Glossary of Professional Wrestling Terms - D

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Dark match

A non-televised match at a televised show used to warm up the crowd (compare "house show"). A dark match before the show is often used to test out new talent or to warm up the crowd. A promised dark match after the show is typically set featuring main-event level wrestlers in order to sell more tickets and send the crowd home happy.

Dirt sheet

An insider newsletter (or website) in the professional wrestling business.

Double team

A tactic used in a tag team match when both members of a tag team gang up on one of the opponents.

Double turn

The occurrence when both the babyface and the heel switch roles during an angle or a match.

Draw

A wrestler who attracts the attention of the audience; someone fans are willing to pay to see.

Drop

To lose a match or championship (the loser agreed to drop the match to the winner).

Dusty Finish

A finish in which the face appears to win a big match, but the decision is later reversed due to interference by other heels to save the heel champion, as, in most federations, the title could not change hands on such a disqualification. It can also refer to an ambiguous finish to a match where neither wrestler can be claimed the winner. The "Dusty" in the term refers to Dusty Rhodes, who booked many such finishes in NWA and later in WCW.