The year is 2014 and the notion of Kayfabe is not what it once was. Everyone now knows that Wrestling isn't real - it's a predetermined sports entertainment vehicle, but does that diminish fans' enjoyment of it? Hell no - it's always been an unwritten rule of the Wrestling Business that the promoter and performers agree to go out and put on as realistic of a show as they can, and us, the consumers, agree to forgot that we know it's already been decided who is going to emerge triumphant. It's a tricky act to get right: a lot of the moves can be bought into as legitimate - take a look at a finisher like Bradshaw's Clothesline From Hell: whenever he used to clatter someone with that move, it really did look real. But then, on the other side of things, there's nothing worse than watching a move that pulls you right back down to reality and reminds you that none of what you're watching is truly genuine. Moves that require a lot of help from the opponent - whether this is physically helping them to complete the move or simply remaining stationary in a ridiculous position for a prolonged period of time - are inevitably what break the 4th wall for audiences, and it is those moments that we're going to focus on here. Some of these are basic level moves, some are not, and some are wildly popular whilst others are exact opposite, but all of them go some way to destroying what's left of the magic of Kayfabe.
