Card (professional wrestling)
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A professional wrestling card is the lineup of the matches that will be staged at a given venue for a given perfomance. The card is generally peformed in a roughly inverse order to the way in which it might be printed for posters or other promotional materials. The major matches between well-known opponents may be for "titles" and are said to be "top of the card" or "headliners" while the preliminary matches between lesser-known opponents are said to be the "undercard". Identical terminology is also associated with boxing.
In Lucha Libre, cards are generally five matches although big events might have more and smaller promotions might not run the full five match card. The first match is called the Primera Lucha, the second is called the Segunda Lucha, the third is usually the Combate Especial or the Lucha Especial, the fouth or second to last match is called the Lucha Semifinal and the main event is called the Lucha Estelar or Lucha Estrella.
See also: professional wrestling slang