Today C-shows like WWE Main Event and AEW Dark are taped before Monday Night Raw and Dynamite (respectively) go on the air and are shown on streaming platforms (Hulu for Main Event, YouTube for Dark). The 1980's-era WWF would also run a "C-team" house show tour, typically with only a handful of midcard talent, in very small buildings these shows were often contractually obligated for local TV deals note Or in other words, "running the local promotion out of business.". C Show: Used to describe a lesser television show, often syndicated, that featured only matches between mid-card and lower card wrestlers and recaps of the more important television programs.The B-shows cost less on PPV and usually have shorter run times than the Big 4. B show can also refer to WWE's lesser pay-per-views (or "Premium Live Events", the preferred nomenclature now that most people watch them on streaming rather than PPV), in other words every PPV that's not one of the "Big 4/5": WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and arguably Money in the Bank ( King of the Ring was considered a major show in the late 90s and early 00s).Ex: " Thunder was WCW's B-show, while Nitro was the A-show." A show and B show can also be used to describe a wrestling promotion's television and their relative importance to that promotion, even if that promotion does not split its crews.A circuit of towns that was almost entirely B-shows was referred to as a "buttermilk run," particularly in the southern territories. Unlike a brand extension, assignment to A or B shows was not permanent and would change based on storylines. When WWE was syndicated programming, the two crews would have separate television shows ( WWF Superstars and WWF Wrestling Challenge). In the pre-90's WWE and the larger territories, promotions would split their roster across two or even three shows, both to promote a larger number of events and ensure the same areas didn't see the same talent too often. A and B shows: Split touring crews of a promotion.Here is a collection of the varied and rich backstage lexicon of Professional Wrestling. While most dedicated fans know these terms, an outsider or new fan may not. ![]() These men and women tend to use backstage lingo or insider terms in their broadcasts. It is much more prevalent today in the podcasting era, where many of wrestling's most prominent stars and backstage minds are now cashing in by presenting their accounts of wrestling's most famous moments, as well as reviewing today's product. This likely started with Dave Meltzer publishing the sport's premier behind-the-scenes news publication The Wrestling Observer Newsletter starting in 1980. Now that there is no attempt to pass the event off as anything but a choreographed athletic exhibition, there's something of a cottage industry in retelling the stories behind old wrestling matches and storylines. When the death of kayfabe sometime in the 1990s pulled back the curtain on the choreographed nature of the business, most if not all of its secrets were laid bare.
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