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**Vastardikai** · 02-12-2018, 11:56 PM

There is a Hierarchy of Professional Wrestling, and the match is on the bottom of it.

The Hierarchy goes like this:

Promotion: This is where wrestlers, with their Gimmicks, have Angles, complete with Promos, that lead to Matches. It's where everything comes together, and as such is the top of the Hierarchy
Gimmick: By Gimmick, I mean a Wrestler with a personality that makes you want to root for or makes you want to see lose. These are the folks who you put in the Angles, where the Cut the Promos and Have the Matches.
Angle: This is a story based around 2 Gimmicks that have a gripe over something. Be it a Title, a Woman, Pride, whatever.
Promo: This explains why the two people are fighting, hypes up the person, whatever. I put it above the Match because if you don't know who Jackoff McKickpad and Wanker McFlipmeister are, you have no idea why they are fighting and why you should care.
Match: While you can have this without any of the above, if it exists in a vacuum, it could be the best match anyone has ever seen, but it doesn't matter.

I get the vibe that most of Indy-dom, be it by necessity or by being marks, have it more like...

Promotions
Matches
Promos
Angles
Gimmicks

Thoughts? Comments? Complaints? Laughing at me for be a Nerd?

02-12-2018, 11:56 PM	#1
Vastardikai Taller than Adam Cole Posts: 10,873	Hierarchy of Professional Wrestling There is a Hierarchy of Professional Wrestling, and the match is on the bottom of it. The Hierarchy goes like this: Promotion: This is where wrestlers, with their Gimmicks, have Angles, complete with Promos, that lead to Matches. It's where everything comes together, and as such is the top of the Hierarchy Gimmick: By Gimmick, I mean a Wrestler with a personality that makes you want to root for or makes you want to see lose. These are the folks who you put in the Angles, where the Cut the Promos and Have the Matches. Angle: This is a story based around 2 Gimmicks that have a gripe over something. Be it a Title, a Woman, Pride, whatever. Promo: This explains why the two people are fighting, hypes up the person, whatever. I put it above the Match because if you don't know who Jackoff McKickpad and Wanker McFlipmeister are, you have no idea why they are fighting and why you should care. Match: While you can have this without any of the above, if it exists in a vacuum, it could be the best match anyone has ever seen, but it doesn't matter. I get the vibe that most of Indy-dom, be it by necessity or by being marks, have it more like... Promotions Matches Promos Angles Gimmicks Thoughts? Comments? Complaints? Laughing at me for be a Nerd? = "KARA-TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" Question Mark.