The portrayal of events within the industry as real; the portrayal of professional wrestling and the accompanying storylines as not staged or worked.(noun)
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Use "kayfabe" in a sentence
"What got me into Partridge was the fact that I used the word "kayfabe" in Warrior Queen, the unauthorized biography I wrote 10 years ago about the WWF wrestler Chyna."
"Superstar of the Year: Triple H - looking at this from a kayfabe point of view he did have the best year."
"SMITH: Linda McMahon when she was CEO of World Wrestling could kayfabe with the best of them, whether it was kicking a rival where it hurts the most ..."