Kayfabe is a shorthand term that involves acknowledging the staged, scripted nature of professional wrestling, as opposed to a competitive sport, despite being presented as authentic. Initially, … 展开

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest known written evidence of the word "kayfabe" is from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Yearbook … 展开

The characters assumed by wrestlers can be distinguished into two alignments: faces and heels.
Faces, short for … 展开

There have been several examples of breaking kayfabe throughout wrestling history, although exactly what constitutes "breaking" is not clearly … 展开

While professional wrestling has been staged, or planned, from the time it was a sideshow attraction, the scripted nature of the performances has been hinted at over time. In 1934 a show held at 展开

Relationships
Many storylines make use of kayfabe romantic relationships between two performers. Very often, both participants have other real-life … 展开

In some instances, the use of kayfabe to protect a storyline or a wrestler led to real life events mirroring the storylines.
While working as a booker for WCW, Kevin Sullivan conceived an angle where Woman (Nancy Daus Sullivan, Sullivan's wife both on-screen and … 展开