10 Words That Only Exist Because Of Wrestling

3. Pinfall

This word and its sister word 'pin' owes an entire definition exclusively to wrestling, amateur and professional. The original term 'pin' beginning in very early amateur wrestling for the instance where one wrestler holds the other's shoulders down for the count went with the sport when it branched out into its entertainment brethren. Since then, the term has evolved to include the overall word for a match ending: 'fall', to merge into pinfall and it's a term heard and seen frequently around the wrestling industry. It is one of the words on this list with no prior connections beyond wrestling and that has since remained with the business exclusively. The following word also fits into this category...