Job (professional wrestling)
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As professional wrestling is staged, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent. Whilst this technically does not matter, it may mark the end of a push, or damage a wrestler's self-esteem; also it may be a slip down the slippery pole. So when a wrestler is forced to lose, this is described as doing the job.
To job to a wrestler is also to put him or her over.
The act of losing is called jobbing, and a frequent loser is referred to as a jobber. It is a mark of disrespect to refer to a wrestler as a 'jobber', as it implies they are a failure in their career. The term has entered into popular culture, to mean a loser or someone who is worthless, as well as its Spanish equivalent, jabroni, a phrase that was made popular by The Rock.
A slightly higher position is jobber to the stars, which is a wrestler who still defeats pure jobbers but who consistently loses to top-level or up-and-coming stars. This often happens to popular faces towards the end of their careers; two WWF examples are Tony Garea and Tito Santana.
To lose in a uninfluenced fight is to job cleanly. To lose through outside interference is called a screwjob.
Whilst in ECW, Al Snow began referring to jobbing on-screen as part of his gimmick. He subsequently formed a stable called the J.O.B. Squad.
Other notable jobbers are Shannon Moore, and more recently, Simon Dean. Most Legends made special appearances usually only to job to young talent. A notable one is a WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter. He had returned few times on WWE's RAW weekly TV Show only to knocked out by Randy Orton, submit to Muhammad Hassan's Camel Clutch, and most recently to Chris Masters' Full Nelson which he dubbed "Master Lock".
See also: professional wrestling slang