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Oversell

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Definition: When a wrestlers reactions are too great for the amount of punishment they are receiving. This is the opposite of no selling.
Examples:
A wrestler will sometimes act unprofessionally when they oversell the offense of their opponent because they feel they shouldn't be suffering the beating they are taking.

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