kayfabe
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkeɪ.feɪb/ us/ˈkeɪ.feɪb/
职业摔跤比赛中的剧情安排
in wrestling, the practice of trying to make people believe that wrestlers are particular characters, when in fact they are only pretending to be those characters
Kayfabe requires the acts of wrestling matches to fall under the illusion of reality. 职业摔跤比赛中的剧情安排要求比赛中的行为看起来像是真实的。
The audience didn't even notice that Shamrock had broken kayfabe. 观众甚至没有注意到沙姆洛克已经打破了摔跤比赛事先的剧情安排。
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- Kayfabe is a term used to describe the illusion that professional wrestling is not staged.
- Outside of kayfabe, championships are won by a wrestler who the bookers believe will generate fan interest.