Dory" Dixon (born February 1, 1934) is a Jamaican retired professional wrestler who worked for the majority of his career in Mexico, where he eventually became a Mexican citizen.

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Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation.

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Gimmick (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a gimmick generally refers to a wrestler's in-ring persona, character, behaviour, attire, and/or other distinguishing traits while performing which are usually artificially created in order to draw fan interest. Face (professional wrestling) and gimmick (professional wrestling) are professional wrestling slang.

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Greg Valentine

Jonathan Anthony Wisniski (born September 20, 1951) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "the Hammer" Valentine.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", "evil-doer", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters. Face (professional wrestling) and heel (professional wrestling) are professional wrestling slang.

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Hero

A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Jim Crockett Promotions

Jim Crockett Promotions is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

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Job (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling slang, a job is a losing performance in a wrestling match. Face (professional wrestling) and job (professional wrestling) are professional wrestling slang.

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John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler.

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José Lothario

Guadalupe Robledo (December 12, 1933 – November 6, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, best known by the ring name of José Lothario.

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Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, former amateur wrestler and current podcast host.

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Lovable loser

The lovable loser is a character archetype portrayed as a sympathetic, likable, or well-meaning person for whom bad luck continually prevents their various efforts from succeeding, and from obtaining the things they feel will bring them happiness,Scott Sedita, The Eight Characters of Comedy: A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing (2014), p.

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Lucha libre

Lucha libre (meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico.

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New World Order (professional wrestling)

The New World Order (commonly abbreviated as nWo) was an American professional wrestling group that originally consisted of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Professional wrestling authority figures

This list brings together authority figures—people who hold on-screen power—in professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America. Face (professional wrestling) and professional wrestling authority figures are professional wrestling slang.

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Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom

The history of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years beginning in the 1920s, when it was popularised under the concept of "All in Wrestling", which emphasised an "anything goes" style and presentation.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Randy Orton

Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler.

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Referee (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches.

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Rey Mysterio

Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler.

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Ric Flair

Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler.

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Richie Steamboat

Richard Henry Blood Jr. (born July 7, 1987) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Richie Steamboat.

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Ricky Steamboat

Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953), better known by his ring name Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat, is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Role model

A role model is a person whose behaviour, example, or success serves as a model to be emulated by others, especially by younger people.

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Sting (wrestler)

Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin

Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American retired professional wrestler, media personality and actor.

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Villain

A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction.

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Vince McMahon

Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter.

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White

White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue).

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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which had aired its programming on TBS).

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WrestleMania IV

WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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WrestleMania XXX

WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE.

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Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion.

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WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.

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1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)

Also known as BabyFace (professional wrestling), Babyface (wrestling), Face (wrestling), Fan favorite, Heroic face, Technico.

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