Zachary FenellUsing Wrestling Lingo On Air
May 30th 2011 20:02
Watching Impact Wrestling this past Thursday I couldn’t help but notice the company using backstage wrestling lingo on the broadcast. Perhaps I’m overreacting but I find using wrestling lingo, like “bury” and “swerve,” on air as a way to alienate the mainstream audience. Mr. Anderson repeatedly told Disco Inferno during the Scorpion Sit-Down he brought Disco to Impact Wrestling to “bury” Sting. Mike Tenay described what Eric Young did to Gunner in order to win the TNA TV Title as a “swerve.”
“Bury” in wrestling terms refers to verbally trashing your opponent or defeating your opponent in a decisive manner. Anyone unfamiliar with this terminology though might find Mr. Anderson asking Disco Inferno to “to put (Sting) in the ground and cover with earth” an odd request. “Swerve” in wrestling land means to lead an audience to think one thing will happen only to have a surprise event occur. Again, for somebody who doesn’t know this Mike Tenay describing Eric Young’s actions to Gunner as “to turn or cause to turn aside” seems peculiar.
I realize TNA doesn’t currently attract as many mainstream viewers as the WWE. However, if they continue to use wrestling lingo on air they never will because the language alienates the audience. The worst part about the use, especially this past week’s Impact Wrestling, comes with the fact the word choice proves unnecessary. Mr. Anderson could’ve easily told Disco Inferno to “Trash talk Sting” while Tenay could’ve easily commented “Eric Young tricked Gunner!” I know word choice seems like a stupid thing to complain about but I sincerely feel using wrestling lingo on air will restrict TNA from growing a larger audience.
“Bury” in wrestling terms refers to verbally trashing your opponent or defeating your opponent in a decisive manner. Anyone unfamiliar with this terminology though might find Mr. Anderson asking Disco Inferno to “to put (Sting) in the ground and cover with earth” an odd request. “Swerve” in wrestling land means to lead an audience to think one thing will happen only to have a surprise event occur. Again, for somebody who doesn’t know this Mike Tenay describing Eric Young’s actions to Gunner as “to turn or cause to turn aside” seems peculiar.
Mike Tenay described Eric Young's actions on Impact Wrestling as a swerve.
I realize TNA doesn’t currently attract as many mainstream viewers as the WWE. However, if they continue to use wrestling lingo on air they never will because the language alienates the audience. The worst part about the use, especially this past week’s Impact Wrestling, comes with the fact the word choice proves unnecessary. Mr. Anderson could’ve easily told Disco Inferno to “Trash talk Sting” while Tenay could’ve easily commented “Eric Young tricked Gunner!” I know word choice seems like a stupid thing to complain about but I sincerely feel using wrestling lingo on air will restrict TNA from growing a larger audience.
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