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'''Smark''' is abbreviated [[professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling slang|slang]]. The term is a [[portmanteau]] of "smart mark," two other terms in their own right. A "[[smart (professional wrestling)|smart]]" is a person who is privy to the behind-the-scenes operations and understands that professional wrestling is choreographed, whereas a "[[mark (professional wrestling)|mark]]" is one who believes that professional (contracted; show full)

Some smarks have turned to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] and [[Ring of Honor]] rather than [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], as their views on workrate over politics and specticality makes these promotions more platable to them as opposed to  WWE's [[sports entertainment]] orientation. Others also investigate foreign wrestling, particularly [[
puro|Japanese PuroProfessional wrestling in Japan|Puroresu]]. 

==Criticisms of Smarks==
Smarks have been looked down upon by wrestlers and other wrestling fans alike because they are seen as fans who are incapable of [[suspension of disbelief|suspending their disbelief]]. As such, they are very critical of matches and often have negative reviews of wrestling matches, [[angle (professional wrestling)|storylines]], and wrestlers in general.  

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*[[Wade Keller]]
*[[Scott Keith]]
*[[411mania]]



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