8.4. I don't know Spanish, what does [some_word] mean?
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This article is from the Pro-Wrestling FAQ, by macika@emunix.emich.edu (Dominic Macika) with numerous contributions by others.
8.4. I don't know Spanish, what does [some_word] mean?
Obviously, there isn't room to define every word you'll hear if
you watch a Lucha match. However, here are a few words which
should help you figure out a little of what's going on:
aficianados (ah-fee-see-ah-nah-dohs): fans.
caida (ky-e-da, ky rhymes with tie): fall. Or, as it's
known in the U.S., a pin fall.
Primera caida = first fall.
Segunda caida = second fall.
Tercera caida = third fall.
castigo (cass-tee-go): punishment. Depending on the
announcer, this may be repeated three times, very fast.
cuadrilatero (sp?) (kwa-dri-la-te-roh) the wrestling
ring, as in the quadrilateral that is the squared
circle.
enorme (e-nor-may): terrific.
espaldas planas (ess-pahl-dahss plahn-ahs): literally,
shoulders down. A pin.
hurricarana (hurri-ka-rahna): a Frankensteiner when
performed by a descendant of Hurricane Ramirez.
Otherwise the move is known as a rana. By the way,
Scott Steiner did not invent the move, it is generally
believed to have originated in Mexico.
malandrin (mawl-ahn-dreen): evil.
pareja (pah-ray-ha): pair, as in tag team.
pareja incredible (pah-ray-ha een-cred-eed-lay): a
mixed tag team of a heel and a face.
plancha (plahn-cha, plahn rhymes with lawn): a flying
crossbody, generally delivered from the top rope.
rudo (rue-dough): a heel (bad guy). Depending on the
announcer, this may be repeated three times, very fast.
senton (sen-ton, sen rhymes with when, ton rhymes with
loan): a splash, only the back hits instead of the
chest. Sometimes delivered from the top rope.
tecnico (tek-knee-ko): a face (good guy).
tope (toe-pay): literally "butt" or "stopper". In its
wrestling sense, normally used to describe a headfirst
dive into a standing opponent.
trios (tree-ohs): three-man tag team, as in a trio of
wrestlers.
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