Ever since I became interested in the production side of the pro-wrestling industry, I've been fascinated by its private language. As an industry whose primary concern is staged conflict, it's easy to see how their world would come to understand many of the complex and ancient analytical underpinnings behind dramatic confrontations. Their lexicon is a remarkably elegant tool and can be employed to engage with any conflict-centred narrative more critically. These are words and concepts that ought to be used more often by a much wider group of people. I would like to try to introduce the language of wrestling into other kinds of dramatic analysis, hopefully enabling people unfamiliar with the terms to discuss conflict in fiction in a more succinct and clear way.
