kayfabe
Americannoun
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Wrestling. the portrayal of staged events, narratives, and characters as real.
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an elaborate, performative fiction.
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This is what it looks like when kayfabe takes a day off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“It was a perfect example of kayfabe morality,” Riesman writes.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023
On Twitter, at least, Lil Nas X is maintaining kayfabe:
From Slate ● May 23, 2021
Donaghy appeared to help Holliday win the match creating kayfabe controversy in MLW.
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2021
I don’t want to break too much kayfabe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
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