Glossarium

I will endeavour to keep this updated, please ask if you are wondering what something means or the history behind it.

A

Admiral-Lord Mountevans Committee - Named after Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, who chaired a committee to formalise the rules of professional wrestling in the UK. These rules became known as the Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules. The Committee is an independent body, representing the Crown and is responsible for the sanctioning and governance of the sport, its championships and proceedings.

B

Beat The Clock Knockdown Match - A ten minute match where a wrestler scores a point for either knocking down or throwing their opponent to the mat. First to ten points wins.
Blue Eye - Baby Face/Good Guy

C

The Commonwealth - Shows/Promotions/Tournaments that take place within the world of KING GEORGE VI WRESTLING CLUB. These are opt-in, often include visiting wrestlers/titles. 
The Compendium on The Super Channel - A show featuring archival footage from the ‘golden years’ of British wrestling.
The Crown Collaborative - A cartel of regional promoters who controlled much of British wrestling from 1955 until 1991, they had exclusive rights to television during this period. 

F

Flashes - An old school word for ‘Roleplay’. 

L

Live Events - Non-Televised shows, these do not require a roleplay. Sometimes highlights may be shown on Out For The Count.
The Lobby - Our OOC board, please feel free to post there. 

M

Mannschaftskampf - German for 'Team Fight', the earliest Tag Matches in Europe took place in Austria in 1949.
Matchmaker - The person who arranges the contests.

N

No Contest - To main possibilities. One is that neither wrestler has broken rules badly enough to be disqualified, but the referee has lost control and ends the match with no winner. The other is that one wrestler is injured and can't continue. Normally in British wrestling the other man would be asked if he wanted to accept the win. The "sporting thing" would be to refuse, at which point the referee calls a no contest.

O

Out For The Count on The Super Channel - A secondary television show on Luxembourg-based satellite television station The Super Channel. The show features one full match, and highlights from other matches taped before On The Mat. Bonus interviews and live event footage is sometimes also shown.
On The Mat - Wrestling’s premier television show in Great Britain and Ireland broadcast fortnightly, featuring the best stars from domestic and international wrestling. Hosted by Dougie Wright.

R

RINGSPORT Magazine - Our fortnightly magazine featuring interviews, editorial, letters and opinions on the world of KING GEORGE VI WRESTLING CLUB. Submitting an article counts as a roleplay and is a fun, unique and hopefully rewarding way to build stories in our world.

S

The Super Channel - Luxembourg-based satellite television station that broadcasts ‘Out For The Count’ and ‘The Compendium’ throughout Europe. 

T

Torneo Cibernético - [Cybernetic tournament] A Lucha Libre elimination match in which two teams face each other until all the members from a team are eliminated. If two, or more members from the same team are the only men left, they have to wrestle each other anyway.Sometimes finishes when only two wrestlers are remaining, they will then compete in a singles match at a later date. 
Torneo Cibernético de la Muerte - [Cybernetic tournament of death] in this version of a Torneo Cibernético, a wrestler gets "eliminated" by scoring a pinfall or submission, the two final wrestlers face each other in a hair or mask vs. hair or mask match. If two, or more members from the same team are the only men left, they have to wrestle each other anyway.

V

Villain - Heel/Bad Guy

Q

Quadrangular - A match between four wrestlers or teams.