Shoot (professional wrestling)

<h2 id="occurrences">Occurrences</h2>
Professional wrestling is staged entertainment rather than a sports competition. As such, virtually everything in it is <a href="/facts/Work_(professional_wrestling)/Uhv1cA22">worked</a> (part of the show), and shoots rarely occur. Shoots in general are against the nature of the business, similar to an <a href="/facts/Actor/JlSNxot8">actor</a> <a href="/facts/Ad-lib/MPDdqksX">ad-libbing</a> or dropping character during a performance. Performers who shoot during a wrestling event are often punished (often by lower pay or relegation to opening bouts) or even fired, since they cannot be relied on to act according to the <a href="/facts/Booking_(professional_wrestling)/Uhv1cA22">bookers</a>' wishes. Shoots can also occur when wrestlers stop cooperating in a match. This may occur to teach one of the wrestlers "a lesson" for whatever reason, or if a wrestler has an issue with the promoter and intentionally makes the match look bad.

<h3>Fan interference</h3>
While the term technically applies only to wrestling performers, crowds also cause shoots by interfering in events, usually by assaulting or attempting to assault a wrestler. Fan interference and violence was prevalent in the <a href="/facts/Northeastern_United_States/Xa8zQlkM">northeastern</a> and <a href="/facts/Southern_United_States/ppnGuAtB">southern United States</a> from the mid to late 20th century, where many wrestling territories became known for offering violent action to a rabid, fiercely loyal audience which largely believed in what it was seeing.
In 1988, during a steel cage match between <a href="/facts/Randy_Savage/gNraGeG1">"Macho Man" Randy Savage</a> and <a href="/facts/Ted_DiBiase/D1NubqoD">"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase</a> at New York City's <a href="/facts/Madison_Square_Garden/l9uUocnH">Madison Square Garden</a>, a fan jumped the guardrail during a tense moment in the match. DiBiase, recalling the incident in his autobiography, yelled for <a href="/facts/Virgil_(wrestler)/5Nd3ula9">Virgil</a> (DiBiase's bodyguard, who was attempting to interfere in the match) to knock the man down, which he did, before security led the suspect away as the match played out as intended (Savage knocking the heads of DiBiase and Virgil together before escaping the cage).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a>
In 2002, during a <a href="/facts/Ladder_match/3Bkbn8yt">ladder match</a> between <a href="/facts/Eddie_Guerrero/oUDgW4B0">Eddie Guerrero</a> and <a href="/facts/Rob_Van_Dam/3V4tWEch">Rob Van Dam</a>, a fan jumped the guardrail, got into the ring, and knocked over the ladder while Guerrero was climbing it. Guerrero noticed what was going on, landed on his feet, and kicked the fan a few times before security took him away.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>
During a match with <a href="/facts/Bray_Wyatt/jVPuG8hP">Bray Wyatt</a> at a WWE <a href="/facts/House_show/7InYWp1W">house show</a> in <a href="/facts/Victoria%2c_British_Columbia/5bKrLfN2">Victoria, British Columbia</a> in August 2015, <a href="/facts/Roman_Reigns/RNv63loY">Roman Reigns</a> was struck in the head by a metal replica <a href="/facts/Money_in_the_Bank_ladder_match/W4LtRE0a">Money in the Bank</a> briefcase thrown by a fan. Reigns was momentarily dazed by the incident, but was able to continue the match.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a>

<h3>Worked shoots</h3>
Worked shoot is the term for any occurrence that is scripted by the creative team to come off as unscripted and therefore appear as though it were a real-life happening but is, in fact, still part of the show. This can be seen as an example of the writers breaking the <a href="/facts/Fourth_wall/9RgWT5Xb">fourth wall</a> and attempting to court the fans who are interested in shoots (i.e., events outside the traditional in-ring wrestling matchups). Notable characteristics of a worked-shoot include the mentioning of terms and information generally known only to industry insiders and "smart" fans. This community of "smart" pro-wrestling fans are sometimes referred to as "<a href="/facts/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms/Uhv1cA22">smarks</a>".
A major example of a worked shoot occurred on the June 27, 2011 <a href="/facts/WWE_Raw/y2atJAts">Raw Roulette</a>, where <a href="/facts/CM_Punk/UygMlhPu">CM Punk</a> delivered a promo popularly known as a "pipebomb" promo. In it, Punk aired his grievances with WWE at the time and announced he would leave the promotion <a href="/facts/Money_in_the_Bank_(2011)/RcwXWVtp">three weeks</a> after his promo with the <a href="/facts/WWE_Championship/Is0LCSBJ">WWE Championship</a> (Punk would sign a new contract during the time period); the promo was not cut off until Punk attempted to mention bullying issues within the company. In order to provide an air of legitimacy, Punk received a <a href="/facts/Kayfabe/RXYWWKNr">kayfabe</a> suspension from the company following the promo.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>

<h2 id="shoot-interview">Shoot interview</h2>
A "shoot interview" is generally conducted and released by someone other than a wrestling promotion. They are conducted out of character with a wrestler, promoter, manager, or other insider generally being interviewed about their career and asked to give their opinion on wrestlers, promotions, or specific events in their past. While some wrestlers used these as an opportunity to insult people or promotions they dislike, many are more pleasant. These shoots are often released on <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a>, end up on <a href="/facts/YouTube/db276jst">YouTube</a> or other video sharing websites, or as a part of a wrestling <a href="/facts/Podcast/arkeh0YV">podcast</a>.
While shoot interviews generally occur outside a show, one rare example of a shoot interview during a televised show occurred on October 23, 1999, when <a href="/facts/Doug_Gilbert/fBRz4H96">Doug Gilbert</a>, then with the <a href="/facts/Memphis%2c_Tennessee/DwtMHq1I">Memphis</a> independent promotion <a href="/facts/Power_Pro_Wrestling/MXCJAY3j">Power Pro Wrestling</a>, turned a televised interview intended to further a feud with <a href="/facts/Brian_Christopher/ymUrdjIE">Brian Christopher</a> into a shoot that soon led to the demise of the promotion. Gilbert publicly exposed the fact that <a href="/facts/Jerry_Lawler/SWW1PwB6">Jerry Lawler</a>, previously the owner of <a href="/facts/United_States_Wrestling_Association/wQg4z5Ky">the USWA, another significant Memphis-based promotion</a>, was Brian's father—a blatant violation of <a href="/facts/Kayfabe/RXYWWKNr">kayfabe</a>, the portrayal of events within professional wrestling as not being staged (in this case, Brian "not" being Jerry's son). He also made disparaging remarks about both Lawlers, as well as the promotion's booker Randy Hales.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>

<h2 id="shoot-fighting">Shoot fighting</h2>
Drawing from this related term, a shooter or shoot-fighter is not a wrestler with a reputation for being uncooperative but one who has <a href="/facts/Legit_(professional_wrestling)/Uhv1cA22">legit</a> <a href="/facts/Catch_Wrestling/lPMya1x4">hooking</a> skills in their repertoire. These wrestlers often gain their skills from <a href="/facts/Martial_art/IhdD9nVI">martial arts</a> (<a href="/facts/Ken_Shamrock/egXLtAYN">Ken Shamrock</a> or <a href="/facts/Josh_Barnett/1qErMDBf">Josh Barnett</a>), <a href="/facts/Catch_wrestling/lPMya1x4">catch wrestling</a> (<a href="/facts/Lou_Thesz/NbQIlAbY">Lou Thesz</a> or <a href="/facts/Billy_Robinson/A4TVP5pG">Billy Robinson</a>) or <a href="/facts/Sport_wrestling/7qv7PlRF">amateur wrestling</a> (<a href="/facts/Kurt_Angle/RjsYvztJ">Kurt Angle</a> or <a href="/facts/Brock_Lesnar/FAYeqG3I">Brock Lesnar</a>). These kinds of shooters are sometimes referred to as stretchers (from their ability to use legitimate holds on their opponents to stretch them).
Despite the worked nature of the spectacle, shooters have been around since the beginning. Originally, the <a href="/facts/National_Wrestling_Alliance/BGrIcWUh">National Wrestling Alliance</a>'s <a href="/facts/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship/QjeG9aWQ">World Champion</a> was typically a shooter or "hooker" in an effort to keep regional champions and other contenders from attempting to shoot on them and win the title when they were not scheduled to do so.
The use of the term "shoot" to describe a single or double-leg takedown attempt (in legit fighting situations such as <a href="/facts/Mixed_martial_arts/PM85BIDC">mixed martial arts</a>) is inspired by early professional wrestling shooters, who would often utilize these basic wrestling moves when shooting on an opponent (as opposed to the flashier takedowns used in worked matches, such as <a href="/facts/Suplex/THtDRnsu">suplexes</a>).
An example of shoot fighting happened on the November 4, 2004, episode of <a href="/facts/WWE_SmackDown/a74dapUY">SmackDown!</a>, taped in <a href="/facts/St._Louis%2c_Missouri/22beLecX">St. Louis, Missouri</a>. During an unscripted segment of <a href="/facts/WWE_Tough_Enough/Gb0YY870">Tough Enough</a>, <a href="/facts/Kurt_Angle/RjsYvztJ">Kurt Angle</a>, a former American <a href="/facts/Amateur_wrestling/7qv7PlRF">amateur wrestler</a> and <a href="/facts/1996_Summer_Olympics/lL1wFdQk">1996 Olympic</a> <a href="/facts/Gold_medal/KNdclHgp">gold medalist</a>, challenged the finalists to a <a href="/facts/Squat_thrust/4tsVCHIa">squat thrust</a> competition.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> Chris Nawrocki won the competition, and the prize Nawrocki won was a match against Angle.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> Angle quickly took Nawrocki down with a <a href="/facts/Guillotine_choke/F7ahL1Hj">guillotine choke</a>, but Nawrocki managed to make it to the ropes, forcing Angle to break the hold. Angle then took Nawrocki down with a <a href="/facts/Takedown_(grappling)/ajC01kSs">double leg takedown</a>, breaking his ribs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> Angle locked another guillotine choke on Nawrocki, pinning him in the process. After Angle defeated Nawrocki, Angle challenged the other finalists.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> <a href="/facts/Daniel_Puder/tQCjXkbu">Daniel Puder</a>, an American professional <a href="/facts/Mixed_martial_arts/PM85BIDC">mixed martial artist</a>, accepted Angle's challenge.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> Angle and Puder wrestled for position, with Angle taking Puder down; however, in the process, Puder locked Angle in a <a href="/facts/Kimura_lock/6Tlh54Nb">kimura lock</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> With Puder on his back and Angle's arm locked in the kimura, Angle pushed Puder's shoulders down, pinning him. One of the two referees in the ring, <a href="/facts/Jim_Korderas/FWXxJDw5">Jim Korderas</a>, quickly counted three to end the bout,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a> despite the fact that Puder's shoulders were not fully down on the mat, bridging up at two.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a> Puder later claimed he would have snapped Angle's arm on national television if Korderas had not ended the match.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a> <a href="/facts/Dave_Meltzer/Tqfo53Eu">Dave Meltzer</a> and <a href="/facts/Dave_Scherer/Xut61hEK">Dave Scherer</a> gave these following comments:

<blockquote>It was real. If you don't follow fighting, Puder had Angle locked in the Kimura, or keylock as Tazz called it, although Tazz didn't let on the move was fully executed. Not only was Angle not getting out of the move, but most MMA fighters would have tapped already. Angle couldn't tap for obvious reasons. The ref counted a three even though Puder's shoulders weren't fully down, trying to end the thing, because the reality was Angle would have been in surgery had it gone a few seconds longer or had Puder not given up the hold.— Dave Meltzer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a></blockquote>
<blockquote>As you would expect, Kurt Angle was less than happy backstage at Smackdown after almost being forced to tap out to Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder. Downright ticked off would probably be the best way to describe his mood. The unscripted nature of the contest was the main reason that Angle was made to look so bad since Puder just reacted to the situation and could have forced Angle to submit had the referees not thought quickly and counted a pin that wasn’t there on Puder.— Dave Scherer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a></blockquote>
The term is also often used by wrestling fans, in another definition (in this case, also known as <a href="/facts/Shoot_wrestling/bm7hNR5P">shoot wrestling</a>) to refer to <a href="/facts/Mixed_martial_arts/PM85BIDC">mixed martial arts</a> competitions, which, while superficially similar to wrestling matches, are actual athletic competition rather than <a href="/facts/Sports_entertainment/maPqrN5I">sports entertainment</a>.

<h2 id="other-shoots">Other shoots</h2>
Example of spontaneous events that are not shoots include mistakes by wrestlers (these are known as <a href="/facts/Botch_(professional_wrestling)/gKquUDwS">botches</a>) or matches where the wrestlers are good enough to not need to plan and rehearse beforehand. In such matches the wrestlers go into the match with only the length of the match and what the result should be, and work with each other off instinct and experience, often by "calling spots" in a voice low enough the crowd cannot hear until they reach the finish. The job of the referee will usually involve reminding them of time limits and often calling for the match to "go home" to the intended ending. Another way a referee may be involved is if there is an injury, or one of the wrestlers fails to respond to a 10 count or a pin. In some promotions referees are instructed to adjudicate regardless of the intended finish, resulting in a shoot ending with an "incorrect" winner, or one where the match finish is different.
Shoots may also involve those outside the wrestling business. In 1984, while filming a <a href="/facts/20%2f20_(U.S._TV_series)/agkFf9HL">20/20</a> segment on professional wrestling, reporter <a href="/facts/John_Stossel/KSlf4FXs">John Stossel</a> remarked to wrestler <a href="/facts/David_Schultz_(professional_wrestler)/myTd1GCS">David "Dr. D" Schultz</a> that wrestling was fake. Yelling "You think this is fake?", Schultz slapped him and knocked him to the ground twice.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a> Stossel claimed that he still suffered from pain and buzzing in his ears eight weeks after the assault.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a> Schultz maintains that he attacked Stossel because WWF owner <a href="/facts/Vince_McMahon/Cs5PzzYp">Vince McMahon</a> wanted him to.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a>
TNA <a href="/facts/Victory_Road_(2011)/AdCrYwzd">Victory Road (2011)</a> ended with a shoot incident. <a href="/facts/Jeff_Hardy/9CdEl5E6">Jeff Hardy</a> was scheduled to challenge <a href="/facts/Sting_(wrestler)/2vJTA4aj">Sting</a> for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but a heavily intoxicated Hardy had been in hiding for the duration of the event, arriving late and in doing so he evaded management before making his entrance into the arena and ring. Referee <a href="/facts/Brian_Hebner/eufESHd3">Brian Hebner</a> quickly realised that Hardy was not in proper condition to wrestle and threw up the <a href="/facts/Referee_(professional_wrestling)/ztKNLQAu">X sign</a> prior to the match starting. This caused an on-screen intervention from "general manager" <a href="/facts/Eric_Bischoff/DlrjeFd0">Eric Bischoff</a> and an instruction from Bischoff to <a href="/facts/Sting_(wrestler)/2vJTA4aj">Sting</a> to immediately and legitimately pin Hardy. After a tie-up and a handful of punches, Sting performed his finisher on Hardy. Hardy did not understand what was happening and attempted but failed to kick-out with Sting holding down the pin, with Hardy losing the match in only a few minutes.

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Shoot_wrestling/bm7hNR5P">Shoot wrestling</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Catch_wrestling/lPMya1x4">Catch wrestling</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms/Uhv1cA22">Glossary of professional wrestling terms</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Breaking_the_fourth_wall/9RgWT5Xb">Breaking the fourth wall</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Breaking_character/uGfm5LsP">Breaking character</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li>Laprade, Patric (August 31, 2017). <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170903002639/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/MatMatters/2017/08/31/22749394.html">"Mat Matters: Sexy Star has lost my respect"</a>. SLAM Wrestling. Archived from <a href="http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/MatMatters/2017/08/31/22749394.html">the original</a> on September 3, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</li></ul>

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<li id="fn:22">The PWInsider.com Staff (January 3, 2005). "2004: The Year in Review". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 15, 2011. <a href="http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=7407&p=11" target="_blank">http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=7407&p=11</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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