Glossary of Professional Wrestling Terms - M

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Main eventer

A wrestler who regularly competes in main events.

Mark

One who pays to watch professional wrestling. Also, those who are unaware that it is scripted or are devoted and biased in opinion towards a particular wrestler or promotion. A fan.

Marking out

The act of reacting to an event in wresting as if it was legit even though the person reacting to it knows it to be staged.

Mid-carder

A wrestler who wrestles in the middle of programs, is seen as being high in seniority but less than a money draw, usually competing for the secondary title of a federation.

Missed spot or Blown spot

A move or series of moves which are mistimed. Sometimes called mis-selling.

Money match

A highly-promoted non-title match at or near the end of a card, which is a main selling point for an event.

Mouthpiece

A manager who does the promos, or all the talking, for a wrestler possessing little or no mic skills.

Muta scale

An informal measure among some fans, mostly smarks, of the amount of blood lost by a wrestler during a match. Ranges begin at 0.0 Muta, with 1.0 Muta being equivalent to the blood loss of The Great Muta during an infamous 1992 New Japan Pro Wrestling match with Hiroshi Hase.