Glossary of Professional Wrestling Terms - V

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Vacant

The state of a championship not held by any wrestler(s).

Valet

A person, usually an attractive female, who accompanies a male performer to the ring. Usually serves to tittilate or agitate the crowd, or to interfere in the match.

Vignette

Any piece of video footage featuring characters or events which is shown to the audience for the purposes of entertainment or edification. Usually meant to introduce a debuting character or to get a wrestler over before their TV wrestling debut.

Visual fall

A pinfall that the referee doesn't see, but the crowd does. It is usually followed by a late kickout when the referee eventually sees the pinfall and starts counting. It's used to heighten the drama of a match by showing that the pinning wrestler "would have had him".