Mark
A fan who believes pro wrestling is real
Example
Duncan's a total mark, but I'm not going to be the one who tells him wrestling's fake
Related Slang
| Shoot | An unscripted event |
| Work | A scripted event |
| Kayfabe | Pretending something fake is real |
| Smark | A fan who knows pro wrestling is scripted |
| Face | Hero |
| Heel | Villain |
| Stan | An obsessed fan of someone or something |
| Cut a promo | Stage a promotional interview |
| Worked shoot | A scripted event that contains unscripted elements |
| Jobber | A character who loses fights to make others look good |
| Put over | Make someone look good |
| WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment |
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A mark is a pro wrestling fan who believes the "sport" is real and un-scripted. To these fans, everything that takes place in pro wrestling is a shoot, and there is no such thing as a work.
To some degree, however, all wrestling fans are marks. Enjoying the sport requires fans to buy into wrestling's kayfabe at least a little bit, even if only for an hour at a time. So, wrestling fans may refer to themselves as marks (or smarks, meaning "smart marks") even when they understand their favorite sport is scripted.
Other uses of mark in pro wrestling
Fans who are stans of particular wrestlers may also be called marks. These fans are "easy marks" for their favorite wrestler, making them likely to cheer for the wrestler whether that performer is currently a face or a heel.