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Selling

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Definition: The art of making your opponents moves look as though they hurt.
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The art of selling is the most important part of a match. If a wrestler is bad at it, the illusion of the match is ruined. A wrestler will vary the degree of selling they do at particular points of the match as a plot device.

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