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-In the world of professional wrestling //(a form of "sports entertainment" in which all the matches have a fixed outcome)// **kayfabe**  is a nebulous term which loosely refers to the scripted nature of the event. Since professional wrestling is more about promoting captivating spectacles than it is real sportsmanship, a suspension of disbelief is necessary on the part of the audience to immerse themselves in the narrative - much like if one were watching a fictional movie or playing a video game. Wrestlers will oftentimes stay in-character outside the ring, in order to aid this suspension of disbelief and to help build an engrossing shared universe of characters.+In the world of professional wrestling //(a form of "sports entertainment" in which all the matches have a fixed outcome)// **kayfabe**  is a nebulous term which loosely refers to the scripted nature of the event. Since professional wrestling is more about promoting captivating spectacles than it is real sportsmanship, a suspension of disbelief is necessary on the part of the audience to immerse themselves in the narrative - much like if one were watching a fictional movie or playing a video game. Wrestlers will oftentimes stay in-character outside the ring, in order to aid this suspension of disbelief and to help build an engrossing shared [[x:egregore|universe]] of characters.
  
 Kayfabe is analogous to the [[wp>Fourth wall|fourth wall]]. A professional wrestler who breaks character might be referred to as //"breaking kayfabe"// - Similar to how an actor breaking character on-screen would be //"breaking the fourth wall"//. Kayfabe is also used as a code word or safe word, when discussing the logistics of this fake reality around outsiders. Kayfabe is analogous to the [[wp>Fourth wall|fourth wall]]. A professional wrestler who breaks character might be referred to as //"breaking kayfabe"// - Similar to how an actor breaking character on-screen would be //"breaking the fourth wall"//. Kayfabe is also used as a code word or safe word, when discussing the logistics of this fake reality around outsiders.
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