What is going on guys it is WrestleLamia here back with another video pro wrestling is scripted. It's a production
It's entertainment we know that but the greatest thing about pro wrestling is kayfabe
We know that wrestlers aren't actually buried alive during matches or have magic powers
But it's these carefully planned moments that have kept wrestling fans guessing and questioning. Well. How did they do that?
Unfortunately the art of kayfabe has long been dead as the WWE cares more about reality these days however
There are still some
secrets that WWE like to keep a tight lid on and hidden away from the audience being
Careful not to reveal them in this video
We're looking at 10 secrets the WB doesn't want you to know number one the Iggy and X signals
during matches wrestlers can perform dangerous moves and spots some may go right and
Some can easily go wrong
Since all attention is on the wrestlers performing the spot referees or his opponent normally
Don't blatantly ask the wrestler if they're okay well sometimes they do but in most cases
Wrestlers squeeze the hand of the wrestler or referee to know that they're okay the term is known as giving the Iggy
and it's shown during an episode of Raw in 2000 when Bubba ray Dudley powerbomb the
76 year old Mae Young through a table off the stage
You can see that when they've gone through the table may lightly squeeze his Bubba's hand to signal that she's okay
Consequently if a dangerous spot goes wrong and a wrestler doesn't signal with the hand squeeze or tells the referee
he's legitimately injured the referee will throw their arms into an X a
Fan managed to catch this on an episode of Raw where Wade Barrett was injured and partially dislocated his elbow
Both referees checking on Wade immediately throw up their arms to the medic signaling help
even though the X signal is considered breaking kayfabe it has been used in storylines at
WrestleMania 22
Matt Hardy suplex Ric Flair from the top of the ladder it looked like Flair had hurt his back so referees threw up the X signal
Even though Flair was not legitimately hurt
Number two hot tag signals ever wondered how hot tags are so perfectly timed
You got a wrestler down and beaten ready to tag in his fresh partner
But he's in the other corner the heal opponent is ready to tag his partner
Well since the wrestler who's making the tag can't turn around and thus
Perfectly time his tag his partner in the corner helps out by giving a hand signal on when to tag
Simply if you look closely when the partners hand is palm side down. He's not ready when the palm side is up
He is ready to tag him and run wild
number three wrestlers under the ring
There have been a number of times where wrestlers most famously the Undertaker have either come from underneath the ring or instantly appearing in it
Surprising his opponent are the wrestlers under the ring from the start of the event
Waiting under the ring for two hours are there trapdoors the spot certainly adds mystique to the character and has to be perfectly timed
The mystique however is spoiled when you're in the audience at a live show and during a commercial break
You notice a number of ring crew dressed completely in black?
Amongst them is the wrestler who needs to appear such as in this vlog filmed in
2015 showing the Undertaker being accompanied by ring crew he will hide under the ring until the lights
Momentarily dim and appear in the ring when ready it's also said that a monitor is placed under the ring to get the spot perfect
Number four blading slash blood capsule blading. I'm sure. You know is where a wrestler intensionally cuts himself during a match
Traditionally it's done in two ways the first way is by a razor blade
Which is normally concealed in the wrestlers attire in their wristband?
And at times the referee can also hand it to them and conceal it away once used
The second is the hard way ie hit or shot with a weapon that is
legitimately caused a cut such as Brock Lesnar bleeding at WrestleMania 31
Bleeding the hard way is the preferred method now as WB has phased out blood in matches and bleeding has more or less been banned
purely for safety reasons however more recently the idea of a blood capsule has been caught on camera on an episode of Raw in
2016 fans have argued that Roman reigns is handed a blood capsule from Byron Saxton to create the effect of internal bleeding
Many argue however that Saxton gave reigns a blade?
WB wrestlers such as Tazz have refuted the idea of a blood capsule ever being used in professional wrestling
number 5
referee involvement like wrestlers referees in a match are also responsible for maintaining kayfabe and thus play a
massive part within a match
Referees are able to direct the match pace by letting the wrestlers know how much time they have left
And when they're on a commercial break normally leading to our rest hold number 6
Buried alive match the buried alive match was most famously made by the Undertaker
Challenging his opponents literally to the grave the first match took place in
1996 at an in your house pay-per-view with the Undertaker against mankind
The match finished with the Undertaker being buried alive covered from head to toe
Finally The Undertaker's hand emerges from the dirt to signify
He's still well alive the stunt works very similar to a magic trick creating the illusion that someone has actually been buried alive
The grave you'll notice is on a high platform
And is deep enough so that the wrestlers hidden at the bottom for the most part once the wrestler is being buried he slips into
a compartment on the side of the platform
Normally the wrestler will be slipped away into the safe compartment until the show is over number 7 WB scripts
Promos were handled much differently in the 80s and 90s
and it was normal for wrestlers to improvise their promos with little direction the
improvisation of promos led to many WB wrestlers showing off their charisma in present day WB
Promos are highly scripted with WB writers planning everything in advance in
2014 a complete broadcast script for the 14th April episode of Raw was leaked online for all eyes to
See the document shows a fully scripted promo between John Cena and Bray Wyatt down to every single word
number 8
commentary leaked
The commentary team have a lot of work to do during shows
They have to put over the wrestlers put over the storylines and follow strict guidelines during shows avoiding terms that have been banned by Vince
Sometimes during commercials or during promos they switch their headset microphone off to talk with those in gorilla position
to give them further guidance a pre-production episode of SmackDown in
2014 was leaked online the clip includes Michael Cole talking to Vince saying
Okay, I've got a sir, I just dunno if you want me hit it every time, but I'll do that from now on
Okay, you got it. Thank you
Yeah, I will one can only imagine Vince screaming down the headset damn it you do as I say or you're fired
I think I think we layer you're going live in the hole
You know I think we just let it bake unless he tells us to say something
You should do that? That should be you but other than that yep?
No no no no we were just talking we're not going to talk to Punk's entrance keV, just you know
Good how are you?
Can you see me good enough the cameras pointed nobody, but me that's what I need a knife. I've yeah
number nine rehearsing a match
Depending on the wrestler some like Randy Savage and DDP like to rehearse and plan matches from bell-to-bell
Whereas people like CM Punk blowed those who plan out matches meticulously?
It's not a case of one is right and one is wrong
But it stems from good chemistry between workers that produce good matches of
Course big spots in wrestling should be rehearsed in advance to make sure it can be performed well and without injury
Such as Kofi Kingston who practiced the Royal Rumble chair hop before
Performing it making sure it was actually possible to do one other example is leaked footage of both the Undertaker and Paul Bearer
Rehearsing the cement segment that was supposed to kill off Paul Bearer at the great American bash
Since the stunt was never done. It was imperative. They rehearsed the segment before doing it. I have no other choice and
Number 10 piping in crowd noise
One thing that david obie has been guilty over the years is blatantly piping in crowd noises for it shows
normally the crowd edits have been dentists smaller shows like Smackdown 2
Hype story lines or promos the edited pop is known as the hairdryer pop and has been used for years and has only recently been
changed
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