In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Regular Context The line of a story. ...

The scope and variety of angles vary widely. An angle may be as small as a single match or a vendetta that lasts for years. In addition, an angle may be a part of a feud, or a feud part of an angle. Angles may often lead from one to another. The term angle implies an insight into a wrestler's gimmick; however, the term dates back from when wrestling was a touring carnival sideshow, so this is unlikely. A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ... The carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the carnival season. ... In America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair or other such attraction. ...

During a wrestler's career, he may take part in very many angles, which are often inconsistent, implausible and reused from one wrestler to the next (see kayfabe). In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KEI-feib; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ...

It is not uncommon to see an angle become retconned due to it not getting over with the fans, or if one of the wrestlers currently involved in the angle is released from his contract. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In professional wrestling, the term over means making a wrestler look good. ...

Examples of angles

• The New World Order: a group of heels formerly based at the WWF, that sought to take over WCW.
• The Invasion: The time when Shane McMahon brought WCW and Stephanie McMahon brought ECW and a bunch of people from WCW and ECW were taking over the WWF and form a stable known as the WCW/ECW Alliance. Stone Cold Steve Austin later became the Alliance leader, where Kurt Angle was the WWF leader until he joined the Alliance and The Rock became the new WWF leader.
• TV actor Mario López tackling Val Venis after Venis supposedly hit on López's date to an event (this appears to be an example of a promotional gimmick. The announcers later mentioned López's recent acting ventures)
• The Undertaker meeting his long lost brother, Kane for the first time after being burned and engaging in a feud.
• Kane being forced to remove his mask as the result of a match (this is an example of an angle within a feud).
• Kane burying his half-brother, the biker gimmick of Undertaker alive and returning back as the dead man.
• Kane going crazy after hearing the words, May 19th and later engaging in a feud with his former partner Big Show and later with a masked version of the fake Kane.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin becoming the WWF Champion, to the disgust of owner Vince McMahon.
• Cactus Jack getting amnesia after losing a match, and becoming a vagrant who thought he was a ship's captain.
• Booker T and Goldust forming an Odd Couple-style tag team and going on to win gold, discovering respect for themselves and each other in the process.
• Lita leaving her storyline husband Kane for Edge (an example of a In a one time only storyline being used to create a feud).
• Matt Hardy returning to RAW and starting a feud with Edge, due to real life love cheating with Hardy's real life girlfriend, Lita.
• Raven's cohort Stevie Richards bringing in Beulah McGillicutty in order to mess with Tommy Dreamer's head and gain an edge in their feud.
• Shawn Michaels engaging in a feud with Vince McMahon and later Shane McMahon due to the Montreal Screwjob and Triple H reuniting with Michaels as DX.
• Eddie Guerrero betraying one of his closest friends, Rey Mysterio and later telling Rey that his son Dominick, is the "biological" son to Eddie.

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Celebrity Angles

There has also been storylines or one time storylines that have involved celebrities:

• Cyndi Lauper engaging in a feud against "Captain" Lou Albano and later The Fabulous Moolah.
• Mike Tyson engaging in a feud against Stone Cold Steve Austin and siding with then heels, DX. Later Tyson would betray Shawn Michaels of DX and side with Austin.
• Will Sasso having a run in talk against Stone Cold Steve Austin for making fun of him.
• In a one time only angle Kane strangled one of the cast members from See No Evil for saying "May 19th." This was part of the May 19th Storyline.
• In a one time only angle, Ben Stiller was attacked by then WWF star Jeff Jarrett with a figure four leg lock until former WWF star D'Lo Brown came in for the save.
• In a one time only angle, Jarrett put a famous female model in a figure four leg lock.
• David Arquett was WCW Champion for a while during publicity for the film Ready to Rumble.
• Lawrence Taylor engaging in a feud against Bam Bam Bigelow, including a match at Wrestlemania XI.
• While in attendance at World Wrestling Entertainment's 2003 Survivor Series, Mark Cuban was involved in an altercation with performer Eric Bischoff. When Bischoff threatened to call security or physically escort Cuban out the building, Cuban shoved Bischoff, knocking him from his feet. When Cuban turned around, he was attacked by wrestler Randy Orton with an RKO. This was a time only angle.
• In a one time only angle, then heel Triple H was in a match against Stone Cold Steve Austin. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a guest commentator to promote his new movie, End of Days, and Triple H hit him with the WWE Title. Schwarzenegger would then attack Triple H with a steel chair, allowing Austin to give him a stunner. Austin won the match, and he and Schwarzenegger celebrated by toasting and drinking beer together in the ring.
• TV actor Mario López tackling Val Venis after Venis supposedly hit on López's date to an event. (This appears to be an example of a promotional gimmick. The announcers later mentioned López's recent acting ventures.)
• Pete Rose getting tombstoned by then heel Kane at a Wrestlemania event. Rose would later get tombstoned again in a chicken costume by Kane at another Wrestlemania event. At WrestleMania 2000, Pete Rose was "stink faced" by sumo-themed wrestler Rikishi.
• In a one time angle, then heel Kane would tombstone the mascot of the Phoenix Suns. The mascot is the Suns Gorilla.
• In a one time angle Steve-O and Chris Pontius both lost a fight against Umaga.
• Chuck Norris engaging in a feud against Yokozuna.
• Drew Carey becoming part of a Royal Rumble match.
• In a one time only angle, Melina attacked a girl from America's Next Top Model, Michelle Deighton.
• Dennis Rodman becoming a member of the NWO in WCW, thus engaging in a fued with Rowdy Roddy Piper.
• Paul Heyman engaging in a feud with Jason Hervey in WCW.
• Muhammed Ali becoming a guest referee.
• Alice Cooper appearing at WrestleMania III, escorting wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts to the ring. After the match, Cooper got involved and threw Jake's snake Damien at The Honky Tonk Man's manager, Jimmy Hart. Jake considered the involvement of Cooper to be an honor, as he idolized Cooper in his youth and has remained a fan.
• Edge getting made fun of by Dmitri Young on The Cutting Edge before he won the WWE Championship for the first time.
• Roddy Piper "extinguishes" Morton Downey Jr.'s cigarette with a blast from a fire extinguisher at WrestleMania V on Piper's Pit.

• Kevin Federline currently engaged in a feud with WWE Champion John Cena. The two faced each other on Jan. 1, 2007. Cena would then lose in a surprise No DQ match thanks to Umaga.

• Donald Trump has recently been Vince McMahon's obsession. However, Trump has not shown his face in the WWE until Jan. 29, 2007. McMahon was doing a fan appreciation night on RAW when Trump appeared on the video screen. He angered McMahon by having money fall from the ceiling and letting the fans catch it.

• In a one time angle King Booker tried to get ZZ Top to kiss his ring.

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Parody Angles

There has also been parody angles where someone would make fun of and dress up like another wrestler or non wrestler:

• Triple H as the Rock, Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, and a masked Kane.
• After Steve Austin got fired in WCW he joined ECW and dressed and acted like Hulk Hogan.
• Shawn Michaels as Hulk Hogan and Shane McMahon.
• The Hurricane as Triple H.
• Chyna as the Big Boss Man.
• Billy Gunn as the God Father and Shane McMahon.
• X Pac as Mark Henry and Ken Shamrock.
• Road Dog Jessie James as D Lo Brown and Vince McMahon
• Jason Sensation as Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels
• The Mean Street Posse as Mick Foley, The Rock and Triple H.
• Will Saso as Stone Cold Steve Austin.
• Four midgets as the Hardy and Dudley Boyz.
• The Undertaker as a masked Kane.
• A midget as Booker T.
• A midget as the Undertaker.
• A midget as Kurt Angle.
• 5 midgets as The Spirit Squad.
• Shelton Benjamin as Bradshaw.
• Charlie Haas as Farooq.
• Jeff Jarret as Doink the Clown.
• A fake Doink the Clown.
• Edge as Triple H.
• Edge as Ric Flair.
• Randy Orton as Shawn Michaels.
• A wannabe wrestler in the WWE was known as Gilberg and he was a parodied of Goldberg. Gilberg made fun of him when Goldberg was in both WCW and WWE.
• Buff Bagwell as Ernest "The Cat" Miller.
• One of Bagwell's then partners as Kazuo Onoo.
• After WrestleMania 2000, The Big Show, would wrestle his matches while mimicking other wrestlers, lampooning Rikishi as Showkishi, The Berzerker as Shonan The Barbarian and Val Venis as The Big Showbowski and The God Father as the Big Father. He faced Kurt Angle at Backlash 2000, and came to the ring dressed like his friend and role model Hulk Hogan. "The Showster" defeated Angle with ease.
• Mickie James as Trish Stratus.
• Trish Stratus as Mickie James.
• Vince McMahon as Ric Flair.
• Two males and two females as Hulk Hogan and his family.
• Jonathan Coachman as J.R.
• Al Snow as Jerry Lawler.
• Val Venus as J.R.
• Ivory as Chyna.
• Eric Bishoff as Vince McMahon.
• Matt Striker as the Ultimate Warrior.
• A fake Undertaker
• A fake Sting
• A fake masked Kane
• The James Gang as Team 3D
• Matt Striker as Jimmy Snuka
• Tajiri as Triple H
• Voodoo Kin Mafia as DX (These two members were actually The New Age Out Laws and were part of DX in WWE and they were known as Bad Ass Billy Gunn and Road Dogg Jessie James.)
• Edge and Christian as the two masked jobbers, Los Conquistadors
• Matt and Jeff Hardy as Los Conquistadors
• Goldust as The Rock.
• Kurt Angle as John Cena
• Kelly Kelly as C.M. Punk
• Two independent wrestlers dressed up as Donald Trump and Rosie O' Donnell in order to play up the real life feud between the two celebrities.

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Non Wrestlers in a match angle

Another example of an angle is when a kayfabe or real life non pro wrestler or non former wrestler is in a match. Usually those people would win a match by cheating or with help, whether they're a face or a heel:

All of the McMahons except for Linda. (Vince and Shane both did amateur wrestling during their school years)

Davari (is a real life trained pro wrestler)

Estrada

Jonathan Coachman

Eric Bishoff (is a real life karate expert)

Teddy Long

Jim Ross

Michael Cole

Kevin Federline

Paul Heyman

Dennis Rodman

Terri

David Arquett

Drew Carey

William Perry and other Chicago Bears

Vince Russo

Josh Matthews (was trained as a real life pro wrestler on Tough Enough.)

There have also been some pro wrestling referees who have been in matches.

See also

• Professional wrestling slang