Screwjob

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An incident where management disadvantages a wrestler without their prior knowledge.

    "I will throw out Giant taking title from Flair on RAW. Desperately attempted screwjob did not come off, I can still her Woman's screams, or was that every match of those days:) And I loved it that the Giant didn't sell."

Example

More examples

"I will throw out Giant taking title from Flair on RAW. Desperately attempted screwjob did not come off, I can still her Woman's screams, or was that every match of those days:) And I loved it that the Giant didn't sell."

Etymology

From screw + job.

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