yeah just like most businesses there is insider lingo and phrases that people in the profession or hobby know about but most people don't. wrestling is no exception, there's a whole list. "kayfabe" for example refers to "keeping up the ruse", or "never breaking character"... the idea being you never want to shatter the illusion to the audience... so if you're a bad guy in the ring, you're a bad guy at the grocery store.

essentially, it's like saying if you are one of the guys that dress up as mickey mouse at disneyland, you shouldn't take off your mascot head in front of the kids.

wrestling is goofy but i do enjoy the lingo and how the entire thing is a giant work. it's how they survived that transition from people thinking it's real, to being forced to admit it was fake but the fans being ok with it...

it's like a male soap opera.

the fun part about this whole thing is once you understand the psychology behind it all and how they work the audience you start to recognize these tactics in so many things... tribalism is such an easy lever to pull. it's the reason you'll start to notice aspects of pro wrestling worming it's way into other sports... all sports honestly but some are more obvious than others... like nascar and MMA...

heroes and villains sell more tickets than just a bunch of polite guys with sportsmanship and respect playing a game together.